Favorite Alt Eats places

Bethia Woolf: Stick to the Sichuan pages at the back of the menu. Try the cold beef with spicy sauce and dumplings in chili oil.

Bethia Woolf: Try the grilled rice balls with shiso.

Bethia Woolf: Try the mango lassi or the Somali tea

Bethia Woolf: Order from the Japanese small plates menu.

Bethia Woolf: Try the spicy squid. It's always good.

Bethia Woolf: Best Banh mi sandwiches in Columbus

Bethia Woolf: Fantastic Thai food. It's a $1 off at lunchtime.

Bethia Woolf: Try the Banh Xeo - a crepe filled with pork and shrimp and served with lettuce and herbs.

Bethia Woolf: Great Pakistani grilled meats and bread. Try the chicken shisk kebabs and nan bread.

Bethia Woolf: Huge puffy bread with chickpea curry. Yes please! Chana bathura

Columbus Food Adventures: Try the steamed Shao Mai, they're amazing