@Sine922 in front of the Queen Mary Family Restaurant
Braving the Snow for a Hearty Breakfast
Before he passed away, my grandpa loved to take us out to breakfast at locally owned “hole-in-the-wall” style diners. It was a family tradition to get up early on Sunday mornings and trek out rain or shine to whatever business he’d decided to favor. In the spirit of finding a similar place nearby, Madre and I braved the cold and snow to try out a newish local restaurant right up the street in Cheviot.
From the outside, the building certainly looked like a Dad-style joint, but as we walked through the doors we knew right away this place was too fancy for Dad – it had cloth napkins, tablecloths, and art on the walls!
Bright morning sun streams in on a table at Queen Mary’s Family Restaurant in Cheviot.
Despite the fancy linens, the menu was more in line with Dad’s pocketbook – great recession-friendly prices that won’t break a family’s budget if you want to come for regular meals. The two pancake breakfast looked like a steal at $2.50 but Madre decided to have the most expensive item on the breakfast menu. The Queen Mary Omelet Surprise rang in at $6.35, but according to her, it was worth every penny.  (And had a surprising ingredient, so the omelet lived up to its name!) I had a simple eggs and bacon breakfast, but it came with delicious fried potatoes and a side of toast included.
Breakfast is served – including delicious fried potatoes
which won the seal of approval from these two Irish gals.
The menu has traditional American fare, so you can get burgers and fries or steaks and chicken, that sort of thing, but it also has a number of ethnic offerings I can’t pronounce but want to try the next time we go for lunch or dinner, including shish kebob, Macedonian sausages, Sarska Pleskavica, Karadjordjeva, and Hungiarian Beef Goulash, to name a few. It was a nice surprise to find some unusual but delicious sounding dishes, and we spent more time than we should have drooling over the dessert case.
We had a terrific first experience at Queen Mary’s and plan to make it our regular breakfast spot. Not sure how Dad would have felt about the Karadjordjeva, but he definitely would have liked the prices and the great coffee!
Queen Mary Family Restaurant
The Queen Mary is located at 4050 North Bend Road, just across from Harvest Home Park in Cheviot, OH. They’re open from 8AM to 10PM Monday – Saturday, and 8AM to 8PM on Sundays. They offer casual dining with American and ethnic fare, a take out/To-Go menu, and catering services (including roasted lamb and whole roasted pig!) for special occasions.  (513) 661-8400
Tags: casual dining, cheviot, Cincinnati, foodie, Queen Mary, restaurant review
what was the surprise ingredient?????
I can’t tell – it would ruin the surprise! Let’s just say I’ve never heard of including this ingredient in an omelet before, and if someone told me it was in there I would say yuck, but it was (surprisingly) good!
Hands down, best omelet I ever had…the surprise ingredient flavor was subtle but it made the dish!
Also, the restaurant is owned by a married couple. They tell a brief story about how it all came to be on the menu…I’m such a sucker for romance. 😉
nice pics madam
Thanks! I took them with my Motorola Droid phone and I think the lens was dirty or something since the halo around the windows was way bright, but it ended up adding a sort of nice effect. 🙂
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