June 20, 20222 yr Still no Gold Star downtown... Restaurant Frankie's Sips & Savories opens downtown in tribute to Frank Daoud, Gold Star Chili co-founder Frankie's Sips & Savories quietly opened mid-June at 14 Garfield Place. The children of one of the founders of Cincinnati staple Gold Star Chili just opened a new downtown bar and restaurant in tribute to their father. Frankie's was opened in honor of Fahid "Frank" Daoud, one of four brothers who bought a Mount Washington restaurant that became Gold Star Chili. Frank Daoud died in May 2020 at 83 years old. Daoud's four children – brothers Sami and Samir Daoud and their sisters Sama Daoud and Muna Naber – opened Frankie's to honor Frank Daoud's love of travel, food, friends and hosting. "One of the most memorable things about dad is he was known as the greatest host that ever lived, and I think that is what we reflect to everyone that comes into this place," Sami Daoud told me. The walls of the entrance are covered with Frank Daoud's popular quotable sayings, and then throughout the restaurant are family photos from Frank Daoud's travels around the world, each with a story. Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
June 20, 20222 yr It looks like Frankies will be open only for dinner/evenings, which seems odd to me in that part of downtown. There is a decent amount of residential on Garfield, and it's only a couple blocks from Fountain Square in one direction and Court street in the other, but right now that area is kind of dead in the evenings. I know that the downtown daytime population isn't the same with many people working from home now, and that staffing is probably the main reason, but I hate how many restaurants downtown and in OTR are no longer opening for lunch. Also to @Cygnus's point, it is weird that there are zero Gold Stars downtown. How is it supposed to be a competition/rivalry between Gold Star and Skyline when one of them isn't even an option throughout all of downtown, OTR or even all of Uptown with the MLK location closing. With Skyline being right next to fountain square it also becomes the default Cincinnati style chili for most visitors to try as well. Oh well the Skyline on Court has reopened and looks great, they even found some nice historic details behind the crappy old ACT ceiling.
June 21, 20222 yr Popular pop-up bakery gets first storefront location in Mariemont A popular pop-up bakery has its first storefront location in Mariemont. The owners of Sebastian Bakehouse, whose colorful viennoiserie pastries have garnered long lines at weekend pop-ups in Hyde Park, have signed a lease at 6846 Wooster Pike in Mariemont. But that doesn’t mean the couple is done in Hyde Park, telling their “Hyde Park Fam” in a Facebook post they will “be back soon enough” after taking “some time to get the new shop up and running.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/06/20/sebastian-bakehouse-first-location-mariemont.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 30, 20222 yr I saw a post that Zablong is opening soon inside OTR Eatery (Kroger food court). Does anyone know if they’re relocating from their current location or opening a second one?
June 30, 20222 yr One of Cincinnati's largest restaurant groups revives concept by GABP One of Cincinnati's largest restaurant groups is reviving a piece of Cincinnati sports history with its latest concept. Ignite Entertainment, owner of venues like Pampas Argentine Gastropub and Che Empanadas y Mas, is reviving the In Between Tavern in downtown across from Great American Ball Park, officials announced in a news release. The restaurant will open to the public July 11. In Between Tavern, located at 307 Sycamore St., first opened in 1969 serving home fans and visitors for nearly 50 years before closing. It was replaced by Asian restaurant Corner Bistro, which closed for good in 2021. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/06/30/in-between-tavern-opening.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 30, 20222 yr Barbecue restaurant with live music coming to Newport on the Levee A Kentucky native with 20 years of hospitality experience is opening his first restaurant at Newport on the Levee. Kevin Dailey, who worked in hospitality jobs in Las Vegas, San Diego and San Francisco, has established Prodigal Son Hospitality Group, his first solo venture. And he has signed a leased with North American Properties to open his first restaurant, Shiners on the Levee, an 8,400-square-foot barbecue restaurant with live country music and entertainment this fall. “The Levee is an untapped jewel with so much potential to be the entertainment anchor of Northern Kentucky,” Dailey said in a news release. “NAP’s investment in the property has led to it doing a complete 180 and filling a recreational gap on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/06/30/barbecue-restaurant-shiners-on-the-levee.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 30, 20222 yr 16 hours ago, taestell said: I saw a post that Zablong is opening soon inside OTR Eatery (Kroger food court). Does anyone know if they’re relocating from their current location or opening a second one? Relocating. Old location has been closed for a few months.
July 5, 20222 yr The Rookwood has closed again. I actually didn’t even know they reopened, last time I remember it was going to be turned into an event space. https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/05/mount-adams-rookwood-restaurant-closes.html
July 5, 20222 yr Somewhat unsurprising. They spent a fortune redoing the space. I think its too large and chopped up to be logistically managed as a restaurant. the overhead had to be killing them. Restaurants are among the toughest businesses to operate. i don't seeing it getting any better as food costs are climbing, and potentially getting worse as the Ukrainian source for feed grain impacts livestock supply in the near future. Any one of your go-to spots could easily disappear.
July 11, 20222 yr West Side staple Trotta's Pizza and Drive Thru up for sale A well-known pizzeria on Cincinnati's West Side is up for sale. According to a listing on Loopnet, Trotta's Pizza and Drive Thru is being listed for sale at $1.5 million. It includes the drive thru-enabled, 2,763-sqaure-foot building; an events and festival trailer worth $90,000; and the business itself. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/11/trottas-for-sale.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 15, 20222 yr Boomtown location in Pendleton closed, for good this time In another reversal, chef Christian Gill has closed his flagship Cincinnati restaurant. Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey, located 1201 Broadway St. in Pendleton, closed at the beginning of July. It was the first restaurant Gill opened, along with friend and business partner Paul J. "PJ" Neumann in 2018. The biscuit-centric restaurant offered a twist on traditional American fare. In late 2021, Gill announced plans to shutter Boomtown's original location due to Covid-related headwinds. However, those plans were reversed in January. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/15/boomtown-closing-pendleton-location.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 20, 20222 yr Growing Cincinnati coffee shop buys pastry company A growing local coffee shop is merging with a local pastry wholesaler. Urbana Cafe has bought Moxy, a Newport-based pastry company founded during the Covid-19 pandemic, for an undisclosed amount, according to the owners of both businesses. Moxy's pastries will arrive at Urbana's five locations across Cincinnati later this summer. In the meantime, Moxy will work on creating a unique menu for Urbana. Under the terms of the deal, Urbana founder and CEO Daniel Noguera said Moxy will continue to sell its pastries under its current name to its wholesale accounts – including 1215 Wine Bar and Coffee Lab, Mom' n 'em Coffee & Wine and Collective Espresso. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/19/urbana-cafe-moxy-merger.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 20, 20222 yr Korean fried chicken chain bb.q Chicken opening in downtown Cincinnati at 4th & Race A Korea-based fried chicken chain is opening its first Cincinnati location at a major downtown development. Seoul, Korea-based bb.q Chicken is opening in a 3,500-square-foot space downtown at the $116 million 4th & Race development with a goal of serving up fried chicken in early 2023. An exact opening date has not been set. The restaurant chain was founded in Korea in 1995 and began a global expansion in 2003. The chain specializes in Korean-style fried chicken, which is different from American-style fried chicken in the spices and flavor profile, as well as being deep fried twice to give it an extra crispy shell. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/19/bbq-chicken-fourth-race.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 20, 20222 yr Taste of Belgium opening Liberty Township location; debuting revamped menu One of the region's most popular destinations for Belgian waffles expanded to Liberty Township with a revamped menu. Cincinnati-based Taste of Belgium opened a location in the $350 million Liberty Center at 7622 Blake St. In addition to its latest restaurant, the bistro chain also announced one of the largest menu updates in its history, which dates to 2007. The new menu has gone into effect at all locations. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/20/taste-of-belgium-opening-liberty-township-menu.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 20, 20222 yr 16 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: Taste of Belgium opening Liberty Township location; debuting revamped menu One of the region's most popular destinations for Belgian waffles expanded to Liberty Township with a revamped menu. Cincinnati-based Taste of Belgium opened a location in the $350 million Liberty Center at 7622 Blake St. In addition to its latest restaurant, the bistro chain also announced one of the largest menu updates in its history, which dates to 2007. The new menu has gone into effect at all locations. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/20/taste-of-belgium-opening-liberty-township-menu.html It makes me happy there are traditional Belgian dishes on the dinner menu again. Starting to worry that ToB was becoming to commercialized. Will have to give the new menu a try sometime soon.
July 22, 20222 yr Sharonville Italian restaurant Vincenzo's rebranding as Porta Nera under new ownership The new owner of a longtime suburban Cincinnati restaurant is rebranding it as an Italian-American eatery. Chef Aaron Boehm, who acquired Vincenzo's at 11525 Chester Road in Sharonville in May, rebranded it as Porta Nera effective July 19. Boehm told me the rebranding came as he began making changes to the menu at Vincenzo's and found himself introducing more Italian-American comfort food staples, rather than the old country-style Italian food Vincenzo's was known for. "People expected a style of Italian that was not my own and was not the direction I wanted to go," he said. "The best way to proceed was to change the name to coincide with a change of direction." More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/22/vincenzos-rebranding-porta-nera.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 22, 20222 yr I honestly never saw this coming since it’s been a staple in OTR. Big loss IMO. https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/22/holtmans-closing-otr-doughnut-shop.html Edited July 22, 20222 yr by Ucgrad2015
July 22, 20222 yr 34 minutes ago, Ucgrad2015 said: I honestly never saw this coming since it’s been a staple in OTR. Big loss IMO. https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/22/holtmans-closing-otr-doughnut-shop.html Wow. Must be more to this story. Very odd closing, they seem busy always I’ve gone in and most of the time are sold out of all the good stuff mid-day. This location on vine isn’t going to sit empty long I can tell ya that! Edited July 22, 20222 yr by 646empire
July 22, 20222 yr 49 minutes ago, 646empire said: Wow. Must be more to this story. Very odd closing, they seem busy always I’ve gone in and most of the time are sold out of all the good stuff mid-day. This location on vine isn’t going to sit empty long I can tell ya that! I’m assuming it has something to do with the owner of the building. Maybe huge rent increase? Is it 3cdc owned? If that’s the case hopefully hu can find another space in OTR. I’d love to see them go up to Findlay market if they can’t find a space below Liberty.
July 23, 20222 yr 19 hours ago, Ucgrad2015 said: I’m assuming it has something to do with the owner of the building. Maybe huge rent increase? Is it 3cdc owned? If that’s the case hopefully hu can find another space in OTR. I’d love to see them go up to Findlay market if they can’t find a space below Liberty. If I'm reading the auditor's site right, the unit is owned by the Model Group.
July 23, 20222 yr 45 minutes ago, Dev said: If I'm reading the auditor's site right, the unit is owned by the Model Group. Yes it is owned by the Model Group. Wondering if they are wanting to do something different with this storefront.
July 25, 20222 yr Cincinnati restaurateur Joe Creighton opens Covalt Station in Milford A Cincinnati restaurateur has just opened his latest eatery, a family friendly restaurant on the border of Old Milford and Terrace Park meant to evoke the feeling of being on vacation. Joe Creighton opened Covalt Station at 222 Wooster Pike on July 20. Creighton is best known for his neon-drenched Over-the-Rhine bar Mecca, as well as having been the proprietor of restaurants like Cheapside Cafe and Mount Adams' the Rookwood. His establishments have all been deeply personal – Mecca, which opened in 2016, was modeled after a room lit by black lights and neon where he and friends would watch movies in high school – but for Covalt Station the father of two young children turned his eye toward family. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/25/covalt-station-terrace-park.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 27, 20222 yr New owner YY Davis overhauls Marx Hot Bagels in Blue Ash The new owner of Marx Hot Bagels in Blue Ash just debuted an overhaul of the eatery three years after taking it over. Marx Hot Bagels at 9701 Kenwood Road reopened to the public this week after a four-month-long renovation. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/27/marx-hot-bagels-overhaul.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 2, 20222 yr West Side staple Henke Winery closing; new restaurant planned For more than 20 years, Henke Winery has been serving up its creations on Cincinnati's West Side, but now the Westwood staple is closing as owner Joe Henke prepares to retire. Henke announced his retirement this week, revealing EP Investment Group will renovate the space into a new restaurant, called W Bar + Bistro. While an exact closing date wasn't given, officials said Henke Winery will close permanently this month. W Bar + Bistro will open later this fall, a release states. Henke opened Henke Winery at 3077 Harrison Ave. in 2001. He grew the business into an award-winning winery that's become a staple of the Westwood area. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/02/henke-winery-closing.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 4, 20222 yr WNB Factory, new-to-Ohio burger joint, sets Mason opening A hamburger and chicken wing joint is ready to make its Ohio debut in Mason. Norcross, Ga.-based WNB Factory will open at 9343 Mason Montgomery Rd. in Mason on Aug. 15, officials told the Business Courier. The restaurant chain is being brought to Greater Cincinnati by franchisees Jason and Joseph Kang and their business partner Steve Jones – the owners of three Greater Cincinnati sushi restaurants. The trio plans to open a West Chester location roughly a month later, officials said. Jason Kang previously told the Courierthe restaurant group hopes to open 10 locations in the Cincinnati region before going up to Columbus. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/04/wnb-factory-opening.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 5, 20222 yr Royce sets opening as Nashville restaurateur aims to bring new life to iconic downtown Cincinnati corner When Terry Raley opens his latest restaurant, Royce, in downtown Cincinnati next week, it will bring to fruition a concept more than a decade in the making. The eatery — the second project in the city for the Nashville-based restaurateur and Amaranth Hospitality Group founder — will open at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Foundry development on the corner of Fifth and Vine, facing Fountain Square. Royce, a modern brasserie, or casual French-leaning restaurant, borrows heavily from elements found in a 1920s Paris sidewalk bistro with a menu starring charcuterie, a la carte meat and fish dishes and one of the most super wine programs in the city, Raley said. It's his most important project to date, he told me. Royce is named in honor of his grandfather, who first introduced him to cooking. Cincinnati’s walkability, its European-inspired architecture and the restaurant’s location — anchored on one of the most prominent corners of downtown — made it the ideal setting to finally bring it to life. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/05/royce-restaurant-sets-opening-foundry-downtown.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 8, 20222 yr Element Eatery in Madisonville names three of eight chef partners for food hall Element Eatery, the $20 million food hall slated to open this fall in Madisonville, has announced three of the eight food partners who will occupy the space. MashRoots, a Latin American fast-casual restaurant; Taco Oso, which features an American twist on traditional Mexican fare; and Four Mile Pig, offering barbecue, burgers and Italian beef sandwiches, are the first chef partners to join the food hall and live entertainment venue coming to Madison Square at the corner of Red Bank Expressway and Madison Road. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/08/element-eatery-names-food-partners.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 9, 20222 yr Miss Mary's Ice Cream opening in Sharonville A Cincinnati entrepreneur, inspired by her late mother, is opening a homemade ice cream shop in one of the city's northern suburbs. Keyaira Hinton, along with Michael Starks, is opening Miss Mary's Premium Ice Cream & Icee's at 2241 Crowne Point Dr. in Sharonville. They are hosting a grand opening for the ice cream shop on Aug. 13. Hinton told me the idea for the ice cream shop came about with the passing of her mother, the eponymous Miss Mary, in 2021. Her mother was a lover of ice cream, particularly butter pecan, so Hinton wanted to start her own ice cream truck. "It was a grief thing, adjusting to grieving," she said. "'Mom' was my grandmother, she was my dad’s mom, and she took me from the hospital. It was something I did to cope. Once I started focusing on that, it helped me deal with her passing." More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/08/miss-marys-ice-cream-opening-in-sharonville.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 10, 20222 yr Longtime Cincinnati chili parlor Chili Time closes, reopening uncertain The future of a longtime independent Cincinnati chili parlor is uncertain after its owner has noted that it is closed until further notice. Chili Time, a chili parlor at 4727 Vine St. in St. Bernard that traces its roots back to 1963, is closed until further notice, according to a sign posted to the door. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/10/chili-time-future.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 11, 20222 yr Royce, Fountain Square's newest restaurant, just opened at the Foundry in downtown Cincinnati One of the most important corners of downtown Cincinnati just saw the opening of its first restaurant tenant. Royce, the second Cincinnati restaurant by prolific Nashville restaurateur Terry Raley, opened its doors at 501 Vine St. inside the Foundry – a $51 million redevelopment of the former Fountain Place by Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. (3CDC) – on Aug. 9. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/11/royce-opens-foundry.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 16, 20222 yr Downtown Cincinnati restaurant Rosie's Cocktail & Pies closing to rebrand as Rosie's Italian A fast-growing downtown restaurant group is closing one of its eateries temporarily as it rebrands in the face of rising commodity prices. Crown Restaurant Group, operator of restaurants like Crown Republic Gastropub and Losanti, announced Tuesday it is temporarily closing its pizzeria at 300 E. Seventh St., Rosie's Cocktails & Pies, as it rebrands to Rosie's Italian with a broader menu. The restaurant will close for indoor dining on Aug. 24 and reopen in early September, though an exact date has not yet been set. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/16/rosies-rebrands.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 17, 20222 yr Barleycorn's Brewhouse opens in Northern Kentucky One of the largest restaurant groups in Cincinnati just opened its first brewery, and it has another one planned. One Holland opened Barleycorn's Brewhouse at 402 Licking Pike in Wilder, Ky., on Aug. 16. Barleycorn's Brewhouse will serve as a test kitchen for the Barleycorn's restaurants, with three locations in Northern Kentucky. One Holland will tap its chefs at the Greyhound Tavern – which was acquired by the group in 2020 – to create new items, and if they turn out to be popular it will have them added to other Barleycorn's locations. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/17/barleycorns-brewhouse-opens-in-northern-kentucky.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 19, 20222 yr Owners of Sushi Monk in West Chester opening Monk in the former La Petite Pierre restaurant space A duo of restaurateurs who most recently operated a West Chester establishment are bringing new life to the former La Petite Pierre space in Madeira. Calvin and Christine Tam, who owned Sushi Monk, are opening a new restaurant named Monk in the La Petite Pierre space at 7800 Camargo Road. The goal is to open by November. Calvin Tam told me Monk will still have eight to 10 sushi rolls on its menu, along with sashimi and nigiri, though the menu won't have as much of a sushi focus as Sushi Monk did. Monk's menu will incorporate more broadly Japanese cuisine, as well as Chinese- and American-influenced dishes. The menu will include items like rack of lamb and Japanese A5 wagyu steak. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/18/monk-la-petite-pierre.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 19, 20222 yr The Banks newest restaurant at downtown Cincinnati, the Filson Queen City Kitchen & Bar, sets opening The Filson Queen City Kitchen & Bar, the newest restaurant at the Banks development in downtown Cincinnati, will soon welcome diners. The Filson is opening to the public at 25 E. Freedom Way at the Banks on Sept. 8. The Filson is the latest restaurant by BRG Concepts, a restaurant managed by developer Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate. Billed as an upscale sports bar and restaurant, its menu includes dishes like... ...those below! https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/19/filson-opening-banks.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 23, 20222 yr Korean fried chicken restaurant CM Chicken opening in Liberty Township A suburb of Cincinnati is getting its first Korean fried chicken restaurant. Peter Kim is opening CM Chicken, a South Korea-headquartered restaurant franchise, in the former El Caporal restaurant space at 7206 Towne Centre Dr. in Liberty Township. His goal is to open by Sept. 28. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/23/cm-chicken-liberty.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 23, 20222 yr Fountain Square restaurant Green District sets opening for second location in Blue Ash A new-to-market fast casual salad restaurant that opened its first Cincinnati location earlier this year is setting up its second location in a well-known suburb. Green District, which opened on Fountain Square Jan. 11, will open its second Cincinnati-area location at 11255 Reed Hartmann Highway at Cornell Place in Blue Ash on Aug. 30. The company signed its lease for the space, as well as one in Clifton, in January. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/23/green-district-blue-ash.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 24, 20222 yr Sleepy Bee's College Hill location is now open Sleepy Bee Cafe in College Hill is now open, with a few differences from the other three locations. The cafe opened quietly this past weekend, with plans for a grand opening on Sept. 18. The College Hill location eventually will serve dinner, but that’s a few months away, CEO and executive chef Frances Kroner told the Business Courier. Sleepy Bee’s fourth location is using an all-electric line of appliances to reduce its environmental impact as well as a wood-fired oven to make specials, some of which will only be available in College Hill. The menu includes a Greek-inspired salad that’s only available in College Hill. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/23/sleepy-bees-college-hill-opens.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 24, 20222 yr Columbia Tusculum's Streetside Brewery unveils expanded patio area, outdoor bar A craft brewery on Cincinnati's East Side is doubling the number of people it can serve with a new expansion. Columbia Tusculum's Streetside Brewery at 4003 Eastern Ave. just debuted a $500,000 overhaul of its outdoor space that adds a new patio, outdoor taproom, TVs, bathrooms and a new home for its in-house food truck. The addition of the outdoor taproom and patio traces its origins to 2019 and a decision that likely saved the brewery from potentially having to shutter. At that point in time, brewery founder Kathie Hickey told me, Streetside was choosing between constructing an outdoor patio or buying a canning line to package its beer. It went with the canning line, and that came in just one month before Covid-19 halted all in-person bar and dining activity. "Delivering beer and carryout in cans saved us," she said. Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
August 24, 20222 yr This outdoor space has been open at least a month and the bar really perplexes me. For its size, it only has a 4 tap kegerator and a fridge with some of their canned beer and misc. seltzers. Not well thought out IMO. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
August 25, 20222 yr Thunderdome Restaurant Group opening CityBird chicken restaurant on Fountain Square Thunderdome Restaurant Group is bringing one of its eateries to Fountain Square downtown. Thunderdome, one of Cincinnati's largest and fastest-growing restaurant groups, is opening its fast-casual CityBird chicken tender restaurant in 2,400 square feet inside a portion of the former Rock Bottom Brewing space on Fountain Square. The goal is to open by spring 2023. The 15,000-square-foot Rock Bottom Space, which housed the brewery from 1996 until it permanently closed in 2020, is being subdivided to accommodate CityBird and March First Brewing and Distilling, which is taking over 10,000 square feet of space for a restaurant, tasting room and bourbon bar. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/25/citybird-fountain-square.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 26, 20222 yr Closed Fountain Square restaurant Zablong Peculiar Pizza reopening in Krogers' On the Rhine Eatery food hall A Fountain Square restaurant that closed its doors earlier this year will reopen downtown inside Kroger's On the Rhine Eatery food hall. Zablong Peculiar Pizza, which shuttered in February, is reopening in the stall that formerly housed Eli's BBQ in the Kroger food hall. The goal is to open Sept. 12. Zablong is a fast-casual pizzeria that specializes in oblong-shaped pizzas, customizable and made to order. It puts an emphasis on nine house-made sauces that range from classic tomato to roasted garlic puree or mushroom truffle. Diners can pick from a menu of specialty pizzas, or create their own from a list of toppings. Pizzas are fired in a 600-degree oven and cooked in about 2 minutes. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/26/zablong-kroger-food-hall.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 30, 20222 yr Gold Spoon Creamery opening ice cream shop at Blue Ash's Summit Park A hand-scooped ice cream shop is opening its doors inside of a suburban Cincinnati destination. Gold Spoon Creamery announced Monday it is opening inside of Blue Ash's Summit Park on Sept. 3. Gold Spoon Creamery offers 16 flavors of rich ice cream made in-house. The ice cream is offered in single, double and triple scoops, as well as a flight of four flavors, each scoop the size of a golf ball. The shop also offers dairy-free ice cream and gluten-free ice cream, cookies and waffle cones. The ice cream is available in sundaes, ice cream sandwiches, floats and shakes. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/29/gold-spoon-creamery-summit-park.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 30, 20222 yr Findlay Market to gain new bakery, Maya's Bakes A new bakery is coming to a storefront across the street from Findlay Market led by a minority entrepreneur. Maya’s Bakes, which is a part of the Findlay Kitchen food incubator program, will take over the space at 1811 Elm St. for the rest of 2022. The bakery serves homestyle baked goods and makes desserts for local restaurants, Embers and Trio Bistro. Its principal, Kemaya Molden, has 20 years of experience. This is the first brick-and-mortar location for her products. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/30/mayas-bakes-going-to-findlay-market.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 31, 20222 yr Factory 52 signs owners of Kiki, Lucius Q, Columbus' Bonifacio for eateries in the Gatherall food hall Factory 52, the $100 million redevelopment of Norwood's former U.S. Playing Card factory, has signed its first restaurateurs to open eateries in the Gatherall Food Hall. PLK Communities, the developer of Factory 52, announced Tuesday it had signed three restaurateurs for the Gatherall, a food hall in the factory's original cafeteria that will eventually house 14 different restaurant stalls: Lucius Q, the second location of the Pendleton barbecue restaurant A sushi restaurant by Hideki and Yuko Harada, owners of Kiki in College Hill and Sen at Findlay Market Bonifacio, a Columbus-based restaurant that serves authentic Filipino cuisine More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/30/food-hall-factory-52.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 31, 20222 yr Daylily, a Columbia Tusculum bodega, opened by Chef Jose Salazar and Deeper Roots Coffee Chef Jose Salazar partnered with Deeper Roots Coffee to create a New York-style bodega in Columbia Tusculum, and it just opened its doors. Daylily quietly opened at 3751 Eastern Ave. in Columbia Tusculum on Aug. 23 and will host a grand opening celebration on Sept. 3. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/31/daylily-opens-columbia-tusculum.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 14, 20222 yr Crown Restaurant Group reopens Rosie’s Italian in downtown Cincinnati Crown Restaurant Group has reopened one of its downtown restaurants about a month after announcing it was closing for a rebrand. Rosie’s Italian is now open in the space that housed Rosie’s Cocktails & Pies at 300 E. Seventh St. The new restaurant serves a menu that includes the recipes and traditions chef and owner Anthony Sitek grew up with. “Rosie’s is a place to bring some of what I loved about where I grew up on the East Coast to Cincinnati,” Sitek said in a news release. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/09/13/rosies-italian-downtown-cincinnati-reopens.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 14, 20222 yr In that article it mentions that "The Crown Restaurant Group is also taking over the former Mercer restaurant space in Over-the-Rhine, but it has not yet revealed its plans for that location." That's the first I've heard about the replacement for The Mercer space.
September 15, 20222 yr Upscale sushi restaurant Baru, new to Cincinnati, coming to long-vacant downtown space A high-end sushi restaurant and bar will take over a large space in the 84.51 building downtown that has been vacant since 2019. Baru is the first elevated sushi concept from Further Concepts, a hospitality group led by Fairfield native Tyler Wogenstahl. The restaurant will be a place to go out for the evening, not take out food. “One thing we want to embrace is a big night out. Have a date night. Have a celebration. Have an evening with friends. I think everybody deserves that. Everybody’s been through a lot,” Wogenstahl told the Business Courier. “I love the location and what was coming up around it that was going on in the Foundry (building on Fountain Square). The neighbors around it are great operators.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/09/15/sushi-restaurant-coming-to-downtown-cincinnati.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 16, 20222 yr Element Eatery adds Tela Encore, Ramundo’s Pizzeria as final tenants at Madisonville food hall Element Eatery food hall inside Madisonville’s Madison Square development is adding two restaurant tenants in advance of its opening later this month. Tela Encore and Ramundo’s Pizzeria are the final chef partners at the $20 million Element Eatery, located at 5350 Medpace Way. Tela Encore will serve classic burgers, hand-cut fries and crispy confit chicken wings, while Ramundo’s Pizzeria will serve New York-style pizzas. Tyler Troendle, managing director of AT Hospitality LLC, developer of the food hall, said these final partners “round out our options.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/09/16/element-eatery-adds-tela-ramundos.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 21, 20222 yr Element Eatery food hall opening at Medpace's Madison Square development in Madisonville A $20 million food hall that is bringing nine restaurant tenants to the heart of Medpace's Madison Square development has set its grand opening. Element Eatery food hall will welcome guests to sample food from nine restaurant tenants, a gelatoria and spirits from a craft distillery inside of the $115 million Madison Square project on Sept. 24. Tyler Troendle, managing director of the food hall's operator, AT Hospitality, told me he was inspired by food halls he's encountered in cities such as Tampa and Denver. "We really wanted to do something that was uniquely Cincinnati, that had a focus on cultivating local vendors and top-quality food," he said. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/09/21/element-eatery-opening.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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