Tinks Cafe in Clifton

My dad and I went to our first dinner at Tink's Cafe off Ludlow in the Gaslight District in Clifton recently. There were only five occupied seats when we were there, and that was a shame. Tink's has been one of my favorite dining experiences in Cincinnati.

The atmosphere is beautiful and simple. A large white room, with white tables and booths. Their was some artwork on the walls, and a pleasant jazz band playing. The space was comfortable, and inviting.

Tinks has a good wine list. For some reason, though I'm not a big wine drinker, Tink's is the kind of restaurant that makes drinking wine seem appropriate. And the food was great. I had a wonderful chicken after I finished devouring the arugala salad. My father had the pan-seared salmon, which was also delicious.

Here's a review from CityBeat. Unfortunately, the reviewer makes the stupidest statement in the world, in my view.

For Tink's newbies, the initiation script goes approximately like this: "Wow, I feel like I'm somewhere else, definitely not Cincinnati," followed by "How come I've never heard of this place?" then "I'm definitely coming back"

How come reviewers in this town keep saying this place makes me feel like I'm not in Cincinnati? First, it's unoriginal. Second, tell me what Cincinnati feels like. Third, if all of these places don't feel like Cincinnati, yet here they are in Cincinnati, you're obviously not going to enough of them. It's an admission of ignorance.

Despite that, I love Tinks. You should go. It's great destination for dates. And it's in a great part of town.