Soul is everywhere at Mz. Jade’s Soul Food in Middletown – the food, the music, even in the air. Mz. Jade’s new location on Central Avenue in Middletown’s historic downtown has given the business lots of room to play with for their seafood boils and weekly karaoke nights. The karaoke crowd isn’t just for your typical “Sweet Caroline”-singing friends; there are serious vocalists who get off work and go straight to Mz. Jade’s to unwind. But all talents are welcomed by Mz. Jade’s uproariously friendly staff. mzjadessoulfood.com.

Here are the 2023 Best Of Cincinnati® Reader and Staff Pick winners for Eats.

1. Ichiban Japanese Restaurant


2. Cloud 9 Sushi


3. Kanji OTR


4. E+O Kitchen


5. Wabi Sabi


6. Izen’s Drunken Bento


7. Wild Ginger


8. Teak OTR


9. Green Papaya


10. Kyoto Japanese Cuisine

1. Mazunte


2. Agave & Rye


3. Condado Tacos


4. Tortilleria Garcia


5. Bakersfield


6. OLLA Taqueria Gutierrez


7. Texas Joe Tex-Mex


8. Gomez Salsa


9. La Mexicana Restaurant


10. Frida 602

1. Dewey's Pizza


2. Eli's BBQ


3. City Barbeque


4. Gomez Salsa


5. Mazunte


6. Pig Candy BBQ


7. Lucius Q


8. Currito


9. Good Plates Eatery


10. Revolution Rotisserie

1. Churchill's Fine Teas


2. Jungle Jim's International Market


3. Mom 'n 'em Coffee & Wine

1. Teak OTR


2. Thai Express


3. Green Papaya


4. Wild Ginger


5. Thai Taste


6. Bangkok Bistro


7. Lemon Grass Thai Cuisine


8. Thai Namtip


9. Mai Thai Restaurant TIE


10. Siam Orchid TIE


11. Asiana Thai & Sushi

1. Aladdin’s Eatery


2. Melt Revival


3. Loving Hut


4. Rooted Juicery + Kitchen


5. Harmony Plant Fare


6. W Bar + Bistro


7. Tuba Baking Co.


8. Condado Tacos


9. Café Alma


10. Good Plates Eatery

1. Tickle Pickle


2. Krueger's Tavern


3. Nine Giant


4. Nation Kitchen & Bar


5. Arthur's


6. Dead Low Brewing


7. Goose & Elder


8. Taste of Belgium


9. W Bar + Bistro


10. Maplewood Kitchen and Bar

1. Pho Lang Thang


2. Wild Ginger


3. DOPE! Asian Street Fare


4. Saigon Noodle Bar


5. Pho Kimmy


6. Saigon Subs and Rolls


7. Pho96


8. Pho Viet


9. iPho Vietnamese Cuisine


10. Pholicious

1. Incline Public House


2. Primavista


3. Montgomery Inn Boathouse


4. Moerlein Lager House


5. City View Tavern


6. The Chart House


7. The View at Shires' Garden


8. Eighteen at the Radisson


9. Le Bar a Boeuf


10. Via Vite