Bubba’s 33 plans to redevelop the former TGI Fridays at 2928 Taylor Road SW in Reynoldsburg; city staff are reviewing demolition and rebuild plans.

Scramblers has opened its first Illinois restaurant in Bloomington inside The Chateau Hotel, bringing made-to-order breakfast, mimosas and a free private dining room.

BD Mongolian Grill’s longtime Dublin Sawmill Road restaurant closed Sunday after 27 years. Managers said an inventory shortage forced an early shutdown.

Fry Pie Factory pulled five-ounce pepperoni rolls after state inspectors found storage and labeling problems — the packaging didn’t list milk and items may have been kept at unsafe temperatures.

The Daily Growler’s German Village location will reopen June 19 as The Daily Etcetera after a spring remodel and menu refresh.

A Kyoto‑inspired omakase and members‑only lounge, NomaEN is slated for 84 N. High St. in Historic Dublin, replacing long-running Oscar’s. The site lists "Opening Spring 2027" and membership sign-ups are live.

Giordano's has closed its only Columbus restaurant at Polaris Parkway after nine years, according to The Columbus Dispatch. The city no longer appears on the chain's locations list.

Service!'s The Line will open in downtown Columbus this summer, pairing a modern American menu with paid hospitality-training cohorts and local college pathways.

Due Amici has closed its downtown Gay Street restaurant after 22 years, a notable change for Columbus’s central dining strip. The closure comes amid ongoing Capital Line work on Gay Street.

Winans Coffee & Chocolate will close its Short North shop at 3 p.m. on June 6 after opening in February 2024. Employees were offered transfers to nearby locations.

Granville-born Whit’s Frozen Custard is headed to Jerome Village Market — the first of two planned Central Ohio shops, with another Dublin location listed as coming soon.

Veteran restaurateur Rick Doody will convert Upper Arlington’s former Houlihan’s at Kingsdale Center into Arlington Grille; menu and opening date remain limited.

Dog Haus is targeting a late-summer debut in Columbus near Ohio State University, its first Ohio location as the chain expands into the Midwest.