COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — What was as soon as dwelling to a burger-slinging diner with pleather cubicles and sliders is now stuffed with crystal chandeliers, gold curtains and espresso.
Safia Sweets & Kitchen, blocks from the previous Columbus Crew stadium off Interstate 71, has changed the Frisch’s Massive Boy chain restaurant with the furnishings of opulence. The Somali-owned cafe serves all the things from in a single day oats and buttery croissants to salmon burgers and non-alcoholic mocktails.
The espresso store opened April 21, coinciding with the Muslim vacation Eid al-Fitr that marks the tip of the holy month of Ramadan. Whether or not it’s the crispy hen sandwich, the Philly cheese steak or the “Tunacado” tuna flatbread, each meal is served with halal meat.
Safia prides itself on providing an expensive eating expertise from breakfast to dinner, that includes marble flooring, gold-dipped plates and punctiliously positioned meals. The 5,000 square-foot eating area could be reserved for weddings, bridal showers and different massive occasions for as much as 200 friends, with a Somali-fused catering menu and a gradual provide of espresso and tea.
Positioned at 2375 Silver Drive, Safia Sweets & Kitchen is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday by means of Friday and 11 a.m. midnight Saturday and Sunday.