The Trattoria - Columbus

Always made from scratch lunch and dinner. Basic menus with different food options. Quality food and prices are super for homemade selections. AND beer and wines available. A great find (and no long lines of waiting).

It is nice, but very pricy for what you get. The waitstaff is a little overbearing and will stop by every few minutes to check on you. Some folks like that, I do not. Lunch specials are more reasonable price-wise, but you get a very small portion.

Putting a good restaurant in the middle of a grocery store is brilliant! Not great for ambiance or a romantic hide-a-way but great to sit and watch them prepare your dish in front of you. Also a great place to strike up a conversation with the person next to you. Purchase a bottle of wine at retail price from the extensive wine department and they'll open it and serve it to you at no extra cost. What you don't finish they will re-cork it and send it home with you also at no extra cost. A nice menu with some very good tasting dishes served by a talented chef. Generally pretty fast service unless they are very busy. Usually only one chef and a server on duty.

While shopping at Whole Foods for the best fish in town, I often make myself a salad to eat for lunch later. I love the selection... especially the grains and interesting veggies. But really, the salad bar has something for everyone!

Take-out today with their Genji Brown Quinoa Spicy Tuna Avocado Sushi. Always fresh, and very reliable.