Friday Meals Bites: Species X Beer closes, Habaneros joins Clintonville, El Vaquero opens in Quick North

There’s all the time rather a lot taking place within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the most recent:

• The proprietor of Species X Beer Challenge, which opened again in February of this yr, introduced that it closed formally as of yesterday, Thursday, Oct. 3. Proprietor Beau Warren cited the aggressive brewing trade as the explanation for the closing. Species X took over the outdated Platform house and featured beers that had been brewed utilizing experimental and AI-generated recipes.
• Columbus earned two new Mexican eating places this week! The primary is a brand new location of Habaneros Recent Mexican Grill at 4416 N. Excessive St. in Clintonville. It takes over the previous Previous Bag of Nails house. It joins current shops in Grandview and Hilliard.
• And second is a brand new El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant, taking on residence within the former Native Cantina at 600 N. Excessive St. within the Quick North.
• The Pizza Cottage location at 8753 Owenfield Rd. Powell has expanded by including a lounge and bar known as Tipton Room. Pizza Cottage has places throughout central Ohio; the primary opened in 2007 outdoors Lancaster, whereas the Powell retailer opened in early 2021.
• Antiques on Excessive within the Brewery District will quickly host its personal pizza trailer, The Pizza Field, serving up a seasonal rotation of pies to go together with home beers and cocktails.
• The Columbus Mac & Cheese Pageant is tonight – Friday, Oct. 4 at Easton City Middle. Held at The Yard on the north finish of the mall. Along with dwell leisure and child’s actions, the occasion clearly options samples of mac and cheese from native eating places.
• Sluggish Meals Columbus hosts its annual Shake the Hand That Feeds You fundraising dinner on Oct. 19 on the Mid-Ohio Farm on the Hilltop. Tickets can be found by means of their web site.
• The ninth-annual Columbus Espresso Pageant returns this weekend, Oct. 5-6, on the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard. It options dozens of espresso roasters sampling their work.

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