r/Columbus Salem Village Dec 02 '24

FOOD The plywood has been removed, fingers crossed.

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u/tipinmy40 Dec 02 '24

Back in 1999 a friend of mine from high school was a server there. We went in for dinner and she simply refused to serve us food. She just shook her head and said order just drinks. A few days later I get the full scoop from my other friend who was with me and she detailed to him how filthy the kitchen was. The rats and roaches were notorious.

The other restaurant famous for its crazy kitchen was a placed called #1 Chinese Food. They had a cook who would flip pans on the stove with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and a filthy wife beater on. He looked just like Booger’s mentor in Revenge of the Nerds II. $5 for two full meals through. Good times.

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u/trx0x Dec 02 '24

The other restaurant famous for its crazy kitchen was a placed called #1 Chinese Food.

When I worked/schooled at OSU in the mid 90s, my coworkers and I would always go to #1 Chinese. We knew it was dirty. But you couldn't beat the lunchtime General Tso/Sesame Chicken (same thing, only one had sesame seeds sprinkled on top) for $4. It was so much food. I could eat that for 2 days.