Comments on: Review: Louie’s Grill

By: cosplay

cosplay — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:22:23 +0000

Ever since my old favorite Martini completely changed their menu I've been on the lookout for a new Italian fave in town–sounds like this one might be a winner!

By: columbusfoodie

columbusfoodie — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:48:01 +0000

Since I can't find your original comment here to respond to, Chris.

You asked about my credentials – I have a bit of experience in food service, I love to cook, and I love to eat. I'm a customer, who has certain expectations of a meal that I'm paying good money for. I also happen to make my living, in part, by writing about those experiences. And, for what it's worth, I'm taken seriously by people who are restaurant owners, journalists, restaurant related professional organizations and others. I'd like to think that I've built my credibility on the back of my reviews, and because of that, I stand by them. I stand by my review of Louie's – their food is fantastic, even better than Starliner's. But of course, if your base of culinary knowledge centers around that epicenter of culinary greatness (not!), the OSU campus…(kidding).

Just looking at the pictures I posted above disprove your claims about golf ball sized bread and 2 tablespoons of beans. YOU may not have liked it, but the same doesn't hold true of myself or the majority of people who have eaten there. Own up to your own culinary preferences, and if you disagree so greatly with my review, post your experience on Yelp or Urbanspoon, or better yet, start your own food blog.

And pointing out someone's spelling errors is gauche. Really. So I'm not going to harp on your misspelling of "swampkitty" in your original comment. ;-P

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:34:40 +0000

By thy way, it's Cemetery Rd., not "Cemetary".

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:30:49 +0000

Ive been back there 3 times over as many weeks, and i dont see it. The tables are always dirty, the wait staff isnt friendly, all the food is mushy, and the “fusion” part of it is off-par. The Machaca with Eggs is the worst…to much going on…all you taste are spices, and it looks like vomit. My wife tried the Mofongo Stuffed Chicken Breast, and the chicken was dry and chewy. The Roast Pork with Green Salsa was another mess…nothing but a big mush, with flavors that fight each other. Everything is expensive too…$3.50 for a salad!
The Mofongo Stuffed Chicken Breast is $11 with 2 table spoons of beans, and a piece of bread smaller than a golf ball. Come on…Swapkiity05, I dont know what your credentials are, but Ive been in the Columbus culinary scene for 48 years, and this stuff just aint good.

By: TMW

TMW — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:17:35 +0000

Ooops, I forgot to mention that on my blog I credited you for the recommendation.

By: TMW

TMW — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:15:32 +0000

We went to Louie's Grill tonight - it's just as good as you say. The Chipotle Crab soup was wonderful! Best, TMW http://ledgelane.blogspot.com/

By: Andrea(OffHerCork)

Andrea(OffHerCork) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:49:37 +0000

And the nice thing about the location is if people do have to travel, it's not that far off the highway to be able to grab a meal. Great review! We're definitely going to have to try it out soon!

P.S.For some reason the comments wouldn't let my url through. I'm guessing because I don't use a "www" and it thinks that's weird.

By: Carolyn Jung

Carolyn Jung — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:11:23 +0000

I love fried plantains. They are the perfect accompaniment to Cuban black beans and rice. You get the savory, plus a little sweet.

By: columbusfoodie

columbusfoodie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:15:12 +0000

From what I understand (when talking to Amanda, our server) it was sometime last year he left Starliner, and opened the new place in February.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:26:19 +0000

So when did he leave Starline Diner? Was it recent?