Every Bar Louie is the same...food is meh...service is meh...
Overall, it's an option for something different although, when that close to the North Market...99% of the time the latter wins.
The last visit I had here with two coworkers, our waitress seemed totally aloof...or high...(maybe both?).
Nothing fancy. If you've been to one, you've been to 'em all. Patio is nice here but I'm not willing to hang out here at night due to being on Douchebag alley.
My $.02...
Me and a friend decided to get an afternoon cocktail and some food this afternoon and regretfully chose this "establishment". The service was nonexistent. The drinks were good after roughly 45 minutes of waiting. They are understaffed and the staff that they do employ do not care about the customer. I would not recommend this bar for any occasion small or big and will never be back.
Review Source:Great happy hour specials that include food and drinks. My favorite thing here is the Abbey cocktail, made with mostly gin and grapefruit. The quesadillas are fabulous, and the pretzel sticks are unbelievably good. They have a great patio at this location with fire pits and tons of tables. It sits across the street from the north market so you can really make a night out of it! The servers are always friendly and accommodating, Â and I think the bar does a great job with the drinks. This is a choice spot for me and my friends for a great after work hang out!
Review Source:Good food, good atmosphere
 Among the wild crazy atmosphere of the Arena district is the pleasant and consistent Bar Louie.  It is a great place to drink, but still a good place to eat.  The food is definitely for a bar crowd, but it doesn't disappoint.  Maybe because by the time I get it I have a few beers in me.  the atmosphere is usually pretty charged but not overly rowdy.  Great for beginning a wild night in Columbus, OH
I could write a different review for Bar Louie each time I go there. Most of them  would be debating between a 5 star because I love $3 anything drafts on Sundays, and 1 star because I hate how few TVs you have there (and how you choose your programming... my god, two top 25 NCAAB teams playing, one being the HOME TEAM, yet on one of your 6 TVs, I'm looking at a less than compelling women's game where the total score in the second half is less than my bar tab from the first half). But no, that is not the issue today - today, the issue is your boneless buffalo wings. INTERVENTION
I was recently shown the viral video of "blowjob girl" in which a frisky young ginger asks her gentleman suitor "how dry he would like it." Now had the waitress asked me this same question in reference to my wings, I would have been better prepared for the ensuing disaster. Just awful. Do you know how many more delicious $3 drafts I had to order after eating those? (If that is your intention, well played). A suggestion- Maybe knock a couple minutes off the deep fryer time.. say 23 minutes instead of 25?
One might expect that in an attempt to cover up the deep fried sandpaper balls posing as boneless wings, the kitchen would drown them in sauce. Nope. We'll just drizzle a little on top, pool some of the side of the basket, you know what really needs some buffalo sauce on it? the celery. Yeah, let's drown that. I know he ordered buffalo wings, but buffalo celery is way better.
As stated earlier, I am a huge fan of the $3 drafts, would consider myself a Sunday Funday regular, and despite the lackluster TV situation, somehow end up there on a regular basis during NFL season. But the boneless wings? Come on. You're better than that Louie...
Stopped for Happy Hour on Friday. After a couple hours we got our tab and found out the bottle beers were $4 a pop. We were told that the sign about the $2 beers only applied to Sundays. Really. The server said the sign often confused people. Huh, then maybe they should do something about that. Oh well with all the competition in the area, I guess that I will have to support the other places that know what happy hour is supposed to be about. Maybe Bar Louie might learn from the Tavern on Front who recently was forced to close its doors as they too had a very questionable happy hour.
Review Source:*Note that I'm only giving two stars because the waitress turned her attitude around.*
Ah, I've been to this Bar Louie before for a few drinks, but this was my first dining experience. Never again.
Granted, the place was busy, but we were not acknowledged AT ALL for at LEAST 30 minutes. It took us going up to the bar and server side stand THREE times to get service. We had asked for the manager THREE times and it took forever for anyone to find him. "They were busy, relax," you may say... no. A group of men walked in and within FIVE minutes (who we later found to be) OUR server greeted them. She had not so much as told us "Someone will be right with you." Nor did the other 3 waitresses that walked past our table.
I REALLY hate to say it, because I STRONGLY dislike playing the race card... but I found it funny that we were the only group of women of different ethnicity waiting. I used to serve, I know the stereotypes... "African Americans tip bad, foreign people rarely tip at all..." etc. etc. But the truth is, you never know! And you should treat your tables fairly.
Not only did we have to wait 30+min to get service, when we did, we were greeted with an attitude! ARE YOU KIDDING?! You JUST saw us talking with your manager.
I have no idea what the real reason was... but I've worked in dining establishments from Applebees to a Cameron Mitchell restaurant... I've ALWAYS been taught weather it's your table or not, if they don't have drinks GREET them! There are NO EXCUSES here and comping our drinks does not make it all better. I wouldn't have minded paying for my own drink...what I wanted that manager to see was the POINT!
The fact that the manager kept making excuses for our server seemed like she gets away with whatever...and that's sad. OWN UP TO YOUR MISTAKES! I had an absolutely terrible dining experience. After waiting forever to get our orders taken, she takes another 10 minutes to get me my BEER. Seriously?! Seeing that I can't be positive what her REAL reasoning for not even acknowledging us was.. I went ahead and tipped $4 on that $12 just to set that stereotype straight. I may sound ridiculous right now, but I haven't had this bad of service in a very long time and I was seriously amazed at the fact that the manager just threw out excuses for his server's mistake.
GET IT TOGETHER! Â I refuse to believe it took her a while to "notice" us because she was the same server that looked right at us when we sat down! I understand you're a busy bar...but I've worked on busy nights myself and I was able to make sure my tables were greeted within 5 minutes of being seated. Jeeze. If you can't handle a lot of people, then WHY ARE YOU WORKING DOWNTOWN?!
Bar Louie needs to go over their server count and learn how to ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY.
Dine here if you want to.... but I'd suggest going to Easton if you're really wanting Bar Louie. MUCH better service there.
I've been to a few Bar Louie's before, but this was my first time at the one in the Arena District. Straight away it gets a star for having two floors and a sweet open concept. I went on a Tuesday night, so it was $1 burger night. (Add a star) Yes toppings are $0.50+ extra, but c'mon it's a buck! Add in the fact that it was happy hour to boot and we were in business. (3 stars)
Bleu cheese burger and a pint of Guinness = $5.34 (4 stars) .. Finish with good company, timely service and a tasty palate.. That my friends is a solid 5 of 5.
I have always been a big fan of Bar Louie's anywhere. Maybe I have not explored enough of Columbus's happy hours, but I think they have the best in town. Why? Because they don't limit what you can or cannot have (besides the APPS). I love wine, so when I can get a glass of Kim Crawford for 4 bucks....till 9pm.(This happy hour also includes 3 dollar beers and 5 dollar martini).I am a happy girl. Service is always pretty good, but this is not my bar of choice on a Friday or Saturday night out.
I really enjoy the food as well. I usually stick with appetizers and the Buffalo Style Calamari  is delicious. On Tuesdays, it is dollar burger, chicken sandwich or turkey burger night. They charge you for any additional items (besides lettuce) but it is still a good deal, and the burgers are not bad. The patio is so fun in the summer and in the colder months they have a few fire pits to warm ya up!
Only downside is parking, but it is downtown so this is to be expected. Usually, I have no trouble finding a meter but the meters run till 10pm and have a 3 hour limit!
Bar Louie will always have special place with me because it was my local watering hole back in Chicago. Â Little did I know that when I came to Columbus, I would be graced with another Bar Louie.... Â I gotta have me a Luigi sandwich. Â IT's the best. Â
And depending on the day you can either take a "trip around the horn" or relax with your favorite beverage. Â
Traveling alone you get to become very social and just meet new people - and I was fortunate enough to actually get along with some great people here. Â So, although Bar Louie is not a 5 star kinda place - it's always worth a visit.
I come here during their weekday happy hour or on weekend nights. I've had hit or miss waitress service - the waitress upstairs was ridiculously terrible (took forever to take our order, kept forgetting to bring requested items etc), but the times i've sat downstairs there's been no problem.
Of their food items, I like the bruschetta because it's light and goes well with beer.
If you want burgers, I prefer Brazenhead's burger specials on Wednesdays.
I wouldn't eat here if it were not during happy hour because the food is mediocre and would feel overpriced.
The outdoor area is a nice spot to chill when the weather allows for it. Even when it's colder, sitting by the fire pit keeps you warm while you get a breath of fresh air.
It gets bustling on weekend nights. I've noticed that the crowd looks more promising if you go earlier in the evening (9-10 pm range)....There's no dancing so if that's what you're looking for, try Social Room across the street.
In general, the food is forgettable, but it's a good place to have a few drinks & talk to friends.
True story. I stop by with my friends after the Ohio Wine Festival. I order some nachos and ask nicely for an old fashioned . The server tells me no. Thinking she is being sarcastic I throw my menu on the table and play along. Then she asks if I would like anything to drink. I ask "can't I have an old fashioned?" she says no, so I order a water. Then we look up the definition of an old fashioned in the urban dictionary. Yeah, I guess she wouldn't give me one of those. Luckily she asked the bar tender and said they could make one, which was passable, but I've had much better ones at dive bars. The nachos were pretty good, but my not so great if you haven't been drinking wine all night. I would say this was a solid 3 star experience, and certainly a story worth repeating.
Review Source:Neither downtown or Easton have ever been a favorite place for us to visit. Â This review is only for Downtown, however. Â
I don't think it's a bad bar - just a good "B-plan" bar. Â The music is okay, the place is always packed, but it's hard to mingle, move around, & talk to people. Â
I feel like the make the drinks kinda weak, so if you enjoy a stiff drink, this isn't your place. Â The food is pretty good, but pretty overpriced, in my opinion. Â I don't think they can "decide" whether they're a bar or restaurant. Â I think they'd do better to pick one and focus on getting really good at it, rather than trying to be good at both.
Bar Louie in Arena District is definitely a college central hang out spot. If you're looking for a place to chillax and wind down this isn't the spot for you. The times I've been here the atmosphere is always jumping with excitement.
Upon entering you MUST show your ID before you can even think about dining for food or drink. Following the age guidelines are important to this establishment, considering it can be easy for some under-aged chill'ren to slip through the cracks. The dining area is quite spacious including the patio, and you can have a seat where ever you like. The bar is huge, and what's even bigger are the drink specials they serve. Â Believe me, you can leave here singing the good ole faithful tune of "99 beers on the wall, 99 beers. Take one down (or maybe 6) pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall."
The food is eh. I tried the Adobo Shrimp Skewers and it isn't something I'll try again. For pete's sake the mango was still thawing on the plate when we received the appetizer (stick's hand down throat). The Bruschetta with shrimp was just okay. I really wish I had more to say about it. I've had their $1 burger's on Tuesday and that's pretty tasty.
Our server though was very attentive. She made sure all three of my $3 Tequila Sunrises's were replenished as soon as I drunk it down.
Still an average experience here. I feel like since I'm not some beefy hunk of a man, I get half of the attention that I should as a customer from the waitresses.
I've come here twice for lunch in the past two weeks, and the second time, my server just vanished. Gone! After sitting with empty plates for ten minutes, I had to hunt down the bartender for my check (who was busy chatting up some beefcake of a guy)
I will never return here. I have been waiting for months to check out bar Louie. I left after one shot. One shot I wish I hadn't bought here, they didn't deserve the money.
The bar staff is the kind that sees you, knows you want a drink but ignores you. I was also thinking this was a bar and lounge type place. NO IT IS A RESTAURANT. You can pretend and call it what you want but when food is being served at the bar and tables well after 11:30 pm you are not in it for the liquor money you are making your money off food.
I have absolutely nothing nice to say about this place. If I could give it less than a star that's what they would get.
And there are too many GIRLS here pretending they have money, and class. I haven't seen so many fake Louis Vuitton bags in one place since NYC street vendors.
This place was alright. It is a very big place overall, but I got the feeling like its more of a restraunt than place to drink because of all the tables. I went here late one night and it was really crowded, so with all the dining tables it made it kind of hard to move around. The atmosphere was pretty nice, there were people of all ages in here and it seem to be much lower in the number of affliction wearing tough guys than most of the other bars on this strip of bars. They also had pretty decent drink specials. Pretty legit place overall
Review Source:Thank you Bar Louie. Â While there are many wonderful and independent restaurants spread throughout Columbus -- I can't help but finding myself back at Bar Louie periodically. Â How wonderful to find a place filled with young professionals and a good sports atmosphere. Â I can't help it - I'm a girl who likes to wear stilettos and sit in a booth and watch some Big Ten sports, so Bar Louie can be my jam. Â Plus 3 dollar happy hour pints definitely take the edge off.
Review Source:I've patronized this establishment enough now to give an adequate review. Â Â
I've been here in the summer, fall, winter, and spring. Â I've been here solo and with friends, before hockey games and just for a night out. Â Each time for some reason, the atmosphere of just being able to kick back in a booth or the bar, relax, enjoy some good food and drinks appeals to me. Â Â
My secret weakness for burgers though is where Bar Louie pierces me like a knife. Â No matter what kind of burger your looking for, they have one that comes close. Â And the $1 burger night on Tuesdays is great, especially before a hockey game. Â Â Especially on nights prior to a hockey game, this is one of the few places that is not packed like sardines. Â
The wait staff is always prompt to check in on you, make sure your drinks are refreshed and always good to jump in an have some fun with your group. Â
As Christina C put it in her review, everything here appeals to the average crowd. Â
I have found it to be a good mix of people, not too old, not too young, not too preppy, not too trashy.
This is my go-to spot for happy hour before Blue Jackets and Clippers games. Â Huntington Park and Nationwide Arena are both easy walks...if you drive here, park in one of the lots on Vine Street and you're good to go.
It's a big, open space with great happy hour specials. Â During happy hour, all drafts are $3 and some apps are half-off. Â They have a decent draft selection with several seasonal offerings.
My favorite appetizer there is the soft pretzel sticks but alas, it's not included on the happy hour menu.
I came here once at night on St. Patrick's day weekend, many moons ago, and it was crowded (in typical Arena District style) and I was miserable. Â Not sure if it's still like that, but you won't see me here long after happy hour.
We stopped into Bar Louie on a Saturday afternoon. But not just any Saturday. Pride weekend Saturday. Raining, Pride weekend Saturday. If any of you have been to Pride in Columbus-then you know what is to be expected when it starts raining. People PACKED into every venue within a half mile radius of the park.
When we walked in it was, well...PACKED. we found 2 empty seats at the bar and jumped on them (not literally). We were immediately informed that the wait for food was going to be close to an hour. Awesome. So we decided to order 2 Bloody Marys (which were on special) and James (our server/bartender) made them damn near perfect. They were awesome!! We decided since it was already late in the afternoon and since the wait for food was so long that we would just order a salad (so we wouldnt be too full for dinner).
We made alot of modifications to the salad, which James happily took down for us, while joking about his dish washing duties. And to our surprise the salad was ready for our enjoyment in about 10 minutes! Whoa! No complaints from us!
On a random note- The guys sitting at the bar had a completely different experience. They were being dripped on so much they had to move their phones and awkwardly eat their food in weird angles. The pipes above them were dripping with condensation. Then their bartender (obviously new) refused to take their coupon which would anger me as well......
I have been to this particular Bar Louie a couple of times for Happy Hour. Â I'll echo what many have said already, Bar Louie is an average bar.
They have your average selection of beers...
Prices are about average with what you would expect in this area...
The food is, well, average...
The atmosphere, wait for it...is average.
I will add, that sometimes they have some nice Happy Hour deals. Â One day, for example, they offer burgers for only a buck...which of course are average tasting.
So take Bar Louie for what it is...just an average bar.
As far as bars and food goes, can't get much better than Bar Louie in arena district. You think different? I'm a regular and the Duke so yea. Wanna fight? That's right playa.
This bar is always a good time, more of an adult crowd and no crappy house music. The tvs are nice and large and you are able to see them from pretty much anywhere. The patio is total kick ass, wonderful little fire pit. I do enjoy the up stairs, it is amazing for people watching, and who doesn't like to people watch?!?!?!?!?!
Bar Louie. My first experience in Columbus...not a good one.
(preface - I'm from San Francisco. Most of my friends are foodies or are snobby over pricey beers and rare wines. I'm a southern boy from Florida originally so I can deal with a poor beer selection as long as the atmosphere and price is right)
The beer selection at this place was pretty terrible. 6 beers on draft and a dozen bottles. The stella artois was poured into a tall glass which messed up the fizz and head you'd get from a good pour.
the beer was grossly overpriced.
The spinach artichoke dip. I don't even know where to start.
I guess if me and 5 friends were getting drunk, watching a ball game and wanted something to eat, the dip & nachos would have worked. but nope.... no go for me and a friend stopping in after a long day of air travel.
I hear that Friday & saturday are fun on game days with a lot of people but even at 24, I felt old in this place. Everyone was younger than me, skinnier and kind of douchier than me. Hey, that's alright. There are places like that for people like that.
sorry for my crudeness but I'm very honest about my reviews even if it does piss off some locals.
Boo to you, Bar Louie.
I think I must have came here way too much a few years ago to really enjoy it now. Although, it actually is one of  my favorite bars along the Arena District "strip".
The drinks are averaged priced as far as that area is concerned, and so is the menu. Hell, throw in the clientele too. Just average.
My favorite part about this place is the patio (complete with a fire pit!)
And Tuesday $1 burger night is pretty cool, too.
I stopped here after attending last night's hockey match between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Vancouver Canucks. Â Since it was Tuesday, it was $1.00 burger night and with lots of choices of toppings. Â My blue cheese burger was better than average and was served quickly. It also went very well with my tasty (and organic) Great Lakes Pale Ale (from Cleveland).
Bar Louie wasn't too crowded and I enjoyed the high ceilings and spacious modern industrial vibe, the Ohio State/Illinois game on the TV, and of course the people watching. Â Most notable and appreciated was the superb service provided by Chris.
I've been to the Bar Louie at Easton and then the one here and while both just rank 'OK' in my book, this one is the better of the two. Â It seems a bit more spacious with room to mingle around when you're here with a group while the Easton one seems to be a more intimate setting where you can come and eat dinner. Â This location is the drinking spot. Â I've never eaten here and the drinks are all pretty good and reasonably priced. Â Parking is a bit of a hassle unless you want to park across the street in the North Market lot which isn't too bad but can get expensive if you're going to be there for a while. Â
The outside is nice and the atmosphere is one where you don't have to be all dressed up like some of the other Arena District bars. Â This is one where you and a group of friends can just decide after a hard day at work to drop by for a drink and nibble or two.
While I'm not usually a big fan of "chain" bars, this particularly Bar Louie has a good vibe and a more adult crowd than most of the neighboring Arena District bars. The bar has a terrific patio and fire pit and in warmer weather the garage doors that separate the bar from the outside are opened up, creating a cool effect.
Other than that the drinks are a bit overpriced, but the food is decent.
This bar was fantastic. Â A absolute blast. Â The people were friendly and I met a lot of fun locals in Columbus. Â This was one of the places I felt comfortable going in alone (traveling on business) and enjoy a decent meal and good drinks. Â I would recommend this bar to anyone who is looking for a middle 20's - 30's crowd. Â
The staff was great, crowd pleasant and beer selection great. Â This is a great place to meet after work, or just to go find some new friends. Â Highly recommend this bar to anyone looking for a good evening.
While in Columbus I had the pleasure of touring some of the local bars. Â Bar Louie was the first stop and hence the one that I remember the best.
 This place is huge!  Yet it was still packed with people(definitely a good thing).  Despite the fact that Bar Louie is a sports bar by day, the lounge by night aspect didn't seem to suffer at all.  They even kept sports playing on the screens so you can check the ballgame while you're gettin' down to the hip hop beats.
 Good selection of beers...  Unfortunately I didn't get to try any of these mystical eastern state beers because I had switched to hard alcohol earlier in the afternoon.  The mixed drinks they served were fine.  Could have been a bit stronger, but they were good enough to keep me rollin'.
 Bottom Line:  Bar Louie is a little too loud to have a good convo with friends, but if you head out to the awesome patio area you can probably shout one out.  Just use caution when talking about anything embarassing, you never know when the music might cut out...
While it promotes itself as some kind of trendy place, Bar Louie is basically a loud sports bar. Â Which is fine if that's what you expect.
We arrived in time for Happy Hour (great prices on beer, wine and martinis). Â And, as a double bonzanza, it was $1 burger night. Â Bar Louie also serves tater tots...a refreshing change from the same old boring french fry.
Our server was friendly but very slow. Â Overall it was a nice evening after a long day at work.
Well, I have to admit, the Arena District has always terrified me; I am not super psyched about hanging out with this crowd - but I was pleasantly surprised. Coming from Chicago (and Bar Louie in Chicago), I was prepared to be met with the same Lincoln Park Bs that I'm used to. You know the ones, the ones who jog with their babies in stroller during the day and slut-ify at night? I thought Bar Louie in Cbus would be like that - but I should have known to have more faith in my beloved Columbus.
While Bar Louie certainly caters to the downtown/Arena district 9-to-5ers, it's still in Columbus and thus not that bad. There was a variety of types here tonight - on Mardi Gras in fact. Businessmen were wearing suits and Mardi Gras beads, which was infinitely amusing. Not only this, but it was dollar burger night; my friend and I split a burger, and it was about 2 bucks (toppings are extra). The atmosphere was nice and loud, but not too loud, and the waiters were adorable and sweet. I was definitely missing this atmosphere, coming from Chitown, and BL helped fill that void. Horray!
Oh, Bar Louie -- my second trip into Columbus' Arena Districts' Bar Row involved me making an excursion into Bar Louie. And yes, while it is trendy and crazy, I lived to tell the tale.
Finding a parking spot near Bar Louie is difficult -- no easy to find parking lots, just street parking (unless you want to pay the high costs of parking across the street at the North Market). Once you find a place to park, its not that big of a deal to find it from there -- look for the giant martini glass and the patio that never seems to end.
Walking into Bar Louie, you miss no ambiance -- it definitely has a personality all of its own. Looking around has the feeling of some sort of New York club based in Columbus...then you walk on the patio, and are greeted by the North Market, and you realize that you're back in Columbus once more.
One of the more interesting things about Bar Louie is the fact that it has multi-tiered seating (It has a half-floor, and a loft that overlooks the entire bar! Its pretty entertaining, to say the least.). If you don't feel like sitting at the bar or down among the entrance level, you do have the choice to sit above the crowd. Another unique style is the patio that never ends -- I call it that not because its a patio that never ends, but rather, its just one large patio, formed by the dissolving of where you would normally expect walls.
Even on a busy night, the wait staff works their behinds off in order to accommodate anyone who flashes a wad of cash towards their way...or a shiny-looking card. The drinks are rather on the pricey side...but you are paying for ambiance. And not having to drink at a place where you fear you may get shot before the end of the night.
Drinking at Bar Louie with some of my old friends wasn't the worst thing that I've ever had to do in my life. And while it was a little on the trendy side for me, the experience didn't kill me. Depending on who the friends were, and what we were toasting to, I'd consider taking another late-night call to meet up with old friends there. But as for myself? I personally doubt that I'll find a reason to go there on my own. But to each his own...and if you're into the martini-sipping pop scene, then I gladly recommend Bar Louie to you!
I must say that for a place that is dead during the week, days and nights, it's totally out of control packed weekend nights. Â To me the coolest part is the fire pit in the back. Â They also make amazing margarita's, even though I was told not to get one from the bartender. Â Apparently, he hasn't done much taste testing.
I went to Bar Louie last night for a private group event. We had the entire upstairs to ourselves. Â It was a great set-up! Â We had a great view of the rest of the bar, yet excluded enough to be able to hold our private conversations. Â The provided a drink list as well as appetizers. Â Nothing fancy, just hamburger and ham sliders, and quesadilla's. Â
On this night (a Wednesday), we received great service and well made cocktails in record time...not the norm on a sardine packed weekend night.
Sadly, I've never had a good experience with Bar Louie. My first time there was during my lunch break. I met my boy and grabbed a booth in the totally empty restaurant bar. We have the best luck - it had been raining that day, and we picked a booth below the leak in the roof. As we were sitting there, water streamed from the ceiling directly onto us. We switched booths and told the waitress about the problem. She seemed nonplussed.
Once we moved and got cozy again, I had a chance to admire the interior. It's nice. There are two levels, plenty of seats, a great bar that can be accessed from four sides.
But when our food came out, I was disappointed. I had four bland sliders. I'm not even sure they were seasoned. Though there was no one else in the restaurant, service was slow. I had to have my lunch boxed before I'd even got through two mini burgers, and we were still late getting back to work.
The next time we went to Bar Louie it was in desperation. We were at ComFest when a downpour started. We ran into Bar Louie for shelter and decided to grab a couple beers and dinner while we were there. It took FOREVER for a waitress to even come over and acknowledge our presence - seriously, like forty minutes! I was a little tipsy from the froth in my large ComFest beer cup (I heard they can hold a whole bottle of wine!), so I might have been a bit vocal about our absent server. If it wasn't spewing rain outside, I would have left.
We did eventually get to place an order. The only vegetarian item on the menu was the hummus platter. It was really good. I actually think about it quite often.
While we were eating, our waitress visited the table like twenty times (annoying). Then, when it was time for the check, she disappeared again! Grrr!
As a former waitress (from age 14-21), I'm a bit ashamed to say that we left without tipping. I understand it was busy, but our waitress was downright pathetic. Most of the people in the bar weren't even buying anything, they were just hiding out from the rain. We were hiding too, but we were hungry and hiding and ready to pay. Bar Louie just didn't deliver.
I like Bar Louie, at least the plae itself. Â OK, I really only like the set-up and decor of the bar. Â Nothing about the service or staff has ever impressed me one bit, though, and i am not that hard to impress. Â I always have to wait way too long for a drink, and often find myself wondering where else in the area I could be where I would be having a better time.
The clintele varies widely with the time of day, day of the week, even the time of year. Â Weekday evenings you have the downtown afterwork crowd. Â This place is great for that (if you work downtown). Â The patio here rocks, and is huge. Â The back wall of the bar opens up onto the patio and gives the whole place a great feel when the weather is nice. Â If OSU is in session and it is a thurs/fri/sat night there WILL be the college crowd in there.
This place is an more expensive Brothers, with an even higher chockie level when they are busy. If you are going to go here I would suggest happy hour or lunch, the food is good and the place does have a wonderful patio.
I have had mixed opinions about the service, when going to eat for lunch the service was very slow, even when there were not many people there, so if your looking for a quick lunch I would suggest somewhere else.
Each time I have been there the bartenders have been both attentive and terrible, usually more towards the terrible. I may not be some platinum blonde with barely any clothes on, but I guarantee I will tip you better because I don't consider just the privilege of looking at me as part of the tip.
After giving this place multiple chances I probably will not  go back, but don't just take my word for it, give at least once chance.
This Bar Louie is very, very different than the location in DC. First of all, it was PACKED on Saturday night. People were everywhere, probably due to the fact that it was OSU's Homecoming. It seemed to attract a slightly older crowd (25-30 rather than 20-25) than the other bars in the area and a little more upscale, even though people were still drunk off their asses.
They had a great, huge patio which was a nice respite when you actually wanted to hear who you were talking to. They had music playing really loud inside and it was great dancing music, but they don't have a dancefloor (unless I missed it somewhere).
I don't know if this is an Ohio thing, as I saw it in the two bars I went to that night, but there was broken glass EVERYWHERE. Are Columbusians secretly all Greek and they like to just chuck their glasses when they're done with them? I mean, it was on the floor on the patio, inside, in the bathroom- I've never seen so much. Obviously the staff didn't do the greatest job at cleaning up. Also, several of the stalls in the women's bathroom were out of order, which just seemed sloppy. The bouncer was really nice when we came back and just needed to run in to use the bathroom before the walk home.
Drink prices were good (although I'm used to DC so they could be high for the area), staff was friendly, and I had a good time: definitely 3.5 stars.
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