Friday Meals Bites: Stacked Burger Co., Marlow’s Cheesesteaks open; Raisin Rack closes

Picture courtesy @stackedburgerco on Instagram

There’s at all times so much occurring within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the most recent:

• Stacked Burger Co. formally opens subsequent Monday, Nov. 18 at 1089 Worthington Woods Blvd. in Worthington. Describing itself as a “fashionable burger diner,” Stacked options burgers, sandwiches, and sides like fries, onion rings, and fried Brussels sprouts. The burger spot was created by Jordan Lamatrice, who grew the enterprise out of Alphabetical Consolation Kitchen, which used to function a stall within the Budd Dairy food Corridor.
• Marlow’s Cheesesteaks quietly opened its new stall in North Market Downtown this week. The Philadelphia-style sandwich store first opened in 2022 in Gahanna earlier than taking up the previous Alphabetical spot in Budd Dairy. A full grand opening is coming quickly.
• After 41 years in enterprise, the Raisin Rack Natural Food Market at 2545 W. Schrock Rd. in Westerville has closed. The market introduced the closure final week, and remained open via midday yesterday till its inventory had bought out. A Raisin Rack in Canton, Ohio stays open.
• Johnson’s Real Ice Cream introduced that it’s headed to Pickerington in 2025. The brand new store, positioned at 192 Hill Street North within the Olde Village, marks the eighth storefront for the ice cream model.
• The Dispatch shared the news that chef Josh Dalton, proprietor of Veritas and Speck Italian Eatery, will open a 3rd downtown restaurant known as Rosalita’s within the Madison-White Haines buildings presently being renovated on North Excessive Avenue, simply north of Homosexual. It’s set to open later in 2025.
• Masa Mexican Grill within the East Market comfortable opened a brand new idea there known as Masa Salad and Fruit. The stall allows you to construct your personal salad bowls with greens, veggies, proteins, and dressings.
• Halwani’s Pizza & Stromboli introduced it’s opening a 3rd location at 5837 Sawmill Rd., probably comfortable opening within the subsequent week. This new store joins areas in Grandview and Hilliard.
• This weekend, Nov. 15-17, the brand new house owners of Buns Restaurant in Delaware celebrate its grand reopening. The occasions, additionally meant to have fun the restaurant’s one hundred and sixtieth anniversary, embrace a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
• Ray Ray’s Reload confirmed over social media that it’s shifting its meals truck from the patio of The Bottle Store to Hoof Hearted Brewing on Fifth and opening it right now.
• Following carefully on the heels of the closure of its Westerville retailer, Fusian has additionally closed its Dublin department at 7221 Sawmill Rd.
• Dulce Vida Ice Cream Factory introduced that it has a brand new location coming quickly to 2561 S. Hamilton Rd.
• A brand new Ethiopian market and occasional store known as Sheger Grocery & Coffee Shop has opened 4551 Wright Ave. on the east facet. (Because of Selina from @columbuscoffeeshops for the tip!)
• Subsequent weekend is one in all my favourite weekends of the yr: Thanksgiving kolaches from Kolache Republic! You’ll be able to pre-order the particular kolaches and choose them up subsequent week Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23-24.

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