580278 Mon Dec 15 11:43:16 -0800 2008 8 8 Midwest 0 4248338 Will be visiting friends for dinner Sat night near Fields Ertel & 71. Want to stay in $10-15 pp range as we will have several teenagers with us. This area has TONS of chain restaurants, but is there any unique Chinese, Italian, pizza, ethnic place that would have good cooking and menu that would appeal to 17-18 yr olds? Also, would like to take friends out for brunch Sun morning, something tastier than Bob Evans, Rise & Dine, or usual drivel. Kids will be staying near UC campus, so something near there or along the way would be perfect. TIA! Mon Dec 15 11:43:16 -0800 2008 15139 Diane in Bexley 1 4249989 hey diane for the older teen friendly one i have the perfect place: TOOTS! (in full disclosure my bro-in-law's cousin owns and runs the place, including several others in the south). it's technically in loveland -- has a wide open fun atmosphere, it's full of sports memorabilia & the food is good. here's the info: http://www.toots.com/ if not for the chili, CAMP WASHINGTON CHILI is my go-to for breakfast for cinci-styled double-deckers & eggs w/ goetta: http://www.campwashingtonchili.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=AAC19FDA-4757-12EB-A41C534ADCABDBA5 Tue Dec 16 01:01:17 -0800 2008 4248338 11372 mrnyc 2 4975118 She/they should try the chili. She may or may not like it but it's a local specialty and pretty out of the norm. http://davwudsfoodcourt.blogspot.com/2009/05/welcome-to-chili-town.html DT Tue Aug 25 04:51:51 -0700 2009 4249989 11291 Davwud 3 4975368 Is it so out of the norm for someone from the Columbus area? Tue Aug 25 06:50:23 -0700 2009 4975118 92112 Fibber McGee 1 4250540 For brunch on Sunday, how do you feel about dim sum? I posted before about dim sum places in Cinci and got no replies (I was looking for additions to the three I know about), but one of them, Grand Oriental, is at 4800 Fields-Ertel Rd (just a few blocks from 71) and is very good. We took my mother-in-law there for brunch for her birthday in August. It's probably the nicest ambience of the three dim sum places in Cinci. Tue Dec 16 08:02:47 -0800 2008 4248338 18072 Niki in Dayton 1 4974314 A good yet, inexpensive place for brunch, would be First Watch at Rookwood near Hyde Park( not too far from UC). Also near First Watch is the Joseph Beth Bistro in the bookstore. Mon Aug 24 17:50:21 -0700 2009 4248338 1103424 ktkt 2 4975091 Since you're getting some good Cincy recs (When I have to fly out of Cincy/Northern Kentucky in the morning, I make it a point to stop at Camp Washington Chili first. It's a must.) I'll head north and recommend The Breakfast Club in Lebanon. http://www.breakfastclubcafe.com/ Tue Aug 25 04:19:03 -0700 2009 4974314 92112 Fibber McGee 2 4976184 First Watch is also a chain - my one lunch at the one on Cleveland's East Side didn't really impress. Tue Aug 25 10:28:38 -0700 2009 4974314 18699 NancyH 1 4977290 Flying Pizza @ McCabe Center (across from Sam's Club - VERY informal) Johnny Chan's @ Harper's Pointe Tandoor India @ Marketplace in Montgomery on Rt 22 (across from Kroger's) Hot Doggin' It (Chicago style dogs) and Cheeseburger Cafe, both in the shopping center just south of Fields Ertel on the south side of the road. Tue Aug 25 15:20:40 -0700 2009 4248338 82772 donw9876