People don't wear cowboy hats in Columbus Ohio... usually.  The Quarter Horse Congress starts when? Soon! There will be cowboy hat wearers in Columbus shortly but if you will excuse the pun Columbus is more of a cap city.... Baseball caps... billed cap... the kind of cap  a midwestern farmer would wear to keep the sun off his face. 

Poor Dee can't find cows in Columbus   Sunday, September 03, 2006

  "Cow-town"???
Current mood:  curious

So I just need to ask...why in the world do they call Columbus, OH "Cow-town"???  I have yet to see a cow in this town!  Anyone???

Burlington, VT...now that is closer to "Cow-town"!!!

Columbus may be called a Cow-town or Cowtown for some other reason but poor Dee does not get around much if she has never seen a cow in Columbus ... A hint for Dee...  use mapping notice wide open ground owned by OSU... think about Ag school.... Ag school what would an Ag school have.....big red barns may be a hint.... Two of the best spots inside 270 to see Columbus Cows are:

Beef Cows - Mapping  (near the OSU airport...Dublin mailing address but it is east of Sawmill Road...north of Case, south of Dublin Granville Rd. I think it is within the city limits or maybe OSU land was never annexed?)

Facilities: Beef Center
3638 Kays Avenue
Dublin OH 43017

614-459-4124

Manager: Martin L. Mussard
Herdsman: Gregg E. Fogle

Dairy Cows - Mapping

Facilities: Waterman Dairy Center 
2433 Carmack Road
Columbus OH 43210

614-292-6759

Manager: Andy Spring
Manager: John Lemmerman

I tried doing the Google Maps satelite to see if I could zoom in on some cows... I thought I saw them off North Star Road but I believe they are trees.... I guess you can call and schedule an appointment with the OSU cows at either location....

The beef cows that grazed on the Antrim property  on Hard Road in Columbus are recently gone....

This morning on Good Morning America  I heard a story about Consumer Reports Magazine rating restaurant chains....  I went looking for the story but could not  resist  instead a story about the best burgers.   

The four "sit down  and someone will wait on you" chain restuarants burgers which were rated by Consumer Reports Magazine were The Capital Grille , Ruby Tuesday, Outback Steakhouse (danger if you are reading at work... music....), and Hard Rock Cafe.  Two  of the four are represented in Central Ohio, Outback and Ruby Tuesday.....  The best burger,  rated Excellent  according to Consumer Reports.... The Capital Grille's burger is not represented in Central Ohio.  

"Price: $11.50
Weight: 10 1/2 oz.
Calories: 845
Fat: 47 g
Sodium: 945 mg

Very beefy and flavorful pan-seared patty. Juicy, tender, and ­well-seasoned with sweet onion and bacon bits mixed into the meat. Served on a lightly buttered roll topped with caramelized onion bits"

Too much $, too much meat, too many calories IMHO. The other three restaurant chain's burgers were deemed "Very Good" by Consumer Reports.

Columbus,  Ohio Home of:  

Max and Erma's - Erma Burger, Garbage Burger etc.

Wendy's -Dave Thomas' Square Burgers

White Castle - Sliders

Dublin Ohio based Wendy's is in the news.  Wendy's is going to start using "healthier" oil to deep fry their chicken and french fries according to Columbus Business First. 

Another story in Columbus Business First is that  Beef O'Brady's is coming to town.   Now there's a name that catches my Cowtown ear.  Actually there already is one Beer O' Brady's in Pickerington, a second is coming to Hilliard.  Hamburgers?

 
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