RESTAURANT

The dining room seats 95 and 34 on the patio.

Prakash decided to add a feature he didn’t have in his previous two restaurants: a refrigerated display case showing off fresh kebabs eventually bound for the tandoor oven.

“I wanted to be more honest, more transparent with my guests,” he said.

Parakash formerly owned Cuisine of India and Cumin Indian Restaurant, both in the Polaris area. He sold his interests in the former so he could open the latter, which he eventually sold.

He said he is a handson owner, working in the kitchen to make sure the spice mixtures created inhouse are creating quality, consistent dishes.

“I am in the kitchen,” he said. “But I also confer with my guests.”

A $10.99 lunch buffet is offered from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and a $12.99 buffet is offered from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

A la carte dinner is 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday and 4:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Most entrees are in the $11 to $14 range.

Cumin & Curry has a full liquor license.

Prakash said he’s pleased to be bringing Indian cuisine to the destination shopping district in Northeast Columbus.

“The aroma is spreading all over the Easton area,” he said.

For more information, call 614-470-6975. Cumin & Curry Indian Kitchen features a refrigerated display case that gives customers a chance to see the fresh kebabs. the end of September in the Graceland Shopping Center.

Clean Eatz, part of a small North Carolina-based chain, will take over the vacant 2,400-square-foot space at 5063 N. High St., formerly occupied by Qdoba.

While Clean Eatz is new to the market, it’s not a novel concept, offering bowls, wraps, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches and such using natural ingredients at inexpensive prices.

The local franchisee is Casey Schroeder, according to Casto, the owner of Graceland.

After 21 years as Columbus Brewing Co. Restaurant, the venerable Brewery District haunt has closed — but will not reopen as planned.

Last month, CBC Restaurant announced plans to close for renovations and reopen later this year as Oxbow on Short. Those plans have been put aside as one of the owners, Doug Griggs, is ill.

“This post is not an easy one to make,” reads a note on the restaurant’s Facebook page published Saturday. “We will not be reopening as Oxbow.” The last day of operation was Sunday.

“As our hearts are

breaking for the restaurant, we ask all of you to send thoughts and prayers to (Griggs) and his family.”

Mozart’s is slowly transitioning from a full-service restaurant to a privateevents facility.

Owners Anand and Doris Saha, in a news release, said the Clintonville restaurant will now be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to accommodate private parties, fundraisers and other group events.

Mozart’s will continue to offer full breakfast and lunch menus and operate its bakery, with a shift to high-end pastries and wedding cakes.

Dinner service is currently available Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. The Sahas plan to complete the transition to daytime-only hours for retail business within the next year, the release said.

The restaurant moved to its current location, 4784 N. High St., five years ago.