Thursday, November 15, 2007

Three Great Southeastern Ohio Eateries

Here are three terrific places at which we've enjoyed reasonably-priced meals since our recent move to Logan, Ohio:

The Spotted Owl
Great Expectations
The Four Reasons
Hocking County, with its numerous state parks, cliffs, caves, and the gorgeous Hocking Hills, is a beautiful place. I'm told that annually, it attracts 2-million visitors, double the number who go to Yellowstone Park each year. If you come to Hocking County sometime soon, be sure to check out one of these great places to eat while here. (The Four Reasons is in nearby historic Lancaster, county seat of Fairfield County.)

For more on the Hocking Hills, see here.

[IN THE COMMENTS: I'm corrected on my information regarding the numbers of people visiting Yellowstone Park. Thanks for that! Nonetheless, Hocking County and southeastern Ohio are beautiful.]
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3 comments:

  1. Jim Macdonald11/15/2007 11:06 PM

    I grew up in SE Ohio, and so I'm not just expressing a bias and no doubt a lot of things in Ohio get double the number of people who travel the vast distances to Yellowstone. However, Yellowstone on average gets a lot more than 1,000,000 each year. In fact, this year, the number topped 3 million and is usually close to that total (though this year was an especially good year - it's still always over 2 million). There's a story out just the past week about Yellowstone's visitation totals for the past year - see this.

    Cheers,
    Jim

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  2. gwen11/21/2007 12:11 AM

    I've read the Hocking Hills are the third most popular tourist spot in Ohio-behind Kings Island and Cedar Point. Don't know how accurate that is.
    Other great eateries-LJ's, in the Artisan Mall on W. Hunter Street. Great sandwiches, salads, DESSERTS, and coffees. My all time favorite is the Village Cafe in Laurelville. Best home cooked food-EVER. Another interesting place-Etta's Lunch box on 56 towards Lake Hope. Food is so-so, but the lunchbox collection is phenomenal. The owner can predict your age based on the lunch boxes you recognize.

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  3. Mark Daniels11/21/2007 7:55 AM

    Gwen:
    I just printed off your comments and we'll keep your list in mind. All three of the places you mention look wonderful!

    We were in the Artisan Mall the other day, but LJ's was closed. I remember seeing it five years ago when we stayed at Old Man's Cave for New Year's and thinking it looked good. We'll definitely have to check it out soon!

    Thanks.

    Mark

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