April 10, 20178 yr Cincinnati casino restaurant to close One of the original restaurants that opened inside Jack Cincinnati Casino is closing its doors. Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville inside the casino will close on April 23, according to a tweet from its main account. The casino said a new concept will be taking its place but did not offer specifics. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/10/cincinnati-casino-restaurant-to-close.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 12, 20178 yr Cincinnati now has a tiny donut food truck Cincinnati is now home to the region's first food truck serving up fresh tiny donuts. The Dapper Doughnut hit Cincinnati's streets on March 1. The truck specializes in tiny donuts that can be fried in less than a minute and can be topped with sauces and sugars that include s'mores turtle, chocolate peanut butter, Nutella dream, fluffer nutter, blueberry lemon glaze, chocolate powdered sugar and cinnamon sugar. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/11/cincinnati-now-has-a-tiny-donut-food-truck-photos.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 12, 20178 yr Look inside Kitty Brew, Greater Cincinnati's first cat cafe Science has proven that spending time with a pet can reduce a person's stress, so Cincinnati's first-ever cat cafe is pairing that with your morning coffee. The Kitty Brew Cat Cafe at 6011 Tylersville Road in Mason opened on April 9. The cafe is actually two separate and distinct spaces. The front of the Kitty Brew Cat Cafe will be a traditional cafe setting that serves coffee, espresso drinks, tea and sweets. A separate room in the back will house up to 16 cats along with seating and furniture for both felines and humans. Click through the photos below for a look inside. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/12/look-inside-kitty-brew-greater-cincinnatis-first.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 13, 20178 yr @Bob Frisch's - This definitely needs to be the location of our next meet-up! :evil: "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
April 13, 20178 yr HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 19, 20178 yr RiverCenter's first new restaurant opens The first of five new restaurants coming to Covington’s RiverCenter is now open. Fire at RiverCenter offers American fare in a casual upscale dining environment and provides plenty of outdoor seating at the site of the former Behle Street Cafe. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/19/rivercenters-first-new-restaurant-opens.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 21, 20178 yr Go inside downtown Cincinnati’s new lobster bar Downtown Cincinnati is now home to a lobster bar. Court Street Lobster Bar is now open at 28 W. Court St. Click on the images below to take a peek at some of the outpost’s offerings along with its New England-inspired look. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/21/go-inside-downtown-cincinnati-s-new-lobster-bar.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 24, 20178 yr ^ Oh man, that looks delicious! Can't wait to try it out. Anyone from here go yet?
April 24, 20178 yr Popular East Side restaurant closes A popular Deerfield Township restaurant is closing its doors. Toot’s at 12191 Montgomery Road closed on April 23 due to its owner’s health problems, the restaurant announced on its website. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/24/popular-east-side-restaurant-closes.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 25, 20178 yr On the official Toot's website, it refers to that locations as "Toot’s of Loveland, OH" in one place and "Toot's Cincinnati" elsewhere. It's actually located in Deerfield Township--to be fair, not too far from the Loveland border.
April 25, 20178 yr A new place called Ninja Grill or something like that has taken the place of Quizno's on McMillan St. But the Quizno's sign is still up!
April 25, 20178 yr On the official Toot's website, it refers to that locations as "Toot’s of Loveland, OH" in one place and "Toot's Cincinnati" elsewhere. It's actually located in Deerfield Township--to be fair, not too far from the Loveland border. Their mailing address is Loveland. Much like how most of Colerain Township's mailing address says Cincinnati instead of Colerain Township. Most of Deerfield Township usually says Mason. Not sure why townships are typically not on mailing addresses.
April 25, 20178 yr A new place called Ninja Grill or something like that has taken the place of Quizno's on McMillan St. But the Quizno's sign is still up! Ninjas are known for their stealth
April 25, 20178 yr A lot of the Fields Ertel area of Deerfield Township has a Cincinnati mailing address (anything in the 45249 zip code, I think). So there are places in Warren County with Cincinnati addresses. Toots is in the 45140 zipcode, which covers Loveland and part of the few townships around it.
April 25, 20178 yr I think the Eastgate area also has a Cincinnati mailing address, which is especially confusing because it's located in Clermont County. My mother had a business for many years called the Goshen Flower Shop but it had a Loveland mailing address. It was right down the street from the original Holtman's Donuts location, which they call their "Loveland" location, despite being located in Goshen Township. (Other parts of Goshen did have a Goshen mailing address.) A lot of people get confused and don't know what municipality they live in, because they think that their mailing address indicates where they live--but that is often not true for people who live in townships. So people who live in a township but have Cincinnati mailing address and pay Cincinnati income tax because they work in the city mistakenly believe that they live in the city. And then they get angry or confused when they show up to vote and don't get to vote for Mayor and City Council.
April 25, 20178 yr Upscale Greater Cincinnati restaurant to close One of Greater Cincinnati’s newest upscale restaurants is closing its doors. Piccolo Casa, which opened in the space formerly occupied by NuVo at Greenup in Covington in November, will close permanently on May 6. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/25/upscale-greater-cincinnati-restaurant-to-close.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 26, 20178 yr Fast casual, health-focused chain to open first Greater Cincinnati location A new-to-market, fast casual chain focusing on healthy cuisine will open its first Greater Cincinnati location next week. CoreLife Eatery, a Syracuse, N.Y.-based chain offering a variety of greens, grains and broth-based dishes, will open a restaurant on May 5 at 6785 Houston Road in Florence, its first in Kentucky. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/26/fast-casual-health-focused-chain-to-open-first.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 27, 20178 yr Casa Figueroa brings Latin-inspired cuisine -- and some choice tequila -- to Pleasant Ridge After more than two years in the making, Casa Figueroa will open its doors in the growing entertainment district of Pleasant Ridge on Thursday, April 27. General manager and longtime Pleasant Ridge resident Zach Zuke said he is looking to make the colorful restaurant "a destination spot." http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/casa-figueroa-brings-latin-inspired-cuisine-and-some-choice-tequila-to-pleasant-ridge
April 27, 20178 yr Fast casual, health-focused chain to open first Greater Cincinnati location A new-to-market, fast casual chain focusing on healthy cuisine will open its first Greater Cincinnati location next week. CoreLife Eatery, a Syracuse, N.Y.-based chain offering a variety of greens, grains and broth-based dishes, will open a restaurant on May 5 at 6785 Houston Road in Florence, its first in Kentucky. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/26/fast-casual-health-focused-chain-to-open-first.html Seems like all the new to market chains either locate in Florence or Mason. That kind of attitude can really backfire. You put something "too weird" out in these areas where everything "normal" like an Enterprise auto rental or a CVS is a surefire hit and you can lose your a$$. But I don't know if this is "too weird" or not!
April 27, 20178 yr ^Well, there are some "weird" people out in the suburbs. I was surprised about two years ago when I went to a food truck rally advertised on Twitter in the austere Union Center area of West Chester (the lawn where Mitt Romney had his rally with Kid Rock). There were quite a number of farmers market and "festival" and yupster type people there. They're out there in the suburbs, but not in such numbers that they dominate the landscape.
April 27, 20178 yr In the eastern 'burbs those people are Republicans. There are a lot of Grateful Dead Republicans in Cincinnati.
April 28, 20178 yr New-to-market, fast casual chicken chain makes Cincinnati debut A fast-casual chicken chain is scheduled to open its first Greater Cincinnati location on May 1. Fayetteville, Ark.-based Slim Chickens, a Southern-inspired chain specializing in chicken tenders and wings, will open its first Cincinnati location at 12110 Mason Road in Mason. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/04/28/new-to-market-fast-casual-chicken-chain-makes.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 1, 20178 yr Here's when Senate's second restaurant opens The first Senate restaurant location outside of Over-the-Rhine is opening later this month. Senate at Blue Ash's Summit Park is slated to open on May 19. The restaurant, which originated in Over-the-Rhine in 2010, joins the Brown Dog Cafe, Tahona Kitchen + Bar and Nanny Belle's at the development. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/01/heres-when-senates-second-restaurant-opens.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 1, 20178 yr No pictures of the interior, though. I'm curious whether they built it to look similar to the OTR location or embraced the new construction materials of the building where it's located.
May 4, 20178 yr Jean-Robert making changes to L Restaurant Nine months after Cincinnati's splashiest restaurant opening in years, L Restaurant owner Jean-Robert de Cavel is making a few changes at his fine-dining spot in downtown's Queen City Square tower. First, L Restaurant is now closed for lunch, except on Fridays. (It's actually closed May 5, but will begin Friday lunch hours on May 12.) De Cavel said the midday traffic he and partner Richard Brown expected never materialized. He called the move "a bit of a disappointment." More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/04/jean-robert-making-changes-to-l-restaurant-photos.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 5, 20178 yr Art-inspired cafe opening soon in Westwood A coffee shop and wine bar inspired by art and music is opening this month in Westwood. Muse Cafe is slated to open at 3018 Harrison Ave. before the end of the month, but the owners haven't nailed down an exact date yet. The plan is to be a full-service coffee shop serving espresso drinks, cold brew and pour-over coffee along with a full menu of wine and specialty cocktails in the evening. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/04/art-inspired-cafe-opening-soon-in-westwood.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 6, 20178 yr Mortar grad to serve up Cambodian food at Urban Artifact brewery A graduate of the Mortar program to aid entrepreneurs in developing neighborhoods is bringing Cambodian cuisine to a Northside craft brewery. Vy Sok, who went through Mortar in hopes of opening Cincinnati's first Cambodian eatery, Mahope, will begin serving food at Urban Artifact at 1660 Blue Rock St. on May 5. After that, she'll be serving up Cambodian cuisine at the craft brewery every Saturday. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/05/mortar-grad-to-serve-up-cambodian-food-at-urban.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 11, 20178 yr Pastry shop opening brick-and-mortar in OTR A pastry baker who got her start selling at local markets in 2012 is opening a brick-and-mortar location in Over-the-Rhine. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/11/pastry-baker-opening-brick-and-mortar-in-otr.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 17, 20178 yr Mortar grad hosting grand opening for Walnut Hills mobile creamy whip A graduate of the Mortar entrepreneurship program is going to make summer a lot tastier in Walnut Hills. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/17/mortar-grad-hosting-grand-opening-for-walnut-hills.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Da fuh is a "creamy whip?" Is it basically another name for ice cream or is it different? "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 17, 20178 yr Creamy Whip is soft serve... which is different from ice cream. Here's an article on some other creamy whip spots around Cincinnati: http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/top5/top-5-creamy-whips/
May 17, 20178 yr Sooo...it's soft serve ice cream. Weird name for that. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 17, 20178 yr ColDayMan[/member], I am shocked that you haven't heard the term "creamy whip" before. Here's a Cincinnati Magazine article about the term. It's sorta like soft serve, but you can't call it "creamy whip" if you buy it from DQ. It's only creamy whip if you buy it from a creamy whip.
May 17, 20178 yr I did a bit of googling... and I think that "creamy whip" might be somewhat of a regional/local term. I don't find many mentions of it outside of the Cincinnati area.
May 17, 20178 yr Decades later, the creamy whip of my youth is still standing (last time I checked), still operating, still no-starred by the Michelin Guide, on the northern intersection of Cheviot Road and Blue Rock in White Oak. It’s also an abiding exemplar of its kind: a stand-alone building with limited parking; at the white-to-beige end of the color spectrum; lots of glass out front, crowded with everything from menu boards to sun-faded third-party posters with photographs featuring idealized representations of the size, symmetry, and/or frothiness of various offerings; low windows outfitted with sliding screens through which transactions are conducted by teenagers on summer vacation who scribble orders in pencil on small pads of paper. And bees. Don’t be surprised if there are bees. I obviously grew up close to this writer, since I know this place well. I just drove past it Monday morning, in fact. It is home to The Clyde, a cone with a face on it just like the one we see pictured above. They're obviously ripping off The Clyde. In Cincinnati, there is also the "dairy bar" term, as in the Gold Top Dairy Bar: http://goldtopdairybar.com/
May 17, 20178 yr I think it's mostly a southwestern Ohio thing but it extends beyond the Greater Cincinnati area as well. When I was a kid I went to creamy whips as far east as Blanchester, Ohio.
May 17, 20178 yr Up in Cleveland (and pretty much everywhere else in the Midwest I've seen them other than Cincinnati) they're usually just referred to by whatever their name is, which is usually "Dairy _____". I don't even think we called them "soft serve stands" or anything, there just wasn't a generic term for a shack you buy soft serve out of up in NEO. Creamy Whip must be to Cincinnati what treelawn is to Cleveland. “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
May 18, 20178 yr ColDayMan[/member], I am shocked that you haven't heard the term "creamy whip" before. Yeah, we don't have that word in Dayton. We just call it by whatever ice cream place it's from. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 18, 20178 yr "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 18, 20178 yr ColDayMan[/member], I am shocked that you haven't heard the term "creamy whip" before. Yeah, we don't have that word in Dayton. We just call it by whatever ice cream place it's from. The best creamy whip in Hamilton is Flubs. And they now have more than one location.
May 18, 20178 yr I always thought it would be a genius move for one of these creamy whip places to offer high end coffee and be open all year, especially if they have a drive thru
May 18, 20178 yr Creamy Whip must be to Cincinnati what treelawn is to Cleveland. Wait, I lived in Cincy for almost 10 years and used treelawn many times...were people completely unaware of what I was talking about and just too polite to say anything?
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