If you’ve ever had breakfast at Honey Dip Donuts & Diner, you know it’s not just another diner. This place has been flipping pancakes and frying up donuts since 1974, and in my humble (but correct) opinion, their pancakes are a contender for the best in town. (Yes, even better than waffles… and as a waffle guy, you know I don’t say that lightly)
But now, after 50 years of serving Columbus, Honey Dip is facing the fight of its life.
What the **** is Going On?
In a heartfelt statement on Facebook, Honey Dip shared that the property they’ve called home for decades is being sold off. And not just their diner, but their small-business neighbors too. They weren’t given notice or a fair shot at purchasing the space they’ve poured their lives into.
Here’s how they put it:
“We are heartbroken, feel blindsided, and have been left without a voice in this process. If this sale and redevelopment move forward, our businesses—and a piece of Columbus history—face permanent displacement.”
For a place that’s fed generations of families (the walls inside are covered in decades of photos proving it), the idea of Honey Dip disappearing is more than just sad… it’s unthinkable.
Why Honey Dip Matters
Yes, the donuts are homemade and dangerously addictive. Yes, the pancakes are fluffy enough to make a waffle lover switch sides. And yes, the off-menu donut breakfast sandwich deserves a Nobel Prize in breakfast innovation.
But beyond the food, Honey Dip is a part of a brotherhood of the last true old-school diners in Columbus. The kind of place where regulars become family and breakfast feels like an event, not just a meal. Losing it would mean losing a piece of what makes Columbus, Columbus.
How You Can Help
Honey Dip isn’t throwing in the towel yet. They’re calling on the community to help keep their doors open:
- ✍️ Sign their petition
- 🍩 Keep showing up. Buy a dozen donuts, order the pancakes, sit in a booth and soak in the diner vibes… whatever is necessary to let them know that you’re on their side!
My Pancake-Loving Plea
Look, I’ve eaten a lot of pancakes in my day. Most of them are fine. A few are great. Honey Dip’s? They made me rethink my entire breakfast hierarchy. I used to rank pancakes dead last behind waffles and French toast. Now? They’re holding the crown, and Honey Dip’s sweet and biscuity batter is the reason why.
If this place goes away, Columbus doesn’t just lose a diner. We lose 50 years of memories, the best pancakes in the city, and a piece of who we are.
So let’s do everything we can to keep Honey Dip right where it belongs: on Kenny Road, flipping pancakes, frying donuts, and reminding us all why diners matter.
🍩 Honey Dip Donuts & Diner | 4480 Kenny Rd, Columbus, OH 43220
🕧 Wednesday – Saturday: 6 AM – 2:30 PM, Sunday: 7 AM – 2:30 PM
Read our original write-up of Honey Dip here.
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