Black Creek Bistro

Have you been to Black Creek Bistro yet?  If you haven't, you should definitely try it out . . . on a payday.  This delicious restaurant is tucked into a storefront on Parsons across from the old firehouse (I think?) where there is actually decent off-street parking.  Part of the Old Town East revival, BCB has excellent gourmet food prepared fresh with locally grown ingredients.  The menu changes often, and they have specials based on what is in season.  They'll send out emails and post on Facebook, too, which often sets my mouth watering.  A typical dinner there is about $25.00 for me, which is over what I like to pay on a "normal" night, but honestly, the food is SO WORTH IT!  They often participate in Local Food Week events and things like that, so keep your eyes peeled for opportunities to go taste their yummies!

Yellow Brick Pizza

This lovely little former laundromat on the corner of I believe 18th and Oak is very tasty. It's across the street from The Angry Baker which Cat has mentioned.  Delicious, unusual pizzas and assorted appetizer items.  One my favorites is the "Kenny Loggins" it's a pepperoni stick dusted in garlic and parmesan.  Quite tasty.  Various pizzas, and a HUGE selections of beers on tap.  Try them out sometime.  You won't be disappointed.

http://yellowbrickpizza.com/

The Angry Baker

I have been to the Angry Baker 3 times now, and I've gotten yummy things each time. I must admit that I've fallen in love with 2 items in particular. I love their egg on scone sandwich. The egg is cooked to order and served on a swiss/bacon/chive scone with Ludlow cheese. YUM! I crave the things! I also love their chocolate sandwich cookies. 2 rich chocolate shortbread cookies that sandwich delicious buttercream/hazelnut filling. Doesn't that make you want to run out and buy a few?

This local bakery is right across the street from Yellow Brick Pizza, which I have not yet visited (soon, Young Paduan).

I originally went to The Angry Baker when they had a Living Social Coupon to buy baked goods, $20 worth for $10, I think it was. I'm all over those local bargains! I'm glad they had the coupon deal, because it was fun to go in to the quirky little corner bakery and buy some yummies to try. Since it seemed like "found" money, I experimented and got one each of several cookies and scones. A few of the cookies seemed more ordinary than the price would indicate, but those choco ones mentioned above and the little Chai-flavored sandwich cookies they had at the time were also yummers.

I will definitely go back.

I won't, however, contrive to swipe cookies like the crow and the fox (see below)!

Welcome!

This new blog is dedicated to all the small, local eateries on the Near East Side of Columbus! We are a group of foodies who happen to work in the area, and we're constantly on the lookout for great local eats. We like locally owned and operated shops, food trucks and restaurants, and if they have other specialities like locally grown ingredients or ethnic cuisine, so much the better!

What do we mean by the Near East Side? We're talking Parsons and East to about Alum Creek, North to 670, South to Refugee/Marion. We might expand our area as time goes by, and we might talk about a few locally owned spots slightly outside this arena, but mostly we'll be in this vicinity. I've made a map:

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Welcome to the blog!