Vote! Which restaurant that opened in 2022 is Columbus most excited about?
New restaurants were opening up all over Columbus, Phenix City and the surrounding areas last year, and the Ledger-Enquirer wants to know which one readers are most excited about.
Here’s some details about the four restaurants featured in this first round of voting:
- Moe’s Original BBQ opened in September 2022 next to Fetch Park on Fifth Avenue. The restaurant features Alabama-style barbecue and rotates 70-80 side options.
- La Garita Restaurant and Bakery began sharing Puerto Rican cuisine and culture with Columbus last summer. The family-owned and operated restaurant offers Cuban sandwiches, empanadas, mortadella along side a variety of pastries.
- It’s Tamale Time opened in Phenix City in May this year, and will soon open a second location in Highside Market in Columbus. Chef JR McKinny grew his business in the Columbus area selling tamales at farmers markets after moving his family to Georgia in the wake of Hurricane Michael.
- Wakis African Kitchen opened its doors in August on University Avenue. The restaurant offers authentic African cuisine including jollof rice and egusi soup.
Vote in this poll, and come back next week for another round of voting with different restaurants. It’s up to our readers to decide which new restaurant will have the bragging rights. This poll is not scientific, and you can vote as many times as you would like between now and when the poll closes Wednesday at noon.
If you have a restaurant that opened in 2022 and would like to be included in future rounds of this poll, please contact us at bmcgee@ledger-enquirer.com
This story was originally published January 12, 2023 at 5:00 AM.
