Weekend Cooking- A Visit to Columbus Ohio

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We went to visit family this weekend in Columbus Ohio to take in an Ohio State University football game. The game was at noon, so we began tailgating at 9am.

The first thing we saw in the parking lot was a man taping a sign to a port-a-potty that read- "Private Use- Keep Out". That just cracked me up!

There were your standard tailgaters with chips, dips, and crockpots, but I wasn't prepared for the vans with big screen televisions; I had never seen that before.

I also saw three food trucks parked in the stadium parking lot; Pitabilities, which sold pita sandwiches

Pitabilities Food Truck

Bob's Burgers, which had your standard burger fare with all the fixins

Bob's Burger Truck

And the one that caught my eye, Market District's Foodie Truck, which sold Vietnamese sandwiches and Indian curry plates. What a great idea for an interesting tailgate food option.

Market District Foodie Truck

Foodie Truck menu

My husband's brother Chris wanted to go to a place called The Thurman Cafe because he saw it on the TV show Man Vs. Food. We waited two hours (!) to get seated so he could eat the Thurmanator, 24 oz. of beef with ham, bacon, two kinds of cheese, mushrooms, onions, pickles, and banana peppers. Four of the guys split two of them and they pronounced them worth the wait.

1/2 of the Thurmanator

I've never waited two hours for food, (for a book signing yes, but not food), but we had fun while we waited and my regular cheeseburger deluxe was pretty darn good too. (If I was a cardiologist in the Columbus area, I would have my business cards in the waiting area of that restaurant.)

It was a great weekend, we look forward to making it an annual event. 

If you've ever waited two hours for a table seating, let me know where in the comments section.