Nightlife in Columbus

Fans of battered appetizers will appreciate Mudflats' expansive selection. Dunk fried pickle chips into vats of ranch ($5.49), or try the potato skins ($6.99), full loaded with melted cheddar, crispy bacon, and sour cream. For those preferring a lighter bite, opt for a signature salad such as the Sunburst ($9.99), a fresh and fruity favorite with baby spinach, fruit, feta, red onion, nut brittle, and homemade cinnamon Tabasco vinaigrette. You'll also find a sizable list of sandwiches and burgers.

See You Thursday is a winsome Chicago-style troupe of quick-witted improv artists highly experienced at taking the squishy gray clay of the everyday and whittling it into hilarious pieces of glazed and kilned laughter-vases. Over the course of an hour, SYT will perform a wide array of characters subject to audience-suggested themes without a single page of script paper, as everything said and done is an invention of the moment thanks to off-the-cuff comedic wizardry from fast minds and a shared telepathic improvisational energy shared between all of the company members.

After the doors swing open, The Big Bang regales guests with an evening of food, drink, and rambunctious sing-alongs with their crooning cronies. Slap on your party wristband, and you'll receive access to an exclusive party section or patio (weather permitting), a catered buffet, and first-round drinks for only one penny each. Once you've consumed the regulation amount of food and drinks, sing your song onstage in a lilting falsetto or river-dredging baritone. Onstage, a rotating handful of multi-talented melody makers and a team of beer-fueled patrons take turns bleating their favorite bar tunes. Dramatic ivory-fueled combat comes further supplemented by vibrating bass, explosive drums, laser-guided keytars, and other musical weaponry. They'll take any request you like, and their repertoire spans from rollicking rock classics to modern noisemakers such as hip-hop wonder and minor character-actor Xcalade. t the spacious wooden bar for the duration of the party. An energetic, round-the-clock live show encourages hip shaking and feet shuffling under the dim lighting, where the concrete floor lays beaten and defeated from years of foot poundings.

At The Lazy Chameleon, chefs bring out the best in fresh seafood with tropical flourishes: they serve back-fin crab cakes with creole mustard, for instance, and drizzle cilantro-lime sauce over blackened tilapia. The environs are similarly subtropical, with hanging fishnets and verdant plants enlivening the dining room. In keeping with the jovial atmosphere, guests can try out experimental dance moves to the beat of live music four nights a week or feel the adrenaline rush that accompanies winning a card game at euchre night on Tuesday.