"StocksRus®" > wrote in message
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> Where in Cincinnati? I just moved to the Maineville area. Huge growth out
> here. Traffic has become a nightmare, and good places to eat are hard to
> find. 20 mile house is gone, Encores is a disappoinment, and
> Copelands...well...is Copelands. Good steaks and that's it.

I'm in Eastgate. Yes, Maineville is crazy with growth. I love to garden
and I visit a great perennial nursery just off 48, south of Montgomery Rd.,
called Greenview Plant Farm, so I get out your way occasionally. At least
they didn't have Homearama at River's Bend this year - talk about traffic!
We looked at a 3 legged Shar-Pei to adopt at a new subdivision in that area
called Michael's something or other ( they all look the same after a time)
but it didn't work out for us.

I think that Encore is a case of too rapid expansion. The Sturkeys now have
at least three restaurants which is probably two too many for them. I would
stick with their place in Wyoming and forget about the newer suburban
operations. I was at Copeland's once and it was "OK" - large portions and
the service was a bit pretentious for a chain operation - never went back.
It seems to be a favorite place for vendor functions where my SO works.
What happed to the 20 Mile House/ Hyde Park Chop House? It has been gone
for some time.

You are close enough to Lebanon. Have you tried the Golden Lamb?
http://www.goldenlamb.com/

The White House Inn in Westchester is OK - nice atmosphere and reliable
food. The owner/chef is a CIA graduate and was the executive chef for a
large chain before opening the White House.
http://www.heartlandcooking.com/index.html

Germano's in Montgomery is worth a try also.