We tried the new (but still retro) Chef-O-Nette diner

Upper Arlington’s Chef-O-Nette diner was one of several local restaurants resurrected in 2025.

Dining the news: We recently visited for lunch and found it packed with customers, so it’s apparently going well a few months after reopening.

The vibe: The diner is refreshed and under new ownership. But the interior still looks like you’ve been transported to the 1950s, the decade when it first opened…

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