MOUNT VERNON — A new restaurant and a new auto parts store opened recently in the city.
Buffet Oriental, formerly Wok N’ Roll, opened the weekend of May 10. The restaurant is at 995 Coshocton Ave. in the Valley Shopping Plaza, next to the Dollar Tree store. The new owner, Hua-Xin Ye, who has two other restaurants in the Columbus area, has stated his intention to introduce Chinese food to the community, adding that there will be other styles of cuisine as well.
The new owner is not affiliated with the previous owners, who closed the restaurant earlier this year for reasons still unknown.
O’Reilly Auto Parts, at 806 Coshocton Ave. opened Friday. The company, founded in Missouri in 1957, has 1,830 branches in 26 states and recently began to expand in Ohio.
In other news, the owners of Mount Vernon Hardware Co. recently completed construction on a new, 3,600-square-foot warehouse rental building on West Gambier Street. Spaces of 5-by-10 feet, 10-by-10 feet, 15-by-15 feet and 10-by-20 feet are available for rent. Owner Joe Caplin said there are spaces large enough to hold a vehicle or boat.
