Woodys Wing House doubles down on quality wings, sports
Woodys Wing House has scratched out a spot in the Crosswoods retail center, promising superlative chicken wings, family fun and a state-of-the-art tap system offering 32 beers.
The new restaurant is owned by Scott Walker, owner of Olympus Homes Inc., and Jason Liu, founder of the two local J. Liu Restaurant & Bars.
“We would like it to be a family restaurant with a sports theme,” Walker said. “That’s what we’re after.”
The partners said they spent north of $3 million in purchasing the 10,000-square-foot restaurant and completely renovating the interior, which features mostly light wooden seating and paneling and more 70 highdefinition TVs tuned into sports programming.
Natural illumination flows through the larger picture windows, giving the 280-seat interior an even more open feel.
Woodys takes over the vacant Champps Kitchen & Bar site at 161 E. Campus View Blvd.
The owners have even created a drive-thru, where customers can pick up food orders, as well as beer and soft drinks.
Wings are the thing at Woodys, and they serve traditional and boneless options. All 12 sauces — from Hawaiian habanero to honey garlic — are made inhouse. Buffalo wings come with five levels of heat. Dry-rubbed wings also are available.
The menu is rounded out with appetizers, soups, pizzas, sandwiches, burgers, subs and salads.
No individual item tops $10, except for larger orders of wings, which start out at $5.99 for five.
The beer-delivery system uses screens at the bar to display a variety of information: how much is left in each keg, where the beer is brewed and the alcohol by volume.
“Down to a science,” said Liu, who has his master’s degree in material-science engineering.
Both Liu and Walker say they plan on building additional Woodys stores in central Ohio.
For example, a J. Liu and Woodys are expected to be neighbors in a proposed mixed-use development at the northeast corner of West Lane Avenue and Westmont Boulevard in Upper Arlington. That development is on hold while a referendum on the project heads to the ballot box next year.
Hours are 11 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 614-433-9464.
More momo
Everest Cuisine: Authentic Taste of Indo-Nepal & Tibet is the latest restaurant to serve momo, a style of steamed dumpling native to Tibetan cuisine.
Everest Cuisine has taken over the former A Taste of Vietnam storefront, 652 High St. in Old Worthington. It’s a deceptively large, albeit narrow, space that seats 190.
The menu has a multitude of familiar Indian dishes, as well as fare common in Tibet and Nepal.
Patrons can sample a variety of all three at daily lunch buffets — $9.99 weekdays and $11.99 weekends.
Sandeep Singh, who owns the restaurant with Ram Pokheral, said the dumplings are filled with either chicken or vegetables, adding that there are many vegetarian dishes on the menu at Everest Cuisine.
Breaking bread
Saigon Baguette & Coffee is the latest Vietnamese restaurant to enter the central Ohio dining scene.
The 22-seat restaurant is located at 10 Dillmont Drive, which is off of Rt. 23 north of I-270.
As its name suggests, the restaurant offers banh mi sandwiches and strong Vietnamese coffee, served hot in individual pots and iced with sweetened condensed milk.
Also featured are pho and daily specials, all made from scratch by Ling Nguyen.
Hold the GMOs, please
Here is something for the ingredientconscious crowd: Rebol, a Cleveland-based restaurant known for its menu of 100 percent, nongenetically modified organisms and mostly organic menu items, will open this summer in Dublin.
Rebol will occupy 2,900 square feet of space, with a 350-square-foot patio, at 4553 Bridge Park Ave.
The menu largely offers signature and customized bowls, plus zero-toxin and organic coffee, organic superfood smoothies, turmeric golden milk, wine, craft beer and other beverages.