Heirloom Café — Restaurant in Columbus

"Heirloom was started in the summer of 2011 by John and Kimberly Skaggs. It's more than just the name of our café. It's a promise to our guests that we stand behind our mission to provide tasty, healthful, and seasonal food that tells a story. It means we believe in tradition, “farm to table,” supporting local businesses, and being the best environmental stewards we can be. It means that we want to provide a welcoming dining experience and do what we can to make your day a little brighter.

We uphold our mission in many ways: We source most of our products from Ohio farmers and businesses, and we have created relationships with many of the people we source from. We make nearly all of our food in-house, and everything from salad dressing to granola to bizaches are made right in our kitchen. We think food tastes a whole lot better when you know where it came from. And almost everything in our café is compostable or recyclable.

We established the Heirloom Urban Garden in spring 2014. Before this, our garden was at the Wexner Center for the Arts that provided our café with a variety of veggies, herbs, and flowers. We outgrew that space and started fresh a couple miles from Ohio State’s campus.

Wexner Center members and military personnel receive a 10% discount, BUCK ID cash for Ohio State students is accepted, and e-gift certificates are available in any denomination. Since we are a counter-service restaurant, we do not take...

I went here for the first time a couple weeks ago with a colleague for lunch (we both work at OSU). I would say it was just meh. I was definitely expecting more. The service was okay since we beat the lunch rush by going around 11:30. We both thought the portion sizes were too small for adults. I got a half sandwich/soup combo. They could consider including a side (chips, bread, apple, etc.) with the combo like Panera, Brenen’s and other fast casual restaurants do. While eating, we both said “I’m gonna be hungry shortly after this” so then we got a dessert to split. The food was tasty but nothing to write home about. I would definitely try Heirloom again but I’m not rushing out of my way...

Compared to the rest of on campus dining this is basically a Michelin star restaurant. My jam and cheese sandwich was excellent, my salad was crunchy and had a good flavour, and my chocolate banana mocha bread tasted fresh and solid. It's more or less and average cafe, but with a very charming atmosphere. Being located in the Wex makes it a great place to relax and study too.

The only warning I have is that they don't take Dining Dollars and can get a little pricey, so some students may find it a...