1214 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine
This place is fantastic. Stumbled upon this place on a short trip to Cinci for work. it's in the OTR area with nice restaurants and cocktail bars that's also easily walkable. So glad we came. The ambience is smooth, low key, down to earth yet sophisticated. Our server was great. I requested a drink not on their short cocktail menu and they did their best to recreate it. Their best was actually pretty damn good too, for a first take (I ended up ordering another). Now for the food. We got the octopus, gnocchi and short rib. All were KILLER but the star was the octopus. BRUH. The flavors of this bad boy almost had me walk to the back kitchen and demand the recipe from the chef. It was on a bed of hummus with some Spanish sausage, chorizo and fried chickpeas . I don't want to down play the gnocchi and short rib either. Those were equally phenomenal. I just don't feel like coming off as a mad man. Bottom line, come... enjoy some wine while they bring one dish at a time. Cut your phones off and live in the moment here Jonathan M.
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