![]() ![]() The pickle pie brought another blast of fun flavors ($21.50 for a large). The hot honey pizza ($21 for a hefty large) evoked a baked charcuterie board with its pepperoni, salami, mozzarella, pickled jalapeños, chunks of tomato and red onion, chile-spiked honey and thick, sweet tomato sauce. I have no complaints about how they tasted. More bars to try: 5 Columbus-area beer gardens to try this summer Because they had light golden-brown undercarriages, they just needed a little more oven finessing. Pies featured rectangular-cut, Columbus-style crusts that were thin and crisp on the perimeter and “no-ledge edge,” but soft in the middle. ![]() Characteristically, they were packed with toppings and entertaining flavors. Note that everything is ordered at the bar - including pizzas, which were delivered relatively quickly to patio tables. Slammers didn’t skimp on food portions, either. Something stronger? Mixed drinks made with good liquors were $7, and pours were far from skimpy. The big and lively space offers flowering plants, comfortable and abundant seating above rainbow-striped concrete, and a great location - a few blocks east of High Street on Long Street - amid the buzz and foot and vehicular traffic of Downtown Columbus.ĭraft beers (I counted eight taps) include Modelo Especial ($5), The Scientist from Seventh Son ($7) and a deeply mainstream beer that could only become controversial in deeply troubled times: Bud Light ($4). To such classic elements, add playful and colorful adornments that include the requisite rainbow allusions, and you have a roomy tavern where old school meets new school in a festive class of its own.Īs previously mentioned, Slammers’ patio is a major draw. So are stout brick walls and a pressed metal ceiling. That wooden bar is part of L-shaped Slammers' vintage watering hole interior. That’s good to know, but Slammers’ motto, which gleams in pink neon at the end of a long, wooden bar (and reappears elsewhere) captures the place’s everyone-is-welcome atmosphere at least as well: “All Walks One Groove.” LGBTQ history: Ohio's first lesbian bar, Summit Station, to receive historical recognition in Columbus Slammers, which has been in business for an impressive 30 years (and recently spun off campus-area Slammie’s on High), is one of only a small number of remaining lesbian bars in the U.S. Make that more slammed than usual, because this iconic LGBTQ+-centric establishment can get pretty packed on a regular basis, especially on its popular patio, where good times and people-watching are rarely in short supply. With the Stonewall Columbus Pride March taking place Saturday, Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen is sure to be, yes, slammed all weekend. ![]()
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