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- 20 Brix – Milford 2009
- 20 Brix – Milford 2017
- A&A – Mt Healthy
- Abby Girl Sweets – Downtown (BEST CUPCAKES)
- Acapulco Mexican – Milford
- Akash India – Downtown
- Aladdin – West Chester
- Alfio’s Buon Cibo – Hyde Park
- Alabama Fish Bar – OTR
- Ali Baba – Oakley
- Allyn’s – Columbia Tusculum
- Amerasia – Covington
- Americano Burger Bar – Downtown
- Amol Indian – Clifton
- Andy’s Mediterranean – Walnut Hills
- Angilo’s Pizza – Northgate
- Angilo’s Pizza – Reading
- Annabel’s – Mt Lookout – closed
- Apple Tree Cafe – Deer Park
- Applebee’s – Colerain
- Applewood by the River – Aurora, IN
- Arnie’s – Newport
- Arnold’s – Downtown
- Aroma – Deer Park
- Arthur’s – Hyde Park
- Athenian – Sharonville
- Axis Alley – Newport
- Aynie’s – Covington
- Baba India – Oakley
- Babushka Pierogies – Northside
- Back Porch Saloon – West Chester
- Bahn Mai – Dayton
- Bakersfield OTR – Over-the-Rhine
- Ban Thai – Eastgate
- Bangkok Bistro – E Hyde Park
- Bar Louie – Newport (1st visit)
- Bar Louie – Newport (2nd visit)
- Bard’s Burgers – Latonia
- Barleycorn’s – Fort Wright
- Batter Up Bakery – Leesburg
- bd’s Mongolian Grill – Mason
- Bella Luna – Columbia Tusculum (BEST BREAD PUDDING) – closed
- Bella Luna (2014) – Columbia Tusculum – closed
- Bellevue Bistro – Bellevue
- Benihana – Springdale
- Betta’s – Norwood
- Biagio’s Bistro – Clifton
- BibiBop – Clifton
- Big Art’s BBQ – Colerain
- Bill’s Boat Landing – Mississippi River, IA
- Bill’s Donut Shop – Centerville, OH
- Bistro Grace – Northside
- Bite – Milford
- BJ’s Roadhouse – Sharonville
- Blaze Pizza – Mason
- Blinker’s Tavern – Covington
- bluezoo – Orlando, FL (Disney)
- Blue Agave – Tri County
- Blue Ash Chili – Mason
- Blue Ash Chili – Sharonville
- Blue Elephant – Hyde Park
- Blue Gibbon – Paddock Hills
- Blue Goose – Sharonville
- Bluebird – Norwood (BEST BREAKFAST)
- Bluebird – Norwood (Breakfast)
- Bob Evans – Newport, KY
- Bob Evans – Springdale
- Bobby’s Burger Palace/Horseshoe Casino – Downtown
- Boi Na Braza – Downtown
- Bolly Bears Cooking Class – OTR
- Bonbonerie – O’Bryonville
- Bonefish Grill – West Chester
- Bonefish Grill – Hyde Park
- Bonefish Grill – Hyde Park 2016
- Bones Burgers Food Truck
- Bravo Cucina – Rookwood
- Brew House – Walnut Hills
- BrewRiver Gastropub – East End
- Brian’s Fishin 4 Chicken – Mt Healthy
- Brio Tuscan Grill – Newport, KY
- Brio Tuscan Grill – Mason
- Bronte Bistro – Norwood
- Brotherton’s – Mt Healthy
- Brown Dog – Blue Ash
- Brown Dog – Blue Ash 2017
- Bruno’s – West Chester
- Buckhead – Newport
- Buckhead (2015) – Newport KY
- Buffalo Wild Wings – Deer Park
- Buffalo Wild Wings – Newport
- Buffalo Wings & Rings – Eastgate Mall
- Buffalo Wings & Rings – Anderson
- Buffalo Wings & Rings – Greensburg, IN
- Buffalo Wings & Rings – Colerain
- Buona Terra – Mt Lookout
- Burger Brothers – East End
- Busken Bakery – Cincinnati
- Butt Shack BBQ – Green Hills (moved to Fairfield)
- Butterbee’s – Milford
- Cactus Pear – Blue Ash
- Cafe Barista – Downtown
- Cafe Bella – Mason – closed
- Cafe de Paris – Downtown
- Cafe de Wheels – Food Truck
- Cafe Italia/Horseshoe – Cincinnati
- Cafe Martin – Downtown
- Cafe Mediterranean – East Hyde Park
- Cajun Dave’s – Kent, OH
- California Grill – Orlando, FL (Disney)
- Camp Washington Chili – Camp Washington
- Campanello’s – Downtown
- Cancun – Norwood
- Capital Grille 2014 – Rookwood
- Capital Grille 2015 – Rookwood
- Capital Grille 2016 – Rookwood
- Capital Grille 2017 – Rookwood
- Carmela’s Pizza & Buffet – Springdale
- Cassano’s – Monroe
- Cazadores – Milford
- C’est Cheese Food Truck
- Celestial – Mt Adams
- Celestial (2015) – Mt Adams
- Champps Americana – West Chester
- Chappy’s Bourbon Bar & Bites – Milford
- Che – OTR
- Cheapside Cafe – Downtown
- Cheddar’s Casual Cafe – Colerain/Northgate
- Cheddar’s Casual Cafe (2015) – Colerain
- Cheddar’s Casual Cafe – Cedar Rapids, IA
- Cheesecake Factory – Deer Park
- Cheesecake Factory (2015) – Deer Park
- Chick-Fil-A – Downtown
- Chicken on the Run – Deer Park
- China Chef – Colerain
- China One – Mariemont
- Chinese Combo King – Downtown
- Chipotle – Downtown
- Chung Kiwha Korean BBQ – Florence
- Chuy’s – Kenwood
- Chuy’s (Oct 2014) – Kenwood
- Cici’s Pizza – Norwood
- Cilantro – Clifton
- Cincy by the Slice – Downtown
- City Barbecue – Anderson
- City Barbecue – Anderson 2016
- City Barbecue – Cold Spring
- City View Tavern – Mt Adams
- Clough Crossing – Anderson
- Cobblestone Cafe – Fort Thomas, KY
- Cock & Bull – Covington
- Coffee Emporium – Downtown
- Colossal Cupcakes – Cleveland
- Copper Blue – Milford
- Copper Blue – Milford 2016
- Court Street Lobster – Downtown
- Country Cruz’en – Owensville
- Cowaburger – Hillsboro
- Cozy’s Cottage – West Chester
- Cracker Barrel – Harrison
- Crave Cincinnati – Downtown
- Crazy Bowls & Wraps – Blue Ash
- Creamy Whip – Mt Washington (BEST DAIRY BAR)
- Cricket Lounge – Downtown
- Cuban Pete’s – Downtown
- Cucinova – Kenwood
- Culver’s – Mason
- Cupcake Crazy – Silverton
- Currito – Downtown
- Dairy Yum Yum – Aberdeen
- Dave & Busters – Springdale
- Dewey’s Pizza – Cincinnati
- Dewey’s Pizza – Austin Landing – Dayton, OH
- Dewey’s Pizza – Cheviot
- Dewey’s Pizza – Newport
- Dick’s Last Resort – Newport (closed)
- Dickie’s BBQ Pit – Amelia
- Dilly Cafe – Mariemont
- Dixie Chili – Newport KY
- Django Western Taco – Northside
- Doc’s – Lebanon
- Domino’s
- Double J Cafe – Goshen
- Dunkin Donuts
- Dusmesh Indian – Clifton
- Eagle – OTR
- Echo – Hyde Park
- El Rancho Grande – Sharonville
- El Rancho Grande – West Chester
- El Toro – Oakley
- El Trio Mexican Grill – Mariemont
- Eli’s BBQ – East End (BEST HOT DOG)
- Elsewhere – NYC
- Elton’s – Springfield
- Elusive Cow – Downtown
- Elusive Cow (2014) – Bellevue, KY
- Emanu – Pleasant Ridge (BEST ETHIOPIAN)
- Empanadas Aquii Food Truck (BEST FOOD TRUCK)
- Family’s Main Street Cafe – Walton, KY
- Favorite’s Steakhouse – East End
- Fazoli’s – Florence
- Feed Mill – Felicity
- Fiesta Brava – Fields Ertel
- Fifty West – Newtown
- Fifty West 2017 – Newtown
- Filini – Chicago
- Final Cut Steakhouse – Lawrenceburg, IN
- Findlay Market – Over-the-Rhine
- Firebirds Wood Fired Grill – Mason
- Firehouse Subs – Springdale (BEST SUBS)
- Fireside Pizza – Walnut Hills (BEST PIZZA)
- First Watch – Covington
- First Watch – Downtown
- First Watch – Downtown (Apr ’14)
- Five Guys – Norwood
- Flavors of the Queen City Food Tour
- Flipdaddy’s – Mariemont
- Flipdaddy’s – Newport KY
- Flipdaddy’s – Newport KY 2016
- Floyd’s – Clifton
- Foley’s Pub – Lockland
- Four Season – East End
- Frank’s Diner – Colerain
- Frank’s Old Town Cafe – Covnington (BEST DINER)
- Fred & Gari’s – Downtown
- Freddy’s Frozen Custard – Milford
- Freddy’s Frozen Custard – Milford 2017
- French Fry Heaven – Clifton
- Frenchie Fresh – Rookwood
- Freshii – Downtown
- Frickers – Mt Healthy
- Fridas 602 – Covington KY
- Friendly Stop – Glendale
- Frisch’s – Mt Healthy
- Frisch’s – Covington
- Frisch’s Peppermint Hot Fudge Cake
- Frosties – Sabina
- Fuji’s House – Oakley
- Fusa Bowl – Colerain
- Fusian – Downtown
- Garzelli’s – Erlanger
- Gas Light Cafe – Pleasant Ridge
- Generations Pizza – Wilmington
- Geppetto’s – Mt Orab
- Gilpin’s Bagel & Deli – Downtown
- Giminetti Baking Company – Walnut Hills
- Giordano’s – Chicago
- Giuseppe’s – Covington KY
- Glendale, OH – Wine, Beer, Food Festival 2010
- Glendalia Cooking Studio – Glendale
- Godiva – Deer Park
- Gold Star Chili – Newport
- Gold Star Chili – Fairfield
- Gold Star Chili – Mt Healthy
- Gold Star Chili – Big Coney
- Gold Star Chili – Vegetarian Chili
- Goldfinch – Brookville, IN
- Gomez Salsa – OTR
- Gordo’s – Norwood
- Graeters – Cincinnati
- Grandma Campbell’s Cupcakes – Cleveland
- Grandview Tavern – Fort Mitchell
- Greek to Me – Erlanger (BEST GYRO)
- Green Derby – Newport
- Green Papaya – Hyde Park (BEST THAI & SUSHI)
- Green Papaya (2015) – Hyde Park
- Greenies – Milford
- Greyhound Tavern – Fort Mitchell
- Grove Park Grille – East End
- Growler House – E Walnut Hills
- Gruff – Covington KY
- Guru India – Fort Mitchell
- Guthrie’s Riverhouse – Somerset, KY
- Gutierrez Deli – Covington, KY
- O’Malleys – Downtown
- Oakley Pub & Grill – Oakley
- Olde Dinner Bell – Higginsport
- Olde Wayside Inn – West Union
- Olive Garden – Colerain (BEST CHAIN)
- Olive Garden (2014) – Colerain
- O Pie O – Walnut Hills
- Orange Leaf – Deer Park (BEST FRO-YO)
- Orchids at Palm Court – Pasta Bar – Downtown
- Oriental Wok – Fort Mitchell
- Oriental Wok – Hyde Park
- Otto’s – Covington
- Outback – Kenwood
- P&S Restaurant – Colerain Twshp
- P&S Restaurant (2014) – Colerain Twshp
- P&T Restaurant – College Hill
- Packhouse Meats – Newport KY – closed
- Padrino – Milford
- Pagliai’s Pizza – Iowa City (BEST PIZZA IN IOWA)
- The Palace – Downtown (BEST SHRIMP AND GRITS)
- Palomino – Downtown
- Palomino 2013 – Downtown
- Pancake House – Battle Creek, MI
- Panera – Colerain
- Panera – Kenwood
- Pappadeaux’s Seafood Kitchen – Springdale
- Parkside Cafe – Walnut Hills
- Parkers – Blue Ash
- Parkers – Blue Ash 2016
- Parkers – Blue Ash 2016
- Party Source – Bellevue KY
- Pasquale’s – Bellevue KY
- Pasquale’s – Newport KY
- Pavilion – Mt Adams
- Paxton’s Grill – Loveland
- Pearl Street Pub – Oldenburg, IN
- Pelican’s Reef – Anderson
- Penn Station – Newport
- Penn Station – Colerain
- Pepper Pod – Newport
- Peppermint Patti’s – Wilmington
- PF Changs – Hyde Park
- PF Changs – West Chester
- Pho Lang Thang – OTR
- Piada – Hyde Park
- Piccolo Sogno Due – Chicago
- Pieology – Beechmont
- Pilot Inn – Rookwood
- Pin Deck – Milford
- Pirate’s Cove – East End
- Pit to Plate – Mt Healthy
- Pizelli’s PIzza Oven – Plainfield
- Pleasant Ridge Chili – Pleasant Ridge
- Pomodori’s – Montgomery
- Popeye’s Chicken – Colerain
- Potbelly – Downtown
- Potbelly – Colerain
- Press on Monmouth – Newport
- Price Hill Chili – Price Hill
- Pub at Crestview – Erlanger
- Pub at Rookwood – Hyde Park
- The Purple Pig – Downtown Chicago
- Qdoba – Blue Ash
- Quaker Steak & Lube – Colerain
- Quaker Steak & Lube – Milford
- Quarter Bistro – Mariemont
- Quatman’s – Norwood (BEST BURGER, BEST CHICKEN SALAD)
- Quatman’s – Mason
- Raymond’s Pizza – West Chester
- Red Fox Grill – Downtown
- Red Lobster – Anderson
- Red Lobster – Kenwood
- Red Robin – West Chester
- Red Roost Tavern – Downtown
- Red Squirrel – Downtown
- Redmoor – Mt Lookout
- Redondo Taqueria – Newport
- Redondo Taqueria – Newport 2016
- Revolution Rotisserie – OTR
- Rib City – Fairfield
- Richard’s Pizza – Hamilton
- Rick’s Tavern – Fairfield
- Riley’s – Cedar Rapids, IA
- Rima’s – Fort Wright
- Rio Grande – Newport
- Riverhouse Restaurant – Ripley
- Riverside Food Tour – Covington
- Riverside Korean – Covington
- Rivertown Brewing Co – Lockland
- Roadhouse BBQ – Pleasant Plain
- Roc-a-Fellas – Sharonville
- Rock Bottom – Downtown
- Ron’s Roost – Price Hill
- The Rookwood – Mt Adams
- Root Beer Stand – Sharonville (BEST FOOD STAND)
- Ruby Tuesday – Milford
- Rusconi Pizza – Downtown
- Rusty Bucket – Hyde Park
- Rusty Bucket – Hyde Park (June 2014)
- Rusty Bucket – Hyde Park (October 2014)
- Rusty Bucket – Mason
- Rusty Bucket – 2015
- Rusty Bucket – Liberty Township 2016
- Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Downtown (BEST STEAK SANDWICH)
- Ruth’s Parkside Cafe – Northside
- RuThai’s – Mt Lookout
- Sabor Peruano – Fairfield
- Salazar – OTR
- Sammy’s – Blue Ash
- Scotti’s – Downtown
- Seasons – Springfield
- Seasons 52 – Rookwood/Hyde Park
- Seasons 52 (2014) – Rookwood/Hyde Park
- Seasons 52 – Rookwood/Hyde Park 2016
- Seasons 52 – Rookwood 2017
- Sebastian’s – Cheviot
- Senate – Downtown
- Servatii’s Pastry – Downtown
- Shamrock Bar & Grille – Lexington, KY
- Siam Orchid – Bellevue, KY
- Sidekix – East End (closed)
- Silver Ladle – Downtown
- Silver Spring House – Loveland (BEST CHICKEN)
- Silverglades – Downtown
- Silverton Cafe – Silverton (BEST DOUBLE DECKER)
- Sky Galley – East End
- Slatts Pub – Blue Ash
- Sleepy Bee – Blue Ash
- Smashburger – Alexandria, KY
- Smoke House Grill BBQ – Food Truck
- Smoker E-Z – Milford (BEST BBQ FOOD TRUCK)
- Smokey Bones – Anderson
- smoQ – Springdale
- Sonic – Cincinnati
- Spaghetti Factory – Fairfield
- Spare Time Belly & Soul – Alexandria KY
- Spinning Fork – Fairfield
- Spread Buffet @Horseshoe Casino – Downtown
- Squirrel – Downtown
- Steak & Shake – Oakley
- Stehlin’s Meat Market – Northgate
- Stone Bowl – Oakley
- Stories – Greensburg, IN (BEST TENDERLOIN)
- StreetPops – Over-the-Rhine
- Stringtown Bar & Grill – Florence
- Strong’s Brick Oven Pizza – Newport
- Sugar & Spice – Paddock Hills
- SugarSnap Cupcake – Food Truck
- Sunny Deli – Downtown (BEST BI BIM BAP)
- Sunrise Cafe – Yellow Springs
- Sunset Inn – Buckeye Lake
- Suzie Wong’s – E Walnut Hills (BEST CHINESE)
- Suzie Wong’s (2015) – E Walnut Hills
- Swad Indian – North College Hill (BEST INDIAN)
- Sweet Basil – Fort Thomas
- Sweet T’s Cake Pops – Fairfield (in home)
- Sweet Tooth Candies – Covington
- Symphony Hotel – OTR
- Symphony Hotel – OTR (2014)
- Syndicate – Newport
- Taco Bell (breakfast waffle) – Mt Airy
- Taco Casa – Loveland
- Taco Loco – Forest Park
- Taft Ale House – Downtown
- Tap House Grill – Montgomery
- Taqueria Cruz – Covington, KY
- Taqueria Mercado – Downtown
- Taqueria Mercado – Fairfield (BEST MEXICAN SANDWICH)
- Taqueria Mixtecha – Dayton
- Taqueria San Marcos – Norwood
- Taqueria San Miguel – Covington
- Taste of Belgium
- Taste of Cincinnati
- Tavern on the Hill – Mt Adams
- Teak – Mt Adams
- Teak – Mt Adams (2014)
- Tellers – Hyde Park
- Terrace Cafe @ Cincinnati Art Museum – Mt Adams
- Terrace Cafe – Mt Adams (Nov 2015)
- Terry’s Turf Club (2008) – Columbia Tusculum
- Terry’s Turf Club (2013) – Columbia Tusculum
- Texas Roadhouse – Milford
- TGIFridays – Colerain
- Thai Taste – Cheviot
- Three Spoons Diner – Greenfield
- Through the Garden – Blue Ash
- Tic Toc – Cedar Rapids, IA (BEST MOZZARELLA STICKS)
- Tim Horton’s – Springfield
- Tin Roof at the Banks – Downtown
- Tina’s – Downtown
- Tokyo Japanese – Sharonville
- Tom + Chee – Downtown
- Tomasos – Marion, IA
- Tommy’s Restaurant – Cleveland
- Toot’s – Loveland (BEST HONEY MUSTARD)
- Topper’s Pizza – Cold Spring KY
- Tortilleria Garcia – Springdale
- Total Juice Plus – Downtown
- Tour of Cincinnati
- Trio – Kenwood
- Trotta’s – Cheviot
- Turfway/Homestretch – Florence
- Twisted Sister – Bellevue, KY
- UDF (Ice Cream)
- Uno’s – Anderson
- Urban Grill – Food Truck
- Via Vite – Downtown
- Via Vite (2014) – Downtown
- Village Tavern – Montgomery
- Vincenzo’s – Sharonville
- Vinny Vanucci’s – Galena, IL
- Vinoklet Winery – Colerain
- Vitor’s – Westwood
- Waffle House – Sharonville
- Waffle House (2014) – Colerain
- Walt’s Hitching Post – Covington
- Washington Platform – Downtown
- Water Street Tavern – Kent, OH
- Weller Haus B&B – Bellevue (BEST B&B)
- Wendy’s – Newtown
- Wendy’s – Pleasant Ridge
- West Egg – Chicago
- White Castle (breakfast waffle) – Colerain
- Whole Foods – Mason
- Wicked Wich – Downtown
- Wich on Sycamore – Downtown
- Wild Eggs – Oakley
- Wild Ginger – Hyde Park
- Wild Mike’s – Delhi
- Willie’s – Covington
- Wing Stop – Colerain
- Woods Country Store – Goshen, OH
- Woody’s BBQ – Beavercreek
- The Works – Loveland
- Wow Bao – Chicago
- Wunderbar – Covington
- Yagoot – Cincinnati
- Yard House – Downtown
- Yard House (2015) – Downtown
- Ye Olde Trail Tavern – Yellow Springs
- York St Cafe – Newport (BEST DATE RESTAURANT)
- Zips – Mt Lookout
- Zips – Mt Lookout 2016
- Zoey’s Pizza – Marion, IA (BEST DEEP DISH PIZZA)
- Zola’s Pub & Grill – Covington (BEST KY BURGER)
- Zola Pub & Grill (2015) – Covington
- Zoup – Eastgate
- Zula Mediterranean – OTR
