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Erin Edwards
Cincinnati-based
Galla Park Steak opened Wednesday at 900 N. High St. in the Short North. The high-end restaurant and lounge, owned by Peerless Management Group, combines a modern steakhouse with an entertainment venue, including a DJ and a $121 round of 10 sake bombs for the table. The food menu features charbroiled oysters, sushi bowls, seafood entrees, pastas and steaks that range from $42-$74.
Hot Chicken Takeover is about to get some serious competition.
Dave’s Hot Chicken, which originated as a pop-up in an East Hollywood parking lot, just signed a franchising agreement to open 28 locations in Ohio and Indiana. According to
Table Talk: Everything coming up gold for Eagles Pizza in New Albany
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CORRECTION: Rachel and Adam Savage are Dennis Keesee s daughter and son-in-law. An earlier version of this story indicated otherwise.
In 1971, the village of New Albany had a robust population barely exceeding 500.
It also was the year that Tom and Marjorie Keesee bought Eagle Pizza and renamed it Eagles Villa Pizza, located smack dab in the town center.
A lot has changed in New Albany, as the affluent suburb has experienced enviable commercial and residential growth, with the population soaring to about 11,000.
Yet, Eagles Pizza, as it is known now, still is the same family-run, independent pizzeria that had only a small move – from a tiny building to its current nest at 2 N. High St. – a year later.
In 1971, the village of New Albany had a robust population barely exceeding 500.
It also was the year that Tom and Marjorie Keesee bought Eagle Pizza and renamed it Eagles Villa Pizza, located smack dab in the town center.
A lot has changed in New Albany, as the affluent suburb has experienced enviable commercial and residential growth, with the population swelling to about 11,000.
Yet Eagles Pizza still is the same family-run, independent pizzeria. It moved only once in 50 years, from a tiny building to its current nest at 2 N. High St. a year after the Keesees bought it.
Owner Dennis Keesee, son of the founders, acknowledged 50 years is a long time in the restaurant business.