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Tasty margaritas, good Mexican fare

La Fogata Grill is a chain of Mexican restaurants in Columbus with three locations: The Short North, Pickerington and Worthington. The restaurant has daily margarita specials and weekly taco and fajita specials.

Italian American Bistro and Bar

Nestled in the scenic German Village enclave, G. Michael's is a quaint, fairly uppity Italian bistro. Some of the menu highlights include honey-glazed mahi, herb-crusted buttered sturgeon and hearty lasagna with chicken and pork sausage.

Contemporary downtown sushi dining

Kooma is a quaint downtown sushi/Japanese restaurant located near downtown Columbus in the developing Arena District next to North Market. The restaurant offers a large, varied sushi menu made fresh by on-site sushi chefs. There's also other Japanese dishes to choose from like teriyaki veggie dishes and sizzling ginger-infused hibachi chicken. Be sure to wash it down with a nice, warm sake!

Voted Best New Restaurant of 2008

Voted as Best New Restaurant of 2008 by local rag The Other Paper, this Cameron Mitchell concept now boasts two locations in The Short North and in the north neighborhood of Polaris. The food is good, the portions are meager and all is meant to be shared.