About Cincinnati
The municipality is located north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border. The population within city limits was estimated to be 333,336 in 2008, making it the state's third largest city. According to a 2008 Census Bureau estimate, the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area had a population of 2,155,137 making it the largest MSA in Ohio, and the 24th most populous in the United States. Cincinnati is considered to have been the first American boomtown in the heart of the country in the early nineteenth century to rival the larger coastal cities in size and wealth. Cincinnati is home to major sports teams including the Cincinnati Reds and the Cincinnati Bengals. It is also known for having one of the larger collections of nineteenth-century Italianate architecture in the U.S.
Cincinnati is identified with several unique foods.
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CINCINNATI CHILI "Cincinnati chili" is commonly served by several independent chains, including Skyline Chili, Gold Star Chili, Price Hill Chili, Empress Chili, Camp Washington Chili, and Dixie Chili and Deli. Cincinnati has been called the "Chili Capital of America" and "the World" because it has more chili restaurants per capita than any other city in the nation or world. Various locations including Fountain Square. |
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Graeter's Graeter's is a regional chain of shops offering ice cream, baked goods, and candy which originated in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1870. Their super premium, thick ice cream has been featured on Food Network, and has earned them many dedicated fans, including Oprah Winfrey. On her show in July 2002, Oprah Winfrey said: "You haven't had ice cream till you've had Graeter's ice cream is made in a French pot batch process. The ice cream mix is placed into a chilled, spinning French pot. As the cream freezes on the sidewall of the pot, a blade gently scrapes the pot's sidewalls, folding the slowly freezing cream into itself. It takes about 20 minutes to freeze a two-gallon batch. For flavors that include chocolate chips, liquid chocolate is poured into the pot, and freezes into a thin shell on top of the ice cream. A worker uses a blade to break up this shell and mix it into the ice cream, resulting in Graeter's famous huge dark chocolate chips. Each batch of ice cream is only about two gallons (7.6 L) and is thus very labor intensive. The resulting ice cream is so thick that it must be hand-packed into pints (473 mL) |
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LaRosa's Pizza Phone: 513-347-1111 LaRosa's Pizza is a restaurant chain local to the Greater Cincinnati and Greater Dayton areas in Ohio, as well as Northern Kentucky and southeast Indiana. It was founded by Donald "Buddy" LaRosa, along with fellow workers Sal and Ralph, in 1954. LaRosa's signature pizza is a thin crust variety made with a distinctive thick, sweet sauce and topped with provolone cheese. LaRosa's sauce can be purchased at many Cincinnati grocery stores and many other vendors. |
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HOFBRAUHAUS 3rd & Saratoga Welcome to the first authentic Hofbrauhaus in America, modeled after the legendary 400+ year-old Hofbrauhaus in Munich, Germany! Guests are now able to enjoy many of the traditions from Germany that have made Hofbrauhaus famous. From the traditionally decorated rooms in the building to the beer that is brewed on-site, and of course the excellent German fare, Hofbrauhaus Newport is a memorable experience for all. |
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MONTGOMERY INN Montgomery Inn at the Boathouse Montgomery Inn is the name of four restaurants based in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio. The chain is best known for its specialty, loin back ribs, and the barbecue sauce used in their preparation and serving. Word of the Inn and its ribs spread throughout the area, so much so that a local journalist dubbed Gregory "The Ribs King," a nickname that remained with Gregory for the rest of his life. The former stagecoach stop on Montgomery Road attracted some rather famous customers, including entertainer Bob Hope (a longtime fan and the Inn's best-known booster), and five U.S. Presidents: Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Other famous diners include several Cincinnati Reds baseball legends, Sparky Anderson, Joe Nuxhall, Pete Rose, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Johnny Bench, along with former Reds owner Marge Schott, who was a prominent patron; actors Tom Selleck and Elizabeth Taylor; singers Elton John and Britney Spears; astronauts Neil Armstrong and John Glenn; tennis player Andre Agassi; baseball players Mark McGwire and John Franco (among many other Major League players who make the Inn a regular stop during their season); National Hockey League coach Scotty Bowman; and comedian Bill Cosby. The company claims that singer Rosemary Clooney, a native of the Cincinnati area, served Montgomery Inn ribs at her wedding. |
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