Goetta is a Cincinnati-Northern-Kentucky pork-and-pinhead-oats breakfast porridge, sliced into golden pan-fried slabs and served alongside eggs and toast.
Goetta arrived with German immigrants from the 1840s onward, especially from northern Germany and the Rhineland-Westphalia area. The pork-and-grain porridge stretched cheap meat into a hearty breakfast. Robert Glier's Meats opened in Covington, Kentucky in 1946 and became the dominant brand. The Glier's Goettafest, held over two weekends in late July and early August in Newport, draws hundreds of thousands.
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Sleepy Bee Cafe Oakley ★ 4.6
oakley · 3098 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45209
Sleepy Bee on Madison Road in Cincinnati's Oakley is the farm-to-table brunch flagship since 2013, with pancakes, omelettes and vegan and gluten-free options.
Sugar n' Spice ★ 4.5
walnut-hills · 4381 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45229
Sugar n' Spice on Reading Road in Cincinnati's Paddock Hills is the diner-brunch institution since 1941, with the wispy thin pancakes and signature omelettes.