Comments on: Poll: Where should we go for my birthday dinner?

By: LiberalFoodie

LiberalFoodie — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:52:41 +0000

slim’s. i really want to go there so maybe if I read another fabulous review, I’ll actually make plans to go there with the husband

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:31:32 +0000

Pitrelli’s in Mason. Charming little Italian place with the best eggplant parmesan in the city. I wasn’t wild about their dessert selection though. Go somewhere else for cake

Happy Birthday!

By: suz

suz — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:09:45 +0000

I say go to Nicola’s. It’s always good and good for a special occasion. It would be my choice.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:22:53 +0000

Hi, Emily–

I’ve been to Oceanaire a couple of times now, and like it, but want to try something different. I love Sung– it was one of my first reviews (almost a year ago, golly) and Riverside is great, too. Thanks for the tip on Wild Ginger; I like Beluga as well, but my birthday’s not on a Wednesday (and we did Sake Bomb for my birthday last year. ).

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:15:24 +0000

My boyfriend and I have made Oceanaire are “Special Occasion Go-To Place” mainly becuase we spend a small fortune everytime we go. I would definitely tell you to try it out soon, but maybe not for your birthday. Have you ever had a Korean Stone bowl from Sung or the Korean place over in Covingtong? That’s something really neat to do and very different. I also suggest trying Wild Ginger’s new Hibachi grill, but get a reservation becuase they fill up fast and we had to wait like 2 hours last week on a Thursday night!!! It was well worth the wait. If you end up going to Beluga they have 1/2 price sushi on Wednesday now starting at 5:00, it’s a steal.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:28:16 +0000

Definitely going to have to go with stef and say Nicola’s. I have always left there having had a delicious meal and great experience. The bread basket alone makes the trip worth it!

By: valereee

valereee — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:15:18 +0000

I vote Slim’s. Not just great food but a very different dining experience.

By: liz

liz — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:08:12 +0000

honey > slims > nectar, in my opinion

i have not been to nicola’s but have heard a lot of good things. i also keep hearing good things about 20 brix.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:46:44 +0000

Teresa’s– what do you mean “real food”? And I’m not revealing the exact date of my birthday. A girl has to have some mystery!

Stef– I thought about Jeff Ruby’s something, but we do their food fairly often. Plus, south of the river and Ruby’s = cigar smoke. Yuck.

Westender– actually, that’s part of the plan– the cake at least. I think I’ll have to make do with a space heater or a fire escape grill instead of a fireplace, though.

Dan–

Gary– Good to know w/r/t Nectar. I like Hugo’s, but I’ve already reviewed it. I like Oceanaire too, but I’ve reviewed it a couple of times. Still bummed they’re not doing lunch… Welcome to the city!

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:29:34 +0000

While Nectar is good, I wouldn’t suggest it as a “special” place. Having moved to Cincy in May, we’ve had a couple of experiences there, including a theme dinner. Good, but not great.

Our experiences are probably mostly pedestrian but I’d go with someplace like Aqua, Beluga, Oceanaire or perhaps Hugo’s.

Good luck!