Upon entering the establishment, I was greeted by Mr. Jawat. I apologize if it's the incorrect…read morespelling. He is the owner, and an extremely kind gentleman! He was very welcoming and made me feel at home from the moment I entered. The restaurant was very clean and had nice decor. I got a pistachio latte that he recommended because he makes his own homemade pistachio syrup. It was very very good! I came in with intentions on trying the chicken Shawarma. It was amazing! Thank you so much for a wonderful experience in your establishment! I will be back thank you! David

Fruit crepe - generous with fruit, yummy Moroccan tea - good…read moregentle flavor Maleki - mild flavor Cake - okay but tasted a little stale Very pretty space and nice staff

I love, love, love South of Lane…read more Their breakfast food is absolutely delicious, and the ambiance is one of my favorite parts -- it has classic diner vibes with a cozy, modern coffee shop twist that makes it such a fun and comfortable place to be. I especially enjoyed their traditional breakfast and French toast. Everything tasted fresh, comforting, and perfectly done -- exactly what you want from a great breakfast spot. I also liked how easy and relaxed the setup is: you order at the counter, find a seat, and your food is brought right out to you. It makes the whole experience feel casual and stress-free. Service was great too -- friendly, smooth, and welcoming. Definitely a place I'll be coming back to.

They crank out good dishes. It would've been a little better had there been more room and seating…read moreas it's tight in there and you're pretty much shoulder to shoulder with strangers. Omelet for the price ($15-$18) given it's comes with ZERO sides could have been GIRTHY-ER. The filling is RAZOR THIN and each end of the omelet were pretty much empty with everything centralized within the omelet. Chorizo Sausage Gravy and Biscuits were just OKAY. The STARS of the show were the WAFFLES, BACON, TURKEY SAUSAGE, and HASHBROWNS. You'll be hard pressed to find any place that does the items most recently mentioned this WELL. I'll be back but only for the WAFFLES, BACON, TURKEY SAUSAGE, and HASHBROWNS only

We went here with friends on a Saturday afternoon while we were doing a Columbus food crawl. The…read moreplace was surprisingly busy for an afternoon. I wasn't expecting that. There were only a few spots available to sit so my husband went and found us a table while we ordered. He also found a deck of Giant Uno cards that ended up being the source of many laughs while we enjoyed our coffee there. He had the Turkish coffee. I had the Jabani and a piece of caramel milk cake. I had a couple of bites of the cake and it was fantastic! Love that as you put your fork into the milk just oozed out. The rest I took home to enjoy later. The coffee was good. Very hot. I love that it stays hot the whole time you're there and not just for 5 minutes like most places. We bought a bag of beans to take home. Can't wait to use those. The place is absolutely beautiful and the restroom is something to see. Plenty of photo ops. Take some time and stop in to enjoy this place. We'll definitely be back when in the area again.

I recently discovered this fairly new Yemeni coffee shop on Instagram and I'm so glad I did. I…read morequickly made plans with a coworker to go check it out and get some work done on a Friday and it was absolutely lovely. For starters, the space itself is beautiful. Bright natural light, marble floors, sleek seating including a wall of booths, a large sign spelling out their name Matari coffee, and murals on the wall. As for drinks, they have an array of classic Yemeni coffee and matcha options, as well as creative and unique options like the pistachio latte or banana matcha. I opted for a seasonal tiramisu latte with oatmilk and it was fabulous and certainly easy on the eyes. It even came with a small cookie on top for dipping. As for food, their dessert case was filled with beautiful treats like the super popular fruit mousse cakes and macarons. I went with a pistachio croissant and it was great. Super moist and flakey with just the right amount of pistachio cream inside with a dollop of the same cream on top sprinkled with pistachio crumble. I'll end with a few extra details. The wifi was strong and I had no issues at all. There's a parking lot out front and while it was fairly packed when I arrived, there was plenty of space. The bathroom was very clean. The service was awesome. They accidentally made me an iced coffee inside of a hot one and quickly offered to fix it. I really didn't care so I went with the iced one but I appreciated their willingness to make it right. Their coffee prices were pretty on par with other spots, but their desserts were a bit pricey... understandably because my goodness, just look at them. I'll definitely be back.

We bought gift cards at Christmas and spent over $1k. One of the cards was not activated. When I…read moreasked for the card to be activated WITH receipts and proof, I was told that I had to take it to the Giant Eagle location that we purchased them from. This was very inconvenient. The Manager would not come out and talk to me and the associate was very condescending with no apology. As big as the company is, they could have loaded the Gift Card since I provided proof. Needless to say, we will be buying our gift cards from Kroger. And all future food purchases.

Another place where customer service went to die…read more The employees here always seem aggressively miserable if you engage with them, and now I know why. I had the most unpleasant interaction with store manager (?) today. I was shocked by how rude she was to me and also to the staff working. Extra star for the store always being well stocked and very clean.

Great meals with philosophical friends (2 of 2)…read more Rarely am I in Midwestern capital cities with beltways around them, but I do have a few friends from years ago who do live in this city's suburbs. I once ate at their famed German restaurant with the lunch buffet and the extra cost cream puffs with an Italian-American friend who is sort of an Archie Bunker with an MBA. He provides the entertainment. The last time I ate lunch in C-bus with that good friend was before the pandemic. I believe that the lunch buffet has returned to that German restaurant, but I can wait to do that on some other trip. On this last go round, I met up for lunch with a different friend with whom you can discuss the human condition ad nauseam, which is somewhat of a good thing. It's a good thing because there aren't many people who are capable of doing that and who will engage in that. However, when you wrap up such involved discussions, you might feel a little overwhelmed for a while! I got to choose the restaurant ... from out of town. I didn't like the choices with which I was presented and the only area of town I really know is the Polaris area around Ikea. I looked up listings and recommendations. Chocolate Cafe' had two things under its belt from the get-go. It's a high scoring bistro-cafe that has a noteworthy breakfast and lunch following and it has the word "chocolate" in its name. It's in that area near the Barnes and Noble west of the big state university with its logo featuring a branch that looks like a marijuana leaf. I have since learned it's not a marijuana leaf. We ordered lunch, with one entree being a Cobb salad and the other being one of their club sandwiches, the latter of which was mine. It was very good and, as is often the case with me, I could have eaten a bigger sandwich. I went through it fairly quickly, even though I did have the small and cheap Swedish breakfast at Ikea that morning. With the entrees, we ordered bowls of their popular tomato basil soup, which really hit the spot on that cold day. To drink, we ordered house coffee and a hot chocolate. The house coffee is refillable while the hot chocolate is not, but that's standard protocol just about anywhere. With a name like Chocolate Cafe,' we did not order dessert. My friend left first and I stayed behind to look at the dessert case. I later caved in for a slice of their moist and rich chocolate fudge cake to take with me. Like I said, it was moist and rich ... and also very tasty and filling. The pricing here is standard and appropriate. The service was folksy and very attentive, despite their being full on a weekend approaching the holidays. The interior is bright because of the floor-to-ceiling windows around the perimeter of the restaurant. That really scores points with me. Lastly, upon pulling in, the parking lot was full and I had to park a short walk away, all the while paying attention to parking signs and rules. This implied that Chocolate Cafe' was most likely a good place ... and that was corroborated. I have never driven down I-71 into this city's center once past its beltway. I have doglegged and taken Highway 315 - the Olentangy River Parkway. At its top end, it winds a little and it's slightly scenic. As you start approaching OSU, all these different medical towers with different specialties loom over you ... from both sides of the road! It's similar to the feeling one gets when they drive past the Texas Medical Center south of downtown Houston, as in, "What a maze ... why so many damn medical buildings?" But that doesn't affect their rating. It's just a personal pet peeve. I'm going to go with 4.5 stars for Chocolate Cafe', which obviously rounds up to 5 stars. It makes for an interesting meal and experience and, while I would not repeat it like clockwork because of how rich it can be, I could definitely see repeating it if I lived in its general area. My friend said he would be coming back with family members. That said, you clearly see two seals of approval.

Chocolate Café is hands-down one of my favorite local spots whenever I'm craving something sweet or…read morea drink. My absolute go-to is their chocolate espresso martini -- and it never disappoints. The chocolate-rimmed glass instantly sets it apart from anywhere else, and every sip is the perfect balance of rich chocolate and bold espresso. It's smooth, indulgent, and honestly feels like dessert in a glass. The price point is great too, which makes it even easier to treat yourself. I also love picking up a few of their smaller desserts like the buckeyes and chocolate peanut butter pretzels. They're decadent, satisfying, and made with love. Their cakes and other items are beautifully made as well. The staff is consistently friendly, welcoming, and helpful, which really adds to the overall experience. They also offer a variety of food entrées that I haven't tried yet, but every dish I see coming out to nearby tables looks fresh, beautifully plated, and incredibly tempting. It's definitely next on my list.

Great vibe, great staff and really great food! Check out…read moretheir awesome bakery items! Enjoyed a latte, yogurt berries & granola, and the yummy egg souffle sandwich. Line out the door (they kept it moving quickly!) at 10am on a rainy Friday says it all !!

My visit to the Italian Village location had highs and lows. It can get no higher than their Tomato…read moreTart. I don't even like tomatoes like that, but this version was eye popping good. The flaky tart was great, and they seasoned the tomatoes to perfection. Even after inhaling one of them in a single bite, the tomato remnants on the base of the tart still delivered outstanding flavor. The Danish submerged in Everything seasoning with chive cream cheese was a good wingman for the Tart. Definitely was a flavor bomb of sodium if you like your food salty. The low came from the much heralded Souffléd Egg Sandwich. Ignorance was not bliss for me as the dish did not include the bacon that it was supposed to have... but I didn't know that it was supposed to have bacon until my wife told me after I ate it. It was definitely the missing ingredient, literally and figuratively, because the rest of the dish couldn't justify the hype. I am pleased to say that after making them aware of this after the fact, they refunded my purchased which I truly appreciated.

Started our Valentine's day at Winn Winn for the first time. It was extremely busy and parking was…read morequite scarce. We had to park a bit down a side street and walk over to the shop. The inside and outside was filled with customers, some waiting for their order and some waiting to place their order. I had one mission: the cookie milk latte. I saw it online and knew I needed to try it. Housemade sugar cookies steeped in milk and strained, then used in a delicious latte? Sign me up. It took a while for our turn to order, but there was a small sign at the register stating no hot drinks could be made, which was a bummer for my husband because he's a hot drink fanatic. He hastily ordered an ube latte, something I definitely would have ordered if I wasn't getting the cookie milk latte. The shop itself was quite cute, but they aren't kidding about it being a "to go" cafe. There were a few seating options, but we didn't want to take up too much space. They warned us that the wait would be around 30 minutes for our drinks, and we were okay with that- we had already come all this way to try it. I'm not kidding you when I say I downed my cookie milk latte in like 5 minutes. It was beyond delicious. My husband's ube latte wasn't as great. It wasn't super sweet and didn't really have much ube flavor. Overall, I really enjoyed my drink and hope they have more fun specialties like this one!

Just keeps getting better with age. So glad to see them busy and thriving. The word is out on this…read moregem. They have expanded into their space and the dine in area is really charming. Lots of sunlight and fresh flowers. Spring specials looked yummy, but I cannot resist my favorite order - egg sandwich and iced vanilla latte.

This place is so welcoming and such a fun environment. I love seeing people gathered together to…read moreplay games and I love learning new games without having to buy them. The food and drinks are also amazing.

I can't rate this spot highly enough!…read more Always such a welcoming environment with attentive and kind staff. They have a huge selection of games for all kinds of play styles. Their menu has some solid snacks to get you through longer play sessions, and they've also got some drinks on tap. We've become frequent visitors:)

The service was amazing, the owners were really nice and attentive the whole time. Food was great,…read moreambiance was calm.

Stopped here for the first time, and we loved it! The service, space, and food are all great! We…read morehad the Nutella crepes and breakfast burrito. I'd highly recommend both. I'll be back!

Came in for trivia tonight, and had a good experience. I tried two of their new spring cocktails,…read moreand one of the classic cocktails. Diet Doctor Kelp Part Duex was good. Pretty balanced. Florals for Spring was very smokey. I would say that was the prominent flavor. And then for the classic cocktail I tried the Clover Club (??). It was honestly the best of the bunch. $9 during HH which was nice. The staff was so sweet, I felt welcome in the establishment. Space was clean and cute. Bathrooms also clean. I'd come back!

Great coffee at a nice well ambiance location. Plenty of seating areas for chatting, browsing in…read moreyour PC. Recommended