Our Story
THE THING we learned most growing up in restaurants: it was a ton of hard work and that there just weren’t any shortcuts when it came to quality, freshness, and local.
OUR PLACE of refuge from all this work. was a lake up in Michigan for a few weeks each summer. There, our parents and kids and friends would enjoy lakelife – boating, swimming, beach time, bonfires, and perhaps most memorable, family prepared and superbly cooked meals at a long farm table on the porch.
THE FOOD was always hyper-fresh purchased daily from local farms. It was farm to-table, fresh eating long before it ever became a movement or marketing strategy.
THE KIDS would boat down to the Village General Store to get fresh corn from Johnecheck Farm; fresh vegetables and tomatoes usually came from Bill’s Farmers Market outside of town, a local family farm in business since 1888. Flowers, preserves, and other organic wares came from Coveyou Farmers Market, a 5th generation family farming this land since 1874. We really got to know and enjoy these folks.
SO WITH THIS SPIRIT we bring you Lindey’s Lake House, a casual, fun, social place where our commitment to fresh, farm-to-table and local is our way of life, all year long. Enjoy.
Rick, Trish, Chris, Beth and our late Mom Sue
Rob Records, Executive Chef
Phil Yandolino, Chef
Tim Davin, Managing Partner
OUR INSPIRATION Sue Doody, Mom, operated a catering business in her home before opening Lindey’s in 1981 in Columbus’s historic German Village. Sue’s passion for people, genuine hospitality, and world class food created an unmatched restaurant experience in Ohio. Today, Lindey’s is better than ever, and is consistently ranked as a top restaurant. The Lake House farmhouse design was created by Sue’s daughter-in-law Wendy Berry of W Design.
