As the kids are wont to say these days: "OMG!"
Having never been there, and just finding out about it on Yelp, the wife and I headed down to Hanger 5 late this morning to have an early lunch. Nice drive into the country to the Columbus Air Park, easy to find the air park using mapquest.com, great dining room with big windows all along the runway and taxi area, great view, peaceful and pleasant atmosphere.
Had to search a little to find the restaurant once in the airpark, not a lot of big signage down there, but paying attention to the directional signs will get you there eventually. Nice air park, by the way. Very clean and neat.
Seated promptly, drink order taken promptly, meal order taken promptly, not a long wait for lunch to arrive. We were shocked that they didn't need to use a Hi-Lo to haul our two lunch plates out to our table.
My wife saw the waitress heading our way with two plates on a tray and said "Oh, My Lord." Sorta like an old folks' OMG. She had ordered the Meat Loaf Manhattan which comes with real mashed potatoes AND TWO SIDES! She chose cole slaw and a cup of potato soup, which did come out before the meal and was simply outstanding. No surprise on the great soup, since the owners of Hanger 5 also own Soup By Design in Columbus. It says so right there on their menu!
Anyway, there had to be 2 pounds of meatloaf on her Manhattan. Really thick cut, big loaf on two extra thick slices of bread with real dark beef gravy and as mentioned, real mashed potatoes. She ate until the cows came home and still brought half of her meal home for later because she got so full from half her plate. Huge portion, hot, attractive on the plate, outstanding in the mouth!
I had Alaskan Whitefish after flipping a coin between that and salmon patties with cajun remoulade. Don't often see whitefish on menus, or salmon patties for that matter. Most fish dishes have tilapia or cod or something, so when I see Alaskan Whitefish, it merits immediate consideration. Had fries and coleslaw as my sides and there were 2 big filets, lightly and crispy breaded, and excellent to eat. I cleaned my plate. Best of all, my whitefish was only 6.99, so with two soft drinks (free refills,) and two monstrous-big lunch servings of hot, great tasting food, our bill was less than 20 bucks! We did add a generous tip, but still, 20 bucks for what we had is a value not to be missed!
We will definitely be going back, and often.
Our next planned visit is going to be earlier in the morning because we have got to try breakfast after seeing their breakfast menu. Although breakfast is served all day (hours are 6:30 AM until 2 PM,) breakfast is best eaten early for us. Can't wait! You shouldn't, either. This is great food, and lots of it, at a great price! Bon Appetit! read more