Kevin at the Grandview location has excellent customer service skills and went above and beyond…read moreyesterday. Thanks Kevin for making things right, following up with me today, and for just being awesome. I really just wanted to say thank you! I appreciate you.

One of the many locations for Jeni's Ice Cream is now right here in Grandview Heights. It's the…read moresame fantastic ice cream that has been found around Columbus for years, and is famous Nationwide. Brightly lit and inviting, this is the place to come for a cool creamy treat on a warm summer evening, as well as into the colder months of the year. If you're dining in the area and the restaurant you have visited, doesn't have desserts, or if they do have desserts and you'd rather have ice cream-this is certainly a place to come. A nice cap to an evening at the movies just down the street at Grandview Theater, a little dessert after coffee at Stauf's, or dinner at one of the local eateries, all followed by Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream. You'll find many staple flavors in their repertoire, as well as some seasonal items that change up from time to time. Something for everyone, in a cone or a cup! Great for a date night. Some limited seating is available at a few tables in the front.

10/10 always good for my cravings ask for Quan he has the best service and is always helpful when I…read morehave questions

3.5 stars Shakes are…read moreawesome, presentation was great, and staff was friendly and helpful. This place needs a super deep clean. I added a few photos but it doesn't do it justice how dirty it is in the business and bathrooms. The stickiness on my shoes was disturbing. Expect a bit of a wait if there's a line, decor is a bit cheap, but again, shakes were wonderful! You also get to keep the yard cup and there's a cleaning area so that was cool.

While visiting Columbus, OH, I asked a few locals for their favorite ice cream spots, and they all…read morepointed me to Graeter's Ice Cream. I am so glad they did. It was so good that I found myself thinking about it all week. The shop has a charming old school vibe that makes the whole experience feel nostalgic and special. The customer service was fantastic and the staff happily let us sample different flavors before we made our final choice, which made it even more fun. Every flavor we tried was rich, creamy, and full of flavor. You can really taste the quality. I will definitely be going back again and again. Highly recommend if you are in the Columbus area and craving amazing ice cream.

Fast, friendly and the ice cream was the best I've had in a long time! Cute little shop with…read moreoutside seating available!

Red velvet was AMAZING!!!!! So soft with a nice crunch on the edges. Still thinking about this…read morecookie a week later.

Holy moly these cookies are amazing…read more I love the location at The Little Grand Market. This is such a wonderful space, beautifully designed and has plenty of easy parking spots. I tried the Banana Cream Pie and Snickerdoodle cookies and absolutely loved both of them. The fact that these cookies are served warm, gooey and delicious was an absolute home run for me. I was also thrilled to see that you can get delivery through DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub. Thank you Jasmine, Yelp and For The Love of Dough for introducing me to something new. I can't wait to try more of these delicious cookies. Follow @Ohiofoodie614 on IG for places to feast and visit around Columbus.

Hands down the best ice cream in Columbus. The out of the box flavors are out of this world and…read morestaff is so friendly! The piffle is an absolute must especially if it is your first time. Honestly the ice cream is so fantastic that the toppings aren't even needed (but why not go crazy right!!!) Love it so much we always have to take a couple pints to go when we make a trip. Highly recommend the coffee flavor, biscoff cookie (try it mixed with coffee!) or if your really up for having your taste buds go wild go for the fruity pebbles flavor (thank me later!).

Honestly was kind of throne off with how empty this location was, no tables or chairs but a lot of…read moreopen space. I got the matcha ice cream in a waffle cone and it was a really subtle matcha taste, but perfectly balanced. I'd definitely try more flavors!

The Dairy Queen in Grandview Heights on Fifth Avenue has a walk up style food service window. There…read moreare some tables for seating to the rear of the building and one bench to the side. All the standard Dairy Queen fare is offered. This includes a freezer case with ice cream, cakes and other confections for celebratory events/parties. This location also offers a drive-through window, which is quite popular. Parking is available to the side and in the rear of the building. The location is nearby the high school, football stadium and baseball field, making it quite popular during the season of those sports.

I love love love DQ's shredded chicken sandwiches!! They have a great chicken-y taste, a hint of…read morecreamy blend and hot hot hot!! I eat them much more often than a hamburger! Yesterday I tried their pulled pork sandwich... but sorry, I was disappointed by the sugar in it that overcame the taste of the pork! Get rid of the sugar and you'd be making a good sandwich!

This small chocolate shop in Grandview Heights offers hand crafted candy nuts and confections,…read morecurated for special occasions or just for every day consumption. It is well lit, friendly and inviting, with display cases full of their creations. As you stroll along Grandview Avenue visiting the mini shops, restaurants, coffee, houses, or perhaps after a show at the Grandview Theater this is a great place to visit. Stop in for something sweet, and you're sure to enhance your time visiting in the 212.

If you are looking for professional chocolate's in bulk then this is the place…read more The family and I stopped in to check them out and try some chocolates. I ended up getting a maple bourbon truffle. It was sweet like maple but did not taste any bourbon. Thats fine though, some places go over board with the bourbon. The lady behind the counter was beyond nice and had a great personality, especially with the girls with us. We walked to this business so I don't know how the parking arrangements are but it is on a busy street.

Great meals with philosophical friends (2 of 2)…read more Rarely am I in Midwestern capital cities with beltways around them, but I do have a few friends from years ago who do live in this city's suburbs. I once ate at their famed German restaurant with the lunch buffet and the extra cost cream puffs with an Italian-American friend who is sort of an Archie Bunker with an MBA. He provides the entertainment. The last time I ate lunch in C-bus with that good friend was before the pandemic. I believe that the lunch buffet has returned to that German restaurant, but I can wait to do that on some other trip. On this last go round, I met up for lunch with a different friend with whom you can discuss the human condition ad nauseam, which is somewhat of a good thing. It's a good thing because there aren't many people who are capable of doing that and who will engage in that. However, when you wrap up such involved discussions, you might feel a little overwhelmed for a while! I got to choose the restaurant ... from out of town. I didn't like the choices with which I was presented and the only area of town I really know is the Polaris area around Ikea. I looked up listings and recommendations. Chocolate Cafe' had two things under its belt from the get-go. It's a high scoring bistro-cafe that has a noteworthy breakfast and lunch following and it has the word "chocolate" in its name. It's in that area near the Barnes and Noble west of the big state university with its logo featuring a branch that looks like a marijuana leaf. I have since learned it's not a marijuana leaf. We ordered lunch, with one entree being a Cobb salad and the other being one of their club sandwiches, the latter of which was mine. It was very good and, as is often the case with me, I could have eaten a bigger sandwich. I went through it fairly quickly, even though I did have the small and cheap Swedish breakfast at Ikea that morning. With the entrees, we ordered bowls of their popular tomato basil soup, which really hit the spot on that cold day. To drink, we ordered house coffee and a hot chocolate. The house coffee is refillable while the hot chocolate is not, but that's standard protocol just about anywhere. With a name like Chocolate Cafe,' we did not order dessert. My friend left first and I stayed behind to look at the dessert case. I later caved in for a slice of their moist and rich chocolate fudge cake to take with me. Like I said, it was moist and rich ... and also very tasty and filling. The pricing here is standard and appropriate. The service was folksy and very attentive, despite their being full on a weekend approaching the holidays. The interior is bright because of the floor-to-ceiling windows around the perimeter of the restaurant. That really scores points with me. Lastly, upon pulling in, the parking lot was full and I had to park a short walk away, all the while paying attention to parking signs and rules. This implied that Chocolate Cafe' was most likely a good place ... and that was corroborated. I have never driven down I-71 into this city's center once past its beltway. I have doglegged and taken Highway 315 - the Olentangy River Parkway. At its top end, it winds a little and it's slightly scenic. As you start approaching OSU, all these different medical towers with different specialties loom over you ... from both sides of the road! It's similar to the feeling one gets when they drive past the Texas Medical Center south of downtown Houston, as in, "What a maze ... why so many damn medical buildings?" But that doesn't affect their rating. It's just a personal pet peeve. I'm going to go with 4.5 stars for Chocolate Cafe', which obviously rounds up to 5 stars. It makes for an interesting meal and experience and, while I would not repeat it like clockwork because of how rich it can be, I could definitely see repeating it if I lived in its general area. My friend said he would be coming back with family members. That said, you clearly see two seals of approval.

Driving around the OSU area and wanted to find some local coffee. We had driven by the Chocolate…read moreCafé a couple times already and decided to stop in for a coffee. The store is so cute. There is decent parking and ample seating. We were just taking coffee to go, but it seemed like a great place to be able to meet with friends, get some work done, or enjoy a quiet moment. Our coffee was good. There weren't a ton of options for customizing, but the ones they had were great. We didn't get any of the signature chocolates to go (big mistake on our part), but the case was tempting. If you're in the area, skip the chains and head to Chocolate Café.