Philco Diner

Adress: 747 N. High St
Phone: 614-299-9933

Diner food is a treat we can all enjoy. Whether you are in the mood for a dinner of eggs, or a brunch of meatloaf you can assuredly get most anything you want at most any time of the day. Philco Diner, takes the idea of your mom and pop diner and brings it to a more upscale, locally inspired level. 

Inside you find a long bar, and a few booths, and a couple high tables. Wood tones and pea green booths with a strong grey coating every remaining inch. On my last visit, the place was so hot, I just felt uncomfortable for the majority of the time (perhaps this is do to the inconsistent weather we've been having).

On this visit, we started with cheese curds. Lightly fried chunks from blue jacket dairy- sweet, buttery and salty. Everything I love in a cheese curd was to be found in the order, my only problem come to the portion size. It wouldn't be a bad size, but they served them on a plate that made me feel cheated. Sure it came with a spicy pickle mayonnaise- but a smaller plate would have made them feel extra special.

After that I had Phillip's Burger. A 6 oz patty of beef, with arugula, a roasted tomato, grilled onions, Ohio cheddar, a little of the pickle mayonnaise all stacked in two soft challah buns.My burger was well cooked, but stacked a bit high, making it hard to eat. With it I ordered a side of fries and some of their bloody marry aioli. The fries were large, cooked well and hot. They weren't super crispy, but they were well seasoned. They aioli on the other hand, had a slight spice to it, but other than that wasn't very inspired- I saw no resemblance to the cocktail.

*For those of you who have seen aioli on the menus of countless restaurants and are still baffled by receiving dull mayonnaise with a drop of flavoring- join the club. By definition an aioli is a heavily garlic flavored mayonnaise (fine it's a fancy way of saying mayonnaise) that can be further flavored with the addition of other seasonings. Emphasis on the garlic, most restaurants in Columbus start with a gallon jug of mayonnaise and just spin some sirracha or herbs in it. Restaurants please start making real aioli if you are going to call it that- pack in the flavor!

That is where the meal ended, tasty and worth going back to. I've been before and can highly recommend the duck wings- they are really worth it, although the portion is a bit weak. If you haven't been to Philco since they reopend last year, I'd suggest you check it out on your next Short North visit. 

Keep Eating,

JTFussy