Spaghetti Warehouse, the home of Italian comfort food favorites such as a 15-layer lasagna, is poised to make a resounding comeback at 150 S High St this fall, after losing its previous home of four decades to a fire last year, according to a recent report from Columbus Business First.
In a press release, Spaghetti Warehouse president Ron Reynolds said, “Our new location is right in the heart of downtown and less than a mile away from our original location, offering new and longtime Spaghetti Warehouse guests a convenient location to enjoy delicious Italian food and celebrate traditions.”
A representative of Spaghetti Warehouse did not immediately return a request for comment.
While the restaurant’s new location will be a marked downsize from its original – 30,000 square feet and a total seating capacity of 800 to 6,000 square feet with space for 200 – Reynolds told Columbus Business First in an interview published earlier today that the move is emblematic of a larger shift for the brand, explaining, “Consumers have evolved, even those multi-generational customers. A lot of people don’t eat the way they used to a decade or two ago.”
To meet those changing demands, Business First notes that the menu is “being updated to reflect modern tastes and quality,” while still retaining some of the dishes that helped put the brand on the map such as its ambitious 15-layer lasagna.
Nevertheless, even with the changes, Reynolds took care to assure fans that the heart of Spaghetti Warehouse is still intact.
“This isn’t a scenario where we’re papering over our history and we’ll be unrecognizable. We don’t want this to be a major shock. We want it to feel familiar,” Reynolds told Business First, adding, “Everything is anchored to great tasting food. Period. The end.”
