The National Exemplar

The National Exemplar in Mariemont, in the Best Western Mariemont Inn, was profiled by Jim Knippenberg in the Cincinnati Enquirer today.

This is the type of restaurant your parents drag you to when your grandparents are in town. And I'm not saying that in a negative way, there is definitely a need for that kind of restaurant. And I'd say that it does that well. They have a serious prime rib.

One interesting thing I took from the article was that YPs seem to be stopping there on their way home from work. Which makes sense, if you live in Mariemont. Why drive home drunk from downtown? Drive home drunk closer to home.

Overall, go to the National Exemplar for a family dinner with older relatives. When you aren't trying to work your way into grandpa's will, go eat someplace that doesn't feel like an elk's lodge.