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Auburn’s last Hardee’s location permanently shuts down
AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - Hardee’s has officially exited Auburn after shutting down its final restaurant in the city. The longtime location at 800 Wire Rd. closed for good on Monday, Nov. 2, according to signage posted at the entrance, thanking customers for years of support. By Tuesday morning, the...
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She Took Her Grandmother’s Chicken Recipes and Turned Them Into a $6 Million Georgia Food Destination
Fried chicken that cracks loudly under your teeth and stays hot and juicy all the way through is worth driving across town for. Georgia has a family kitchen that started in 1986, when a grandmother opened a small country cooking spot. Her granddaughter grew up in that kitchen and became...
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Answers emerge in Columbus Chinese restaurant mystery after conflicting info about closure
Chef Lee’s Peking Restaurant at 6100 Bradley Park Drive in Columbus is closed for renovations. According to a sign outside the restaurant’s door, the Chinese restaurant will be closed for “the next few months” as renovations take place.
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8 Columbus Restaurants Got a C on Their Health Inspection in 2026, the Most of Any Year Since 2022. Here's Every One
In this story (17 sections) Eight Columbus-area restaurants have scored a C on a Georgia health inspection so far in 2026, twice as many as in all of 2025 and the most in any year since at least 2022. The lowest score of the year belongs to Chef Lee's Peking...
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Columbus' Top-Rated Barbecue: 12 BBQ Joints Ranked by Google Stars and Health Scores
The Columbus Times compared Google Maps ratings collected Oct. 10-17, 2026, with Georgia Department of Public Health inspection records. The good news for barbecue fans: all 12 earned an A on their latest inspection, and eight scored a perfect 100. Ranked by Google star rating, with ties broken by number...
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The 10 Best Mexican Restaurants in Columbus, Ga., Ranked by Diners
In this story (11 sections) The best-rated Mexican restaurant in Columbus, Ga., isn't a big sit-down cantina with a margarita menu. It's Taco's N Thangz, a small taco stand on Forrest Road with a 4.8-star Google rating, and it tops our ranking of the city's 10 best Mexican restaurants. The...
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12 Columbus Seafood and Fish Restaurants Ranked by Google Stars, With Latest Health Scores
Columbus, Ga. - Rosehill Seafood100 tops a ranking of 12 Columbus seafood and fish restaurants with 4.4 Google stars, 2,033 reviews and a latest health inspection score of 100. All 12 restaurants on the list have at least 4.0 Google stars, while 11 received an A on their latest health inspection.
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Columbus Restaurant Inspections: 19 Perfect Scores, 2 B Grades and a 97 Average (Oct. 17 to 23)
Columbus, Ga. - Columbus food spots earned 19 perfect health inspection scores out of 36 inspections this week, and the average climbed to 97.03. Two restaurants got B grades: Jersey Mike's Subs on Veterans Parkway (82) and Ole Times Buffet85 on Manchester Expressway (85). No place scored a C or...
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18 Columbus Coffee Shops Ranked by Google Stars and Health Inspection Scores
Columbus, Ga. - Harvest Coffee Company leads a ranking of 18 Columbus coffee shops with 4.8 Google stars, followed by Midtown Coffee House100 at 4.7 stars. All five highest-rated locations are independent, local or regional coffee businesses, ahead of the Starbucks and Dunkin' locations included in the comparison. The ranking...
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18 Columbus Asian Restaurants Ranked: Thai Spots Take 4 of the Top 5, and 5 Scored a Perfect 100
The ranking includes Thai, Japanese, sushi, Vietnamese, Chinese and other Asian restaurants with at least 100 Google reviews. It combines customer ratings collected Oct. 10-17, 2026, with inspection records from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The results show that strong customer ratings don't always line up with high inspection...
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Coca-Cola's Inventor Is Buried in Columbus, and RC Cola and Nehi Were Born Here
Columbus, Ga. - Three of America's best-known soft drinks trace back to Columbus. John Stith Pemberton, the man who invented Coca-Cola, lived and worked here and is buried here, and a Columbus grocer started the company that created RC Cola and Nehi. The story runs from a saber wound in...
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27 Fast-Food Chains in Columbus Ranked by Health Inspection Scores: Chick-fil-A Perfect, Popeyes Last
Columbus, Ga. - Chick-fil-A ranks No. 1 among 27 fast-food and casual dining chains in Columbus for health inspection scores, earning a perfect 100 on all 13 inspections between Jan. 1, 2025, and Oct. 20, 2026. Papa John's finished second with a 99.9 average, followed by Domino's at 99.1. At...
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Columbus restaurant owner reflects on challenges, community ahead of closure
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — After four years of serving sweet treats to the Columbus community, the owner of Da Funnel Cake Factory is preparing to close her Southside business, citing rising operating costs and financial challenges. Melita Jefferson, owner of Da Funnel Cake Factory, said the business will close its doors on Oct. 30. Her […]