Home Court Tavern / Sinners & Saints — Restaurant in Cincinnati

I’ll start with, I love supporting the small business owners and restaurants or stores! I was excited to try. Our waitress immediately introduced herself as being her only second day there, and she seemed to be the only waitress on duty, while we were there, along with the owner. She had a hard time answering our questions about the menu items and what they had and not. The menu was different than the one I read online prior to going, so we were confused by this. The waitress was plenty sweet and nice but she was overwhelmed being only one there. The owner was at the bar and asked to speak to him about the menu questions I had, and it took a good 20 minutes for him to even come to our table. The restaurant was not very busy. You can see the effort is put more into those ordering drinks and getting them their drinks. Perhaps they were regulars and took first priority. My husband ordered the $4.00 chicken thigh (1 piece) and it was very small and came with 1 piece of celery. I had the Brisket sandwich, the Brisket was good, but needed something more— perhaps a dipping sauce that compliments it. My sandwich did not come with the fries I was told it would come with. They said they would go get them. We were done eating and our drinks were empty and still no fries. My husband went to bar to pay, and was told fries should be done soon. He said we just want to pay and go. We were still hungry and thirsty. Never got a refill once. I was told he did take off money for the No fries. I appreciate that.

**In response to the response to my reply - what makes you say, in fairness you wouldn’t be happy no matter what? How would you assume or guess that, much less say it. As a fellow small business owner, you really should be more grateful towards your clients and not be so defensive. I’m removing a star from my review based on your response back. I admitted the brisket was good, and also the cornbread that I had forgotten about in my original post. However, when I decide to eat out, and pay double to triple the price I’d pay if I made it myself (perhaps not as good!) I definitely do enjoy (expect) good service for the price as I do realize the cost of eating out reflects more than the cost of the actual food, and that’s no matter what sit down restaurant I go too!) with this said, you have a cute restaurant with lots of great potential. Nice patio! Good luck to...

Discovered this hidden gem of a restaurant during the pandemic, mainly because they have a dog-friendly patio. Normally, I order a burger and a beer (both consistently fantastic), but this time I did a deep dive into their menu – which I should have done long ago.

Sinners and Saints is located on Riverside Drive, a couple miles east of the Montgomery Inn Boathouse. Word to the wise, if you blink, you’ll miss it. It looks like someone’s house. But as soon as you go through the door, you’ll find yourself in a sleek yet homey sports bar/restaurant surrounded by the aroma of smoked meats and plenty of Cincinnati charm. There are TVs and a great selection of bourbon and local beers on tap.

Started off with the “Heavenly Tots” and they shockingly lived up to their name. Calling these things “tots” is almost an insult as these heavenly creatures are in a class of their own. Next time, I might just order several servings and burry my head into the plate. They come drizzled in the most delicious cheese sauce with thin slices of fresh jalapeño for the perfect bite.

Next up were the Stuffed Smoked Jalapeños. Talk about elevated bar food – this is IT! These little devils are next level delicious as they are stuffed with sausage and wrapped in bacon. I really enjoyed these b/c the spiciness level wasn’t over-the-top and it paired perfectly with my IPA.

The stars of the show were definitely the brisket and pulled pork (you can get them on a sandwich or a plate). They cook a killer brisket stew and - PRO TIP- if you order this, be sure to also order the house made cornbread on the side and thank me later.

Sinners and Saints is, in my opinion, probably the best kept BBQ secret in Cincinnati. And they’re raising the bar for all the spots along what I consider to be the best stretch of BBQ in America from Montgomery Inn to Eli’s to Pig Candy.

Just before I paid the check, the owner, Chris, stopped by for a quick chat. As I was raving about the brisket, Chris informed me that everything is made fresh and in-house. I also learned their chef is a former alum of Jeff Ruby’s (don’t snooze on the Butter Pie for dessert) and the Lytle Park Hotel, so no surprise the meal was amazing.

This place just...

I rolled into here mid-day on a Saturday looking to pick up an order I had called in, and was very pleasantly surprised.

I had called for an order of brisket nachos to go, with everything packaged up to be heated up later. When I got home I found that they had really gone above and beyond with this - literally everything was set up to be stored or reheated, however I'd like. The servings were big for an "appetizer", plenty of chips for two and enough brisket to make a solid meal. Accompanying queso, cheddar, and chopped peppers and scallions, meant these were going to be a very well loaded up plate of nachos. I tried a bite of the brisket... and it was okay, a little bland. I was worried, I won't lie. Then later when I heated everything up that brisket sang. Man it was actually freaking delicious, it just needed some heat to open it up and get that smokey goodness, that come out right heavy.

Yet that's not even the reason I felt compelled to get a review up. I really want to commend S&S for their great customer service. The problem is that there was a misunderstanding on my part, and the restaurant handled me with polite grace and genuinely friendly service. I'm not often on this part of town, but I know I'll be stopping in to reciprocate, and enjoy, their...