Both Winking Lizard Tavern and Bravo Cucina in Worthington were set to lose their locations at Crosswoods to make room for yet another hotel.
The Winking Lizard Tavern closed its North Columbus doors in February 2018. As reported by This Week News, the landlord wasn’t interested in renewing the lease. Now it seems that the reason behind that could be a new, extended stay hotel.
Metro Development, based out of Westerville, was hoping to build the hotel, called Hayden Reserve, on the site that was then home to Winking Lizard and Bravo, according to paperwork filed with the city of Columbus.
“It’s kind of sad,” John Lane, co-owner and vice president of operations at Winking Lizard told This Week. “I wish we could stay at that location.”
The tavern moved to its new location at 7995 E. Broad St. in Reynoldsburg near the end of February 2018.
As to the continued existence of Bravo, the company did not comment on the development at the time. Its Crosswoods location has since closed. But final site compliance plans from the City of Columbus clearly show the new hotel occupying both spaces.
The Crosswoods area doesn’t have a shortage of hotels as it is. Hayden Reserve would be surrounded by other lodgings, including Homewood Suites by Hilton (since closed), Courtyard by Marriott, DoubleTree by Hilton (now the Wyndham Columbus), and Residence Inn by Marriott, just to name a few.
