Restaurants near COSI - Center of Science And History, Columbus Ohio

Our first visit to Hank’s won’t be our last. From the greeting, seating and welcome experience everything was stellar. Our service was excellent. We had 2 dozen oysters, a crab appetizer, my husband had the grouper and I tried a delicious seafood Al mondo? It was a fabulous Birthday dinner!

Lunch in downtown Columbus is back and special! We started with the Dirty Tots - crispy, spicy on the outside, creamy on the inside with a pop of caviar with dill garnish. Fantastic. The Lobster Roll is warm, filled with plump claw meat in a buttery roll with clarified butter for dipping and crispy shoestring fries. The Roasted Chicken was beyond any roast chicken with stuffing in the chicken breast, savory glaze on perfectly crisped skin. Even the iced tea was special - the current house made creation is a Blood Orange Iced Tea. A second glass arrived just as I was finishing the first. Service is friendly and gracious, there is valet at the lunch hour, and the interior of the restaurant is a lovely mix of formal and floral. A great business or celebratory lunch spot - much needed downtown.

Original spaghetti with meat sauce was delicious, with generous quantities. Sourdough rolls are a favorite. The Cheesecake Factory Godiva cheesecake was amazing.

Enjoyed my desserts (pear ice cream and chocolate mousse). My only critique is the chocolate mousse had too much stuff on it. I really want to enjoy the mousse….but to get to it I have to fight the sugared nuts! I appreciate the effort, but the toppings prevent my ability to experience the pure chocolate-ness of mousse-ness!LOL

Enjoyed a Friday dinner with my wife. We were visiting Columbus and taking in a football game, decided to have a nice meal. Had calamari appetizer that was sweet and spicy which we both really liked. Wedge Salad was also shared and was good (although portion a bit on the small side compared to other steak houses we have been). Steak were fantastic as was the Scalloped potatoes (my favorite). Finished off with a Red Velvet cake that was HUGE and delicious. Overall a good experience.