Asian Cuisine Week returns to Cincinnati. Here’s which restaurants are participating
MONTHS ABOUT THE LONG LIST OF RESTAURANTS IN GREATER CINCINNATI. SADLY SHUTTING DOWN DUE TO DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF FOOD AND LABOR. AND RANDI RICO GOT TO MEET ONE RISING LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA STAR WHO IS TRYING TO HELP. YOU MAY RECOGNIZE THE MULLET REVIEW GUY. HE’S A LOVELAND MAILMAN BY DAY AND REVIEWING LOCAL FOOD FROM HIS CAR AT NIGHT. HIS VIDEOS ARE DELIVERING A RUSH OF CUSTOMERS AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME. LAST SUMMER, LAWRY’S AMERICAN GRILL IN GOSHEN WAS ABOUT TO GO UNDER. OWNER LORI ELLEN STRUGGLED TO PAY HER STAFF, AND AT HOME, HER SON. THREE YEARS INTO DIALYSIS, WAITING ON A KIDNEY. SHE PRAYED FOR HELP. ONE DAY, EVERYTHING CHANGED AND BY JUNE 21ST, AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING, WE GOT THE CALL THAT HE WAS GOING TO GET HIS KIDNEY. AND ON THE SAME DAY AS WE’RE SITTING AT THE HOSPITAL, I START GETTING TEXT MESSAGES FROM MY STAFF SAYING, WE’RE REALLY BUSY AND WE’VE NOT BEEN BUSY IN A LONG TIME. CUSTOMERS ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS GUY WITH THIS HAIRCUT ON THE INTERNET. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT? AND I’M LIKE, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT. I’M AT LORI’S AMERICAN GRILL IN GOSHEN, OHIO. THE CRAB RANGOON CHEESE STICKS. THIS IS MULLET REVIEW GUY, REAL NAME BRANDON ELLIOTT. HE STARTED POSTING VIDEOS HIGHLIGHTING SMALL LOCAL RESTAURANTS WHEN FAST FOOD VALUE MENUS LOST THEIR VALUE. WHEN I WAS GOING TO TACO BELL AND THEN THE PRICES WERE, LIKE, EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE LITTLE MEXICAN RESTAURANT BEHIND THEM. AND I’M NOT LEAVING THERE UNDER $5 ANYMORE. BUT I’M LIKE LEAVING, YOU KNOW, WITH LESS FOOD. AND THEN YOU GO TO THE PLACE BEHIND IT AND YOU SPEND THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY AND YOU’RE STILL YOU GET MORE LIKE BETTER QUALITY. A MILLION VIEWS LATER, FOODIES ARE MAKING CINCINNATI A DESTINATION FOR DISHES LIKE THOSE CRAB RANGOON MOZZARELLA CHEESE STICKS. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, ONE HOUR WAITS, YOU KNOW, OR MORE TO GET IN THIS PLACE. WE HAD PEOPLE COMING FROM NEW YORK CITY. WE’VE HAD PEOPLE COMING FROM WEST VIRGINIA. IT DOESN’T HAPPEN EVERY TIME. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S COOL THAT IT DOES. I WAS A LITTLE AFRAID TO, LIKE, WALK BACK IN THERE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE I RUINED SOMETHING. HE’S VERY GENUINE. AND I KNOW THAT YOU DON’T GET A LOT OF THAT WITH INTERNET PEOPLE, BUT BRANDON’S A GENUINE PERSON, AND HE’S KIND, AND HE’S NOT DOING IT FOR HIMSELF. AND I REALLY THINK THAT HE IS A BLESSING TO SO MANY PLACES LIKE THIS. LAWRY’S ISN’T THE ONLY SUCCESS STORY ON HIS FACEBOOK PAGE. HE’LL SHARE SPOTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING AND ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO CHECK THEM OUT AND MAKE THEIR MON
Asian Cuisine Week returns to Cincinnati. Here’s which restaurants are participating
Asian Cuisine Week is back for its sixth year in Cincinnati!Beginning Monday, March 3, through Sunday, March 9, restaurants around the Greater Cincinnati area are offering specials and items not typically seen on regular menus.The event is organized by Asianati and features around 50 restaurants that serve food from various parts of Asia.”Asian Cuisine Week is more than just a food event; it’s a celebration of Cincinnati’s diverse Asian community and the food that connects our cultures,” Koji Sado, an Asianati board member said. “We’re inviting everyone to embark on a culinary journey while supporting our local Asian-owned businesses.”Video above: ‘Mullet Review’: Vlogger helps local restaurants with his viral food reviewsSee below for a list of participating restaurants in Asian Cuisine Week. For more information, click here. Gabriela Filipina Kantina Onolicious Hawaii Duck Beijing House Dean’s Mediterranean Imports Global Cuisine By Blesame Boba Angel Lotus Thai & Sushi Chukee’s Ice Cream TOUS les JOURS Hawkers Alley CM Chicken Stone Bowl Korean & Ramen Maya Indian restaurant Bridges Nepali Cuisine (Northside) Bridges Nepali Cuisine (Walnut Hills) Bridges Nepali Cuisine (Covington) Lalo Chino Latino Maki Express Ramen House Wendigo Tea Co. Pin Toh Asian Nittha Siam Kitchen Maki Asian Bowls Pho Lang Thang Quan Hapa The Hi-Mark Kanji OTR Maki Asian Bowls Neko sushi Banh Lao & Thai Cuisine SEA Cuisine Maki Mono Covington Thai Taste Thai Express Dope Asian Street Fare Decibel Korean Fried Chicken Steamy Noods! Phat Banh Mi Teak OTR Teak Loveland Rosewood Oakley Saigon Noodle Bar Siam Orchid Pacific Bowls Tea n Bowl Kealoha’s Kitchen Uncle Yip’s Riverside Korean Restaurant
Asian Cuisine Week is back for its sixth year in Cincinnati!
Beginning Monday, March 3, through Sunday, March 9, restaurants around the Greater Cincinnati area are offering specials and items not typically seen on regular menus.
The event is organized by Asianati and features around 50 restaurants that serve food from various parts of Asia.
“Asian Cuisine Week is more than just a food event; it’s a celebration of Cincinnati’s diverse Asian community and the food that connects our cultures,” Koji Sado, an Asianati board member said. “We’re inviting everyone to embark on a culinary journey while supporting our local Asian-owned businesses.”
Video above: ‘Mullet Review’: Vlogger helps local restaurants with his viral food reviews
See below for a list of participating restaurants in Asian Cuisine Week. For more information, click here.
- Gabriela Filipina Kantina
- Onolicious Hawaii
- Duck Beijing House
- Dean’s Mediterranean Imports
- Global Cuisine By Blesame
- Boba Angel
- Lotus Thai & Sushi
- Chukee’s Ice Cream
- TOUS les JOURS
- Hawkers Alley
- CM Chicken
- Stone Bowl Korean & Ramen
- Maya Indian restaurant
- Bridges Nepali Cuisine (Northside)
- Bridges Nepali Cuisine (Walnut Hills)
- Bridges Nepali Cuisine (Covington)
- Lalo Chino Latino
- Maki Express Ramen House
- Wendigo Tea Co.
- Pin Toh Asian
- Nittha Siam Kitchen
- Maki Asian Bowls
- Pho Lang Thang
- Quan Hapa
- The Hi-Mark
- Kanji OTR
- Maki Asian Bowls
- Neko sushi
- Banh Lao & Thai Cuisine
- SEA Cuisine
- Maki Mono Covington
- Thai Taste
- Thai Express
- Dope Asian Street Fare
- Decibel Korean Fried Chicken
- Steamy Noods!
- Phat Banh Mi
- Teak OTR
- Teak Loveland
- Rosewood Oakley
- Saigon Noodle Bar
- Siam Orchid
- Pacific Bowls
- Tea n Bowl
- Kealoha’s Kitchen
- Uncle Yip’s
- Riverside Korean Restaurant
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