April 30, 201015 yr Where was the red squirrel? I thought the one on vine has been closed for years There was one on Walnut Street just off of 4th Street.
April 30, 201015 yr the one on Walnut is still there to the best of my knowledge While the awning is still there, this location is indeed closed. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
May 12, 201015 yr Forkheartknife has opened in the former Take The Cake space at Main & Liberty streets. Full deets here: http://soapboxmedia.com/features/0511forkheartknifeovertherhine.aspx
May 12, 201015 yr Just to catch all of you up on the restaurant news I've been covering lately: Deep India opens in Clifton Heights - http://soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0420deepindiarestaurant.aspx Soho Sushi opening new sushi concept in downtown Cincinnati - http://soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0420sohosushicincinnatitowerplacemall.aspx AJ Creations opens new bakery in Covington - http://soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0427ajcreations.aspx Picnic & Pantry bringing specialty food market to Northside - http://soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0413picnicandpantry.aspx
May 16, 201015 yr Ron's Roost adding covered deck By Kurt Backscheider • [email protected] • May 13, 2010 http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20100513/NEWS/5130309/
May 27, 201015 yr Blogger Wine me, Dine me is reporting that SoHo Sushi is now open in Tower Place (although currently with limited hours). http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2010/05/soho-sushi-now-open-downtown/
May 30, 201015 yr Tom + Chee, the popular grilled cheese outpost on Fountain Square, has found a permanent location on Court Street. Read more here: http://cincinnati.com/blogs/dining/2010/05/28/tom-and-chee-permanant-location/
June 4, 201015 yr Downtown's 'backstage' grows in 2010 By Laura Baverman • [email protected] • June 3, 2010 In 2010, that vision may finally become real. Over the next six months, half a dozen new restaurants, bars, dance clubs and lounges are expected to fill retail spaces on the blocks north of Fountain Square and surrounding the performing arts center. Restaurateur Jeff Ruby will renovate and re-launch the flashy and colorful Bootsy's on Walnut Street as a bar and separate to-be-named restaurant. By fall, Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. will begin a $13.8 million redevelopment of historic buildings that once housed the Maisonette and Barleycorn's restaurants, and a third warehouse behind those buildings. Restaurants and residential units will populate the space. And in 2012, the Metropole Apartments will reopen as a 21c museum and hotel and Proof restaurant and bar. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100603/BIZ01/6040352
June 4, 201015 yr I don't remember seeing this posted in this thread, but has anyone been to Fork Heart Knife on Main Street in OTR yet? I went with my girlfriend last night. The two of us ate for $19 (including dessert and tip) and the food was great. I think that they're only open on Thursdays and Sundays right now (they are primarily a catering business), and are BYOB. There was a write-up on SoapBox about them a few weeks ago: http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/0511forkheartknifeovertherhine.aspx Anyway, recommended!
June 4, 201015 yr Red Squirrel on Walnut and 4th has a sign up saying they will reopen under new management soon! Rumor was they went out of business a month or two ago due to bankruptcy. "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren Buffett
June 4, 201015 yr Downtown's 'backstage' grows in 2010 By Laura Baverman • [email protected] • June 3, 2010 In 2010, that vision may finally become real. Over the next six months, half a dozen new restaurants, bars, dance clubs and lounges are expected to fill retail spaces on the blocks north of Fountain Square and surrounding the performing arts center. Restaurateur Jeff Ruby will renovate and re-launch the flashy and colorful Bootsy's on Walnut Street as a bar and separate to-be-named restaurant. By fall, Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. will begin a $13.8 million redevelopment of historic buildings that once housed the Maisonette and Barleycorn's restaurants, and a third warehouse behind those buildings. Restaurants and residential units will populate the space. And in 2012, the Metropole Apartments will reopen as a 21c museum and hotel and Proof restaurant and bar. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100603/BIZ01/6040352 Good God! There's tons of new info in that article!
June 9, 201015 yr I don't remember seeing this posted in this thread, but has anyone been to Fork Heart Knife on Main Street in OTR yet? I went with my girlfriend last night. The two of us ate for $19 (including dessert and tip) and the food was great. I think that they're only open on Thursdays and Sundays right now (they are primarily a catering business), and are BYOB. There was a write-up on SoapBox about them a few weeks ago: http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/0511forkheartknifeovertherhine.aspx Anyway, recommended! Fork Heart Knife is quality. I had a great Sunday brunch there and will go back.
June 9, 201015 yr Looks like this will be an affordable dining establishment... looking forward to this next to Neon's! Diner on Sycamore to become Diner once again Posted by pcampbell June 8th, 2010, 2:28 pm The old-fashioned diner that has been a fixture at Sycamore and 12th in Over-the-Rhine will open again this month as Joe’s Diner. It will serve a menu of breakfast, burgers and shakes, matching its retro vinyl and neon atmosphere. The people behind it: Julian Rodgers of Mixx Ultra Lounge, co-owner of the restaurant/nightclub around the corner on Main St., and Brandon Strauss, an old friend of Rodgers’ from when the two went to Fairview Elementary and Withrow High School together. Rodgers saw the revival of the Diner as key to new life in this corner of Over-the-Rhine. Strauss works downtown and just thought the place ought to be open again.
June 15, 201015 yr The recently closed Tinks Cafe in Clifton will be opening as a new restaurant called La Poste. Good to see this space filled quickly. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100611/ENT01/6110328/1026/ENT/Restaurant-to-replace-Tink-s
June 27, 201014 yr The third location of the Cock and Bull will be opening up in the old Vineyard Cafe space in Hyde Park Square. Read more here: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/06/28/story8.html
June 29, 201014 yr The third location of the Cock and Bull will be opening up in the old Vineyard Cafe space in Hyde Park Square. Read more here: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/06/28/story8.html Weird location - no? I guess any pub in the Queen City will probably be successful.
June 29, 201014 yr I think it's good location for it. It has outdoor seating on a highly visible corner of the main intersection of a pedestrian friendly square; which pretty much describes their Covington location to a tee. Back when I used to live near HPS I always wished that there was somewhere on the square that was a bar first and foremost. Tellers, Aurthur's, Beluga, (and formerly Red) all have bar areas/scenes, but they feel primarily like restaurants. It would have been nice to have a laid back pub to grab a drink at after eating at one of the other establishments on the square.
June 29, 201014 yr ^ the primary problem with that space is the it booms in the summer because it has maybe the best outdoor dining space in the whole city (making the rent very high), but it is dead in the winter because the indoor space is relatively small. A pub will have a fighting chance in the winter as it will attract the heavy drinkers and sports crowd that avoided the Vineyard.
July 24, 201014 yr Joe's Diner on Sycamore is now open with a limited menu. I had their burger this afternoon, and it was very good, maybe even comparable to Five Guys. (Unlike Five Guys, though, the patty sizes are small, so get the double.) The space is awesome, and I look forward to sampling their other offerings, especially their breakfast food. The official grand opening is August 10th.
August 9, 201014 yr Just heard a rumor that Servatti will open a pastry shop in the 5/3 Building lobby on the southeast corner (behind Graters). Target is Spring 2011. It will not serve sandwiches due to the building's lease agreement with Potbelly's. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
August 11, 201014 yr Heard a rumor that the Perkins Restaurant on North Bend Road @ !-74 is closing. And the possibility of a Frisch's taking its place. Has anyone else heard of this?
August 11, 201014 yr The sweet corn has been fantastic this summer. I had great luck with the street corner farmers on the Westside. Very sweet and extra crunchy. Tri-color has been the best. White has it moments too. The only bad batch was when I bought them at Krogers. Never again. Do they even sell sweet corn on the eastside. ;-)
August 11, 201014 yr Seems like the corn gets sweeter every year, almost too sweet. Must be the hybridization.
August 18, 201014 yr Red Squirrel on Walnut and 4th has a sign up saying they will reopen under new management soon! Rumor was they went out of business a month or two ago due to bankruptcy. Red Squirrel has reopened. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
August 18, 201014 yr Anyone know why the Mythos in the Chiquita Building hasn't reopened after their June "vacation"? "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
August 23, 201014 yr Downtown Cincinnati eatery to celebrate reopening after complete redesign On the evening of Friday, August 20, Cincinnatians will have an opportunity to be re-introduced to a local restaurant now known as The Bistro. The restaurant owners plan to host a party to show off the recent changes that took place following the well-publicized split of Jean-Robert de Cavel from the Relish Group. With native chef Chris Burns at the helm, owners at The Bistro say that the restaurant will focus on bringing local fare to the dinner table by using ingredients that are locally sourced. This new focus is complimented by the interior décor which has also been updated with a fresh look. See more at:http://www.urbancincy.com/2010/08/the-bistro-bar-bash-set-for-friday-evening/ “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
August 24, 201014 yr I know the UrbanCincy reader base is bright, but not explicitly stating the old name of the establishment seems like a mistake. It may seem obvious what it was named before "The Bistro," but there are a lot of bistros.
August 24, 201014 yr 2 new restaurants featured in today's Soapbox: Al-Amir Cafe opens in downtown Cincinnati's 8th Street Design District Downtown Cincinnati's 8th Street Design District has a relatively new food option. Al-Amir Cafe is now open inside the small space previously occupied by the 8th Street Deli Cafe, and is serving up authentic Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. Located at 326 E. 8th Street, Al-Amir offers everything from sharwarma, kabobs, gryos, and falafels to burgers, chicken, fish, and salads. Appetizers include a similarly diverse collection of items like baba ghanoush, foule, grape leaves, and onion rings, fries, breaded mushrooms and chicken tenders. Gourmet hot dog restaurant, music venue opens on Short Vine In his years touring around the world as a Hip Hop DJ, Brad "Mr. Dibbs" Forste would always grab a hot dog after the show. "Literally all around the world, whether it was [the U.S], Japan, Australia, Germany - that was the one thing on tour that I clinched on, finding the hot dog," Forste said. He eventually used that international experience to hone his own recipes for specialty hot dogs and, along with his wife and brother, opened Flop Johnson's last Tuesday in a vacant restaurant space above Daniel's Bar on Short Vine Street in Clifton. “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
August 24, 201014 yr Man, Cincinnati has no shortage of Middle-Eastern restaurants, does it? Almost too many.
August 25, 201014 yr Looking forward to checking out the new joint on Short Vine. *Not* looking forward to another Middle Eastern restaurant. It's that and Indian restaurants. I'd agree we have too many of those establishments already.
August 25, 201014 yr ^ The Gold Star a couple doors down has $1.00 Cheese Coneys for students. I don't care what "gourmet" toppings you put on a dog, Gold Star Chili and cheddar cheese can and will give it a run for its money! Especially when they have a cost ratio of 5:1. Mr. Fish next door has fried fish and chips for something like $3.00. It's quite a stretch of decent, cheap food.
August 25, 201014 yr Looking forward to checking out the new joint on Short Vine. *Not* looking forward to another Middle Eastern restaurant. It's that and Indian restaurants. I'd agree we have too many of those establishments already. But not downtown. You have Mythos and the litte place on Court Street between Vine and Walnut and that is about it. Total Juice on Vine has horrible falafels so I'm not counting them.
August 25, 201014 yr Man, Cincinnati has no shortage of Middle-Eastern restaurants, does it? Almost too many. I my opinion you can't have too many indian restaurants ;). I'd love to have a second one downtown or even at least one in OTR. "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren Buffett
August 25, 201014 yr What we could use are more Asian restaurants. Besides sushi and takeout Chinese everywhere, there's only a few Thai, Vietnamese, and Korean places.
August 25, 201014 yr ^ The Gold Star a couple doors down has $1.00 Cheese Coneys for students. I don't care what "gourmet" toppings you put on a dog, Gold Star Chili and cheddar cheese can and will give it a run for its money! Especially when they have a cost ratio of 5:1. Mr. Fish next door has fried fish and chips for something like $3.00. It's quite a stretch of decent, cheap food. I had no idea about the $1 Coneys. I'm a Skyline guy myself, living right across the street from the Clifton/Ludlow location. So it'll be hard for me to justify heading over to Corryville for Coneys, but my planning studio *is* in that neck of the woods, next quarter. So it's a possibility! Thanks!
August 25, 201014 yr Niehoff? I was in there (for architecture) Fall and Winter quarters last year. $1 coneys happened a few times per week. Just show your ID. They also have a few $5 value meals for students, I think, but I always just got 3 or 4 coneys. The guy who runs it is really nice.
August 26, 201014 yr What we could use are more Asian restaurants. Besides sushi and takeout Chinese everywhere, there's only a few Thai, Vietnamese, and Korean places. Downtown you have Sung Korean Bistro, you have Riverside Korean in Covington, Korea House in Harper's Point, Saya Korea BBQ up in Dayton and Chung Kiwha Korean BBQ in Florence. There is a Thai place downtown but it isn't open for dinner but Teak Thai is right in Mt. Adams and there are tons of Thai places throughout the suburbs to name them all.
August 27, 201014 yr If you're looking for Thai places head to Hyde Park/Mt.Lookout. Lemon Grass Wild Ginger Bangkok Bistro Green Papaya Ruthai's Thai Amarin Thai Blue Elephant I think Asian & Sake Bomb also have some Thai dishes on their menus.
September 9, 201014 yr What we could use are more Asian restaurants. Besides sushi and takeout Chinese everywhere, there's only a few Thai, Vietnamese, and Korean places. Downtown you have Sung Korean Bistro, you have Riverside Korean in Covington, Korea House in Harper's Point, Saya Korea BBQ up in Dayton and Chung Kiwha Korean BBQ in Florence. There is a Thai place downtown but it isn't open for dinner but Teak Thai is right in Mt. Adams and there are tons of Thai places throughout the suburbs to name them all. Oh I’ve been to all the Korean restaurants in town (minus the one in Dayton), that’s why I’m saying we could use more! I won’t rest until I can find some live octopus somewhere.
September 15, 201014 yr Not entirely surprised about Booty's, but I would have liked to see it succeed. Their restaurant concept was all over the place and while I thought the food was pretty good it wasn't really notable for any reason. I think they should have devoted a lot more of their sq footage upstairs to the bar area which seemed to be where they did most of their business, but it could only accommodate so many people. The first floor space was a total waste as well. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100914/ENT01/309140108/1026/Jeff-Ruby-to-close-Bootsy-s
September 15, 201014 yr Exactly. That upstairs would have been much better if the space were allocated properly. That ridiculous circular bar seemed to take up half the room. Trying to move from one room to the next was a nightmare whenever bootsy's was even moderately crowded because of that thing. Totally agree about their food as well. Anyone want to place bets on whether Ruby is planning a restaurant for The Banks now? I've always thought that he gave up on Tropicana because he had bootsy's on the horizon nearby. I wonder if the same thing could be happening to bootsy's now. //EDIT: reading the article, I see that it's going to reopen as "The Grill", so I guess Ruby is just changing the branding.
September 15, 201014 yr I always felt that Bootsy's should have been a bar/club, not a restaurant. What little I've read about "The Grill" doesn't much excite me. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
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