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Shrimp ‘n Jazz Festival.

When we were at Washington Platform last week, we noticed that they have a Shrimp ‘n Jazz Festival. I love shrimps. So we stopped tonight to check it out.
But guess what?

Shrimp ‘n Jazz Festival started on Friday. Today is Thursday. And that is what they call…
a bummer.

But since we were already at Washington Platform, we decided to eat anyway. Genifer ordered a side salad and twice-baked potato…

I ordered their Shrimp Casino, also known as bacon-wrapped BBQ shrimp…

Genifer out-ordered me tonight. Her potato was awesome. My casino had so much BBQ sauce on it. All you tasted was BBQ. It was just way too much BBQ. And I think that’s the first time I’ve ever made that statement. We got to look at the Shrimp Festival menu and it was pretty pricey. I was thinking we’re going to be good on Washington Platform for a little bit. But then the entire evening was salvaged because Washington Platform has some really amazing bread pudding…

And as much as I love shrimps. I love bread pudding even more. 😀🍤❤️

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by Thadd F. on November 21, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, Central Business District, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2019, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Court Street, Downtown, Downtown details, It's what's for dinner, Nov21, November, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Salad, Seen and noted, Shrimp 'n Jazz Festival, Shrimp Casino, Washington Platform, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on November 21, 2019

https://tplusg.com/2019/11/21/shrimp-n-jazz-festival/

20th Annual Crab Carnival.

On our way home this evening, we stopped at Washington Platform at the corner of Court and Elm Streets in downtown Cincinnati…

As it turns out, Washington Platform was having their 20th annual Crab Carnival…

Genifer ordered the Findlay Market salad. And it was a delicious looking salad…

She doesn’t really like seafood all that much. I ordered the crab cake muffuletta…

The sammich was pretty good. But it was a lot of bread. I ended up just eating the crab cake and leaving the bread. And then it was pretty awesome.

And they had live jazz in the dining room…

We’ll have to come back to check out Washington Platform’s other events…

And we’ll definitely have to come back for half-price burger night Wednesdays…

Washington Platform was pretty good. We’ll definitely be back soon. 😀🥗🦀❤️

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by Thadd F. on November 14, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, Central Business District, Odd & Ends

Posted by Thadd F. on November 14, 2019

https://tplusg.com/2019/11/14/washington-platform/

More Fiery Hen.

After work tonight, we stopped back at Fiery Hen on Court Street…

Genifer ordered their burger of the day…

And of course, I had Fiery Hen’s chicken tenders. Again.

This time we got to try Fiery Hen’s banana pudding…

Genifer said her burger was just okay. My chicken tenders were awesome. Again. And the banana pudding was terrific. Banana pudding is sooo good. 😀🍔🍟🐔🍌❤️

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by Thadd F. on October 17, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, Central Business District, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2019, Central Business District, Cheeseburger, Chicken tenders, Cincinnati, Court Street, Downtown, Fiery Hen, It's what's for dinner, Oct17, October, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Thirsty Thursdays, Thursdays, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on October 17, 2019

https://tplusg.com/2019/10/17/more-fiery-hen/

Fiery Hen.

Because it’s Thursday, we stopped to check out the relatively new, Fiery Hen, it’s just a couple of doors down from Queen City Exchange on Court Street…

Genifer tried one of their cocktails but I don’t remember which one…

I had a $2 Miller High Life. It’s the champagne of beers…

We started with some delicious Pimento Cheese Croquettes…

Genifer had the Chef salad with grilled chicken…

And I ordered the chicken tenders with fries…

You got to pick your spice level. I chose the second mildest, Nashville Mild. It still had a bit of kick. Next time, I’m going to get the least spicy, Yella Belly. And your choice of fries or saratoga chips and ranch or blue cheese. Obviously, I got fries and ranch. Everything was outstanding. I can’t wait to come back to Fiery Hen for more tenders. Because I really love chicken tenders. And these tenders were awesome. 😀🥗🐔🍟❤️

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by Thadd F. on September 12, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Central Business District, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2019, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Court Street, Downtown, Downtown details, Fiery Hen, Happiest hours, It's what's for dinner, Ohio, September, Shaken not stirred, Thirsty Thursdays, Thursdays, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on September 12, 2019

https://tplusg.com/2019/09/12/fiery-hen/

Lalo Chino Latino.

In the old location of Huit Asian BBQ on Court Street is Lalo Chino Latino. Lalo is the sister restaurant of the Huit Group’s other restaurant on Main Street, Neuf. I stopped into Lalo this afternoon to check it out…

The item that intrigued me the most was an Asian BBQ Quesadilla…

And it was incredible! I also tried the Chicken Curry Empanadas…

House-made pastry stuffed with curried chicken Served with warm curry dip! Really delicious stuff! I can’t wait to go back to try their Chorizo Potstickers. I’d be really hard pressed to try to decide which place I like better, Neuf or Lola. Both are awesome! 🙂

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by Thadd F. on February 20, 2017 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Central Business District

Tagged 2017, Cincinnati, Court Street, Downtown, February, It's what's for lunch, Ohio, Takeout, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on February 20, 2017

https://tplusg.com/2017/02/20/lalo-chino-latino/

Seen and noted.

Walking back down Court Street, I stumbled across one of the most amazing Artworks murals I’ve seen yet. It’s a mural paying homage to Cincinnati’s rich toy history…

Cincinnati Toy Heritage celebrates “the legacy of Kenner Toys, a Cincinnati-based toy company founded in 1947, in this work of art which showcases some of the most popular toys that were designed by the company.” Artworks has done some amzing, incredible murals. It’s just really a shame I have to look at this one all day at work.

And on my way back to work, I noticed this crude little drawling on the side of one of the buildings on Walnut Street…

It’s nowhere near as elaborate as the Artworks mural but every bit as entertaining. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on February 20, 2017 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Central Business District

Tagged 2017, Artworks, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Toy Heritage, Court Street, Downtown, February, Mural, Ohio, Tag! You're it

Posted by Thadd F. on February 20, 2017

https://tplusg.com/2017/02/20/seen-and-noted-22/

Minges Candy Store.

This afternoon I walked up to Court Street with some coworkers to visit Cincinnati’s oldest candy store, Peter Minges & Son Confectionary. I’ve walked by Minges Candy Store more than a few times. But I’ve never been inside until today…

It’s a pretty amazing place. They have every candy you could think of. Unfortunately, you can only by most of the candy in bulk. So if you need a box of 36 Kit Kat’s, this is your place. And they also had this amazing old skool, freestanding popcorn maker for sale…

Next time I find myself needing a 5 lb bag of Swedish Fish, I know where to go. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on February 20, 2017 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Central Business District, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2017, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Court Street, Downtown, February, Minges Candy Store, Ohio

Posted by Thadd F. on February 20, 2017

https://tplusg.com/2017/02/20/minges-candy-store/

Downtown details.

Today is October 28th, and today’s high is near 70º. And noon today, the ice skating rink on Fountain Square is officially open for the ice skating season…

Because why wouldn’t you want to ice skate before Halloween? Or have an Halloween costume contest ON the ice? Makes perfect sense to me.

Another head-scratcher is the location of the Queen City Exchange on Court Street…

Queen City Exchange is one of those bars with stock market-style beer pricing. Prices change in 25-cent increments as supply and demand of different beers fluctuate. Prices drop dramatically during three-minute “market crashes” announced by a ringing bell. After the market “closes” at 9 pm, beer prices will be fixed for the rest of the night due to some silly Ohio law.

It’s really a pretty fun bar concept as we got to witness first hand up in Michigan at Kalamazoo Beer Exchange. It’s just a really odd location because there isn’t anything else nearby.

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by Thadd F. on October 28, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, Central Business District

Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Court Street, Downtown, Fountain Square, Ice Skating Rink, October, Ohio, Queen City Exchange

Posted by Thadd F. on October 28, 2016

https://tplusg.com/2016/10/28/downtown-details-26/