Best Restaurants in Columbus

Living downtown certainly has it advantages: Places of business are open past 8:00pm, there are multiple things to do every night of the week, and you can usually find something fun and  free/close to free to do. It seems like I run into people who are "new to Columbus" (or people who live in the suburbs who are afraid of traveling inside 270) fairly often.  I always am offering suggestions on places to go, so I figured I would write them out so I have a quick reference for the next time I am asked.

Best Pizza:
1. Hounddogs - Fun Fact: They are open 24hours
2. Fabians
3. Adriaticos
4. Carsonie's - Although technically it's Stromboli/calzones. . . but it's still pizza related

Best Burgers:
1. Thurman Cafe Fun Fact: Be prepared to wait over an hour . . .it's worth it!
2. Brazenhead - Fun Fact: $3 burgers on wed. nights
3. Little Palace
4. Ted's Montana Grill - Fun Fact: All burgers come in beef or bison
5. Max & Erma's - Erma Combo

Best Fine Dining:
1. Lindy's
2. Any Cameron Mitchell Restaurant - Particularly Cameron's and M
3. Eddie Merlot's
4. Barcelona - Fun Fact: We went here the night we got engaged
5. The Top Steakhouse

Best Mid-Priced Dining
1. B.J.'s Brewhouse
2. Schmidt's - German Sausage House (or Haus)
3. Milestone 229
4. Rusty Bucket
    4.a.) Old Bag of Nails - these are basically the same restaurant, but still delicious!
5. Easy Street Cafe - for when you can't get into Thurman's!

Best Cheap Eats
1. Tai's Asian Bistro - Honey Chicken is where it's at!
2. Chef-O-Nette
3. Jason's Deli - This is a chain restaurant, but still wonderful.
4. Johnny Buccelli's
5. Graffiti Bruger

Best Specialty Restaurants
1. Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace - Hot Dogs
2. Gooeyz - Grilled Cheese
3. Jack and Benny's - Best Breakfast in Columbus
4. Hal and Al's - Vegetarian/Vegan plus Huge beer selection
5. Mickey's Late Night Slice - pizza by the slice

Best Bars/Bar Food (For Girls)
1. Mac's Cafe
2. Club 185 - Delicious Chips and Dip
3. Plank's Bier Garten
    3.a.) Plank's Cafe and Pizzeria
4. Gresso's - Fun Fact: Killer patio in the spring/summer

Best Bars (For Boys)
1. Park Street Tavern
2. Beck Tavern
3. Blue Danube

Best Sandwiches
1. Ohio Deli and Restaurant - Fun Fact: If you attempt to eat the dagwood, you will puke
2. Kazinger's Deli - Super expensive, but definitely worth the try
3. Brown Bag Deli

Places we still want to try:
1. Flatiron
2. Village Coney
3. Deep Wood
4. River Club Restaurant at Confluence Park
5. Giuseppe's Ritrovo
6. Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill

Any other suggestions????????