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Belmont County
Audrey Rabalais
Chapz Bar and Grill in Belmont County is not looking to be found. Those who do find it have to take an exit off of I-70 and wind down a two-lane road for a few miles until the backside of a woman wearing chaps emerges from among the scenery. You have arrived “where leather meets skin,...
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Noble County
Lauren McGrath
Nestled just minutes off Interstate 77 in Caldwell, Ohio, Mom’s Home Cookin’ is like stepping foot into your very own kitchen. Familiar aromas waif through the air and instantly make your mouth water. The quaint dining room is filled with wooden tables and decorated in a festive manner...
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Fairfield County
Allie Soderberg
What had started in a basement kitchen in Lancaster, Ohio, has become a unique diner experience at 161 West Main Street. Today, the restaurant is under the ownership of David Jones and has changed its name to Annie’s Main Street Bistro. The original owners, Dan and Mary...
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Pickaway County
Sandie Young
It’s a sunny day in Circleville. A lunch break is well overdue and the streets and storefronts are bustling with people. Past the towering cornfields and grazing cows, North Court Street takes any passerby through the busy part of the town. Hang a right at Watt Street to find the local...
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Washington County
Christopher Uihlein
In 2000 Phi Chen and his wife Jamie gave birth to their first son. Two years later they would start new careers together in the food industry, opening a restaurant with their son's name as the inspiration.
Today, Austyn's, located just a block from the Ohio River, serves customers in...
