A virtual shrine of framed photographs graces a wall in DeArini’s Tavern & Grill. Among the honored in this little Hall of Fame are long-faded, once-popular Columbus establishments such as Zachariah’s Red Eye Saloon, the Jai Lai and the Olentangy Inn diner.
Despite its sequestered location in a shopping mall on Henderson Road, DeArini’s — an endearing bar and Italian-American restaurant open since 1967 — has thus far been immune to the fates of those aforementioned businesses, thanks in part to its loyal customers.
