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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Brick-pressed chicken "au vin" with forest mushrooms, Parisian carrots, bacon lardon and mashed potatoes at The Davidson on Fountain Square.
Brick-pressed chicken "au vin" with forest mushrooms, Parisian carrots, bacon lardon and mashed potatoes at The Davidson on Fountain Square.

Happy Friday, Daily Briefing fans. This is Keith Pandolfi, food and dining writer for The Enquirer.

Today I wrote about my first impressions of The Davidson, an American brasserie that opened recently on Fountain Square. The restaurant takes the space formerly occupied by the ill-fated Royce, which shuttered after just a few months in business. My gut feeling is that The Davidson will have a much longer, and much better run.

Owned and operated by Thunderdome Restaurant Group – the same team behind such local favorites as Pepp & Dolores, The Eagle and Bakersfield – The Davidson seems poised to become a new go-to restaurant for after-work happy hours, date nights and family celebrations (think high school graduation). The food is promising, too, especially the presentation of a certain nightshade vegetable that I urge you to experience for yourself.

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