I'm down with Greasy Spoons, corgirl.

If you and Duffy ever come down to Cincinnati for a weekend, I will give you some great recomendations.

I took Andy from T&L and Brett from Spoonful . They loved it and Brett was converted to worshipping at the alter of .

hey, i love greasy spoons as much as anybody, including Tucker's and that Sugar and Spice place... can't say i'm a fan of goetta though.

all i'm saying is that those places are everywhere. Maybe i haven't ordered the right things there, but i'd never be in another town and think, "man i wish the german village coffee haus was right around the corner." every city i've ever lived in has had a place like that... which isn't a bad thing.

I love the place too. If you're recommending it to a first-timer though (as is the point of this thread) then they should manage their expectations accordingly.

Will second Tasi, that place is dope (if a little too expensive).

ok, i've figured out why Columbus is overweight - all you people care about is food.

if you want a real Columbus experience, walk the 3 Clintonville ravines. start up by the train tracks, climb down the cliffs, walk all the way through the shale creeks, drainage ditches, graffittied underbridges, tunnels, etc, till you pop out in the Olentangy. i recommend wearing either heavy, waterproof boots or some old sneakers you don't mind fucking up.
Glen Echo is by far the most advanced adventure. you start at the train tracks and hafta kinda climb down this big shale cliff with vines and roots growing out of it, then you plop into a little bit of creek, cut thru a big tunnel and walk along the beautiful creek-bed until you end up in the Blood Bowl - and i think that the tunnel under High street that runs to the Devil's Dips area off the bike path might be locked up, though you might be able to squeeze through the fence.
Walhalla is easy enough, there's a road running right through it. walk it, or cruise down it on a bicycle or a skateboard - it's downhill!
Overbrook is #2 on the hairy scary list, mainly because when the road diverges from the creekside to go up to High, the creek follows through THE TUNNEL OF TERROR!!!!! which really just runs diagonally under high street, it's about 4.5 feet tall, so you gotta kinda duck, but it's really sweet. then it pops out on the vine-y overgrown part of Whetstone Park's east side. follow the creek all the way to the olentangy. fuck it, i'm doing that this weekend.

Columbus. Motor. Speedway.

Even if you don't like racing, it's fascinating from an anthropological perspective. Plus if you've ever wondered why people from the east coast get a funny look on their face when you say you're from Columbus Ohio, it's because they envision that everyone here is like a typical CMS patron.

Not to sound classist though, I love the place! Big, loud, drunken fun.

i like the school bus park