Uptown Westerville – Pasquale’s Closing, Asterisk opening

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Uptown Westerville is becoming the north, Short North. What a transformation over the last few years from antiques to polished casual restaurants and bars. First it was Old Bag of Nails then Jimmy Vs to Koble (in a building I sold). Then the 8 State Bistro takes the place of the old State Street Theater and now the new bar and supper club, Asterisk, in Pasquale’s old place. Then one of these days a Northstar Cafe.  That’s change!

Otterbein students will rejoice as now there’s more to do in the late evening than stand in line at Schneider’s Bakery an hour before they open at 1:30 am.

It’s sort of funny looking at the Uptown Review Board application (at the link) and seeing the historical photo with Mary Poppins on the State Street Theater marquee. That’s where I saw Mary Poppins 40+ years ago.

This new polished casual restaurant, bar and nightclub at 14 N State is the concept of Megan Ada who is also the franchise owner of the Sunny Street Cafe up a little further north.

Jim Francisco owner of Pasquale’s is opening a new restaurant in Dublin this weekend and toying with the idea of opening a new Westerville location at County Line Road and Sunbury in Windsor Center where the Big Bear used to be. Good luck with that, Jim.

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