Greater Cincinnati's culinary scene is expanding rapidly, and with the opening of incubator kitchen and event space Oakley Kitchen Food Hall, area chefs and food entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to develop their ideas, skills and products even further.
The food hall has softly opened its eight local food vendors and soon will host its grand opening in tandem with the opening of hall's The Cutaway Bar.
The establishment features a joint-use space: eight kitchen pods featuring start-ups and ghost kitchens inhabit the first floor, along with Campfire Foods Commissary, the forthcoming bar (with Mike Stankovich, the local bar owner behind Longfellow, at the helm) and a marketplace that offers local products from both new and established local businesses.
Restaurants include
- La Petite Frite, serving Belgian comfort food like waffles and carbonade;
- Khana Gourmet Indian Grill, featuring Indian-style barbecue and exotic biryanis;
- Jimmie Lous, which serves Cajun and Creole;
- Loakley, which does farm-to-table small bites;
- Parts & Labor, serving hardwood smoke new school barbecue;
- Onolicious Hawaii, which offers up pupus and plate lunches;
- Olive Tree, crafting traditional Syrian recipes;
- and an outpost of Milfords Padrino pizza and pasta parlor.
Photos by Hailey Bollinger