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ries27 Mar 29, 2009 07:36 PM

Lunch Near Court & Main (Downtown Cincinnati)

I opened the mail last week to find that I'd won the lottery... no, not that lottery. The dreaded Jury Duty lottery. (I can't figure this out, as I did jury duty only about 3 years ago, and thought I'd be safe for a while.)

Anyhow...

To ease the pain, I thought I'd take in a few downtown lunches. I don't get downtown nearly as often as I'd like...

Are there any great restaurants near the courthouse? As I recall lunch breaks aren't very long, so I'd like some recommendations within quick walking distance. Thanks in advance for any replies.

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    TJ Jackson Mar 31, 2009 11:31 PM

    Just a block south on Sycamore is a fairly good deli, Silverglades

    If you head straight west on Court, there are a number of single proprietor places I have not tried yet - A Soul Food joint, a Crepe place, a steamtable chinese joint, a gyro/falafel joint, a butcher shop that makes sandwiches and burgers, and of course Tan Thai.

    The cafeteria on the back side of Kroger building (also on Court) is supposed to be decent.

    Not Chowish, but just to be complete, you will also find a Subway, a Skyline Chili, and two hot dog carts along this route

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      angs9 Apr 1, 2009 10:17 AM

      The Butcher shop is Avril-Bleh & Sons. Its been in business for over a hundred years and still makes all their sausages in house. During the summer they put a grill out front and sell burgers and sausages in front of the store. Highly recommend a stop there. The Metts are outstanding.

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        ries27 Apr 2, 2009 05:05 PM

        Sounds good. Thanks for the info.

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        intuitive eggplant Apr 2, 2009 05:17 PM

        I believe the gyro/falafel joint is called Caspian Express. I had a lovely, huge, fresh gyro there awhile back that was very reasonably priced. Lots of other interesting items on the menu too.

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          TJ Jackson Apr 8, 2009 12:48 PM

          Caspain Express closed down. I think it is now called something like "Raya's Place". The owner has a connection to Jordan Valley on 4th.

      3. JohnE O Mar 31, 2009 07:17 AM

        Is it the Federal or Hamilton County courthouse? A lot more choices near the Federal. (The reimbursement is better at the federal level, too).

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          ries27 Mar 31, 2009 11:53 AM

          Hamilton County, unfortunately.

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          TJ Jackson Mar 30, 2009 12:27 PM

          My favorite restaurant in all of downtown is on Court Street: Tan Thai
          http://rodeo.cincinnati.com/f2/dining/details.aspx?siteid=0&id=10422&lid=10530&cID=2
          it's 2.5 blocks west of the Courthouse

          Tom's Pot Pies is on Vine roughly the same distance away, and i recommend the broccoli alfredo pie
          http://www.tomspies.com

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            ries27 Mar 30, 2009 07:12 PM

            TJ,

            Thanks for the suggestions. I'm with you on Tan Thai... I haven't been to the original location downtown, but there is a second Tan Thai on Springfield Pike in the Glendale/Springdale area that is excellent.

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