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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Hot and sour soup at Sichuan Bistro in Mason.
Hot and sour soup at Sichuan Bistro in Mason.
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Morning! This is Keith Pandolfi, food and dining writer at The Enquirer.

I started experimenting with a regular column this past year that we call "three to try." Instead of a traditional review or feature, it focuses on, well, three different restaurants, both new and old, that have impressed me as of late.

While readers sometimes accuse me of not being critical enough of our city’s restaurants (I abandoned The Enquirer’s traditional review system when I took this job during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic), I do have some pretty high standards when it comes to which restaurants I choose to write about.

That said, I promise if I include a restaurant in a three-to-try list, it means I’m wholeheartedly endorsing it.

Today’s installment took me from a suburban Sichuan restaurant in Mason to a California-style taco spot in Terrace Park and an outstanding Greek restaurant in Over-the-Rhine. I hope you give all three a shot.

Click or tap here to read more.

What else you need to know Thursday, Sept. 28

🌦️ Weather: High of 75. Variable clouds with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm.

🚧 Coming soon: Wawa plans to open 60 stores in Ohio, starting in Cincinnati.

🥇 Great American Beer Festival: Ohio breweries set medal record at biggest award show of the year.

⚾ Sports: Elly De La Cruz's 119.2 mph homer shows Reds what he's working toward.

🎃 Pumpkin season: Great places to go around Cincinnati.

Before you go: This STUNNING mansion will go to the highest bidder 💸

The most expensive home for sale in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky recently hit the market for just under $9 million.
The most expensive home for sale in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky recently hit the market for just under $9 million.

Are you in the market for a multimillion-dollar mansion? If so, you can make a bid on it next month.

A French chateau-style estate in Northern Kentucky, which was listed at nearly $9 million earlier this year, will now go into the hands of the highest bidder, with a no-reserve auction taking place Oct. 14.

The house has all the fixin's, including a two-story library and movie theater. Read more about the grandiose home here.

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Today's Top Stories

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws in the fourth quarter during a Week 3 NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Bengals won, 19-16.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws in the fourth quarter during a Week 3 NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Bengals won, 19-16.

• Joe Burrow outlines plan for how he will manage calf injury for the rest of 2023 season

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott sits in the dugout after being removed during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Cleveland.
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott sits in the dugout after being removed during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Cleveland.

• Reds lose potential season-ending game in Cleveland while running out of steam

Former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld and his wife Dr. Sarah Coyne arrive at The Potter Stewart United States Courthouse for jury selection in his federal public corruption trial Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
Former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld and his wife Dr. Sarah Coyne arrive at The Potter Stewart United States Courthouse for jury selection in his federal public corruption trial Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

• 'This is corruption': Prosecutors seek prison for ex-Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld

• Prosecutor: Man accessed children for sex by dating single moms

• Investigation by UC finds no sports betting by Cincinnati Bearcats baseball staff

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