Short North’s Philco Appears to be Closed

It appears Philco Bar + Diner has quietly closed its doors in the Short North at 747 N. High St. Photos sent to Columbus Underground show much of the interior seating has been removed from the restaurant. Multiple websites also list the address for lease. After offering carryout for the first week of the dine-in […]
The Rossi Now Under New Ownership

Fear not regulars, The Rossi isn’t going anywhere. The restaurant is under new ownership, and sporting some new menus, but Owner George Tanchevski wants to keep the character of the Short North mainstay. Randy and Tina Corbin opened The Rossi in 2004, and eventually expanded their restaurant empire to include Club 185, Little Palace, El […]
Short North Original Philco to Open Second Location in German Village

After putting out a slew of unique restaurants and bars, including Club 185, The Rossi, Little Palace and El Camino Inn, local restauranteurs Tina and Randy Corbin are ready for their first duplicate restaurant. Philco, which first opened in the Short North in 2013, will open a second location this fall in the former Happy […]
Little Palace & El Camino Adding Patios

In the grand scheme of the downtown landscape, The Little Palace Restaurant and El Camino Inn are off-the-beaten-path, nestled on freeway connector Fourth Street between Rich and Main Streets. The spots are popular for lunch, serving Central Ohioans delicious pizzas, strombolis, tacos, burritos, and subs. But as the weather warms up, restaurant-goers invariably ask one […]
Phillip’s Coney Island to be Reborn in The Short North

Phillip’s Coney Island has been a Short North staple for over sixty years, and a new chapter for the restaurant will begin later this summer when new owners Randy and Tina Corbin reopen the space with business partner Karmen Dann. “We started looking at the restaurant almost 10 months ago when we heard that it […]
Little Palace Reborn with new Ownership
Photo from Columbus Ohio Neon The Little Palace restaurant located at 240 S. Fourth Street has been recently sold to the owners of The Rossi & Club 185, who plan on revamping and relaunching the restaurant under the same name. “We hope to have it reopened within a month”, said Tina Corbin, one of the […]