Downtown On The Square - Columbia City

Good food, reasonably priced, in a nice atmosphere. It feels good to support a small business that is doing things right and is located inside a lovely small town. Well worth a detour off of 30 for this restaurant and to see the beautiful Whitley County Courthouse.

This was my first visit to the Square. I liked the atmosphere from the moment I walked in to the restaurant. Immediately at the front door is a hostess stand with a board listing the specials, the soup of the day, and the vegetables for the day. There is a decent seating area for families as well as a segregated bar area. The decor is very modern, and the restaurant is clean. The hostess gave us our choice of a booth or table. We chose the table. She then took our drink order and brought our drinks out fairly quickly. When the server came to take our order, I was a little disappointed to find out. She did not know what the specials were, or anything about the special. I believe that's one of the first things a server should learn at the beginning of the shift; what are the specials of the day. I ended up ordering off the menu. I got the Hawaiian chicken (pictured). I also opted for the walleye gumbo as one of my sides. She did say there was going to be an up charge for that, which I was happy to pay. My dinner, companion order the chicken cordon bleu, which she has ordered previously. Unfortunately, the server never brought out my companions salad until after the main dish was served. (This is the reason for four stars, and not five) aside from the salad being brought out last, her meal was fine. I really enjoyed the Hawaiian chicken, which was such a large portion that it easily hosted two full pineapple rings side by side. The asparagus was grilled and very tasty!! The prices are very reasonable. Each entree was $12. The up-charge for the soup was $2. We don't often dine in Columbia City, but I would gladly return here soon! I would have gladly given 5 stars if the server had known the specials and the salad would have been brought out promptly before the meal.

A group of us had dinner here. The service was a little on and off. We tried 2 shrimp entrees, a ribeye steak and 2 tuna entrees. The steak was delicious. One of the 2 tuna dishes was really good but the other was over cooked. Both shrimp dishes were well done. All the side dishes were good and the fried pickles were very good.

Very good lunch at a nice restaurant across from the courthouse. I had a salmon filet and it was delicious. Portions were large and the waitress was very attentive. Several locals were reminiscing in the bar area and it was enjoyable to listen to them.

Stopped by on a whim. So glad we did! Started with the chips and salsa. Chips were fantistic! The salsa was decent but the somewhat thick sauce tasted almost tomato pasty . I had the chicken parm, which was delicious. The hubby got the wet burrito. It was good given this isn 't a Mexican restaurant. I would highly recommend and am anxious to go back and try the steaks. Service was top notch.