Columbus Restaurants in 1983 For the May 6 and May 13 installments of The DJBC Happy Hour on WCRS-FM, the show will take a trip back to 1983, with the music of that year, as well as headlines and what happened. This blog post is centered towards the restaurants and bars that were in Columbus in 1983 (or at least the ones I could find). (The Restaurants & Bars of Columbus in 1983) (DOWNTOWN): Bernie’s Bagels and Deli (67 E. Gay St.) The Chintz Room (Lazarus – 109 S. High St.) The Christopher Inn (300 E. Broad St.) The Clock Restaurant (161 N. High St.) Drake’s Salad Bar Restaurant (95 N. High St.) Earl Bradley’s The Place in the Center – Ohio Center Mall (400 N. High St.) Galleria Lounge and the Hyatt Regency at Ohio Center (350 N. High St.) Guido’s Speakeasy (439 N. High St.) Ho Toy (11 W. State St.) The Inn Crowd (20 S. Young St.) Jack’s Sandwich Shop (52 E. Lynn St.) Japanese Steakhouse (270 E. Town St.) The Juice Bar (50 W. Broad St.) Le Café (Lazarus – 109 S. High St.) Numbers Restaurant (104 E. Main St.) One Nation (One Nationwide Plaza) Pepper Corn Duck Club at the Hyatt Regency at Ohio Center (350 N. High St.) Ray Johnson’s Fish Market (111 E. Main St.) Rich Street Club Patio (473 E. Rich St.) Ringside Café (19 N. Pearl St.) Schmidt’s – Ohio Center Mall (400 N. High St.) Siam Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge – Ohio Center Mall (400 N. High St.) State-Fourth Grill (153 E. State St.) Water Works (225 N. Front St.) Wendy’s (257 E. Broad St.) (GERMAN VILLAGE): Bavaria Haus (489 City Park Ave.) Beck Tavern (284 E. Beck St.) Burgermeister Wein Haus (961 S. High St.) The Clarmont Steak House (684 S. High St.) Club 185 (185 E. Livingston Ave.) Deibel’s Bier Stube and Restaurant (444 E. Whittier St.) Engine House No. 5 (121 Thurman Ave.) Hey-Hey (361 E. Whittier St.) High-Beck Tavern (564 S. High St.) Juergen’s (525 S. 4th St.) Lindey’s (169 E. Beck St.) Max & Erma’s (739 S. 3rd St.) The Olde Mohawk (819 Mohawk St.) Plank’s Bier Garten (888 S. High St.) Plank’s Pizzeria (739 Parsons Ave.) Schmidt’s Sausage Haus (240 E. Kossuth St.) The Sycamore Café (262 E. Sycamore St.) Thurman Café (189 Thurman Ave.) Thurn’s Bakery & Deli (541 S. 3rd St.) Tony’s Italian Ristorante (16 W. Beck St.) Village Junction (780 S. High St.) (THE SOUTH SIDE): Aegean Supper Club (1295 Parsons Ave.) Bill and Jane’s (1850 S. High St.) Dan’s Drive-In (1881 S. High St.) Donato’s Pizzeria (1000 Thurman Ave.) Doug’s New Grass Tavern (1832 Parsons Ave.) Grandma’s Fried Chicken (1855 Lockbourne Rd.) Lois’s Family Restaurant (1867 Parsons Ave.) The Old Landmark Café (1420 S. 4th St.) Plank’s Pizzeria (739 Parsons Ave.) Rice Bowl (3795 S. High St.) Southgate Lounge (2932 S. High St.) Tee Jaye’s (1363 Parsons Ave.) (THE EASTLAND AREA/EAST COLUMBUS): Berwick Manor (3250 Refugee Road) Brown Derby (2595 Franksway Court) Casa Gallardo Mexican Restaurant and Bar (2600 S. Hamilton Rd.) Coney King (3777 E. Livingston Ave.) – replaced Burger Chef Harvest House Cafeteria (2741 Eastland Mall) Sirocco Restaurant and Lounge (2812 S. Hamilton Rd.) Tommy’s Pizzeria (1361 S. Hamilton Rd.) Village Inn (4450 Refugee Rd.) (REYNOLDSBURG): After the Gold Rush (5737 Scarborough Blvd.) China Royal (1762 Brice Rd.) The Hickory House (6633 E. Main St.) Hitchin’ Post Lounge (7530 E. Main St.) The Longbranch (6842 E. Main St.) Max & Erma’s (1904 Lake Club Drive) Oriental Wok (6985 E. Main St.) The Pour House (6623 E. Main St.) Sun Tong Luck Tea House and Restaurant (6517 E. Livingston Ave.) Tee Jaye’s (2435 Brice Rd.) Village Inn (6072 E. Livingston Ave.) (GAHANNA/PORT COLUMBUS): Dolphin Lounge (345 Agler Rd.) The Garden Restaurant (4600 E. 17th Ave.) Gatsby’s (N. Hamilton Rd.) Lisska Bar (2665 E. 5th Ave.) The 94th Aero Squadron (5300 Sawyer Rd.) Tartal Bar (2903 E. 5th Ave.) (WHITEHALL): The Boathouse (3931 E. Main St.) Continental Gourmet – CoCo East (1115-21 Fountain Lane) Del Matto’s (4882 E. Main St.) Duff’s Smorgasbord (840 S. Hamilton Rd. – Great Eastern Shopping Center) Grandma’s Fried Chicken (111 S. Hamilton Rd.) Kahiki (3583 E. Broad St.) Sergio’s (3960 E. Broad St. – Town and Country Shopping Center) Suburban Steak House (433 S. Hamilton Rd.) Tee Jaye’s (350 S. Hamilton Rd.) Western Sizzlin’ Steak House (376 S. Hamilton Rd.) (BEXLEY/EASTMOOR): Bobby Sox (2270 E. Main St.) Damon’s (3330 E. Broad St.) Grandy’s Country Cookin’ (3015 E. Main St.) Ground Round (E. Broad St. & James Rd.) Johnson’s Real Ice Cream (2728 E. Main St.) Rubino’s Pizzeria and Spaghetti (2643 E. Main St.) Silver Creek Saloon (3479 E. Broad St.) TAT Ristorante di Famiglia (1210 S. James Rd.) The Top (2891 E. Main St.) Village Junction (3090 E. Main St.) Whiskey River Saloon (2894 E. Main St.) (THE NEAR EAST/NEAR SOUTH SIDE): Broad-Nel Grille (18 N. Nelson Rd.) Canabar (859 E. Long St.) Club Tropicana (1314 E. Livingston Ave.) The Dell (115 Parsons Ave.) Don Nita’s (1327 E. Livingston Ave.) The Donut Hole (1808 E. Livingston Ave.) J.P.’s (1072 E. Main St.) Jong Mea (747 E. Broad St.) My Brother’s Place (792 E. Long St.) Reeb’s (1041 E. Livingston Ave.) (LINDEN/NORTH SIDE): Amos Inn (3470 Cleveland Ave.) Country Jubilee (3497 Cleveland Ave.) Mr. Donut (3218 Cleveland Ave.) Port Bar and Restaurant II (3467 Cleveland Ave.) Ricardo’s (1465 Oakland Park Ave.) Riccardi’s Ristorante (Cleveland Ave. & Oakland Park Ave.) Rofini’s Pizza (1170 E. Weber Rd.) Yolanda’s (1427 Oakland Park Ave.) (OSU CAMPUS AREA): Blue Danube (2439 N. High St.) Casa de Pasta (2321 N. High St.) Dick’s Den (2417 N. High St.) Distillery in Bernie’s Bagels (1896 N. High St.) Fat Jimmy’s (11th & High) J.P. Lounge (1590 N. High St.) Larry’s (2040 N. High St.) Mean Mr. Mustard (1580 N. High St.) Mr. Brown’s (1434 N. High St.) Oldfield’s (1571 N. 4th St.) Pal’s (1864 N. High St.) PaPa Joe’s (1573 N. High St.) Phil-E Steaks and Eggrolls (1538 N. High St.) Refuge Coffeehouse (66 E. 15th Ave.) Souvlaki Palace (1920 N. High St.) Stache’s and Little Brother’s (2404 N. High St.) Street Scene (1726 N. High St.) Tiffany’s (Olentangy River Rd. & Ackerman Rd.) (SHORT NORTH): Press Grill (741 N. High St.) Shogun Japanese Style Restaurant (234 King Ave.) Short North Tavern (660 N. High St.) (GRANDVIEW): Aspen Inn (1200 Chambers Rd.) Carl’s Knotty Pine (1765 W. 3rd Ave.) The Club Rally (1521 W. 5th Ave.) Continental Gourmet – CoCo West (1248 W. 5th Ave.) Geem Loong Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge (1773 W. 5th Ave.) Grandma’s Fried Chicken (1612 Northwest Blvd.) Jack Bowman’s Steak House (1130 Dublin Rd.) Jai Lai (1421 Olentangy River Rd.) Jasmine (1080 Dublin Rd.) JoAnn’s Chili Bordello & Tartar (1692 W. 5th Ave.)- replaced Presutti’s Villa Ristorante The Knotty Pine (1765 W. 3rd Ave.) Panzera’s Pizza (1333 Northwest Blvd.) Presutti’s Villa Ristorante (1692 W. 5th Ave.)- replaced by JoAnn’s Chili Bordello Rama International Restaurant (909 W. Goodale St.) River Run Restaurant (1335 Dublin Rd.) The Red Door Tavern (1736 W. 5th Ave.) Stew Harrison’s (1416 W. 5th Ave.) Village Inn (1071 Dublin Rd.) Wild Willie’s Pizza and Subs (1724 Northwest Blvd.) (UPPER ARLINGTON/NORTHWEST COLUMBUS): Blind Monk (1677 W. Lane Ave.) David’s San Francisco (5411 Bethel-Sawmill Center) DaVinci Ristorante (4770 Reed Rd. or 4740 Reed Rd.) The Fifth Amendment (1991 W. Henderson Rd.) Peasant on the Lane (1693 W. Lane Ave.) Schmidt’s Sausage Haus (1885 W. Henderson Rd.) Tommy’s Pizza (1354 W. Lane Ave.) Wally’s (2038 Crown Plaza Drive) (FRANKLINTON): The Florentine (907 W. Broad St.) The Olde Pub (29 Starling St.) Philip’s Original Coney Island (450 W. Broad St.) Spaghetti Warehouse (397 W. Broad St.) (THE WEST SIDE/HILLTOP/LINCOLN VILLAGE): Grand Round (120 Phillipi Rd.) Kicker’s Lounge (4601 W. Broad St.) Lincoln Lodge (4950 W. Broad St.) Mother’s (4056 W. Broad St.) The Old Trail Inn (4460 W. Broad St.) Poppy Lounge (538 Norton Rd.) Shel Steakhouse (3024 Sullivant Ave.) Towne Pub (164 N. Wilson Rd.) West Wind Steak House and Cocktail Lounge (3777 Sullivant Ave.) (GROVE CITY): Broadway Charley’s (3504 Broadway) (HILLIARD): (DUBLIN): Amish Cooking (State Route 257 and State Route 161) Dublin Village Tavern (27 S. High St.) J. Walter Tiffany and Company (3000 Hayden Rd.) La Scala (4199 W. Dublin-Granville Rd.) The Seafood Feast (6371 Avery Road) Stouffer’s Dublin Hotel – Colleen’s and Pickett’s (600 Metro Place North) (WORTHINGTON): Café Kaeseberg (810 E. Granville Rd.) Dalt’s (140 E. Wilson Bridge Rd.) Griswold’s Tavern at Hilton Inn North (7007 N. High St.) Hearth and Eagle (7800 Olentangy River Rd.) J. Ross Browne’s Whaling Station (60 E. Wilson Bridge Rd.) James Tavern – An American Restaurant and Bar (160 W. Wilson Bridge Rd.) LK Family Restaurant (30 E. Wilson Bridge Rd.) The Peacock (5617 N. High St.) Sabrina’s at Sheraton Inn North (888 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) Shang-Hai Chinese Restaurant (126 Worthington Square Shopping Center) Villa Nova Ristorante (5545 N. High St.) Windsong (U.S. 23, north of I-270) The Worthington Inn (649 High St.) (WESTERVILLE): Buzz Cockerell’s (1 N. State St.) Stan’s (4333 Westerville Rd.) Tee Jaye’s (895 S. State St.) Tiffany’s (Cleveland Avenue and Schrock Road) (NORTHLAND): Buckeye Charley’s (2440 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) Carmela’s Italian Subs (1872 Tamarack Circle) Chuck Muer’s Seafood and Tavern (2440 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.)- replaced Buckeye Charley’s Fisherman’s Wharf (1048 Morse Rd.) The French Market at the Continent (6072 Busch Blvd.) Harley Hotels of Columbus (1000 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) Hoodin’s (1275 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) Hunan House (2350 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) J. Willowby’s Lounge – Parke Hotel (900 Morse Rd.) Lombardo’s Restaurant (1790 Morse Rd.) Mona Lisa (then later re-named Barchini’s) (Northtowne Blvd. & Morse Rd.) Monaco’s Palace (4555 Cleveland Ave.) Monte Carlo’s Ristorante and Casino Lounge (6333 Cleveland Ave.) Mother’s (1345 Morse Rd.) Panache – The American Specialty Restaurant at the Columbus Marriott North (6660 Doubletree Ave.) Peking (State Route 161 and Karl Road) The Pewter Mug (1078 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) Pizza Store (6261 Maple Canyon Drive) Pizzeria Uno Restaurant and Bar (1374 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) Quality Inn (4900 Sinclair Rd.) Rian’s – Ramada Inn North (1213 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) Season’s Friendly Eating (1264 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) Stan’s (4333 Westerville Rd.) Steak and Ale Restaurant (4625 Maize Rd.) Tamarack Restaurant and Lounge (5900 Roche Dr.) Village Inn (1930 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) Victoria Station (1691 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) The Wine Cellar (1777 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.) (CLINTONVILLE): Duff’s Smorgasboard (Graceland Shopping Center) Gatto’s Pizza (2928 N. High St.) Grandma’s Fried Chicken (3741 Indianola Ave.) Grand Round (5090 N. High St.) HK Corral (137 Graceland Blvd.) – Opened in December 1983 India-Oak Grill (590 Oakland Park Ave.) Nancy’s Home Cooking (3133 N. High St.) Riccardi’s Ristorante (N. High St. & Morse Rd.) (THE OTHERS): Birch Tavern (631 Main St., Groveport) Botaga Lounge (State Route 256, Pickerington) The Branding Iron (1400 Stratford Rd., Delaware) The Gathering Inn (259 S. Sandusky St., Delaware) Groveport Lounge (296 Main St., Groveport) Julieo’s (38 E. Winter St., Delaware) The Junkyard (1661 Williams Rd., Obetz) Olde Summit Towne Restaurant (9275 E. Broad St., Summit Station) The Shade (19 S. High St., Canal Winchester) (The Chain Restaurants of Columbus in 1983) Arthur Treacher’s: 2216 W. Henderson Rd. (Upper Arlington), 245 Granville St. (Gahanna), 3615 W. Broad St. (West Side), 808 S. High St. (German Village), 2183 N. High St. (OSU), 1216 W. 5th Ave. (Grandview), 2110 Cleveland Ave. (Linden), 2245 Morse Rd. (Northland) Big Bite: 2285 Morse Rd. (Northland), 1672 W. 5th Ave. (Grandview), 17 E. Gay St. (Downtown), 1325 Bethel Rd. (Northwest), 3871 E. Livingston Ave. (East) Bonanza: 3700 Refugee Rd. (Eastland), 5901 E. Main St. (Reynoldsburg), 3370 Olentangy River Rd. (Northwest Columbus) Burger Chef (most locations closed in 1983): 3511 Sullivant Ave. (Hilltop), 1370 W. Lane Ave. (Upper Arlington), 1652 Neil Ave. (OSU), 3773 E. Livingston Ave. (East Side), 2791 W. Broad St. (Hilltop) Burger King: 1440 W. Broad St. (Franklinton), 3660 W. Broad St. (West Columbus), 2225 Morse Rd. (Northland), 1919 Channingway Center (Reynoldsburg), 3330 Indianola Ave. (Clintonville), 4479 E. Main St. (Whitehall), 1771 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. (Northland), 2166 N. High St. (OSU Campus), 5470 N. High St. (Clintonville/Worthington), 3402 S. High St. (South Columbus), 3200 Olentangy River Rd. (Northwest Columbus), 3462 Broadway (Grove City), 260 S. Hamilton Rd. (Gahanna), 1690 Lockbourne Rd. (South Side), 2808 S. Hamilton Rd. (Eastland) Captain D’s: 2850 S. Hamilton Rd. (Eastland), 1944 Stringtown Rd. (Grove City), 375 Georgesville Rd. (West Side) Dexter’s: 400 N. High St. (Ohio Center Mall), 3870 Main St. (Hilliard), 3475 E. Broad (East Side), 26 N. High St. (Downtown), 1886 N. High St. (OSU) Elby’s: 2194 S. Hamilton Rd. (Eastland); 1030 Alum Creek Drive (South Side); Westerville Square at Schrock Road (Westerville); 4500 W. Broad St. (Lincoln Village); 4300 Karl Rd. (Northland); 2045 Brice Rd. (Reynoldsburg); 5186 E. Main St. (Whitehall); 2180 W. Henderson Rd. (Upper Arlington); 2150 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. (North), 7475 Vantage Drive (Worthington), 1998 Stringtown Rd. (Grove City) G.D. Ritzy’s: 277 E. Livingston Ave. (German Village), 4285 N. High St. (Clintonville), 3849 E. Broad St. (Whitehall), 19 E. Gay St. (Downtown), 2087 E. Livingston Ave. (Berwick), 1939 Stringtown Rd. (Grove City), 5710 Cleveland Ave. (Northland), 4697 Reed Rd. (Upper Arlington), 7332 E. Main St. (Reynoldsburg), 641 S. State St. (Westerville), 2070 Morse Rd. (Northland), 1298 W. 5th Ave. (Grandview), 155 Georgesville Rd. (West Side) International House of Pancakes (IHOP): 2550 E. Main St. (Bexley), 2195 N. High St. (OSU Campus), 2447 Morse Rd. (North Columbus) Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC): 2218 W. Henderson Rd. (Upper Arlington), 1019 W. Broad St. (Franklinton), 1471 S. High St. (Merion Village), 2711 N. High St. (Clintonville), 5464 N. High St. (Clintonville/Worthington), 1015 N. High St. (Short North), 1267 W. 5th Ave. (Grandview), 2970 Sullivant Ave. (Hilltop), 1128 S. Hamilton Rd. (Whitehall), 1490 E. Livingston Ave. (Driving Park), 3142 Cleveland Ave. (Linden), 721 E. Broad St. (Olde Towne), 2057 Morse Rd. (Northland), 884 E. 5th Ave. (North Side), 495 S. State St. (Westerville), 168 Johnstown Rd. (Gahanna), 3450 Broadway (Grove City), 75 S. Murray Hill Rd. (Lincoln Village) Long John Silver’s: 3847 S. High St. (Great Southern), 1458 W. Mound St. (West Side), 3561 Cleveland Ave. (Northern Lights Shopping Center), 2127 E. Livingston Ave. (Berwick), 4628 E. Main St. (Whitehall), 479 Parsons Ave. (South Side), 6065 E. Livingston Ave. (Reynoldsburg), 1355 Bethel Rd. (Northwest Columbus), 4670 W. Broad St. (Lincoln Village), 525 S. State St. (Westerville), 1102 S. High St. (German Village), 5801 Karl Rd. (Northland – Granville Center) Lum’s: 3121 Olentangy River Rd. (Northwest Columbus), 4400 Karl Rd. (Northland), 395 Georgesville Rd. (West Side), 1665 W. Lane Ave. – Lane Avenue Shopping Center (Upper Arlington), 771 S. Hamilton Rd. (Whitehall) Ponderosa: 3875 S. High St. (Great Southern Shopping Center); 2330 Morse Rd. (Northland); 355 Georgesville Rd. (West Side); 837 S. Hamilton Rd. (Whitehall); 4720 Reed Rd. (Upper Arlington); 2441 S. Hamilton Rd. (Eastland); 1671 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. (North); 2370 Stringtown Rd. (Grove City) Rax: 772 S. State St. (Westerville), 6490 Riverside Dr. (Dublin), 4710 Reed Rd. (Upper Arlington), 580 E. Livingston Ave. (South Side), 3475 Cleveland Ave. (Northern Lights Shopping Center), 2754 N. High St. (Clintonville), 6111 Busch Blvd. (North), 3623 S. High St. (Great Southern Shopping Center), 6780 E. Main St. (Reynoldsburg), 4470 Refugee Rd. (Eastland), 2071 Stringtown Rd. (Grove City), 3850 Lyman Rd. (Hilliard), 4484 E. Main St. (Whitehall), 1652 Neil Ave. (OSU) Sister’s Chicken and Biscuits: 2135 E. Livingston Ave. (Berwick); 1059 S. High St. (German Village); 428 S. State St. (Westerville); 1380 W. Mound St. (West Side); 6546 Riverside Drive (Dublin); 3461 Cleveland Ave. (Northern Lights Shopping Center); 631 E. 5th Ave. (North Side), 5720 Cleveland Ave. (North Columbus), 5980 E. Main St. (East Columbus), 4399 E. Livingston Ave. (East Columbus), 4310 W. Broad St. (West Columbus), 1873 W. Henderson Rd. (Upper Arlington) Subway: 4959 N. High St. (Clintonville), University City Shopping Center, 15 E. Frambes Ave. (OSU Campus), 11th Avenue & High Street (OSU Campus), 6056 Channingway Blvd. (Reynoldsburg), and coming to Downtown Westerville and Columbus Square Shopping Center Waffle House: 3385 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. (Westerville), 2621 Brice Rd. (Reynoldsburg), 900 N. Wilson Rd. (West Side) Wendy’s: 257 E. Broad St. (Downtown), 34 N. High St. (Downtown) White Castle: 2925 S. Hamilton Rd. (Eastland), 1080 S. Hamilton Rd. (Whitehall), 965 N. High St. (Short North), 2725 N. High St. (Clintonville), 801 E. 5th Ave. (North Side), 1555 W. Broad St. (Franklinton), 3540 W Broad St. (West Side), 4525 Kenny Rd. (Northwest Columbus), 30 N. High St. (Downtown), 1435 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. (Northland) Zantigo: 4210 E. Broad St. (Whitehall); 1395 S. High St. (Merion Village); 2225 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. (North Side); 2820 S. Hamilton Rd. (Eastland); 6325 E. Main St. (Reynoldsburg); 3820 W. Broad St. (West Side); 2111 E. Livingston Ave. (Berwick); 2553 N. High St. (North Campus); 1312 W. 5th Ave. (Grandview)
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