Pizza Mart has suffered horrificly over the past couple years due to the purchase of Anheuser Busch. They used to run a _very_ brisk ‘pizza for meetings’ biz and since that has completely dried up they have slid down the hill in quality. Though they still seem to feed the local feral cats.

Pizza House has just plain slowly been marching down the hill into obscurity. Not sure what happened there. It was decent, but not great, when I moved in 10 years ago. My wife thinks their Hawaiian with green peppers is the best example in the city though. *shrug*. They are sitll packed ~5 nights a week and make a decent but not really notable pie.

Thoughts on delivery: I used to travel for a living. For MANY decades the USA was the only place in the world with Pizza (or anything really food wise) delivery. Sure you could get some Chinese take away in the UK and Japan, but make a call for pizza? You’d get laughed at. (I have some great stories about this) It’s not essential and many times the poor schmoes delivering these things slide your toppings off the pie anyway. Pick it up or dine in. Ensure your own success.

This move is yet one more example of why Clintonville area commission voters in the coming election should vote against any current commissioner or prospective commissioner who supports the existing commission leadership. That leadership shows no understanding of the needs and future of Clintonville today. They seem to equate the many similar vacancy signs along High Street near Whetstone park to a vibrant community.

CMHG Reply: The “24 hour rule” is not a health and safety rule, it is an interpretation of zoning and some other legislation that is rarely enforced – the most notable instances being Yerba Buena and Ray Ray’s when in Clintonville. When pressed to cite a specific line of legislation, etc. that defines the 24 hour rule…nothing of substance has been presented. If there a complaint, the city will act. The presence of Yerba Buena and Ray Ray’s on High Street in Clintonville was viewed as a threat to livelihood by a handful of individuals. These people did not see that these two highly popular dining destinations brought more people and diversity to Clintonville and in the long run would help other businesses grow. The problem here is short sighted self interest. Clintonville is a section of Columbus – not it’s own entity, so Clintonville can not “decree” a food truck policy. The health and safety requirement if moving is reasonable. However moving everyday is not based on health concerns and is definitely hurting independent businesses. There is Hustler Store on High Street but an effort was made to push food trucks away (we have several on Indianola that are never bothered….that is less than 1 mile away.

CMHG Response: Stay Tuned to find out.