October 14, 20159 yr New restaurant coming to Mount Lookout Square A Cincinnati duo is bringing a new Cuban and Puerto Rican street food restaurant to the Mount Lookout Square space most recently occupied by Annabel's. Sean Morgan and Brad Johnson are opening El Camino at 1004 Delta Ave. on Mount Lookout Square in mid-November. The space was most recently occupied by Annabel's, which closed in September after seven years of service and the retirement of founder Annabel Stolley. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/10/14/exclusive-new-restaurant-coming-to-mount-lookout.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 24, 20159 yr Low Spark finally opens in OTR on Saturday! http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/nightlife/bars-and-clubs/2015/10/23/new-otr-bar-low-spark-opens-saturday/74471356/
October 24, 20159 yr That reminds me of a bar near where I grew up, that had a monkey who smoked cigarettes.
October 24, 20159 yr Or the McDonald's off I-70 in the middle of Missouri that announces the existence of its 3,500 Gallon Shark Tank! for 100 miles in each direction. But seriously, all of these bars are the exact same. Yawn.
October 24, 20159 yr ^Then why do you still post here. If you find everything that doesn't cater to your exact mindset so boring, why bother? It's not like we don't already know your opinion before you state it.
October 24, 20159 yr Or the McDonald's off I-70 in the middle of Missouri that announces the existence of its 3,500 Gallon Shark Tank! for 100 miles in each direction. But seriously, all of these bars are the exact same. Yawn. I don't know what you expect. It's a bar, you can't exactly reinvent the wheel when it comes to bars..
October 25, 20159 yr It's true. I remember when I got back from Europe, people were like, "What were the bars like there?" and I'm like, "Uh... bars. Well, they don't have as much brown liquor in them."
October 29, 20159 yr The newest restaurant at 84.51 Building brings unique concept The new eatery owned by a popular local restaurant group that's headed to the 84.51 Building will employ a unique concept, the Enquirer reports. Thunderdome Group will open Maplewood Kitchen and Bar on the first floor of the new building at 100 W. Fifth St. in late January or early February. The company, run by Joe Lanni, John Lanni and Alex Blust, also owns Bakersfield, The Eagle and Krueger’s Tavern. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/morning_call/2015/10/the-newest-restaurant-at-84-51-building-brings.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 5, 20159 yr Author EXCLUSIVE: Sleepy Bee Café to open 3rd location in downtown Cincinnati Nov 5, 2015, 1:17pm EST Tom Demeropolis Senior Staff Reporter Cincinnati Business Courier The owners of Sleepy Bee Café plan to open a third restaurant in the heart of downtown Cincinnati. Co-owners Sandra Gross and her husband, Dr. John Hutton, purchased an 18,000-square-foot building at 8 E. Fourth St. with plans to turn the first floor into a Sleepy Bee restaurant. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/11/05/exclusive-sleepy-bee-caf-to-open-3rd-location-in.html
November 6, 20159 yr Downtown’s new burger bar sets opening date Downtown Cincinnati diners won’t have to wait much longer for a new burger joint. BRU Burger Bar will open in the former Cadillac Ranch space at 41 E. Sixth St. in early December. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/morning_call/2015/11/downtown-s-new-burger-bar-sets-opening-date.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 9, 20159 yr New Chef to Take Ownership of Django Western Taco After stints in both The British Virgin Islands and New York City, chef Josh Campbell, formerly of Cincinnati restaurant Mayberry, has returned to town and has found a home at the popular Northside “Cowboy Cuisine” restaurant. For now he’s running the kitchen, but he’s also made a deal with long-time restaurateur Jens Rosenkrantz to buy the place.
November 10, 20159 yr University Station lands local restaurateur A Montgomery restaurateur is bringing his unique concept to University Station, WCPO reports. Delicio, a pizzeria concept that fires its signature dish in a coal-fired oven, is bringing its Naples-inspired eatery and its Pop Shop to the development near Xavier University. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/morning_call/2015/11/university-station-lands-local-restaurateur.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 19, 20159 yr Nashville-style hot chicken restaurant coming to Cincinnati A fast-casual chicken restaurant specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken is coming to Cincinnati. Louisville-based Joella's Hot Chicken is eyeing locations in Cincinnati. Co-owner Bruce Rosenblatt told me they have letters of intent at two locations. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/11/19/nashville-style-hot-chicken-restaurant-coming-to.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 19, 20159 yr The Banks' newest restaurant is coming to an unexpected space A Louisville-based, Southern-inspired restaurant is coming to the Banks next year, but it won't be in a traditional restaurant space. The Business Courier first reported that the group behind Doc Crow's Southern Smokehouse & Raw Bar was looking to open a location at the Banks. That location, to be named Doc's on the Banks, will open in the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in late 2016. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/11/19/the-banks-newest-restaurant-is-coming-to-an.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 20, 20159 yr I wonder how the developers of The Banks feel about this new restaurant calling themselves "at The Banks" when it's not technically part of that development. Just like how the Moerlein Lager House also isn't part of The Banks.
November 20, 20159 yr Let's just take a moment and understand how awesome Doc Crow's is in Louisville. So. Good. Their raw bar is amazing. If they do the same/similar concept in Cincinnati, it will be very popular.
November 20, 20159 yr The file photo in the article isn't the location where this will go... :? "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
November 20, 20159 yr Whatever the bar was that opened in the old Chicago Gyros place about six months ago has permanently closed. I never saw *anyone* in that place!
November 20, 20159 yr I think it was a deli. I don't think they sold alcohol. I could be wrong. Smiling Moose Deli or something?
November 20, 20159 yr It was originally called Smiling Moose deli and was part of a chain that nobody in Cincinnati knew was a chain. So then the same owners rebranded the restaurant called 200 West and kept a similar concept. Jake, are you saying that 200 West has now closed?
November 20, 20159 yr Yes, whatever it was called, it has closed and there is a sign in the window to call Nat Commissar if you are interested in the space. In related news, Chicago Gyros appears to be doing a solid business directly across the street from its old location, and it has also upheld its decades-old tradition of having at least 2-3 fine waitresses on the payroll.
November 20, 20159 yr ^Good. You initial post scared me into thinking that Chicago Gyros itself was gone!
November 20, 20159 yr Calhoun/McMillan's had a lot of vacancies recently. Lime left, Potbelly's is gone, Firehouse Subs closed, 200 West is closed, and there still hasn't been anything to fill in the old Starbucks, or Five Guys, or Yogurt Vi, or that one vacant storefront at USquare that never had anything in it. I assume the new monstrosity at McMillan/Clifton is going to have even more ground-level restaurant space? “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
November 20, 20159 yr I had no idea Firehouse subs or Potbelly were gone. Though there are about 63 sub places around campus, so it's a little saturated. I'm surprised Potbelly is gone, though.
November 20, 20159 yr Calhoun/McMillan's had a lot of vacancies recently. Lime left, Potbelly's is gone, Firehouse Subs closed, 200 West is closed, and there still hasn't been anything to fill in the old Starbucks, or Five Guys, or Yogurt Vi, or that one vacant storefront at USquare that never had anything in it. I assume the new monstrosity at McMillan/Clifton is going to have even more ground-level restaurant space? Don't forget Arby's at W. Clifton & McMillan. Whatever that "COMPUTERS" place is is still there though. Meanwhile, the Hookah Lounge business is booming. The old Gold Star on Short Vine is now a hookah bar. Also, there is now an after-hours hookah bar that has a lot of police calls diagonal to Murphy's Pub.
November 20, 20159 yr ^That Arby's was gross. Didn't they close for a health code violation or am I making that up? I wouldn't mind seeing a Wendy's in uptown somewhere. The new Wendy's near OSU is pretty nice, mostly for not being a standard suburban one plopped in the middle of an urban area. “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
November 20, 20159 yr The TUC food court and the restaurants upstairs gets a lot of students' money. Now that campuses aren't all cafeterias more money stays on them.
November 20, 20159 yr Lime (which was owned by Ruby Tuesday) just closed 11 stores and is selling off the remaining stores. I had no idea Potbelly closed. That store has been opening since the early days of University Park Apartments. They need some other businesses around campus that aren't second-rate sandwich and burrito shops. I'm surprised that more mall-type stores don't have locations there. I'm sure plenty of students would shop there rather than having to drive up to Rookwood or Kenwood. The problem is only going to get worse when THE VERGE opens and adds even more retail space to that strip.
November 20, 20159 yr Mall-type stores won't open locations where there's no Christmas shopping. Also, malls do a lot of business in the summer when children are out of school. There are also few middle-age women in the area which is the target demo of many stores.
November 24, 20159 yr The waitress we had at Longhorn Steakhouse on Sunday was high. Scratching herself incessantly, unable to make steady eye contact, rambled incoherently about her dad's Navy career.
November 24, 20159 yr The waitress we had at Longhorn Steakhouse on Sunday was high. Scratching herself incessantly, unable to make steady eye contact, rambled incoherently about her dad's Navy career. More importantly, which Longhorn???
November 24, 20159 yr Some friends of mine were out riding their Harleys with one of their dads. They stopped to eat in Athens but the dad refused to eat at any of the local places. He peeled off and rode all the way to Chillicothe alone just to get Golden Corral.
November 25, 20159 yr Pop-up restaurant lands permanent OTR space A Cincinnati chef who has been serving pop-up dinners in his apartment, at a coffee shop or on a local farm has found a permanent home, the Enquirer reports. Ryan Santos will open Please at 14th and Clay streets in Over-the-Rhine in the late spring. He told the Courier earlier this year that he planned to find a permanent home for his dining concept and has been searching ever since. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/morning_call/2015/11/pop-up-restaurant-lands-permanent-otr-space.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 1, 20159 yr Northside brewery recruits eclectic food options Northside craft brewery and live music venue Urban Artifact has planned to offer food for its patrons since it opened in April, and that will become a reality on Dec. 2. Findlay Market Nepalese food vendor Bridges will begin serving out of Urban Artifact's taproom on Dec. 2, and food truck Bistro de Mohr is eyeing opening a permanent brick-and-mortar restaurant in the rectory adjoining the church-turned-brewery. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/12/01/exclusive-northside-brewery-recruits-eclectic-food.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 1, 20159 yr A new grilled cheese restaurant could be coming to Cincinnati Cincinnati is the home of “Shark Tank” success story Tom + Chee, but can it handle another gourmet grilled cheese restaurant? Courier sister publication Columbus Business First reports that Melt Bar & Grilled is scouting Cincinnati for a new location to expand its footprint in Ohio. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2015/12/a-new-grilled-cheese-restaurant-could-be-coming-to.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 2, 20159 yr ^ I wonder how many confused people will end up at the wrong Melt should this one open. I already feel bad for the vegans that end up in Liberty Center, and the 400 pound guys who end up in Northside looking for that 5 pound sandwich.
December 4, 20159 yr Cincinnatian wants to bring top-rated NYC pizza to OTR A Cincinnati transplant who hails from the East Coast wants to bring a slice of New York City to Over-the-Rhine in the form of one of Brooklyn's highest-rated pizzerias. Ryan Vaughan plans on opening Paulie Gee's near Findlay Market, hopefully by late summer. He didn't always want to open a pizzeria. But he does have a wood-fired pizza oven in his back yard. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/12/04/exclusive-cincinnatian-wants-to-bring-top-rated.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 4, 20159 yr Whatever happened to the modern Indian eatery that was supposed to be coming to OTR? (I'm not a WCPO Insider so I can't see the article.)
December 4, 20159 yr Cincinnatian wants to bring top-rated NYC pizza to OTR A Cincinnati transplant who hails from the East Coast wants to bring a slice of New York City to Over-the-Rhine in the form of one of Brooklyn's highest-rated pizzerias. Ryan Vaughan plans on opening Paulie Gee's near Findlay Market, hopefully by late summer. He didn't always want to open a pizzeria. But he does have a wood-fired pizza oven in his back yard. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/12/04/exclusive-cincinnatian-wants-to-bring-top-rated.html If they can get a delivery agreement with Rhinegeist, they'll do a bang up business, I'm sure.
December 4, 20159 yr Does anyone know if they still plan to reopen Tucker's? I've not yet read the article on Tucker's in this month's Cincinnati Magazine: "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
December 4, 20159 yr Soon-to-open Pleasant Ridge restaurant will be first of its kind in Ohio A New York-style deli and bistro scheduled to open in February is the first in Ohio to take advantage of a unique way of raising money that gives the community a direct stake in the restaurant. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/12/04/exclusive-soon-to-open-pleasant-ridge-restaurant.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 4, 20159 yr Former Tom + Chee president launching new hot chicken concept The former president of Cincinnati-based grilled cheese and tomato soup chain Tom + Chee is launching a new concept featuring Nashville-style hot chicken early next year. David Krikorian is launching Nashville Hot at the Buttermilk Shoppes in Crescent Springs in January 2016. Krikorian was an early investor in Tom + Chee and formerly served as its president. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/12/04/tom-chee-president-launching-new-hot-chicken.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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