Friday Meals Bites: Campfire Brewing opens in Westerville, Bexley Espresso Store up on the market

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There’s all the time quite a bit occurring within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the most recent:

• Central Ohio’s latest brewery, Campfire Brewing, opened this week at 6300 Frost Rd. in Westerville. The brewery is run by 4 Westerville pals who began homebrewing collectively in 2019 and sharing new beers across the campfire.
• The homeowners of Bexley Espresso Store introduced that they’re trying to finish their run and have put the espresso store up on the market. And not using a purchaser, they mentioned, the store at 492 N. Cassady Rd. will probably shut on the finish of January.
• The Buca di Beppo at 60 E. Wilson Bridge Rd. in Worthington has closed after 23 years to make means for a Chick-fil-a.
• The Metropolis Buffet, a brand new Asian seafood buffet, delicate opens tomorrow – Saturday, Jan. 18 – at 3670 Soldano Blvd. on the west aspect.
• Prohibition Gastro Lounge in Powell formally re-opened final week underneath new possession. It’s now owned by the crew behind Opa Grill & Tavern in Delaware.
• The Good Kitchen at 1485 Sunbury Rd. introduced on social media that they’ll be closing quickly, however will proceed catering and can carry again their meals truck.
• Johnson’s Actual Ice Cream introduced this week that it’s increasing but once more, including one other Powell retailer to 50 S. Liberty St. Johnson’s now has two Powell shops and a Pickerington retailer opening this 12 months, carry their complete as much as 9 places. The brand new downtown Powell store is about to open in April.
• Charmy’s Persian Style is that includes a Persian sizzling bar on Saturday, Jan. 18 on the Hills Market downtown (95 N. Grant Ave.) from midday to three p.m.
• Bubbles Tea & Juice opened one other location this week, this one at 1257 Grandview Ave.
• Daybreak’s Fish & Rooster has graduated from a ghost kitchen in Clintonville to its first storefront at 134 Hamilton Rd. in Gahanna. Daybreak’s options
• Go to Dublin is providing a Love in Dublin giveaway. One fortunate couple can win an in a single day keep in a resort, a therapeutic massage, a bottle of champagne, and dinner for 2 at VASO Rooftop Lounge.
• Talking of VASO, from now by Jan. 26 they’re providing reserve-able, heated igloos as a part of their tiki week. The igloos might be reserved by their web site.

Some nice occasions:

• Charmy’s Persian Style is that includes a Persian sizzling bar on Saturday, Jan. 18 on the Hills Market downtown (95 N. Grant Ave.) from midday to three p.m.
• The soup-centric fundraiser Souper Heroes returns to the Worthington Farmers Market on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visitors can signal as much as carry a soup or simply donate and pattern all of them.
• 614 Journal’s Restaurant Week returns subsequent week, Jan. 20-25, with dozens of native eating places providing prix fixe menus at completely different value ranges.
• In anticipation of their new restaurant Isla opening in Merion Village quickly, Devoney Mills and Andrew Smith are internet hosting a preview dinner at The Lox Bagel Store on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Hit the hyperlink to order seats for it.

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