Friday Meals Bites: Bon Appétit lauds Agni, Los Altos joins Westerville, Mikey’s opens at Easton

There’s at all times loads occurring within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the most recent:

• This week Bon Appétit highlighted chef Avishar Barua’s Agni as considered one of its 20 Greatest New Eating places for 2024. The live-fire cooking eatery opened within the Brewery District early final yr, and is Barua’s second eatery following Joya’s Cafe. You possibly can learn Bon Appétit‘s piece on Agni right here!
• Following intently on the heels of their opening in Dublin final week, Mikey’s Late Evening Slice is including one other location right now at Easton. Each of the brand new pizza retailers take over the previous Weenie Marvel areas related to PINS Mechanical Co. The brand new Easton retailer is positioned at 4117 Value Ave.
• This Sunday, Sept. 15, Los Altos Mexican restaurant is opening within the former Blue Santa house at 8 N. State St. in Uptown Westerville. Blue Santa closed abruptly throughout the previous couple weeks.
• A brand new Indian eatery known as Taj on Fifth is about to open quickly at 1021 W. Fifth Ave. in Grandview. One of many companions within the enterprise is Ajay Kumar, whose household owned the bygone Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant in Outdated North and AJ’s Cafe downtown. The eatery gives a barely upscale tackle conventional Indian fare, along with having a full bar.
• A second location for Slammer’s bar, known as Slammies on Excessive, has closed at 1607 N. Excessive St. close to campus. It had opened within the spring of 2023; the unique Slammer’s downtown stays open.
• A brand new espresso trailer known as Pleasure Native Espresso Co. celebrated its grand opening final week. The renovated 60s trailer relies in Gahanna however will likely be showing at occasions throughout the world.
• This Saturday, Sept. 14, Land-Grant Brewing celebrates its tenth anniversary (!) with loads of new beer releases, dwell music, meals vehicles, a Crew watch occasion, and rather more.
• Each Brioso Espresso and Stauf’s Espresso Roasters have been nominated (by yours really!) for USA In the present day’s 10Best awards for Greatest Impartial Espresso Store. Hit the hyperlink to vote for them every day!
• The Germania Singing & Sport Society’s Oktoberfest is that this weekend within the Brewery District.
• The Locust Desk in Powell introduced a brand new collection of particular dinners with their chef Mike Gadd. The primary dinner is on Friday, Oct. 4. Visitors can buy tickets right here.

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