Urban Meyer selling Columbus-based business
Stephen Samra•about 3 hours
The hits keep coming for Urban Meyer. According to Ben Koo of Awful Announcing, the former Ohio Statecoach is selling his Columbus-based steakhouse, Urban Chophouse.
“Regarding Urban’s Meyer’s Chophouse, it’s being sold to Shawn Shahnazi,” tweeted Koo. “Signage and menu will change in a few weeks. GM and Executive Chef out. The lounge will become a members only club. Meyer brand and fine dining didn’t mesh, wallpaper of him in Jax especially lol.”
Originally, the restaurant opened last May. Now, the venue will distance itself from Meyer, as the aforementioned local restaurant owner Shawn Shahnazi takes over. Additionally, Koo mentions that a new chef will be hired, and the menu will change.
While Meyer won’t have the Chophouse any longer, the former Buckeyes coach has his name on another restaurant in Ohio — Urban Meyer’s Pint House. However, that eatery harbors tough memories, as it was the site of the controversial video featuring Meyer dancing with a woman who wasn’t his wife. The instance kickstarted his demise as the coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Urban’s Chophouse wasn’t around long, barely lasting longer than Meyer’s tenure with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Under new ownership, the Columbus-based restaurant will look to build a brand without the former coach.
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