Best Restaurant in Cincy

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Originally Posted by Kahns Krazy

El Jinete on Red Bank near the new Wal Mart is a pleasant surprise. I've been there twice. The food is really good and the service is great. I haven't heard of anyone having a bad experience there. El Toro, in Hyde Park Plaza is an interesting alternative. It can be crowded. It's a decent option to Don Pablos.

Taco Casa in Hyde Park is good too.

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Taqueria Mercado downtown is freaking awesome.

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Originally Posted by Kahns Krazy

El Jinete on Red Bank near the new Wal Mart is a pleasant surprise. I've been there twice. The food is really good and the service is great. I haven't heard of anyone having a bad experience there. El Toro, in Hyde Park Plaza is an interesting alternative. It can be crowded. It's a decent option to Don Pablos.

Taco Casa in Hyde Park is good too.

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That place is relatively new. I'm a big, big believer that restaurants that have only been open for a year or less tend to have better service and food.

It's like the theory of hiring a young coach. Hire someone who's young and has a family to support and doesn't have an established career. He'll work harder than someone who has an established career and a lot of cash in the bank.

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Originally Posted by cheese

Taqueria Mercado downtown is freaking awesome.

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It's so much different, and by different I mean better, than all of the Mexican restaurants in Cincinnati.

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Originally Posted by blobfan

I think it depends on how bad the service. I've had one or two experiences that were so bad I didn't want to risk going back.

I think it's marketing speak. But just because the product is snooty or pretentious, doesn't mean the sales people need to be.

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Food poisoning is a good reason not to go back. My wife and I haven't been to a Denny's in 20 yrs.

Believe the hype. Taqueria Mercado is delicious.

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Originally Posted by GuyFawkes38

Believe the hype. Taqueria Mercado is delicious.

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What did you get there? Did you try the tongue or tripe?
I have tried the tacos, taco salad, and quesadilla. I go there for lunch so I haven't really tried anything bigger/heavier than those things.

I went with a taco and enchilada. yeah, the dinner options looked great. And the breakfast options looked good too (although I'm not sure if I'll ever feel like a mexican spin on breakfast early in the morning).

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Originally Posted by Juice

It's so much different, and by different I mean better, than all of the Mexican restaurants in Cincinnati.

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Wrong. Nada is the best mexican restaurant in Cincy.

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Originally Posted by Filthy Chilean

Wrong. Nada is the best mexican restaurant in Cincy.

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Nada is an unfair comparison for Taqueria Mercado. Both are excellent in their own right but represent different styles of Mexican cuisine.

I went to Virgil's last night. It was good, but I'm not sure I get the hype.

I can't figure out Bellevue. Why isn't it more popular? Is it crappy highway access?