Any of the Alt Eats mentioned on this weisbte would be great to check out- Columbus has a wide variety of small places serving great ethnic foods. As far as more traditional Columbus-y restaurants, I'd suggest North Star Cafe, Schmidt's Sausage Haus in German Village, Tip Top, Betty's or Surly Girl, Knead, maybe one of the Cameron Mitchell's restaurants like Cap City, Thurman Cafe for a Thurmanburger, or even The Refectory's bistro menu is pretty reasonable.