Plus, Cobra starts Sunday Slurps this weekend

The pho-1-1 on noodle soup 🍜

10 pho restaurants you have to try in Columbus

Veggie pho from 61Pho | Photo by @6_1_Pho
How spicy do you like your pho? | Photo by @6_1_Pho
If you’re on the hunt for pho, these 10 local restaurants are serving up big broth energy in each bowl.

Buckeye Pho, 761 Bethel Rd.

While Buckeye Pho is mostly a takeout restaurant, it offers dine-in services Friday-Sunday.

Huong Vietnamese Restaurant, 1270 Morse Rd.

Many of the featured pho dishes come with rare steak, but others like the pho khong thit are just noodles.

Lan ViĂŞt, Multiple locations

Good things take time + that’s why this local vendor at both North Market locations takes 24 hours to create its homemade broths.

Pho Asian Noodle House & Grill, 1288 W. Lane Ave.

Each order of pho is made with homemade broth + comes with a side of bean sprouts, basil, cilantro, jalapeño, and lime.

Pho Chef Asian Noodles & Grill, 3540 W. Dublin Granville Rd.

Find 18 different styles of beef pho, including some made with Vietnamese meatballs, brisket, or steak.

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The Lan ViĂŞt located at Bridge Park. | Photo via @lanvietmarket__

Pho Q Nha, 5742 Kathy Run Ln.

This local spot is recommended by Avishar Barua, Columbus-based chef + former “Top Chef” star.

Pho Social, 3991 Worth Ave.

Grab a bowl at this Easton Town Center location that sports 4.5 stars on Yelp after 75+ reviews.

Saigon Asian Bistro, 50 Neverland Dr.

Choose from 16 different options at this popular Lewis Center shop.

WP²HO, 30 Westerview Dr.

Make a selection between five different beef phos with the option to add rice noodles on certain orders.

61Pho, 4386 N. High St.

This homemade Vietnamese street food restaurant offers large portions of completely customizable pho ranging from beef, chicken or tofu.

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Thursday, Feb. 16
  • Affirmative Distraction | Thursday, Feb. 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Columbus Funny Bone, 145 Easton Town Ctr., Columbus | $32 | Enjoy an improv show featuring special guest performer Brian Penn, a local multi-talented artist.
Friday, Feb. 17
  • Schubert Symphony No. 4 “Tragic” | Friday, Feb. 17-Saturday, Feb. 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St., Columbus | $30.50-$88.50 | Spend an evening with the Columbus Symphony as it performs this classical piece originally created by Franz Schubert.
  • “Friends” Trivia Night | Friday, Feb. 17 | 8-10:30 p.m. | Sotto Terra, 610 Neil Ave., Columbus | $10 | Create a team of up to 10 members + flex your knowledge on this classic TV show.
Saturday, Feb. 18
  • Rock N Bowl | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 12:30 p.m. | Columbus Square Bowling Palace, 5707 Forrest Hills Blvd., Columbus | Donation based | Create a team, or join an existing team, and bowl to benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
  • World’s Toughest Rodeo | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus | $23-$83 | Watch athletes test their luck with bull riding, barrel racing, and bareback riding at this daring show.

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  • West70 Logistics Center, a project on Hilliard-Rome Road that could total 1.8 million sqft once complete, is now under construction. Two buildings are being built in the area, one at 500,000 sqft + the other at 248,000 sqft, and there could be plans for three more buildings in future phases. 🏗 (NBC4)
Health
  • OhioHealth + Columbus Oncology will launch a new cancer treatment center within the OhioHealth Westerville Medical Campus at 300 Polaris Pkwy. The facility is 20,000 sqft and Columbus Oncology will occupy 15,000 sqft. Both groups are aiming for a spring opening. (Columbus Business First)
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  • Top Vegan, a locally filmed cooking competition show, will begin streaming on YouTube on Thursday, April 20. The show was filmed in Mitchell Hall at Columbus State + created by Chad Goodwin, owner and co-founder of 4th & State. He and a handful of local chefs will stand as judges each episode. 🎥
Sports
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Environment
  • Keep Columbus Beautiful is seeking volunteers for its Kick Butt clean up day on Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. The eco-friendly group will spend the morning cleaning up cigarette butts — one of the most littered items in America — along highway ramps near Olde Towne East + Bexley. ♻️
Feel Good
  • Student volunteers at The Ohio State University are setting an example in giving back by donating 125 backpacks full of supplies for kids. These backpacks were given to the Gladden Community House, a local nonprofit, and included items like notebooks, stickers, birthday cards, and journals. 🎒
  • The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium helped rehabilitate two manatees, Acorn and Einstein, throughout the last two years + safely released them back into the wild on Tuesday. The manatees were taken to Crystal River, Florida where they will live freely with other healthy manatees. 👏
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Easy like Sunday evenings

Sunday Slurp offers chance to support local with good food + drinks

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The last preview party was held at Seventh Son. | Photo via @cobracolumbus
While an opening date for Cobra Columbus hasn’t been announced, the community can soon get a taste of what this cocktail bar will have to offer in the future.

Starting this Sunday, Feb. 19 + rolling throughout the year is Sunday Slurp — a local gathering of food and drinks in support of Cobra as it aims to open its first brick-and-mortar location. Each week, Cobra will host a Slurp at a local business, with Woodhouse Vegan starting off the season.

What is Cobra? It will be late night bar that highlights handcrafted cocktails + offers a kitchen that stays open until 2 a.m., per an interview with Columbus Monthly. It was co-founded by four former Watershed Kitchen & Bar employees: Alex Chein, David Yee, Jack Dale Bennett Jr., and Josh Spiers.
THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by Mitch.

Editor’s pick: Don’t mind me, I’m just day dreaming about the tiramisu I had at Pelino’s Pasta on Tuesday night. When the head baker + chef travels all the way to Paris to master recipes, you know it’s going to be next level.

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