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Ladder 19

3.4 (181 reviews)
Closed • 9:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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Moderate noise
Casual
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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House Red Ale
Steve A.

Ladder 19 is a cool bar. It also has a food menu, but you will like the drinks better. The bar is a really cool concept. It's located in an old firehouse in the UC campus area. This place gets crazy in the school year. Probably the best thing about the place is the building. It's an old firehouse so that gives it a theme, and they really did a good job with the inside. The bar is split among several floors. It has a roomy bar area. The outside seating scares offers a good view of the neighborhood. It has food, but it's mostly fried bar stuff so you aren't missing much. The draft selection is the best thing. It features many local breweries. The obligatory ones like Rhinegheist. and a few other local favorites. I had the House Red Ale. This is about $5 a pint. It's creamy and smooth and no bitter aftertaste. They also make good cocktails. I would get another drink here. It's a fun campus atmosphere. The food is an afterthought, so just get something from the drink menus.

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Morgaine W.

It's fine for the younger crowd. But if you're over 30 not so much. We went for brunch at 10 AM Saturday morning And they were about 100 college kids drinking and partying and the music was so loud we had a shot across the table. Drinks were good, food was not. Everything was very cheap though. And the waitress was fast and friendly.

Kali K.

Bring your own coffee! Personally, I don't trust their coffee machine or speed of service if you depend on coffee like I do

Joel W.

The food wasn't bad which is why it made it all the way up to a 2. As a firefighter i make it a habit to hit every old fire station turned into a restaurant that i can. I really like the old history and such. First the music selection wasn't what i was hoping for. I felt worse for the family with little kids having to listen to "She's a Crazy Bitch" and few other songs with choice language. I know this is right near a college so i guess i am just showing my age. The food took a long time to get there. I got up from my seat in the loft bunkhouse and i saw several of the staff drinking shots from plastic cups at the bar. Not sure if that was the cause of the delay but eventually the food did show up. The white chicken chili was pretty good but everything else was pretty ok. I highly doubt that i will return.

Colleen H.

Stopped in to check the place out during Cincinnati's burger week 2019 . My favorite part of this place is that the place an entire plate of complementary pickles on your table before tour meal comes...you can't hate on that! All three of us got the ragin caggin burger- not the best burger I've ever had, but I would order it again. The boys loved it- so maybe just a matter of opinion. Two of us ordered the spicy garlic wings, which were some of the best I've had- so definitely try the wings!

Johnny's Crispy Chicken Sandwich.
Kris R.

Went to Ladder 19 on a random Monday evening around 6pm. The atmosphere was super chill; almost too chill. The bartenders/servers took multiple shots while working. This would be ok if it didn't seem like it was affecting their work but I think it was. At one point the employees turned the music up super loud and started rapping and dancing. If it were night time, it would have definitely been more welcome and appropriate.... or if I was still in college. I mean Ladder 19 is located close to Short Vine so I probably should have expected more of a college atmosphere. The food was okay but not the best. The menu is American bar food. I had Johnny's Crispy Chicken Sandwich. It was average, at best. They do have a pretty good breakfast special with unlimited mimosas that I'd like to try. Other than that, I can't see myself coming back unless I'm meeting friends. Also, be aware any sort of side with burgers are extra.

Morgan C.

WOW! So first things first, I came to Ladder 19 for the first time this week to check it out for Burger Week. They had a good looking beer cheese burger for $5 on the menu and I was thinking YES PLZ. We came during the lunch rush around 12:30pm on a Tuesday and it was paaacked with people and a few large groups (btw its good for large groups). We took some seats at the bar (they serve the full menu there) and got our drink orders in. We came to learn a few minutes later our bartender/server was actually the owner, Lori. Lori from the start let us know in such a sincere and apologetic way that they were extremely busy and there may be a short wait on things which we totally understood given it was Burger Week and the middle of lunch service. Spoiler alert, no, we did not wait an absurd amount of time for anything the whole time we were there, it was totally great! Instead of suffering through slow service we were tended to by Lori and served a free appetizer of sweet n' hot pickles and had a delightful time drinking our beer waiting on our burgers. The $5 burger week burgers came and they were ridiculously good for the price. I won't go on and on about it since it was a special they were running but wow they obviously know how to make a good burger. I'm talking two patties and Saratoga chips good. We even got a coupon to use next time we visit and brownie bites for dessert free of charge because of the anticipated "long" wait time. Anywho. Really felt compelled to write this review because it shined through the entire visit that Lori the owner was proud of her establishment and rightly so. She provided excellent, honest, service and I can't wait to stop back in. It was a great place, great food, good value, awesome fun ambiance, and that cool locally owned vibe that Cincinnati has really been nailing lately. Kudos, Lori, keep it up!

Claire A.

Had a brunch switch up this morning as the crew decided to head up to Clifton. I've been to ladder 19 a few times before, but never for brunch. They have a great deal of $15 bottomless mimosas/bloodys for $15 or $19 for bottomless + breakfast item. I got the wake n bacon burger which was so good and hit the spot for my hangover. Burger with a hash brown, bacon, and runny egg. You must ask for a side of the sauce. It makes everything so much better. It was great not having to shout over the loudness of a usual brunch spot. The waiter was so nice and even let some of our group "split" one bottomless special. I always have a great time at ladder 19 weather it's for lunch or to pre game a football or basketball game.

Avocado toast with bacon was on point

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