Cosmo's

Cosmo's Grille Pub
604 Main Street, Covington, KY 41011-1332
(859) 261-1330


The weather this weekend in the Cincinnati area was so wonderful! There could not be a better time to head down to MainStrasse and eat outside. We chose Cosmo's after it was recommended to us by a friend.

The outdoor seating was nice there were several tables lined up on the sidewalk and when we walked inside there was literally NOBODY sitting in there. However, the inside did include a larger bar where a couple people were sitting and having a drink. They do have a large beer menu that includes tap and bottle selections. The outside seating is dog friendly, which we will have to remember when our dog's broken leg gets healed.

The food menu included mostly sandwiches and burgers but did have some specialty grilled meals and pizzas. Cosmo's also had a large array of appetizers. I settled on the wildcat sandwich due to the fact that I love spicy food. This was a breaded chicken breast that was covered in buffalo sauce. The ranch that accompanied the sandwich was delicious and I have to guess that they made it or mixed it in house because it was so creamy and not too thick. The sandwich is normally served with chips or pasta salad but I would reccomend upgrading to the fries for an extra 95 cents. They were delicious, just the right texture and I would guess they were beer battered because of their unique taste. Yum. T.J. couldn't keep his hands off of them!
That brings me to T.J.'s sandwich. He decided to get something quite unique and tried a twist on a local classic-the brat. Cosmo's cut the brat in half and served it on tasty bread with sauerkraut and a mayo sauce. He really enjoyed the sandwich and said that the bread was delicious! T.J. got a side salad with his meal which came with lettuce, cheese, olives, and again that tasty ranch dressing!

Our service was actually pretty bad throughout the meal. The waitresses were not around too often or seemed to be tending to other tables if they were. One waitress was mostly just carrying on a casual conversation with a table that was right next to us. At the end of the meal someone took our drinks to bring us refills and never brought them back! That was odd. The weather was so beautiful outside though that it was tough not to stay positive. Keep in mind that we went for lunch and I have heard at night it shifts mainly to a bar like atmosphere and things can get a little more crazy. During the day however, it was peaceful and laid back.

Our meal was around 17 dollars.

Head down to MainStrasse September 10,11, & 12 for OKTOBERFEST! I can't wait to see all the tasty treats that will be available for that!

Lauren

Get your Gyro on.

GREEK TO ME
3415 Dixie Hwy, Erlanger, KY
859-727-3000

Greek to me is a restaurant known for their gyros (pronounced yee-ros) which is a Greek food that dates back to the 19th century. GREEK TO ME has created their own specialty gyros that have America mixed in.

To start a gyro you first have a piece of pita bread, then meat goes inside-traditionally this is lamb meat. Then you will add veggies, usually tomatoes and onions possibly more depending on who is serving them. Every gyro gets topped off with a special gyro sauce which looks like and is about the same thickness as sour cream. It has a slight sour cream taste too, but it is very different than any other sauce I could think to compare it to. At GREEK TO ME this would be called the "classic gyro" which is what my boyfriend enjoyed.

I enjoyed an Americanized version of the gyro which was the chicken philly. This included chicken freshly grilled on the flat top, mushrooms, onions, and mayo. I would highly recommend getting something Americanized if you are not one who likes to try new things. They have a lot of choices.

All of the gyros can be accompanied by their famous fries which they sprinkle with a touch of lemon pepper for an amazing after taste. Delicious.

The restaurant is rather small and there are no waiters or waitresses, you order your food and sit down wherever you like. I think most locals in the area enjoy it for take out dinner, but during the lunch hour this place is hopping.

The best part was that Teej and I ate a nice fulfilling meal for only 14 dollars, it's always great to save some of his money every once and awhile =).

They also have a food challenge there, it's called the "you name it." Eat the whole thing and you get to name it whatever you would like. So i encourage any of you who are man vs. food fans to go check it out.

Dewey's Pizza

I know we have not updated in awhile but I have decided to keep up the blog because I still want to educate you wonderful people on the places I love to eat. I hope you will try them too and be just as thrilled.
On today's list.... Dewey's pizza, one of my favorite places to eat on a regular basis. Dewey's Pizza has locations in greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Dayton, St. Louis, Cleveland, and Columbus. I once met a lady from Pennsylvania who was living temporarily in Cincinnati. She said when she went home she would miss Dewey's Pizza the most. I do not blame her.
First lets talk about the atmosphere, Dewey's is a fun environment and children especially like the glass windows to the kitchen where they can watch the cooks making their hand tossed doughs. Just like you see here.
So, as you would probably guess, their doughs are delicious.

So what do you get when you go here? NOT CHEESE.
Don't get me wrong, all of their pizza is excellent quality, but whey get cheese when they have a whole list of specialty pizzas that are waiting to awake your pizza taste buds.

My personal favorite....Ryan's Inferno. This pizza is Dewey's take on a buffalo chicken pizza. Trade the marinara sauce in for olive oil and you have your start. Accompany it with buffalo chicken, Gorgonzola cheese, red onion, ranch dressing, and celery. YUM!

Prefer veggie? Then how about trying their Billy Goat, olive oil sauce, minced garlic, light mozzarella, goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, green peppers, and fresh tomatoes. This pizza made a vegetable lover out of me!

Of course there is always an option to create your own pizza, but try one of theirs. They know what they're doing.

One thing is for sure, you will see toppings here that you would see at no other pizza place, so it creates a whole different experience for any pizza lover.

I think I'll go get some Dewey's now.
Elle.