Maryland Flava, a food trailer from Dionne Gaddy, is aiming for a May launch in Cincinnati with Maryland-style crab cakes and Old Bay–seasoned sandwiches.

Bear King Brewing plans a Short North presence in Columbus as a platform for Black-owned beverage brands, pairing festival-tested beers with rotating taproom pop-ups.

A new sports bar at 4 E. State Street will pair big-screen games with Indian and Nepali plates. Owner Rohit Chhetri says construction is underway and an opening is planned soon.

Waffle House plans a 24/7 location on Crites Road in Circleville, across from Buffalo Wild Wings. A building permit was issued, but no opening date is set.

Cincinnati’s Losanti opens in Franklinton on Feb. 28, moving into the Gravity development with hand-cut steaks, house-made pastas, private dining and a seasonal patio.

The team behind Wheat Penny and Meadowlark are opening Piccolo Orsetto in Dayton’s Oregon District — a breakfast-and-lunch spot with a cooking-school space.

Cincinnati‑born Zundo Ramen & Donburi has set up shop on Westerville's State Street, offering tonkotsu bowls, donburi, chashu buns and bubble tea. Locals can order for pickup or delivery.

An upscale all-you-can-eat sushi and hibachi spot opened Friday in northwest Columbus near Dublin, adding another option to the city’s growing AYCE sushi scene.

Crumbs Up Cookies and Cakes is moving into 143 N Main Street in downtown Washington Court House, offering custom cakes, cupcakes and buttercream-iced cookies with a late-March opening window.

Columbus‑based Cameron Mitchell Restaurants plans to open 10 new Ocean Prime locations over five years, citing strong per‑unit sales and a new loyalty program. The brand names Nashville as the next scheduled opening.

Skillet, the tiny German Village brunch shop run by the Caskey family, has closed after 17 years, leaving the Whittier Street storefront vacant.

New Albany–based Bob Evans Restaurants was acquired by New York investment firm 4x4 Capital in early February. Company leadership will remain while the buyer signals plans to invest in operations and guest experience.

Columbus’s last York Steak House drew a vendor‑license notice over unpaid sales taxes, owner Tim Burkhammer says he’ll do everything to keep the diner open.