CINCINNATI, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger
Co. (NYSE: KR) opened a new, 52,000-square-foot urban format store
today in downtown Cincinnati,
offering the grocer's first-ever food hall, named On The Rhine
Eatery. The experience features Cincinnati eateries Django Western Taco, DOPE!
Asian Street Fare, Eli's BBQ and Queen City Whip, as well as
Kitchen 1883 Café and Bar, Kroger's American food restaurant
concept.
"Kroger is thrilled to introduce our first food hall and offer a
one-of-its-kind shopping experience in our hometown of Cincinnati, providing a convenient location to
experience delicious, quality meals and foods. This innovative
destination highlights Kroger's food-first culture," said
Rodney McMullen, Kroger's chairman
and CEO. "Kroger's new store offers something for everyone. We
invite all to visit the store to meet our wonderful associates,
shop for fresh groceries and discover their new favorite
restaurant."
The new two-level Kroger store features grab-and-go and
ready-to-heat meals for lunch and dinner, in addition to fresh
fruits and vegetables and a traditional grocery shopping
experience. The store offers an exclusive Starbucks coffee blend as
well as a walk-up window for beverage orders. Located in the city's
central business district and accessible to downtown workers and
residents as well as customers from the historic Over-the-Rhine and West End neighborhoods, the
store anchors an 18-story residential high-rise and is located a
block away from Kroger's national headquarters.
On The Rhine Eatery can accommodate up to 200
customers and offers indoor and outdoor seating as well as a
full-service bar, offering signature cocktails, local beers,
tasteful wines and Kentucky
bourbons. Featured restaurants and dishes at the food hall
include:
- Kitchen 1883 Café and Bar: Kroger's second location of
its American food restaurant that offers dishes like flatiron steak
panini, Brussel sprouts salad and
coconut milk smoothies. The restaurant also offers breakfast and
weekend brunch.
- DOPE! Asian Street Fare: a restaurant
that offers ramen, dumplings, bao buns and more, all
inspired by street food throughout Asia, along with Vietnamese iced coffee and
global libations.
- Django Western Taco: Mexican food with a flair of
American cuisine, starring homemade tortillas produced with
Ohio corn, jackfruit carnitas and
jerk chicken quesadillas. The restaurant also serves handcrafted
margaritas, breakfast and weekend brunch.
- Eli's BBQ: a Cincinnati
favorite with a cult following that offers hickory-smoked pork
sandwiches topped with homemade barbecue sauce plus ribs, smoked
turkey and sides like jalapeno cheddar grits and macaroni and
cheese.
- Queen City Whip: a popular local food truck offering its
first brick-and-mortar location at the food hall, featuring
made-to-order burgers, chili dogs and milkshakes.
"On The Rhine Eatery features emerging restaurants and
true tastes of Cincinnati – all
handpicked by Kroger's culinary team to create a popular hangout
for meals, cocktails and community," said Teri Rose, Kroger's senior director of culinary
development. "Cincinnati is
Kroger's hub for culinary innovation and experimentation, and the
food hall is an example of the types of concepts and ideas we're
creating every day."
Cincinnati was named one of the
top 50 best places to live by U.S. News and World Report in
2018 and cited by The New York
Times as one of "52 Places to Go in 2018."
National food and travel magazine SAVEUR recently selected
Cincinnati as the host city for
its 2019 social awards, a three-day event that will bring
influencers together from around the country and beyond to explore
the city's food scene.
"Cincinnati's dining scene
isn't just up-and-coming; it's here and happening now," said
Susan Lomax, executive director of
Source Cincinnati, a collaboration of city organizations that share
the Cincinnati region's stories.
"Kroger's new grocery store in downtown Cincinnati and its On The Rhine Eatery
are welcome additions to the city's growing list of unique culinary
experiences."
The new Kroger store is located at 100 East Court Street in
Cincinnati and open daily from
6 a.m. – 10
p.m. The store will offer grocery delivery with plans to add
restaurant delivery.
Follow On The Rhine Eatery at @OTReatery on
Instagram for restaurant and event updates.
To download On The Rhine Eatery's menu and photography of
the new store and food hall, visit here.
About The Kroger Co.
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE:
KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose: to Feed the Human
Spirit™. We are nearly half a million associates who serve over 11
million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping
experience and 2,759 retail food stores under a variety
of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and
uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To
learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor
relations site.
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