We stopped in for supper a couple days ago at 6:30pm (not realizing they close at 7). They were…read morehappy to take our order! We both had the special fried chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and a vegetable & roll. Our meals were prepared fresh and out in good time. Our waitress was prompt and pleasant. The food was very good! We would strongly consider stopping in again.

Comfort food! Fresh and delicious! I come for the cake! You may have to take it home! Once took me…read morefour days to finish a piece of cake (portions are that big!). Service and ambiance are great. Good home cooking!

Darren and the gang at the Scioto Ribber aren't running a restaurant. They're preserving a national…read moretreasure with a smoker attached. I'll give you 20 top reasons this is why I believe this is Ohios best steak house : 1. Darren welcomes you with such casual hospitality that five minutes after sitting down you start wondering if you've accidentally been adopted. 2. The Scioto Ribber is so unpretentious that if a New York food critic walked in wearing a $3,000 suit, the steak would still be the most impressive thing in the room. 3. Some steakhouses sell atmosphere. The Ribber sells steak and lets the atmosphere happen naturally. 4. The menu has less ego than most restaurant owners. 5. The steak arrives looking like it just won a bar fight and a beauty contest on the same day. 6. Every bite tastes like somebody figured out how to barbecue a memory. 7. The char-smoked flavor is so unique that if you served it blindfolded, half the table would think they were eating at a ranch in Montana and the other half would think they died and went to beef heaven. 8. Fancy steakhouses spend millions trying to create authenticity. The Ribber accidentally has it. 9. The wait staff are professionals disguised as neighbors. 10. The service is so genuine that when they ask how you're doing, it feels like they actually want the answer. 11. Other restaurants train employees. The Ribber seems to raise them correctly. 12. The place has more Ohio character than a Reds game, a church festival, and a Fourth of July parade combined. 13. Some restaurants are experiences. The Ribber is an institution with mashed potatoes. 14. You don't leave feeling like a customer. You leave feeling like you attended a family reunion where everybody liked you. 15. The steaks aren't cooked. They're respectfully introduced to fire. 16. The outdoor wood-fired grill does things to beef that should probably require a permit. 17. If a steak could earn a blue-collar PhD, this would be it. 18. The flavor isn't subtle. It walks up, shakes your hand, and tells you exactly where it came from. 19. Most restaurants want to impress you. The Ribber doesn't care. That's why it does. 20. The value is so good that halfway through dinner you start looking around for hidden cameras because surely somebody forgot to charge enough. Bonus Five : 21. Darren runs the place with such affection and quiet pride that you get the feeling he'd rather lose money than let a guest have a mediocre meal. 22. In an era where every restaurant wants to reinvent dining, the Scioto Ribber has spent decades perfecting the radical idea of serving great food by great people. 23. The steaks have more smoke than a political debate but leave a far better taste in your mouth. 24. This isn't just Portsmouth history. It's Ohio history with a baked potato. 25. The Scioto Ribber proves that you don't need valet parking, mood lighting, imported marble, or a sommelier named Sebastian. Sometimes all you need is wood fire, great beef, hardworking people, and an owner who treats guests like family. The two blonds behind the bar are so sharp that hemophiliacs have to file a restraining order The Scioto Ribber is what happens when Americana, hospitality, common sense, and a wood-fired grill get together and decide to show the rest of the restaurant industry how it's done.

Scioto Ribber is definitely good for the area. Friendly service, huge portions, and the kind of…read moreplace where your plate arrives looking like it's preparing for winter. I've heard people call it "the best steak I've ever had," which mostly made me wonder... where else have y'all been eating steak? Feels like the philosophy here is: "Why focus on quality when we can simply give you enough meat to feed a youth baseball team?" That said -- the service is great, the atmosphere is classic local favorite energy, and you will absolutely not leave hungry. Cheers to you, want rush back-but may find myself here again.

Stopped in for lunch today, met the owner Sugg, who gave us a complete rundown on the history of…read morethe business!!! Now that's amazing. Atmosphere - Great little hometown hamburger stop! We both had the Sugg Burger (of course!) fries and onion rings. All were excellent! Will we return? OF COURSE!!!!

This is kind of a hidden gem in the Portsmouth Ohio area. They have great burgers, hot dogs and…read morewonderful homemade soups. The food and service are always excellent. Remember when you go, it's nothing fancy but onshore is good!!

My husband & I stayed at the Holiday Inn for 3 weeks. We had Oscars for breakfast everyday and it…read morewas divine EVERY TIME. So much flavor, great portions. However, the best part is the waitress Lisa! She is ON it every morning, remembers names, always has a smile on her face, and is a literal beam of sunshine. That woman deserves a raise! Truly the best of the best. As for dinner & the bar, we ordered room service twice and everything was perfect. We got a burger and we fully expected it to be soggy. It was as though we had it freshly served in the restaurant. We did wait quite a while (they said it would be 20 minutes and we waited 50), but they quickly called and explained they'd had a rush. We called around 6:30pm so it was understandable. Truly the best food and service. We were never disappointed. Drinks are fantastic and averagely priced. You can't miss with Oscar's!

I traveled to Portsmouth from Cleveland for a business trip that I had to attend in the morning. I…read morewas tired. I wasn't going to look for another restaurant in Portsmouth so I just ate downstairs. Boy, was I lucky! The food at Oscars was absolutely incredible. First, I had a Manhattan prepared by Christie. Top-notch. Service was incredible. Then I had a steak kebab dinner and I have to tell you it is the best kebab steak I ever had. Perfectly prepared vegetables were so fresh and moist. On top of a bed of rice it could not have been better. I cannot recommend this place Hylie enough. Again I was here because I'm in the hotel and I didn't wanna travel around Portsmouth to find a place. I'm glad I stayed here. I highly recommend this restaurant.

We are in the area for a couple weeks and frankly this is one of our top two favorite spots for…read moredinner in the area! The pizza here is great! The wait staff is simply amazing I've never not seen them when they weren't on top of their game! They have plenty of tv's that are easily visible from anywhere and the crowd has always been pleasant, it's a safe bet we will be back time and time again! OH and try the baked spaghetti too!!!

We had great expectations for this restaurant and came in for a couple appetizers on a Thursday…read moreafternoon. The decor was very random. We ordered beer battered fried mushrooms and fried cheese curds. Both were so greasy there was a puddle of oil in the bottom of the baskets. Neither app had much flavor either. Very disappointing.

My boyfriend and I really enjoyed our lunch at Market Street Cafe. We were in town for Memorial Day…read moreWeekend staying at Shawnee Lodge. The servers were attentive and accommodating. It was hard to decide what to order as the menu selection was great. I opted for the half panini half salad combo and got the chicken apricot sandwich with the raspberry romaine salad- hold the onions, add blue cheese. My boyfriend had the Boneyfiddle Club panini and enjoyed it. Both came with plenty of chips and a pickle spear. I wish more restaurants had this kind of menu and vibe! Fresh options that are unique flavor combinations. There are plenty of tables and outdoor sidewalk tables with full service. I'd recommend Market Street Cafe!

Quick service, breakfast was good and coffee warmups were frequent! My waitress was very good too!read more

Amazing staff, great food, wonderful service. Family oriented! Slushies,…read more Hot dogs, flurries, fries, burgers, bbq, plenty of menu items to choose from for the entire family.

The shake flavors need to be modified. When I order a banana shake, I need to taste banana I need…read moreto see chunks of bananas, not banana flavoring. My girlfriend ordered the chocolate chip milkshake it was horrible. It has shavings of chocolate in it, and they were conformed to the bottom of the cup. Meaning they poured the hot liquid chocolate in it. It got cold and got stuck to the cup so when we opened the cup, it just had chips of chocolate chunks in it, which couldn't even fit through the straw so when you take a drink, are you getting is the vanilla shake through the straw because the chocolate can't fit? The food is low grey food. We ordered fried pickles take one bite. The pickle comes out of the breading and you just sitting there holding a piece of bread with pickle with a whole pickle in your mouth because it just came out of it and I believe I ordered a corn dog Which also was horrible. The sauce was bland. It was very soggy far as the hotdog in the bun, no flavor, so yeah, I'll give this place two stars.

Favorite pizza place hands down. We've been coming here since the beginning. Buffalo Cheese sticks…read moreare the best thing on the menu. The pan pizza is reminiscent of my childhood and it's always a go-to. The owners and staff are great. We love bringing the dance team here for parties. The kids love the little arcade area and it doesn't overstay its welcome. The dining area is nice and clean. Not sure if they still do the grinch thing around Christmas time but it was always on our holiday list when they did. You won't regret coming here.

I had passed by here many times driving through the area but had never stopped until tonight and I…read morewas pleasantly surprised. The food was really good, the service was great and it was reasonably priced. The dining area is sort of small but it was neat and clean. I'll definitely stop back in when back in the area!!

The food is amazing and my experience was great! Our…read moreserver, Jake I believe his name is was very kind.

Workers turned on "Barbie Girl" and turned the volume up obnoxiously high. Server was also…read moreconsiderably tipsy and it took over 25-30 minutes to receive our food.

Friday mid afternoon for a late lunch stop. My husband went…read morein and ordered the food and we took to go. 2 hotdogs with cheese, 7 dollar cheeseburger meal, & backyard burger. All of it was delicious. Love the variety for the kids. Great food , my go to now when in the area. My husband said the employee inside was super friendly. It's our stop in between Cincinnati-Charleston

My parents have lived in Wheelersburg more than 30 years so I cannot count the times I have visited…read morethe local Dairy Queen. If I'm going to get ice cream I prefer Dairy Queen's soft serve. Specifically a twist cone or cup. In case you don't know, a twist means half vanilla and half chocolate. Because why should a girl have to pick one flavor;) Most of the visits included picking up an ice cream cake for my birthday as it is my cake of choice. I know what you're thinking, she buys her own birthday cake. YES, my parents are older so I pick it up and they pay me back lol! Dairy Queen's ice cream cakes are delicious! My favorite is chocolate crunch. But the last time, believe it or not, my dad picked up the cake and it was a Reese's. I thought he really messed up until I took the first bite. It was very good and not overly peanut buttery. It was a hit with the whole family! Stop in for soft serve, a sundae, an ice cream cake or now they sell ice cream cupcakes. That will be the next menu item I try!