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New restaurant coming to former La Tavola site
Mike Tibbetts, a partner in Tucci's, Oscar's and Brazenhead in Historic Dublin, is planning to open a new Mexican restaurant called Cabo (meaning cape in Spanish) at the former La Tavola site on Riverside Drive. The restaurant is scheduled to open this summer. Here are the details:
Fresh-Mex restaurant to take over former La Tavola site
By GARY SEMAN JR.
ThisWeek Staff Writer
A replacement has been found for the vacant La Tavola site in the Dublin area.
Mike Tibbetts, a partner in Tucci's, Oscar's and Brazenhead in Historic Dublin, will open a Mexican restaurant in the 3,980-square-foot storefront, 6125 Riverside Drive.
A mid-June opening is planned for Cabo, meaning cape in Spanish. The restaurant will specialize in scratch-made south of the border fare, Tibbetts said.
"Really, the inspiration was, we really love making this food, so let's build the restaurant around it," he said.
He said the food will be familiar and inexpensive with a few distinct touches.
"I like to call them pleasant surprises," he said.
While much of the menu is still being finalized, the place will feature a salsa bar, a wide selection of tacos and other fare found in many of the region's Mexican restaurants. The prices will be competitive, he said.
Jack Eggspuehler, one of the founding partners in the Historic Dublin trio of restaurants, is an investor in Cabo. In addition, chefs Jeff Headley and Pat Klinker, the former of Tucci's and the latter of Oscar's, will help develop the menu and be part of the restaurant, Tibbetts said. Sarah McGarvey has been named general manager.
The location has had a foreboding history, as three previous restaurants that operated there went out of business. Tibbetts said he's somewhat cautious, but encouraged by its high visibility and solid traffic counts.
"It's a beautiful facility. And there's been a lack of consistency," he said. "We're going to go in there and revamp, clean up and modernize."
Fresh-Mex restaurant to take over former La Tavola site
By GARY SEMAN JR.
ThisWeek Staff Writer
A replacement has been found for the vacant La Tavola site in the Dublin area.
Mike Tibbetts, a partner in Tucci's, Oscar's and Brazenhead in Historic Dublin, will open a Mexican restaurant in the 3,980-square-foot storefront, 6125 Riverside Drive.
A mid-June opening is planned for Cabo, meaning cape in Spanish. The restaurant will specialize in scratch-made south of the border fare, Tibbetts said.
"Really, the inspiration was, we really love making this food, so let's build the restaurant around it," he said.
He said the food will be familiar and inexpensive with a few distinct touches.
"I like to call them pleasant surprises," he said.
While much of the menu is still being finalized, the place will feature a salsa bar, a wide selection of tacos and other fare found in many of the region's Mexican restaurants. The prices will be competitive, he said.
Jack Eggspuehler, one of the founding partners in the Historic Dublin trio of restaurants, is an investor in Cabo. In addition, chefs Jeff Headley and Pat Klinker, the former of Tucci's and the latter of Oscar's, will help develop the menu and be part of the restaurant, Tibbetts said. Sarah McGarvey has been named general manager.
The location has had a foreboding history, as three previous restaurants that operated there went out of business. Tibbetts said he's somewhat cautious, but encouraged by its high visibility and solid traffic counts.
"It's a beautiful facility. And there's been a lack of consistency," he said. "We're going to go in there and revamp, clean up and modernize."
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Dublin history lesson
Peter and Benjamin Sells came to the area around 1801 from Huntington County, Pa., to buy land. Old Dublin was first platted in 1810 by their brother, John. Surveyor John Shields named the town after his birthplace in Ireland. The town developed the usual assortment of mills, shops and churches, with settlers coexisting peacefully with Wyandot Indians, who camped on Indian Run. The town gained notoriety in the mid-19th century, when a surplus of taverns and rowdy Civil War veterans gave the village a tough reputation. Columbus' growth and the construction of I-270 made expansion inevitable. Dublin achieved city status in 1987.
Source: Columbus Dispatch library research
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