Colerain Township

• Dining
  

  If your only familiarity with Colerain Township is Colerain Avenue, at first glance it may seem like all dining options are relegated to chain restaurants. Colerain does offer a lot of big chain shopping, but tends to be woefully underexplored, especially in regards to dining.
  
  Colerain in fact offers a wide range of unique eateries. For ethnic cuisine, one can choose from Thai Namtip (Thai), Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar (Japanese hibachi and sushi), Golden Dragon (Chinese), Xochimilco (traditional Mexican) or Tumbleweed Southwest Grill (Tex Mex).
  
  Walt's Barbeque is a local favorite for everything barbequed (with all-you-can-eat ribs on Tuesdays) and boasts an extensive kid's menu. Another great BBQ joint is Big Art's BBQ, which, besides BBQ, also offers other southern delicacies, such as hickory-grilled chicken breast sandwiches and Cajun-fried jumbo shrimp.
  
  If you're a late riser, P & S Restaurant serves breakfast all day, as well as home-cooked style dinner specials, such as meatloaf, liver and onions and macaroni and cheese. More home-style goodness is available at Wedge Inn, famous for Wednesday night ribs specials and fried chicken. Another casual diner is Tag's Café and Coffee Bar, which specializes in coffee and home-cooked fare. Meat lovers will want to visit Dena's Diner to sample their legendary double-decker sandwiches filled with three meats and an egg.
  
  If you're really hungry, there's Dynasty Buffet, which offers a huge spread of Asian cooking, as well as more Americanized cuisine, such as bacon-wrapped hot dogs. One of Colerain's dining gems (and also one of its most popular date spots) is Vinoklet Winery & Restaurant. They offer seven varieties of wine, from sweet to dry, and you can even stroll their 35-acre vineyard. For a fixed price, you can grill your own dinner on the weekends, or order from their upscale menu items such as barbequed ribs or chicken cordon bleu. There is also a bonfire and a strolling violinist on Friday and Saturday nights.
• Nightlife
  

  In Colerain, in keeping with the West Side entertainment ethic, you can expect to find casual, friendly neighborhood taverns with affordable drinks and a simple, fun atmosphere. McDog's Lakeside Tavern (open from noon-2 a.m.) is a good example; located just a few minutes from Northgate Mall in a nondescript building, the bar serves up drinks and pub grub ranging from chips and salsa to pizza. Paul's Pub & Grill is a nice spot for darts or pool. Just One More offers $1.50 Bud Lite drafts during happy hour, as well as darts, pool and bar-top games. Groesbeck Tavern offers a long happy hour (2-8 Sunday-Friday) and karaoke from Wednesday-Sunday nights. Club Trio's claim to fame is that they sell no drink over $3, and hosts cornhole tournaments on Wednesday nights. Tumbleweed Southwest Grill does domestic draft and longneck specials on Thursdays, as well as a full menu of Tex-Mex favorites.
• Arts & Entertainment
  

  Besides the popular pastimes of dining, shopping and recreational activities, the favorite local form of entertainment is high school sports. Fans go wild at the Colerain Cardinals' games, whether they play on home turf, or at rivaling schools.
  
  During the summer, there are free concerts in Colerain Parkand holiday fireworks displays. And while there are no local theaters, Colerain is located close to I-275, making it easy to get to neighboring venues to the east and west.
• Recreation
  

  Colerain boasts a long list of parks and recreational activities. One of the best known and biggest parks (which extends into other neighborhoods as well) is Mt. Airy Forest (provided by park board). This park contains 1,459 acres, with miles of hiking trails and bridle trails, as well as Ohio’s only wheelchair-accessible tree house, a dog park and a Frisbee golf course. Just a mile south of Northgate Mall is Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, a 23-acre park with butterfly and wildflower gardens, a trail that passes along three habitats (prairie, forest and pond) and the Elmwood Nature Barn, built in the 1830’s, and a common site for nature programs. Triple Creek Park offers four softball fields and four wiffle ball fields, as well as a Parcours fitness trail, a fishing pond and a prairie patch. For more fitness options, there is also Clippard Family YMCA, which has an indoor water park, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, health and fitness center, full size gymnasium, group fitness studio, cycling studio, sports fields and free fitness classes and child watch. Those who like their fitness more hard-core can try out Shotokan Karate-do. Colerain Bowl is the place to work on your strikes and spares, while Pebble Creek Golf Course lets you work on your golf form. For those that enjoy the country club atmosphere, Clovernook Country Club features championship golf, newly-renovated swimming facilities, tennis courts and five-star dining.
• Special Interest
  
  Nature's Niche at Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve

  Colerain has a worldly side - in 1999, the township signed a partnership with Obergiesing, Germany (a suburb of Munich) to "promote exchanges in all fields, to deepen mutual friendship and support the causes of our citizens for the sake of friendly relations and genuine cooperation for peace and progress of the people." They became sister cities, with the intentions of establishing a social and cultural exchange, as well as an exchange of ideas and knowledge. Those who have a thing for hunting may take interest in the Southern Ohio Game and Dog Association, a private sportsman club that meets on the third Thursday of each month. Dues are $50 and you need a sponsor to join. Besides hunting and fishing, they also have deer and turkey that one can feed. On the other end of the spectrum, there is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery called Gaden Samdrupling Buddhist Monastery and Cultural Center, which hosts free classes on Buddhist concepts as well as special cultural events.
• Shopping
  

  The main source for all shopping needs in Colerain is Northgate Mall, which opened in 1972 on the site of the former Mt. Healthy Airport. Northgate Mall features more than 100 specialty shops and three department stores: Lazarus-Macy's, JCPenney and Sears. There are a few independent shops in the area as well - for fresh butchered meat, one can visit Gerth's Meats or Stehlin's Meat Market. Health foods and supplements can be found at Cincinnati Natural Foods, which has been in business for over three decades. The Rolling Pin offers delicious baked goods. For hard-to-find Mexican ingredients, Supermercado Lupita specializes in items south-of-the-border. Fabulous Frames & Art provide a full service custom framing and art gallery. Teachers, artists and crafters should definitely check out United Art and Education, a super store with 15,000 square feet full of fine art materials, educational supplies and gift items.
• Personal Care
  

  For hair care, options run the gamut in Colerain, from economy Super Cuts to upscale Mitchells Salon. Those interested in Yoga can find classes in hatha yoga, pre-natal yoga, yoga therapy, yoga for kids and meditation at Lynne Carrol's Yoga Studio. For preventative and alternative care, as well as traditional medicine, Northgate Family Practice incorporates the best of conventional medicine, in combination with preventative, alternative and holistic therapies, with a mission of treating the whole patient, not just his or her symptoms.

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The great forests and farmlands that once dominated this area have given way to shaded streets and large traditional homes on spacious grounds.

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Take a break from the hustle-and-bustle of Colerain Avenue at this 23-acre oasis of calm. Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve offers trees, prairie and ponds on the fully accessible Pin Oak trail, and well-maintained wildflower and butterfly gardens, for a quiet respite from city life.

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