Cincinnati

"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen) 05/22/2019 at 15:41 • Filed to: None

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I’m driving to Cincinnati on Saturday, to go to the zoo on Sunday. That means when I arrive in the afternoon on Saturday I can do whatever I want, any suggestions? Automotive or otherwise? I enjoy beer, food and interesting sigh t s. Or stuff that makes you say “huh... that’s weird”.   I’ll have a hotel right downtown.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/22/2019 at 16:08

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There is an aquarium in Newport, KY just across the river. They have developed the area around it with fine dining and local pubs/bars. It is easy to park and walk around outside.

Downtown Cincy is also worth exploring a bit. Though there are sections that ought to be avoided. I’m in Dayton, so I don’t remember where specifically though. Cincy also has a couple of good music venues. So maybe you can catch a concert?

razorbeamteam > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/22/2019 at 16:08

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Over the Rhine (OTR) neighborhood has become a great hipster hangout with good food and funky bars. When I was growing up, we weren’t allowed to go there, now I couldn’t afford to live there. Some good spots:

- The Eagle - good fried chicken and beers

- Motr - more of a nighttime bar with live music and such

- Rosedale - cool bar with good drinks and an awesome patio

Mt. Adams is a cool neighborhood to check out as well. If you’re downtown you can take a walk on the river to check out the paddlewheel boats and cross into Kentucky over the purple people bridge. Newport is full of great bars and restaurants. If you make it over the river, check out MainStrasse village. There’s a cool bar there called Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar which is upstairs from a great pizza place.

Sorry for the word vomit. I was born and raised in Cincy and my parents still live there. Its a great city and has really thrived in the last 10-15 years.

razorbeamteam > razorbeamteam 05/22/2019 at 16:09

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Also, obligatory :

TrickJos > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/22/2019 at 16:11

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There are many good breweries in and around Cincinnati. If the weather is nice I recommend the rooftop at Rhinegeist or the patio at Braxton (in Covington). I’ve heard good things about Listermann as well.

I live in Dayton, so hopefully a local will chime in and give some solid recommendations .

TrickJos > TrickJos 05/22/2019 at 16:13

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I forgot to mention Taft’s. Great food and beer at Taft’s. 

ranwhenparked > razorbeamteam 05/22/2019 at 16:21

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I’ve noticed that it has been hitting a lot of those “best/most liveable” lists over the past several years. More than I can say for any city in my state. 

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > razorbeamteam 05/22/2019 at 16:39

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Awesome!  T hanks for the suggestions! I’m always a fan of pizza, chicken, live music and patios!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > TrickJos 05/22/2019 at 16:40

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Awesome, thanks for the ideas!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 05/22/2019 at 16:42

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Awesome, we enjoy concerts! Maybe we’ll try to find something.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ranwhenparked 05/22/2019 at 16:43

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I’m in Grand Rapids, MI and it seems to hit those lists as well. Housing prices are rising fast here, but are still very much affordable for what this city offers.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > razorbeamteam 05/22/2019 at 16:44

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We shall play it on the way there!

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/22/2019 at 16:54

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Riverbend Music Center is one. They also have bigger tours coming through the big arena on the river; US Bank Arena.

My wife and I got to see Tom Petty’s last tour there. Great show. Shitty venue though. The nose-bleed seats are cramped, and the stairs have no railings. It was also way too dark up there, so I felt like I was going to fall trying to move around.

And the restrooms are too small and for larger events it just descends into chaos and tears when everyone tried to go pee at once.

Riverbend was so much better as a venue. It is outdoors, but covered except for the main promenade and outlying stages.

I just checked both venues and neither have anything scheduled for this weekend.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/22/2019 at 17:05

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Also, if you haven’t tried it before, you should absolutely get some Skyline Chili.

mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/22/2019 at 17:51

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Go to Over The Rhine. Look around there and you’ll find some places. MOTR Pub used to be one of my favorite local bars/ venues. D on’t bother with riverbend .

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/22/2019 at 18:57

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If you go to Oakley, you have to go to Madtree and Aglamesis

In Mariemont you have 50 West.

If you want Pizza go to any Dewey’s.

Over the Rhine has soooo much food and drinks. If you want cocktails go to Sunderland And Vice or Japp’s. Beer at Rhinegeist. BBQ and Wings at Pontiac, Fried Chicken at The Eagle, Tacos at Bakersfield, Asian street food at Quan Happa, Argentinian at Che, There’s also a magical taco window near there.

And at The Party Source is New Rift Distillery 

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/22/2019 at 19:13

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And The Lonely Pine if you want a steakhouse.

Kiltedpadre > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/22/2019 at 20:08

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It may seem odd but the grocery store Jungle Jim’s is worth checking out. They sometimes have really good deals on beer and wine.

The Cincinnati Observatory is definitely worth a look. It houses the two oldest telescopes still in regular use. If they aren’t having a special event the facility tours are worth it.

https://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/publicevents/visiting-the-observatory-1/

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 05/23/2019 at 11:23

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Ha! thanks for checking, I’ll have to keep it in mind for potential future visits. For one Lil Wayne and Blink 182 are coming to Cincy i think and I’m just really curious how that’s going to go, haha.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 05/23/2019 at 11:24

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I’ll keep it in mind!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/23/2019 at 11:25

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Sweet! Those sound like awesome recommendations. Quan Happa might be something I wanna check out. Or magical taco’s oh my!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Kiltedpadre 05/23/2019 at 11:27

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interesting suggestions, thanks!

After all the suggestions I think maybe we’ll have to come back, lot’s of awesome sounding things.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/23/2019 at 11:27

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The taco window is Gomez Salsa

Kiltedpadre > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/23/2019 at 12:38

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I went to the observatory when they had a special even where you could view Jupiter through one of the telescopes and I believe Mercury through the other. There were about a dozen volunteers with very nice personal telescopes giving close up views of various moon craters as well.

It was extremely busy but well worth it. I was there early enough to watch the mechanisms that turn and open the dome in use, and it was very interesting to watch.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/23/2019 at 12:47

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I googled “taco window Cincinnati” and found it, haha

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Kiltedpadre 05/23/2019 at 12:48

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oh that’s so cool!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/23/2019 at 12:51

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made a map! https://oppositelock.kinja.com/thanks-for-the-cincinnati-suggestions-1834981282

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > razorbeamteam 05/23/2019 at 12:53

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Thanks again, I made a map of everyone’s suggestions if you’re interested:

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/thanks-for-the-cincinnati-suggestions-1834981282

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/23/2019 at 13:00

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The Museum Center is most definitely worth a trip for as well 

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/23/2019 at 13:09

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alright, I’ll probably have to save that for another trip, I think we’ll probably get through 15 % of the stuff I already have mapped out, haha. So if we have a great time, which I’m sure we will, we’ll probably go back.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/23/2019 at 13:35

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Oppo Rally will be in early October