Spiciest Dish in Columbus, OH
Our first ever city series and our quest to find the “spiciest dish” in Columbus, OH
There are many restaurants and many spicy dishes in Ohio, but which is the spiciest? We did the hard work for you and tried all of the hottest dishes Columbus, OH has to offer (skip to map).
One note on the list, we’re going based off of standard menu items, or commonly known off menu items like Extra Holy at Hot Chicken Takeover or levels 4-7 at Fukuryu for their Red Dragon Ramen. Anyone can walk in and say “light me up fam!” so we’re trying to go with the dishes that are easy to obtain without having to ask for special spiciness (other than the known spicy levels).
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Check back every week as we review another spicy dish for Fiery Friday. Below we have the spiciest dishes ranked by spiciest and how much they effected us. Those that are linked have been tried. Several items on the list came from r/Columbus on Reddit. For carryout or delivery during COVID, try our abridged list.
Spiciest Dish In Columbus
- Hoggy’s BBQ: Uncut XXX Inferno Wing Sauce (Fall Only)
- Satori Ramen Bar: Shinigami Ramen aka “Reaper Madness” (Fall Only)
- Fetty’s Street Food: Phall Curry
- Mikey’s Late Night Slice: Fiery Death Pizza with Hate Sausage (Fall Only)
- Cazuelas: Mucho Macho Burrito
- Fibonacci’s Pizzeria: The Reaper (Fall / Winter Only)
- The Filling Station: 911 Wings
- Atlas Tavern – Reaper Buffalo, Reaper BBQ wings
- OH Pizza & Brew: There Will Be Tears wings
- Winking Lizard – Pure Evil Wings (Limited in Jan/Feb Only)
- Tiger + Lily: Mala Firecracker Ramen w/ Inferno Chili Oil
- Smokehouse Brewing: Lucifer Wrap
- JTs Pizza & Pub: Stupid Hot Wings
- Fukuryu Ramen – Red Dragon Ramen, Level 4
- Intercontinental Restaurant: Warrior Platter
- Hyderabad House: Extra Spicy Karaikudi Chicken
- Hoggy’s: Armondo’s XXXInferno Wings
- Woody’s Wing House: Diablo-Q
- GoreMade Pizza: XXX 4 Alarm Pizza (Fall/Winter Only)
- Choripan Argentine Grill: Homemade Habanero Sauce
- Hot Chicken Takeover: Heat Seeker’s Edition – Unholy
- Thurman’s Cafe: Extreme Wings (claim 183,000 BTU…whatever a BTU is (probably SHU))
- Winking Lizard: Hellfire Chili (Limited in Jan/Feb Only)
- Macs Proper pub: No-refund wing
- Hot Chicken Takeover: Heat Seeker’s Edition 4x Holy
- Winking Lizard: Fire In the Hole or Magma Wings
- Buffalo Wings and Rings: Ghost Pepper Ranch (August only at the moment)
- Lucky’s Grille: Lucky’s Inferno Wings
- Quaker Steak and Lube: Triple Atomic Wings
- Aangan India Bistro: Level 6 Lamb Vindaloo
- Grandad’s Pizza & Pub: Grandad’s Graveyard
- Silohs: Screamy Reaper Burger
- Thai Grille: Extra Spicy Pad Kee Mao
- Afra Grill: Green Sauce
- Fried Chicka Bang: Ghostface
- Wing Snob: Hot AF Sauce
- Noodle Topia: Szechuan Noodles
- Drelyse: Peanut Butter Soup w/ Goat
- Tweeters: Devil’s Breath Wings
- GOGi: Spicy Chicken Stir Fry
- Bamboo Thai Kitchen: Extra Spicy Green Curry
- GoreMade Pizza: 4 Alarm Pizza (Fall/Winter Only)
- Hyderabad House: Chicken 65
- Chef Rich’s Kitchen: Crazy S.O.B. Burger
- Kirin Noodle Bar: Spicy Beef Noodle Soup
- Bru Burger Bar: Melt Your Face Burger
- Siam Hibachi: Level 5 Green Curry
- Meshikou: Spicy Mala Ramen
- Woody’s Wing House: 5th Degree Wings
- Kai’s Crab Boil: OMG Heat Level
- The Crispy Coop: Nashville Hot
- Satori Ramen Bar: Kara Kapow!
- Xi Xia Western Chinese Cuisine: Dapanji Stirred Noodles
- Urban Meyer’s Pint House: “Hot” Hot Chicken
- Smokehouse Brewing: Gates of Hell
- Yellow Brick Pizza: Dante’s Inferno
- Nong’s Hunan Express: Extra Hot Hot Pepper / Extra Hot Sriracha Fried Rice
- Amul India – Level 6 Lamb Vindaloo
- Curry Up Indian Grill: Spiciest Bowl
- Cuco’s Taqueria: Camarones a la Diabla / Salsa Roja
- Blarney Stone Tavern: 911 Wings
- Havana Mia: Hot Sauce
- Pho Chef: Spicy Filet Steak Rice Noodles
- The Rail: Bonfire Burger
- Borgata: Pineapple-Habanero BBQ Wings
- Roosters: Nu-Killer
- Helen’s Asian Kitchen: Stir-Fried Cauliflower
- Yats: Drunk Chicken
- Grandad’s Pizza & Pub: Hot Chicken Sliders
- Sushi Ten: Dynamite Roll
- Harvest Pizzeria: Spicy Yuma
- Old Skool: Habanero Wings / Chipotle Maple Aioli
- Melt Bar and Grilled: Voodoo Zombie Jerk Chicken (October only)
- Spicy Hop: Szechuan Minced Chicken (3-pepper rating)
- Ray Ray’s Hog Pit: Hot Link and Habanero BBQ Sauce
- Matt & Tony’s Wood Fired Kitchen: Spicy Habanero Chicken Sandwich
- Beer Barrel Pizza and Grill: Nuclear Hot Sauce Wings
- So Gong Dong: Spicy Pork Bulgogi
- Chile Verde Cafe: Green Chile Stew / Hot Salsa
- CoCo Hot Pot: Spicy Beef Stew
- Condado Tacos: Dirty Sauce / Firecracker Shell
- The Crafty Pint: Ghost Pepper Bison Burger
- Flip Side: Chili Pepper Burger / Uncle Jimmy
- Nomad: Crispy Chicken Sandwich
- Firdous Express: Tunisian Chicken (ID required!)
- Melt Bar and Grilled: El Diablo Burger
- Kraft House No. 5: Habanero Mac & Cheese
- El Vaquero: Pollo a la Diabla
- Crazzy Greek: Fire Feta Fries
- Siam Orchid: Crazy Noodles
- Borgata: Spicy Sausage Stuff Peppers
Current Spiciest in Columbus Map
We’ve Not Tried, But Assume
We’re unsure of the full order until we try them out, but we’ve taken a stab at ordering the rest.
- Ena’s Caribbean Kitchen: Pepper Shrimp
- Roadhouse Wings and Grill: ABG + Any Sauce
- Buffalo Wild Wings: Blazin’
- Granddad’s Pizza & Pub: Granddad’s Graveyard
- Chef Butcher’s Creole Kitchen: Spice Level 5
- Squeeks’ Bar and Grill: Bubba Sauce
- Coco’s Grill: Double Pepper Chicken
- Min-Ga: Spicy Squid or Gamjatang
- Feed Me Sandwich Kings: Dragon’s Breathe Sauce
- Himalayan Grill: Biryani (h/t EshinX)
- Flavor 91: Ethiopian Dry Rub Wings / Jalapeño Poppers
- Newfangled Kitchen: Lucifer’s Hammer (via @614now)
- Bahn Thai: Tiger Cry
- The Cheesy Truck: BOOMstick
- Sargam: Goat Thali (/u/virak_john)
- Barley’s Brewing: Diabla Wings
- Balboa: Tinga Reaper Taco
- New Taj Mahal: Extra Hot Curry
- Iguanas Fresh Mexican Grill: Tacos Diablo
- Bangkok Thai
- Bheemas Dublin:
- Nada: Habanero “Kreeper” Salsa
- Nazareth Restaurant and Deli: Spicy Chicken on Rice / Spicy Chicken Shawarma
- Rishi Sushi: Spicy Korean Chicken
- Lemongrass: Devil’s Breathe Roll
- Fortune Chinese: Sliced Beef in Fresh Hot Pepper / Sesame Noodle / Hunan Chicken
- Two Fatt Indians: Something Level 6
- Signatures: Pyro Sauce
- Nida’s: Thai Spicy Chicken Fried Rice
- Amato’s Woodfired Pizza: Cherry Bomb Pizza
- Ampersand Asian Supper Club: Spicy Shoyu
- Aab: Chicken Vindaloo
- LaGlory’s Soulfood Cafe: Sriracha Wing Meal
- Adobe Gilas: Spicy Beef Mac and Cheese / Habanero Chipotle Salsa
- Average Joes: Volcano Joe’s Wings
- Standard Hall: Nashville Hot Chicken Pizza
- Namaste Nepali Restaurant: Chili Paneer / Chili Momo
- Dosa Corner: Rasam Wada / Spinach Masala Dosa / Onion & Chili Uthappam / Aloo Parata / Bisibelabath
- Ava’s Taste of the C: BBQ Jerk Chicken Bowl
- Godavari: Gobi 65 / Rayalaseema Kodi Vepudu
- 868 Shabu Shabu: Spicy Stinky Tofu
- Erawan Thai: Level 5 Tom Yum
- Neehee’s: Bhel Puri / Gunpowder Chutney
- Mr Pot: Spicy broth
- Fetty’s Street Food: Crispy Panaeng Chicken
- Angry Wiener: Angry Wiener / Fiery Fido
- Flatiron Tavern: Firehouse Chicken Sandwich
- Miller’s Ale House: 5 Pepper Fire / Mt. St. Helen’s Sauces
- Rude Dog Bar & Grill: Hot wings
- La fognicito: Red Salsa, Pickled Veggies
- Greek Star: Spicy Gyro on Rice
- Curry and Hurry:
- Jiu Thai: Biang Biang Noodle
- BrewDog: Spicy Meaty Pizza (h/t Rocoto Rachel)
- Yabo’s Tacos: Ghost Pepper Sauce
- Village Taco
- Way Down Yonder: Louisiana Craw-Fish Etoufee / Hot & Spicy BBQ Wings
- Little Palace: Soppressata Picante Pizza
- Brazenhead: Rippin’ Hot Chicken Wings
- Brenz Pizza Co: The Heater
- Wing’s Restaurant: Lots of things / Spicy Noodles / General Tso’s / Sichuan Combo
- 3 Brother’s Diner: Southwest Omelet
- Rockmill Tavern: Spicy Chicken Sandwich
- Hounddog’s Three Degree Pizza: Hot Mama
- Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace: Dog From Hell
- The Old Mohawk: Hot Brat Sliders
- Macho Taco Food Truck: Super Hulk Spicy Chipotle Taco
- Massey’s: Spicy Chorizo Fajita
- Olde Towne Tavern: Spicy Veggie Chili / Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese
- Pint Room: Five Alarm Burger
- Bowzers: El Gato Gordo
- Bodega: Sriracha Buffalo Dip
- Laguna: Lagunadas
- Jeni’s: Queen City Cayenne
- Mardi Gras
- Strongwater: Nashville Hot Chicken / Grilled Street Corn
- Momo ghar
- Cardo’s Pizza: High Voltage
- Villa Nova Ristorante: Boom Boom Shrimp
- Yao’s Chinese Bistro: Garlic Jalapeño Chicken
If you’ve got other recommendations, let us know on Instagram, Facebook or via our contact page.
Not Columbus, But Spiciest in Ohio
- The Pigskin – XXX Burger (Athens, OH)
- Falafel Cafe – Ghost Pepper Relish (Cleveland, OH)
- Fat Head’s Brewery – Beauty & The Beasty (Cleveland, OH)
- Pounders Bar & Grill – One of their 64 wing sauces has to be spicy (Parma Heights, OH)
- Battiste & Dupree Cajun Grill – Crawfish Etouffee (Cleveland, OH)
- Grindstone Taphouse – Atomic Pepper Burger (Cleveland, OH)
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