Nation Kitchen & Bar Multiple locations, including 3435 Epworth Ave., Westwood Nation Kitchen & Bar, offering two Cincinnati locations, takes its name from axe-wielding Temperance warrior Carrie Nation and is known for its excellent burgers and bottomless weekend brunches. Stop by and ask for an order of breakfast tater tots: tots loaded up with cheddar, sausage gravy and topped with a sunny-side-up egg. They also have an extensive selection of cocktails and craft beers. Try the Brunch Wrap Supreme: a pressed-tortilla dish is filled with smoked sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, pepper jack cheese, queso, tater tots and jalapeƱo relish. Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 10 Best Brunch: Nation Kitchen & Bar 175 Joe Nuxhall Way, The Banks; 3435 Epworth Ave., Westwood & 203 Mill St., Milford Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Thirty-two Cincinnati restaurants will share $160,000 in grants from DoorDash.

As part of the second round of itsĀ Main Street Strong grant program, the delivery giant will provide 32 local restaurants with $5,000 each as relief for hardships they’ve endured throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

According to DoorDash representatives, the funding can be used to cover common restaurant expenses such as rent, payroll or expanding the storefrontā€™s outdoor capacity.

In order to qualify for the grants, restaurants had to meet specific criteria such as operating three or fewer locations, grossing less than $3 million in revenue per location during 2019 and employing 50 people or fewer. DoorDash selected grant recipients based on indoor dining limits, local population, local climate and other factors.

In round one of the grant program, DoorDash selected several cities in the United States and Canada where local restaurants could apply in round one. As CityBeat previously reported, DoorDash and grant partner Hello Alice expanded the grants to a second wave of cities, with Cincinnati among them.Ā 

The following Cincinnati-area restaurants were selected to receive $5,000:

  • Tēla Bar + Kitchen

  • Black Coffee LoungeĀ 

  • Hello Honey

  • Melt Revival

  • Streetpops

  • 13th Street Alley

  • Oriental WokĀ 

  • Hopscotch

  • TiYah’s Table

  • Zablong Peculiar Pizza

  • Copper & Flame

  • Lalo RestaurantĀ 

  • Incline Smoke Shack

  • Dilly Bistro

  • Tickle Pickle Restaurant

  • Turkeys R Us

  • Nation Kitchen and Bar

  • The Bagelry

  • Sunny Blu Coffeehouse

  • B&A Street Kitchen

  • SandbarĀ 

  • Keystone University Square

  • Crzy Monk

  • King’s Way Cafe

  • Agape Cafe

  • Mazunte Taqueria

  • The BonBonerie Cafe

  • Mac Shack

  • Truva Cafe Mediterranean

  • Good Plates Eatery

  • Tea ā€˜nā€™ Bowl

  • Cafe Mediterranean

The $10 million Main Street Strong grant program is part of DoorDashā€™s $200 million, five-year initiative to ā€œempower local communities,ā€ DoorDash says in a blog post.

Winning restaurants are expected to receive their grants in early May. Read the full list of winners.

This article appears in Best Of Cincinnati 2021.