Blue Danube Restaurant
Columbus, OH 43202-2923
Phone: (614) 261-9308
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-1am, Fri 11am-2am, Sat 9am-2am, Sun 9am-1am
Editorial Review for Blue Danube Restaurant – by Tracy Zollinger Turner
The Scene
The Blue Danube has nothing in common with the Johann Strauss symphony or the Hungarian river, except that it's also a touchstone. It originally opened its doors in 1940, and while the ownership has changed, the place hasn't. Since it's one of the only spots near the OSU campus open for meals after midnight, many a local twentysomething has crammed into a blue neon-lit booth to chat, eat fairly cheaply and smoke his or her head off. The waitstaff is hit or miss; bartenders tend to be more reliable.
The Food
Most menu selections are average American fare, although there are a few tastier Greek dishes. But you don't indulge in the chicken and dumplings, burgers and gyros for the taste so much as the fact that they are fuel, and much better fuel than the stuff at the Taco Bell up the street.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThe whole restaurant is basically a smoking section, so if that bothers you, beware.
User Reviews for Blue Danube Restaurant
01/26/2008 Posted by shaun43123
If you are looking for a unique place to eat, try this place! It is down by the Ohio State Campus, so it might be a little crowded, but its worth the trip! Try the meatloaf!
10/13/2006 Posted by xerxes31082
For people who remember and love the 'Dube from its glory days, things have changed. The food is much more expensive (though now edible and even good), you can't smoke, but then again there are no more 16 y/o kids trying to get served or playing crappy teen pop on the jukebox. The service is still spotty, although much better than it was and the selection at the bar seems to grow geometrically. The bar staff are great people - surly and engaging at the same time. You can get a decent if somewhat less than expertly prepared cocktail, and most of the prices aren't bad. You can listen to anything on the jukebox you can conjure in your imagination. PBR tallboys are $1 all the time. There is nothing at all pretentious or affectatious about the 'Dube at all. It is, in essense, the perfect dive.
Pros: Barstaff, parking, PBR.
Cons: Panhandlers, hipsters.
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