OT: Columbus Thread VII (Convo and Questions About Columbus for Visitors and Locals)

[koteka]

the Vine Street Garage.

I have a buddy who does something similar. He says he has little problem with traffic. Did you ever find good burgers?

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Shut up about the Vine Street garage. We’ve been parking there since day 1.

 

[Doggy]

I have a buddy who does something similar. He says he has little problem with traffic. Did you ever find good burgers?

Still haven't found my go-to burger place in Columbus.

 

[koteka]

Still haven't found my go-to burger place in Columbus.

Not near the arena, but I like Preston’s.

 

[End of Line]

Shut up about the Vine Street garage. We’ve been parking there since day 1.

Neil Ave garage is my go to

As for the burger conversation, The Rail in Dublin has been my fave for a while. But over the last year I’ve cut out eating out all together and have been cooking all my meals instead so idk if the quality has gone down at all.

 

[ColumbusTrill]

Still haven't found my go-to burger place in Columbus.

Just went to Parable Cafe earlier this week. It's pricey but it's the best smashburger I've had in cbus

 

[Doggy]

We tried BareBurger last night. It was fine...unimpressed despite the great reviews and the service on a quiet night was disappointing.

On a side note, I have been wearing earplugs to the games this season which has been good because Nationwide's sound system is too F'n loud but I hate that I can't hear a damn thing my companions say to me. Last night I decided to try my noise canceling headphones instead and they were much better, muffled the noise enough so my eardrums were not blown out but could hear enough to hold a conversation with my wife and also hear what was going on inside the arena. Yay noise canceling Bose earbuds!

 

[koteka]

We tried BareBurger last night. It was fine...unimpressed despite the great reviews and the service on a quiet night was disappointing.

I went once when they were in Beechwold. Ok, but there are better places to get burgers in town.

 

[puckfan64]

Not near the arena, but I like Preston’s.

I second Preston's

 

[koteka]

drone factory

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-ne...ed-defense-technology-manufacturing-facility/

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

drone factory

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-ne...ed-defense-technology-manufacturing-facility/

I heard this company used to be called Narsil but then it went out of business before being reinvigorated with its current name.

There's my LOTR reference but apparently Peter Thiel is involved with this firm so I'll refrain from offering any more opinions on that asshole.

 

[koteka]

I heard this company used to be called Narsil but then it went out of business before being reinvigorated with its current name.

If there is ever an offseason vote on biggest nerd on HF CBJ, somebody will need to remember this post.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

If there is ever an offseason vote on biggest nerd on HF CBJ, somebody will need to remember this post.

For sure but you got it, so...

 

[koteka]

For sure but you got it, so...

I got half of it and had to Google the other half. (I’m not denying I’d deserve votes.) I have a family member that rereads Tolkien every so many years. That is not me. Maybe when the kids are grown and I can stop working…

 

[Viqsi]

If there is ever an offseason vote on biggest nerd on HF CBJ, somebody will need to remember this post.

My parents met in tOSU's on-campus computer lab in the late 70s. I will take on any and all challengers.

You merely adopted the nerd. I was born in it... molded by it...

 

[koteka]

My parents met in tOSU's on-campus computer lab in the late 70s. I will take on any and all challengers.

You merely adopted the nerd. I was born in it... molded by it...

Aren’t you supposed to rebel against your nerd parents somewhat and at least do one cool thing? I mean I rebelled against my 70s programming on cards in large university computer lab dad. I have my nerd side, but I also have done plenty of cool things like bum around multiple continents.

PS: glad the umbrellas are back

 

[Viqsi]

Aren’t you supposed to rebel against your nerd parents somewhat and at least do one cool thing? I mean I rebelled against my 70s programming on cards in large university computer lab dad. I have my nerd side, but I also have done plenty of cool things like bum around multiple continents.

Nah, my childhood rebellion was to reject my father's attempts to teach me Emacs and Perl and ultimately become a Vim-using Pythonista instead.

(And yeah, Papa did punchcards too. That was how he got Mom's attention - she was an operator curious about who was naming their programs after Disney characters.)


EDIT: Oh, and there was also the ultimate betrayal of my father's values. My father's career got started with DEC; he used their stuff everywhere and was pretty fiercely loyal. Meanwhile, my preferred systems became (and still are, to this day) Thinkpads - which were, as everyone knows, a computer brand of IBM. He was moderately horrified. (I think he finally forgave me a couple years ago. )

 

[Derby]

2 CBJ free tickets to the Scott’s Turf Terrace tonight.

It’s the very top of the arena (300) but easy access to bathrooms and concessions. If you can use them, send me a message with email address or phone number to forward them!

 

[spintheblackcircle]

National chain featuring Dubai chocolate shakes, sundaes and bars opening first Central Ohio location

Dubai chocolate everything is coming to HIlliard. Juice Time, the popular national concept known for creating a wide variety of unique, decadent desserts, is opening its first Ohio eatery.

614now.com

This place opened today and said the 1st 500 customers between 6-9 would get a free one and I stopped by at 610 and there were over 100 people in line.

 

[Doggy]

On The Island where doggy was just a Puppy and hitting up my bagel and pizza places. For those that think there is good pizza in Columbus, you guys haven’t had a slice of heaven. This is a slice…and two knots

 

[Jovavic]

I'm glad you like it but that looks like yard clumps to me lol

 

[Doggy]

I'm glad you like it but that looks like yard clumps to me lol

Not a fan of spinach? Crust is neither thin nor thick, crunchy and chewy and not greasy like NYC slices can be. Not swamped with sauce but lots of topping and cheese that doesn’t come off as one big piece on the first bite.

And you know they will put any topping you want on it if you don’t like spinach. Customized slice by slice.

 

[Doggy]

Ohio has become a serious pickleball hub in the Midwest and Columbus is leading the way. In addition to all the outdoor public courts being built all over the greater metro area (Dublin, New Albany, Powell, and UA is having a grand opening right about now), there are currently three substantial indoor clubs in the Columbus metro area:

• Pickle Shack in Delaware has ten dedicated courts
• Pickle & Chill on Henderson Road in Columbus has twelve indoor and ten outdoor courts
• Paddle Taps in Worthington was the newest entry with 16 indoor courts

Those three clubs combined will only equal the project being developed on the East Side out past Whitehall. Match Point plans to have 38 indoor courts. Assuming nobody completes a bigger project in the meantime, that would make it the largest pickleball club in the county (probably the world).

Columbus "hosts" the Columbus Sliders MLP pro pickleball team featuring Columbus' home grown pro CJ Klinger. And this weekend (May 1-4 2025) the city will be hosting a Major League Pickleball event so all the pros are in town (at Pickle & Chill). There is also Camden Chaffin who is from Columbus, he's just 13 but ranked in the top twenty of up and comers (all the other kids on the list are 16-23 years old...so yeah, pretty impressive).

Pickleball is not only a great activity for locals to play but it also should bring in tourist dollars. Picklers visiting town are always looking for places to play...a chance to try their skills against new people but also bigger money into the economy when these tournaments come to town. Even The Arnold hosts a pickleball tournament now.

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Cincinnati has done a great job building courts, have an amazing public complex right down by the Ohio River. That's 18 dedicated courts at Sawyer Point. They also host a major APP tournament and one of the premier PPA stops at the Mason Tennis Center. They also have two clubs with 11 dedicated courts and a new club with 17 courts coming online soon.

Cleveland lags behind in terms of private clubs (there is one in Avon Lake that has 15 courts) but there are lots of new public dedicated courts and the city has hosted a major amateur tournament at the Cleveland Convention Center downtown the last couple years setting up 24 indoor courts for a December weekend of fun.