I'm staying downtown...

Go up to Mt. Adams!

Well.. what are you looking for.. if you want a nice home town bar with cheap food, good drinks before the game try Plum street Cafe.

Newport on The Levee or The Banks feature plenty of places to eat.

Hang out at The Banks where all the fun bars are located. You could go to the casino and hang out there too.

(09-28-2015, 02:58 PM)guyofthetiger Wrote: Hang out at The Banks where all the fun bars are located. You could go to the casino and hang out there too.

Rolled in there after a wedding Saturday night after a wedding (Sunday morning), didn't feel like gambling because I just wanted to get back to my place with this smoking hot bridesmaid, but my friend insisted and put $15 down on the craps table, which I turned into $150!!!!!!

(09-28-2015, 02:58 PM)guyofthetiger Wrote: Hang out at The Banks where all the fun bars are located. You could go to the casino and hang out there too.

There's always good tailgating down at the Banks.

(09-28-2015, 02:51 PM)Bengal73 Wrote: I'm staying downtown...

You may want to check out Reds Hall of Fame while you are in Cincinnati, and the statues outside Great American Ball Park....The River Boat scene on the Ohio River is nice. Those from Cincy may take it for granted. May not be any River Boats, but some restaurants look like riverboats. ....It depends on what you are looking for.  Across the bridge in Covington is something called Covington Is Haunted, Call 513-509-2694 for more info. Some Halloween thing tied in with a bar named Molly Mallones Irish Pub and restaurant.....There is a boxing match at US Arena in Cincy 513-421-1111.......Covington has or had Burbanks Real Bar B Q.....phone is 859-341-2806....internet looks like a Cincy one closed, but if this is still open across the river in Covington, the food is choice, plus some had a blues band on weekends, not sure about that now...I'm older and I would hit the Reds Hall of Fame and Burbanks if it is open.  THe Halloween thing sounds different and the 4 PM boxing match tickets seem expensive. ......If you are college age, you may enjoy the Cincy campus area, but stay out of jail, we need your voice in THE JUNGLE Sunday. ...Remember, a taxi is cheaper than jail, so if you don't know your way around, take a hack.....Sometimes the motel you are staying at is a great place to hang. No muss or fuss that way......You may want to avoid Fountain Square and downtown Cincy at night if you don't know what the rough streets and areas are. The college area could get a little gamey......You may want to wake up in your motel fresh as a daisy and hit the Sunday morning game day. ...like any bigger city, there are some real cats out at night in Cincy up to no good, so just play it safe and maybe take a cab. Do not end up hanging in Hamilton County Jail or thumped in a back alley, that wouldn't be very cool. ....Have A Great Weekend.....Me, I'ld go to the Reds Hall Of Fame and grab a great meal at Burbanks in Covington if it is open, go back to the motel and get ready for Sunday's big game. If Burbanks isn't open, check the phone book for a Montgomery Inn....avoid the street people of the night because a tourist will stick out a mile away. There are indeed parts on Cincy you don't want to wander into at midnight.

Also, let me suggest, eat a good breakfast at or around your motel....and right before the game, take a good dump. NFL halftime is very short. You are better if you don't have to leave your seat the whole game. Hit the restroom just before kick-off. Most people can go 3 or 4 hours after taking a good dump. Now beers another thing, but at stadium prices, I wouldn't have many of those so I could stay in my seat all 3 or 4 hours. That crowd rush to the halftime toilet, you will miss a good part of the 3rd quarter....So, instead of blowing you money on that high priced stadium garbage, use that money the night before on a good meal at Burbanks or Montgomery Inn and eat some real food maybe less money than those stadium price stuff.