5/5 Bob R. 1 year ago on Google
I
ate
a
very
pleasant
meal
yesterday
[8-18-2022]
at
Red
Door
Tavern.
As
a
"Google
Maps
Local
Guide,"
I
have
been
focusing
a
lot
lately
on
restaurants
in
the
43212
Zip
Code.
Red
Door
Tavern
is
the
furthest-west
of
the
many
restaurants
in
that
Zip
Code
[a
portion
of
which
is
known
as
the
"Fifth
by
Northwest"
neighborhood
of
Columbus]
of
which
I
am
currently
aware.
I
had
arrived
at
Red
Door
Tavern
during
the
middle
of
the
afternoon
while
no
one
else
had
been
there
[except
for
one
staff
member].
Their
"OPEN"
sign
had
not
been
illuminated
and
it
had
been
quite
dark
inside
but
I
pulled
on
the
door
handle
[wondering
if
it
would
open];
the
door
opened
and
I
was
immediately
escorted
to
a
table.
I
had
been
the
only
customer
at
that
restaurant
for
the
first
half
an
hour
or
so;
eventually,
another
customer
[who
I
assume
is
a
"regular"]
arrived
and
sat
at
the
bar
so
there
had
been
two
customers.
I
had
studied
the
Red
Door
Tavern
menu
--
on-line
--
in
advance
of
my
visit
[which
I
always
appreciate
being
able
to
do
before
arriving
at
a
restaurant].
My
food
choice
[that
I
had
made
in
advance
and
then
had
confirmed
by
looking
at
the
printed
menu
before
actually
ordering]
had
been
Buffalo
Chicken:
a
six-ounce
chicken
breast,
grilled
or
fried,
dipped
in
Buffalo
sauce,
served
with
lettuce
and
tomato,
on
a
Kaiser
bun,
topped
with
crumbled
bleu
cheese.
Also
served
with
my
Buffalo
Chicken
sandwich
had
been
an
absolutely
huge
order
of
fries
that
had
been
cooked
perfectly.
Rounding
out
my
meal
had
been
two
large
glasses
of
ice
water
that
had
been
absolutely
essential
given
the
hot
weather
outside.
Red
Door
Tavern
has
been
in
business
since
1964
so
they
have
a
long
history
in
that
neighborhood.
Since
they
are
located
on
a
narrow
strip
of
Columbus
between
Upper
Arlington
and
Grandview
Heights,
their
"Burger"
menu
includes
an
"Arlington
Burger"
[named
for
Upper
Arlington]
and
a
"Bobcat
Burger"
[named
for
the
Grandview
Heights
High
School
mascot].
I
have
driven
or
ridden
past
Red
Door
Tavern
many
times,
since
they
had
opened
in
1964,
without
ever
having
visited
there;
I
am
glad
that
I
actually
ate
there
yesterday.
If
you
are
looking
for
a
delicious
meal
at
a
restaurant
that
has
a
long
history
in
the
"Fifth
by
Northwest"
neighborhood
of
Columbus,
I
strongly
recommend
Red
Door
Tavern.