silver spring house

silverspringhouse; bar food and beer!. since moving to montgomery, i would guess tonight's visit to be about my 8th or so dine at the silverspringhouse. from the outside, the place looks awesome. beautiful landscaping, a packed lot, and fun umbrella-ed patio. must be good, right?

every time we eat here, tonight included, i am disappointed in the food. tonight, i ordered the "spring house" chicken ($14.95 for half a chicken), the signature item of this proclaimed "chicken joint." a toss salad comes before the meal and it's the type of salad you would make at your house with kroger ingredients. just boring and bland. the entree arrives and it doesn't live up to the hype of its citrus and herb marinate. bummer. i have also tried the black and blue burger (not even as good as bw-3s). the burrito is also the kind of burrito you make at home. my sister ordered the vegan burger and said it's just like she popped it in the microwave herself. on a good note, our waitress was really friendly, very attentive, and knew the menu really well.

so why do we keep going back? well, it's the atmosphere. it totally feels like a florida bar to me. they roll back the windows on a sunny day and have tons of ceiling fans. to me, coronas with lime just taste better alfresco. it's nice to be inside, but outside, but inside...

it also has a nice family vibe. parents can enjoy a beer or cosmo (1/2 price martinis tonight!). it's a great place to dine with kids (doesn't become obnoxious). maybe this is why they've been in business for over 20 years? there are also numerous flat panels everywhere, free popcorn, and you can play keno!! fun. just don't expect too much from the food.

your kitchen may even be better, but the beers sure do go down good here.

i am a picky chicken eater. i hardly ever order it out because it is usually 1) dry or 2) full of those little chicken tendrils that are sinew-y and nasty. but, the silverspringhouse proclaims to be the chicken joint. it says so right on the sign. and t

love this place and love thespringhouse chicken! it's the best - moist and just the right flavor from marinade. i love their cole slaw too. the pulled chicken sandwich is delish too. this time i got carry out for a sick friend and also for our house. the server that brought it out checked it with me to make sure the order was right. and it was!

bland and ordinary. finally talked the hubby into venturing over to the silverspringhouse for a sunday lunch. we got there at 12:30 and had no wait. i decided on then fiesta chicken salad ( it was voted one of cincinnati's best) and my husband had thespringhouse chicken sandwich with a side salad. i loved the peanuts available and the fact that during lunch, soft drinks, tea or coffee is included with the lunch price! but there's where my satisfaction ended. my husband loved the side salad which was a beautifulspringmix with dried cranberries, sliced almonds, and goat cheese (yuck, not my choice for salad). then when my salad came to the table, there were no blue tortilla chips circling it as per the menu. when i asked the server, she acted like she was put out or i was lying. after a couple of passes by our booth, she finally brought a plate of the chips. my salad was bland and void of any taste other than the cayenne pepper that was on the small cajun flavored chicken breast. the sour cream, salsa and cheese was flat and i was totally disappointed. my husband's sandwich was also flavorless. after reading their website about the marinated chicken, i could not detect any citrus tones on his sandwich. i see why this is probably popular after a few drinks, but being totally sober, i did not enjoy the food at all. maybe i'll give it one more try for the chicken on the bone, but only if i don't have a better place in mind!

came on the 3rd of july after work for a couple of beers and find out a really nice place that reminds us the places over the beach in pensacola and sarasota, so happy memories :) beer selection is awesome, food is a+ we had thespringhouse chicken cajun and the fish tacos very jummy :) mexican beers and belgium beers!! ....good place for a good afternoon...

silverspringis a chicken gold mine. excellent variety of atmospheres, and the chicken selections are my favorite in cincy

really good place. this place is always packed for a reason. the food is well prepared, hot (a big deal with me), and properly priced. the service is has been excellent on each visit. silverspringhouse is one of my favorite places for just a beer or for a meal.

great chicken and more. there is a reason this joint is always packed... they serve really good food in a unique atmosphere in an island of homes. this is the place on a saturday night that you go sit at the bar (if you can find a seat) for an hour and have a cocktail or two before your dinner. it is worth the wait, especially in thespringand fall when the weather is perfect and they have the garage door style windows up and the overhead fans going. the food is not groundbreakingly original, it is just well executed americana fare. not sure what to eat, have the chicken with a side of broccoli.... yes broccoli.

sometimes you just stumble upon something awesome - this was one of those days. you have no plan - you're just driving and you're starving. the nagging wife grumbles, "we are not going to mcdonalds again!" to her husband who, like a 9 year old, could eat mcdonalds 7 days a week. he sighs and knows this is not the day to fight this battle and they drive on. suddenly there it is - someplace that has food - and people bring it to you at a table! but wait there's more - big square boxes hang from the walls and what do they do? they show football games!!! hooray hooray it is a good day! so that was our saturday a couple of weeks ago. we stumbled upon the silverspringhouse and while i had heard of it - i really didn't know anything about it. it looked nice though and we were really hungry - so we headed in. it's on east kemper in the loveland/maineville area. i quickly realized my favorite thing about ssh is the garage-door-style windows. the whole wall of booths backs up to these and on a

terrible service at the bar. if you are looking for a great place to lift a cold one and have some great wings - silverspringhouse is the place. located on the corner of kemper and snider rd, it's a great little getaway without having to go too far from home--you almost feel like you're on vacation. the restaurant has indoor dining and "outdoor" dining with a great little patio or in the large seating area that is surrounded by huge windows the restaurant leaves open during nice days. chicken is what is on the menu and they do it up great! the wings are a unique style - double dipped and delicious. and the pete's special - a tasty chicken burrito is one of my favorites. the atmosphere is casual & friendly. and they have the best tasting fresh popped popcorn around - just grab a bowlful on the way to your table. the only negative thing about the place is the service at the bar - slow, unfriendly and unaware. i have visited many times so this is not a one time situation on a busy night. in fact, the last time i visited i waited for 15 minutes for a bartender to get me a drink. once i flagged one of the bartenders down, they said i had to ask for a different bartender to get it for me. i decided to leave at that point. service at the tables is much better. overall, though, it's a great value and a fun place to visit.

best chicken. theirspringhouse chicken was cooked to perfection in a lime salt concoction that was unbelievable and was surprisingly not greasy.

there's a time for adventurous dining, and then there's a time for a bottle of domestic beer and a char-grilled chicken sandwich on the patio of the silverspringhouse. it occupies a fuzzy piece of real estate in the northeastern suburbs - is it symmes t