2nd round street food

In the Myeong-dong section are these great sweet bread egg things. Really good, better than hot dog on a stick. ~$2 which was awesome. Also they were playing Ne-yo

Korean street food

Got a hot dog on a stick wrapped in bacon from what I can tell. Lady out some sort of spicy ketchup on it too. Pretty good, especially for ~$3

Bakersfield

Last stop of the night was to the taco shop. I got 2 different styles. On the right is the short rib taco which was topped with queso fresco and crema. On the left is the cochinita pibil, which was an achiote braised shredded pork topped with pickled red onion and habanero salsa. The pork definitely had more flavor and spice as compared to the relatively bland short rib taco. Also of note, the tortillas were only single layered rather than what I usually see...the double stack.

1213 Vine St
Cincinnati

The Eagle

Item 2 on the journey was the fried chicken. I had heard from some people at another restaurant that this chicken was good. The place was packed and had to wait even at the bar. The chicken was spicy and crispy...didn't feel greasy at all.

Also a bonus was item 3 - a kale salad. It was nice and cool, topped with Granny Smith apple slices, cheddar cheese, cornbread croutons, and bourbon marinated raisins topped with a vineagarette.

1342 Vine St
Cincinnati

Senate

Item 1 in a potential food exploration of Cincinnati over-the-Rhine. This is the Trailer Park hot dog, described as a beef hot dog wrapped in bacon topped with American cheese, cole slaw, and crushed Grippos potato chips. I guess the chips are a Cincinnati local thing. Will rank at the end of the night.

1212 Vine St
Cincinnati

Root Beer Stand - @@@

I went to this old school former car hop one night as it was recommended by a coworker. It is right along a bunch of industrial warehouses so it was odd to find it here. I guess it used to be a highway similar to Route 66 which made it popular. I was also under the assumption that the servers would come out to your car and take your order. I was wrong and thus sitting in the car for a few minutes while others looked at me oddly.

For the food itself it was not that great. I think I am honestly giving them a bonus point for the nostalgia and history. I mean the place is old enough that they don't have a fryer. Their side is popcorn haha. Anyways i had the pizza burger and footling with cheese. The root beer float was good, but similar to A&W and didn't think was out of this world. When you have a hot dog with chili and cheese, it's just not as good as Detroit coneys. The pizza burger was ok at best.

Long story short, reminded me of A&W which isn't horrible. I like how they were historic, service nice and helpful and a good beverage.

11566 Reading Rd
Cincinnati

Stone Creek Dining Company - @@@

Went to this restaurant last night as we wanted to try something not as close to the hotel. I was pleasantly surprised at how it turned out. 

While not the best restaurant, it was a slightly more upscale casual place if that makes sense. More variety and better decor than your chain restaurants, I think it's a good local place to try. 

For dinner I had the twin grilled pork chops. They admittedly were dry, but were attempted to cover that up with a peach-onion marmalade. I promptly scraped that to the side. The potatoes were a white cheddar au gratin which came in a huge chunk that was not warm throughout. Odd. Also had a side of garlic green beans that were cooked fresh and had good minced garlic taste. All in all, not the greatest dinner but the white chicken chili soup for starter was quite good. In fact as I am typing, probably the best thing I had. 

So why 3 out of 5? First the location was pretty cool and local; we were on the corner if a somewhat busy intersection and could just gaze down Main St. Also coworkers claimed their seafood was good; a large claim since they are from the east coast. Also they did have an extensive American food menu (pasta, sandwiches, steaks, chicken) and the like and would be interested in trying more stuff out. One thing I did think they did too much was overdo items. Like I said, the menu had lots of items but no consistency. I read almost 10 different types of potatoes, but the sides page only listed like 4. If I didn't read the menu, I would've missed out (green beans as example too). Also their bread and oil dip had 8ish ingredients. Good, yes. Necessary? Probably not. For the record it was olive oil, jalapeños, balsamic, sun dried tomatoes, and a few other items that could be thought of as too much. But I would go back, especially over the Bravo's, Rusty Bucket, etc close to the hotel. 

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   9386 Montgomery Rd

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