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    Pepper Pod Restaurant

    3.4 (135 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    PEPPER POD RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Country fried steak, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables .   Mom's pancakes off to the side.
    Rebecca M.

    This place would get 5 stars from me except for two things . . 1. Smoking - there is smoking allowed in the dining room. As a non smoker it gets brutal if everyone is smoking especially when the non smoking section is rarely open. 2. I got food poisoning from here the one time I ventured away from my usual - learned my lesson. Besides the above I love the country fried steak from here! It is delicious and cheap for a dinner that will fill you up . My mom loves their breakfast which is also inexpensive. She loves their pancakes and omelettes. The staff is always nice ! I don't recommend the Mac and cheese or the meatloaf as that's what I think gave me food poisoning .

    Goetta omelette & hashbrowns
    Brad B.

    I love Pepperpod and it's one of my go to restaurants when I'm going to Cincinnati for Reds or Bengals. It's fast. Good food. Interesting people. You can smoke. Get old school diner vibe. Love it!

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    Quincey H.

    We came here on Easter and the employees were wearing bunny hats which was fun! I ordered the biscuits & gravy breakfast which came with a side of hashbrowns, which I got loaded (ham, peppers, onions, cheese). I also got a side of goetta since it's a Cincinnati classic and it was my first time in the city! Loaded hashbrowns were great, I think I'll start doing that when I make my own. I also enjoyed the goetta and the interesting, grainy texture that it has. I definitely got more food than I could finish. My friend got the country ham breakfast and also enjoyed it! It was less than $30 total for both of us combined which is a great deal. I found it interesting that people were smoking inside?

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    Scot L.

    Don't need to mention the smoking as that topic has been mentioned a lot. Still unbelievable though in the year 2024 people smoke in public. Smokers haven't changed much over the years, still selfish and oblivious to others being able to breath fresh air. The clients in this place look like a scene from the Mickey Rourke movie Barfly or perhaps the bar scene in a Star Wars movie. Stopped in as I never had their chili and this week is Cincinnati Chili Week! Chili not too good as possibly food service. The cheese tasted freshly grated, however. Knocked this one off the old bucket list!

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    Mark S.

    Awesome food and big menu. Home cooked meals at great prices. Still smoking just be prepared as it's clearly a known destination to be able to smoke while you eat. Other than that awesome service, and a friendly staff beginning to end.

    Small Side of Biscuits and Gravy

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    SMOKING!!! The stench of cigarette smoke made dining there horrible. I'll never go back.

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    The food was great, prices good, BUT smoking is allowed in this restaurant. The restaurant is not large enough to escape the smoke.

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    Came in for restaurant week and everything was delicious, our service was so nice, and the place…read morewas so cute! The drink that was on special for restaurant week was fun, but pretty sweet. The carbonara croquettes were SO TASTY. The bianca bolognese was an interesting twist on a classic. The s'more's dessert was very good, but very rich, so sharing would be perfect. We'd love to go back'

    We had reservations for 6:30pm on a Sunday night. It was probably the coldest day in recent…read moreCincinnati history, so we were not shocked that the place was fairly empty. We were one of three tables occupied in the place. The decor was lovely, albeit totally akin to a hotel restaurant. We sat at a booth table that was very comfortable. There is individual LED lighting on each table bright enough to see the menu, which was great. Our server was energetic, helpful, and she kept a close eye on us without being intrusive. Here are our thoughts about the food: We read that the croquettes and crispy lasagna were dishes Pennyflower is known for, so we ordered those. The croquettes are gooey and rich but came to us barely warm. The lasagna was a very browned huge slab of layered pasta with ricotta and surrounded by an arrabbiata sauce. The flavors did not quite hit anything special for us, and the crispy aspect was way too much so. I also missed the meat, as we do prefer meat in our lasagna (I did order knowing it did not have meat). The burger was...well, just a burger, but the fries were fantastic. The best dish of the night was the house salad. It was perfectly dressed with bits of candied almonds, feta, and thin slices of fennel. We would order this over and over

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