The Root Beer Stand - Sharonville, OH

Posted By Michael Stern on April 24, 2007 9:30 AM

The Root Beer Stand brews its own, and it is fine – served in thick glass mugs, not too sweet, with a spearmint twist to the spice of the cream-smooth dark soda. You can get your root beer in sizes from small to large, by the pitcher, quart or gallon. And you can also get it drawn (from the tap, of course) into a large disposable cup that is used for floats. Two dips of ice cream is considered a normal float, or you can pay fifty cents extra for a third dip. Large, quart-size floats automatically come with three dips.

To eat with your root beer, we recommend a hot dog. Six-inch dogs and foot longs are generally presented under a heap of chili and a pile of bright orange grated cheese, plus raw onions. “The Timmy Dog” is a foot-long extravaganza piled with chili, cheese, chopped raw onions, cole slaw, sauerkraut, mustard, ketchup, relish and hot sauce. Daunting in a different way is “Dogzilla,” the sign for which above the counter asks Can You Tame the Beast and notes that one Dogzilla is the equivalent of four regular hot dogs. This being Cincinnati, where regular hot dogs are virtual fingerlings, a quadruple-size one isn’t quite as awesome as you might expect. But by any measure, it is one grand tube steak.

Also listed on the menu are hamburgers, double burgers, triple burgers, and King Burgers (double quarter pounders), “pizza steak” (spicy meat with mozzarella inside), and wonderful chili-cheese sandwiches that are just like hot dogs with the works … only missing the sausage inside.

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Posted By James Ray on September 25, 2011 4:39 PM

I love this place. A footlong with chili and cheese or a couple of cheeseburgers, and a cold mug of root beer: it doesn't get any better. My wife (who isn't even a big fan of root beer) calls their root beer "Liquid Sex."

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Posted By Heather Johnson on October 4, 2010 3:40 PM

My first visit quickly turned into my 5th visit. The Timmy Dog is the best - there is just so much on it. When I saw it on the menu - I nearly vomited. But being The Food Hussy - I had to get it. Thank God I did - it was soooo delicious! The tart, the tangy, the sweet, the cheesy, the chili - it just got better with every bite! (This is a foot-long hot dog with (get ready for it) ketchup, mustard, onions, relish, sauerkraut, cole slaw, chili, hot sauce AND cheese!) The Root Beer is fresh out of the tap and delicious as well - like A&W used to be when they had restaurants. The "Swamp Water" is a combo of orange drink and root beer - I didn't much care for it - but they were nice enough to give me a taste.

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Posted By Peter Erdman on May 27, 2003 12:20 PM

Arrived at lunch from out of town with three other bridge players. The place was packed, but found one of the few chairs in a matter of minutes. The servers were great, sweet and helpful. The root beer was excellent, just the right temperature. The cod sandwiches were excellent. I would revisit this place in a heart beat...

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