http://www.cincinnatibites.com/ Cincinnati Bites en-us Copyright 2013 cincinnatibites.com Wed, 15 May 2013 01:18:25 EDT 4 2 5 3 1 6 0 18 60 There are several flavors of self-proclaimed "authentic" Mexican restaurants floating around Cincinnati, and if there existed a geiger counter measuring the accuracy of such labels, El Trio Mexican Grill would likely fall squarely between fully Americanized and "Mucho Authentico" extremes....]]> http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/el-trio-mexican-grill/ http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/el-trio-mexican-grill/ Wed, 15 May 2013 01:18:25 EDT Pizzelii Brick Oven Pizza, the latest wood-fired pizza joint to hit Cincinnati, is so popular in Mariemont that we've eaten there a total of once out of three attempts. ...]]> http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/pizzelii-brick-oven-pizza/ http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/pizzelii-brick-oven-pizza/ Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:47:52 EDT Highfalutin hot dogs have spread through the Cincinnati area these last few years, testing foodies' willingness to spend upwards of $10 on a gourmet sausage over their usual $3 Skyline coney. One of the first of these haute dog institutions was the Gateway Quarter's Senate, followed closely by Downtown's The Good Dog and Tot Dogs, as well as Wunderbar, located in Covington. With tail between legs, The Good Dog has since shuttered its doors, while the remaining three continue to peddle their unique tubes of meat....]]> http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/wurst-bar-in-the-square/ http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/wurst-bar-in-the-square/ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:22:04 EDT Cincinnati's first-ever downtown casino opened last month to a thundering cacophony of fireworks, which could be heard up to 10 miles away. Its introduction brings to the area much needed tax revenue, a steady stream of eccentric, oft-geriatric, seasoned gamblers and, of course, several new dining options. ...]]> http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/bobbys-burger-palace/ http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/bobbys-burger-palace/ Tue, 2 Apr 2013 23:32:24 EDT By no means am I an authority on sushi. If it's on a menu, I'm apt to ignore it. 90% of my sushi experience amounts to what I pick up at area supermarkets. But there is something about Fusian, the downtown fast-casual sushi restaurant, that speaks to me....]]> http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/fusian/ http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/fusian/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:31:40 EDT M Wood Fired Oven is a new "casual dining" endeavor by owner Alex Mchaikhi and Excecutive Chef Owen Maass, both of whom the restaurant is ostensibly named after. Maass has established himself as a quirky, inventive talent at Cumin Eclectic Cuisine, which he's headed since 2009....]]> http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/m-wood-fired-oven/ http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/m-wood-fired-oven/ Wed, 6 Mar 2013 23:03:35 EDT Very good food can be had at Eat Well Cafe: they've completely remodeled the former "What's for Dinner?" space in O'Bryonville, lending it a flair for the hip and the upscale. ...]]> http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/eat-well-cafe-and-takeaway/ http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/eat-well-cafe-and-takeaway/ Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:50:06 EDT In the course of only a few short years, Cincinnati has gone from taco-starved to tacos out the ears. Multiple choices now abound, including taco trucks, authentic and not-so-authentic taquerias, highbrow tacos and lowbrow, hole-in-the-wall tacos. Authentic mainstays like La Mexicana and Taqueria Mercado now compete with the likes of Taco Azul, Tacos Locos, Tacocracy, Django Western Taco and one of the most recent entries in the realm of tacolisciousness, Bakersfield OTR....]]> http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/bakersfield-otr/ http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/bakersfield-otr/ Sat, 5 Jan 2013 15:21:24 EDT As 2012 comes to a close and doomsday preppers mope about in their makeshift shelters, discouraged that misinterpreted Mayan prophecies failed to reduce the Earth to Alderaan-sized chunks of rock, we reflect upon our favorite new restaurant visits of the year, confident we'll be alive to savor further (in)digestion well into 2013....]]> http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/five-favorite-restaurants-of-2012/ http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/five-favorite-restaurants-of-2012/ Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:55:33 EDT A new Malaysian restaurant in Mason aims to capitalize on Cincinnati's increasingly adventurous palate. Called, "Straits of Malacca," the restaurant is named for the narrow strip of water connecting the Pacific and Indian Oceans between West Malaysia and the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. ...]]> http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/straits-of-malacca/ http://www.cincinnatibites.com/reviews/straits-of-malacca/ Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:20:27 EDT