Dinin' Hall

Dinin' Hall is a great concept. It's an indoor food truck court. The area is kind of bad but it's getting better. It's nice to be able to have somewhere to sit and eat your food truck food inside. There's also some cool local artists hanging there. If you haven't been to the area recently you might be confused. It's located in the Franklinton neighborhood. This area has had a reputation of being crime infested and trashy. It's gotten much better recently. The area is home to some up and coming businesses that are reshaping it and making it safer. If you're looking for the hall, it's located in the 400 West Rich building. This shares a building with a gathering of local artists and Strongwater bar and restaurant. It's a good way to meet new people and make connections. The people you meet are very interesting so to say. I like visiting local businesses so Dinin' Hall is a good way to do it. It features some of the best food trucks in the city. The area isn't the best but it has gotten much better and will improve thanks to concepts like this.

I have been anticipating the opening of Dinin' Hall for a month now. When I first heard about it, I was immediately intrigued by the concept. I love food trucks but it can be a hassle tracking them down sometimes. Having a central location is a great way to try out different ones without traipsing all over Columbus. I went on the 2nd day and they were still working out some minor kinks but I thought the execution was close to perfect. Ordering is easy, paying inside is easy (they accept credit card, yay! but prefer cash), and getting your food is easy. You can also take your food to go.I love the look of this place as well. Very minimalist and well-designed. Not surprising since the husband & wife team that own it are architects. I had the chance to chat with the wife (didn't catch her name) for a few minutes and she was so sweet! Nothing better than supporting local businesses run by awesome people. Other things I loved: delicious, free cookies in celebration of the first week and all the items they sold at the register. I think I saw chocolate dipped oranges, pattycake cookies, macarons, and thunder kiss coffee. Snacks for the drive home!

A Bootiful Fallish Talk Like a Pirate Day brought me and my bud Eric down to the D-Hall for lunch with the two truck choices of the day being Ajumama and OH! Burgers. After seeing the pic of the mini burger on the Dinin' Hall Facebook page earlier this morning, my destination was the pirate bannered OH Burger truck.Placed our orders for a duo of Sliders, Sweet tater chips and Pirate Rum(less) Punch, scored our number, paid inside and found a sunny table close to one of the open bay doors. Our orders were delivered from the truck right to our table in decent time by the great friendly wait staff.Tasty eats that change daily, interesting surroundings and decor, how can you not like the Dinin' Hall? If I lived closer I would be here daily indeed. If you like food trucks this is THE daily destination to sit down and truly enjoy some great food in a great place.Keep On Truckin'......

Wow, what a wonderful place. Long tables to share with strangers, food trucks, clean modern decor and happens to be next to some art studio/gallery area. After you eat and have a nice chat with your friends, you can take a stroll next door and look at some art pieces. What a great way to walk off those foodie weight!

The food truck craze has definitely taken Columbus by storm. When I first moved here, there were a handful of food trucks and lots of taco stands. Now, oh man! The lovely folks at Dinin' Hall have taken this city's love of food trucks and made it more comfortable and accessible. They've converted a great warehouse space in to a casual dining room with a funky vibe and filled the lot with an every growing, rotating list of food trucks and carts. You can find 2 or 3 here on any given day of the work week and for special events. Order what you want from the trucks you want, take your tickets inside, they'll ring you up, get you a drink if you like, hand you your ticket number stand, and send you off to find a place to wait for your food and eat. Since it's open seating, you sometimes wind up sitting next to complete strangers, but that's okay because it gives you a change to meet and talk to interesting new people. If I had one major complaint about Dinin' Hall it would be that the hours are limited to times when I simply can't make it except on a rare occasion.

What a great concept! Rotating food trucks and a nice open air dining room. Check the website for the schedule and menu. There's protected parking to combat the sketch neighborhood. Orders are taken at the truck, then you pay inside, and wait for your food to be delivered. It's like a restaurant with a rotating kitchen. Pro-tip, there's a nice selection of drinks inside of you don't like the ones the trucks have.

So many wonderful things about Dinin' Hall. First, I'm so happy that Tim and Eliza (the creators of Dinin' Hall) have brought the first food truck pod to Cbus. Using a rotation of wonderful food trucks and an old, remodeled loading dock in Franklinton to house a cafeteria that helps feed the masses is 5 stars in my opinion. I've eaten there about a handful of times, enjoying food from a different truck everytime. I can't evaluate every truck I've had, but the variety is what is key. I go to try a new truck, because I generally don't have the time or the patience to locate where a truck may be at a specific moment. Dinin' Hall posts which truck they'll feature everyday via fb. I've had Street Thyme, Ajumama, Swoops, and Foodfetti. Still so many more trucks to try.FYI, when you place your order, you don't pay at the truck. You pay inside where all the transactions are dealt with. I think this is smart as it allows the trucks to take more orders and focus on making the food instead of running a cash register.Dinin' Hall is starting to expand to the weekend as they know weekday lunch hours just isn't enough.

This a solid concept. I just hope the neighborhood and location will support because its a little bit out of the way. The food is totally a function of the trucks that are scheduled, so check the on-line schedule before you head over. That said, the line-up I've seen so far are all the emerging stars of the Cbus food truck scene. Beyond that, the concept does fill in all the gaps of the food truck experience - ease in mixing and matching food from multiple trucks, ease of paying, a place to eat, parking, nice atmosphere, etc.If nothing else it's a great excuse to go check out 400 W Rich, which is very cool on it's own.

I love this place. Groovy decor, very laid back casual vibe. Dinin' Hall promotes local in such a way that you have to appreciate it. Positive environment full of great folks searching for creative food from our cbus food trucks. Plenty of seating, with a farmers market one Saturday a month. Doesn't get too much better than that! I haven't made my 2014 visit but eagerly anticipate my reunion with DH.

Who was the genius that came up with this idea?! And I was not being sarcastic. Who really is the ONE that solved my dilemmas of:#1 Finding a place to sit and enjoy my meal after I pick up my order from a food truck. I don't know about you, but it feels awkward when a passerby glances at you while you stuff your face... in your car... by yourself... in an empty parking lot. To me, that glance is the equivalent of making eye contact with the person at the urinal next to you. Or are those food trekkies judging me because I'm not wearing a seatbelt, but my bag of fries is nicely secured with a lap belt. What you looking at fool?! Can't you see I'm on a date with my duck fat fries and I'm about to make a Rico suave move. Yes, I'm aware she's a bit meaty, but she treats me well and full of personality. She fills my empty heart like only a cardiologist would understand.#2 Having to stalk a food truck daily. Do I really have to follow you on facebook or twitter to find out which intersection you setup shop today?! It's much easier to track my ex-girlfriend's every step using "Find my iphone" app. Ok, now that I just established that I'm a Creep...go ahead, play the Radiohead song.Anyway, just a cool scene to dine. Has that bit of an underground vibe to it. There are a few art studios in the building. When you pull up into the parking lot, it just looks like a warehouse docking area. Just be prepared to pay close to $10 for small burger and a drink on some days.Keep an eye out on the website calendar for which food trucks will be dishing out!And Hey Mr. Dinin' Hall! Why aren't you open on the weekends? My stomach doesn't take days off on the weekend. If your establishment worked as hard as my stomach did, maybe one day you might match all the excess deposits and prime real estate around my waistline.