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The Dispatch wrote
Rocking on the cap
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:09 AM
BY BILL CHRONISTER
Sushi Rock is coming in spring from Cleveland to fill the space vacated when Paul Liu’s Chinese Restaurant and Bluefish Seafood on the Cap closed at 570 N. High St.
Sushi Rock offers what it calls an Am-Asian menu, with sushi and sashimi, and entrees involving seafood, as well as steak, turkey and chicken.
Honestly, I was hoping for something other than asian fare to replace Bluefish/Paul Liu’s because there’s quite a bit of saturation on the south end of the short north and north end of downtown. Between Kooma, the Japanese Steakhouse, Nida’s in the NM, the chinese place in the NM, Lac Viet in the NM, the new asian place replacing Zen, Tyfoon, and Lemongrass… there’s already more than enough options round there.
You know I never really get Indian food from the North Market unless I am absolutely desperate. Not a fan of that place, definitely not a fan of that grouchy man or his soggy samosas.
I agree regarding having enough Asian joints. We are starting to hit the Asian restaurant saturation point in the SN.
Paul Liu and Bluefish closed? Wow, I’m behind.
That’s the one amenity Downtown has that the Short North doesn’t. Well, I guess there’s not a Statehouse in the Short North.
Ha. I do love Indian Oven.
+1 Indian Oven is grrrrreaaat! sorry I just had some frosted flakes :wink:
First Garage Bar. Now Sushi Rock. Columbus LOVES Cleveland!
All we need is to put in a copy of the Flats on the riverfront & add a light rail & we’re set!
(seriously, I can’t imagine how fun it would be with a bunch of bars on the river, and everyone taking water taxies all over the place to get around)
That’s the one amenity Downtown has that the Short North doesn’t. Well, I guess there’s not a Statehouse in the Short North.
Ha. I do love Indian Oven.
+1 Indian Oven is grrrrreaaat! sorry I just had some frosted flakes :wink:
Not that I’m a connoisseur. But, I seriously think it’s some of the best I’ve had. That’s coming from someone that lived in India. I’ve begged them to set up shop in the SN, as I’m sure the developers have. They would smoke it down here. They could even do a smaller version – IO To Go
Honestly, I was hoping for something other than asian fare to replace Bluefish/Paul Liu’s because there’s quite a bit of saturation on the south end of the short north and north end of downtown. Between Kooma, the Japanese Steakhouse, Nida’s in the NM, the chinese place in the NM, Lac Viet in the NM, the new asian place replacing Zen, Tyfoon, and Lemongrass… there’s already more than enough options round there.
You know I never really get Indian food from the North Market unless I am absolutely desperate. Not a fan of that place, definitely not a fan of that grouchy man or his soggy samosas.
I agree regarding having enough Asian joints. We are starting to hit the Asian restaurant saturation point in the SN.
+1 Visitors to the city will think the Short North is a “chinatown” instead of an arts district. Don’t forget Mongolian BBQ near the arena!
I would rather a hardware store went in this place than another eatery.
All we need is to put in a copy of the Flats on the riverfront & add a light rail & we’re set!
(seriously, I can’t imagine how fun it would be with a bunch of bars on the river, and everyone taking water taxies all over the place to get around)
Can we please dig Lake Erie Jr. over Reynoldsburg?
All we need is to put in a copy of the Flats on the riverfront & add a light rail & we’re set!
(seriously, I can’t imagine how fun it would be with a bunch of bars on the river, and everyone taking water taxies all over the place to get around)
Can we please dig Lake Erie Jr. over Reynoldsburg?
Or just open the flood wall and let nature take it’s course…
Is this going to delve back into the “Columbus needs a [insert ridiculous thing for the sake of trolling]“
I like IO to GO. Was that meant to be a play on the OSU vibe?
As they should!! :wink:
But personally I was never a big fan of Sushi Rock, place was OK, but never great IMO.
Honestly, I was hoping for something other than asian fare to replace Bluefish/Paul Liu’s because there’s quite a bit of saturation on the south end of the short north and north end of downtown. Between Kooma, the Japanese Steakhouse, Nida’s in the NM, the chinese place in the NM, Lac Viet in the NM, the new asian place replacing Zen, Tyfoon, and Lemongrass… there’s already more than enough options round there.
I would kill for some good Eastern European food in this city. Something simple like a vareniky shop or maybe even a fancy Russian tea room. Blinies and caviar! *sigh* Now I’m hungry and sad. :(
Have you been to Hawa Russia yet?
Sweet mother of god…no, I haven’t!
Thank you!
I was staring at the name thinking “Hawa Russia”? That’s a really strange name. Then I finally realized that was supposed to be cyrillic and it’s actually “Nasha”. lol
I probably had bono to go on the brain when I typed that one.
Indian Oven is beautifully done – however it’s food is not. What Columbus needs, let alone Short North is a good indian food restaurant that combines the beauty of Indian Oven and the food of the hole in the walls in the strip malls in Dublin and Hilliard.
What we don’t need is another Chinese/Sushi place regardless of how good Sushi Rock in Cleveland is.
How about a good bar b que place as well? While it’s sad to see Paul Liu not be successful, I had hoped that the Sho No would become a little more well rounded with the next restaurant that went in there.
I think Cook Shack is still planning on opening in or around downtown, there’s a thread on it.
That said, I think they blew off the C/U anniversary event, so I’m done with them.
until I get my next craving for BBQ
I can do without BBQ. And I beg to differ on Indian Oven. I really like the food there, and the service is also great. Despite an abundance of Asian restaurants, I think the area could benefit from a good, cheap Chinese restaurant. I know there’s one in the North Market, but it’s not very good in my opinion, plus I always go for something more exotic. Small towns seem to have better Chinese options than Columbus.
For real! If I were to open a restaurant, the first thing I would do is figure out what is missing in the neighborhood and work from there.
Its just one variable, but it’s an important one.