Columbus Dining Guide Feed

Restaurant review: Restaurant Tora

By G.A. Benton — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:43:23 GMT

If you were to order something different every day from the insanely huge menu at Restaurant Tora, it would take nearly half a year to sample everything. Given this place's attractively plated dishes and generally engaging food, that might be something worth trying.

Perfect storm: Tyfoon

Shelley Mann — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:29:03 GMT

Swanky sushi spot in the Arena District offers just the right mix of beautiful atmosphere, food and people

5 O'Clock Somewhere: Sushi Rock

John Ross — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:06:18 GMT

When Sushi Rock opened its first Cleveland location in 2000, it was an integral part of what then was the city's most thriving nightlife district, a strip akin to Park Street here in Columbus.

Menu: Moshi Sushi

G.A. Benton — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:13:15 GMT

In Moshi Sushi, a painting hangs beside a thin bamboo plant and it depicts ... a thin bamboo plant. I'd call that an instance of overtly legible semiotics.

Flaming foods: Kikyo

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:18:19 GMT

Kikyo is a great, if kinda under-the-radar, Japanese/Korean restaurant out on Riverside Drive. Inside, it's friendly, relaxed and casual, but very tastefully appointed, with a fine sushi bar, elegant framed Japanese-themed art and lots of wooden slats that give it a peekaboo sense of privacy.

Menu: Sushi Ting

G.A. Benton — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:58:18 GMT

With a strip-mall locale within Sloopy-screaming distance of Ohio Stadium and a rinky-dink bamboo setup outside, you might think Sushi Ting is some kind of tiki bar. But step inside and its sleek wooden floor, tastefully decorated crisp white walls and overall serene atmosphere will likely recall a modern art gallery. That second observation would be more on target - only at Sushi Ting, the art is on plates.

Bar profile: Bento Go Go

Bryan Bullock — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:31:26 GMT

Walk 15 feet from any college campus and you're bound to smack a bar with drink specials on Natty Light and wings. It's only natural that cash-strapped students drink what and where they can afford, but they don't have to sacrifice variety.

Bargain Binge: Akai Hana

G.A. Benton — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:59:25 GMT

Just a scant few steps into Akai Hana, prospective lunchers are confronted with compartmentalized trays that, like ocular magnets, attract all visual attention and then drum up the notion of edible sculpture.