OT - Urban Chophouse being sold and rebranded to Chophouse 614
After having flamed out with the Jags, everyone in Columbus knew the whole time that Urban Meyer wasn't actually a good guy. Cayman Nebraska's Grindhouse is now going by Chophouse 614, a generically corporate moniker that should fit right in with its Short North neighborhood. (For all you Detroiters reading this, the Short North is basically our Royal Oak, but with fewer giraffes) Area code branding is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
This personally doesn't move the needle for me as I wasn't going to eat here anyways, but for any fellow Ohioans or other MGoTravellers passing through the 614, here's your notice that you only have a limited time to swing by this fine dining establishment and perhaps sip on the Shelleytini:
From the linked review upthread, which I highly encourage you all to read:
It is served in a huge martini glass and is comprised of: Finlandia, aperol, agave, pineapple, lemon, and hibiscus. After these ingredients are poured out of a monstrous shaker into the glass that is placed on your table and garnished with dried lemons and limes, along with a pair of presumably edible flowers, someone pours half a bottle of sparkling rose into it. It is for up to six people.
Remember, if you consume that behemoth with any few people, you might get so wasted that you'll find yourself mumbling "who is this he keeps dining with me"
February 11th, 2022 at 2:47 PM ^
Why aren't they renaming it "Grab an Ass" steak house?
February 11th, 2022 at 4:38 PM ^
I am sure there is daily grinding going on there.... and also for the meat for their burgers.
I think Cayman wanted to rename it Chop House 69, because the square root of 69 is ate something.
/I will show myself out now
February 11th, 2022 at 5:04 PM ^
Chez Lap Dance?
Cayman's Twerkin' Filet?
Urbz Steak 'n' Ass?
Urb and Cayman's Twerk and Grille?
Urban's Family Man Steakhouse?
Shelley and the Kids Embarassment Bar and Grille?
Any of these should include the tag line "Where true leaders hang out when they are supposed to be watching the grandkids"
February 12th, 2022 at 8:05 AM ^
I snorted when I laughed. Thank you!
February 11th, 2022 at 6:42 PM ^
Overtaking Ass Steakhouse
February 11th, 2022 at 2:56 PM ^
Here before the STOP TALKING ABOUT URBZ ON MGOBLOG crowd shows up.
February 11th, 2022 at 3:16 PM ^
But but but, we were told Urban is back in Columbus working with Ryan Day and how to get back at the Wolverines. They certainly wouldn’t change the name if Urban was back in Columbus
February 11th, 2022 at 3:19 PM ^
Guess he needs the money for more picture frames for the coffee table.
February 11th, 2022 at 9:52 PM ^
+1, comrade.
February 11th, 2022 at 3:20 PM ^
Area code branding is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
I don't understand why someone would tattoo and area code on their body, but athlete appear to think it's cool.
February 11th, 2022 at 3:29 PM ^
To be fair, there is a Vietnamese lunch spot here called 6-1-PHO, and that one is pretty clever.
February 11th, 2022 at 3:33 PM ^
That is awesome
February 11th, 2022 at 4:33 PM ^
And it’s the best pho in town, hands down.
February 11th, 2022 at 4:51 PM ^
Aw man, now you're making me hungry for some, though I've really been on more of a ramen kick lately. I will say I think I like the banh mis at Buckeye Asian Kitchen* the best, though I probably need to try more places.
* yeah, name isn't great
February 11th, 2022 at 5:04 PM ^
I’m there for all pho related puns. Tacoma used to have a Pho King restaurant.
February 11th, 2022 at 3:51 PM ^
Longtime gangster tradition, especially relevant in a prison yard.
February 11th, 2022 at 3:45 PM ^
"Area code branding is the last refuge of the unimaginative."
A long time ago I made out with a girl I met at a bar. I was going to take her home but I discovered that she had a necklace with our area code on it because she wanted to represent. It sort of sobered me up and I went home without her.
February 11th, 2022 at 3:48 PM ^
You have some high standards my man. Pretty sure in my single days that would be a +
February 11th, 2022 at 4:39 PM ^
probably for the best, but if you were in SW Michigan (269) it might still have been worth a shot
February 11th, 2022 at 4:41 PM ^
Yea, that happened…
February 11th, 2022 at 4:07 PM ^
Is Royal Oak generic and corporate now? When I was a kid in the 90s I thought it was gritty, which it probably was compared to Birmingham or Beverly Hills. Obviously I don't get back to Metro Detroit much these days.
February 11th, 2022 at 4:27 PM ^
Very corporate. A lot of the college students who stick around metro-Detroit after graduation live there. A lot of "upscale" establishments. We don't go much there anymore for dinners. Pretty annoying when you're trying to enjoy a meal on a Friday or Saturday in the summer and you have biker assholes standing around outside revving their engines.
February 11th, 2022 at 4:33 PM ^
I'll preface by saying that my knowledge is severely out of date since I've not lived in SE Mich for about 2 decades and in fact never lived in the Detroit per se, but at the time, the way it was explained to me by friends who did was that Berkley is the new Ferndale is the new Royal Oak.
February 11th, 2022 at 4:40 PM ^
Ehh, I disagree with that. Berkley doesn't have nearly as much going for it as Ferndale in terms of things to do. Maybe two or three places to eat that are decent. And the cultural vibe is a lot different. Having lived in Berkley recently, there's still very much of an old Berkley versus new Berkley divide, more so than the other Woodward corridor.
February 11th, 2022 at 6:40 PM ^
Had to change the name. Under the”Urban” name, the broiler flamed out.
February 11th, 2022 at 6:50 PM ^
New Urban nickname, "short north"?
February 12th, 2022 at 12:40 AM ^
I am honestly shocked that 11W is roasting this better than you guys. Step your game up people!!!
February 12th, 2022 at 3:32 AM ^
It is for up to six people.
man, y’all need to step your game up.
February 12th, 2022 at 8:50 AM ^
Well I’ll all say is regardless of the name there are lots of cool places to eat here in Columbus and Urban Meyers chop house wouldn’t be on my top list before or after the bake change ?
February 12th, 2022 at 10:35 AM ^
That sucks. My wife and I were going to re-create the “grind” photo for our next Christmas card. My vision was to shoot it from inside the restaurant (with menu in photo). We wouldn’t order anything, obviously, LOL. I guess we need to find a plan b.
We live in Jax so it’s appropriate.
February 12th, 2022 at 2:38 PM ^
I still wouldn't eat there