Monks Kitchen in Harrison
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Harrison, Hamilton County, Ohio, US
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Site: http://www.monksharrison.com/
- Monday:10:30AM–8PM
- Tuesday:10:30AM–8PM
- Wednesday:10:30AM–9PM
- Thursday:10:30AM–9PM
- Friday:10:30AM–9PM
- Saturday:11AM–9PM
- Sunday:11AM–8PM
If you are looking for an affordable sandwich, this is the place for you. There are soo many options and the quality is quite acceptable. They are a pizzeria as well. I had the fried bologna sandwich today. It was Devine. I really enjoyed it. The pickles are great too. Service is excellent. They do get busy so be sure to either call in your order before you come or make sure you have time to wait. Everything is made to order. I also like the gyro they offer but do feel the tzatziki is lacking flavor. I will be a regular here.
First time eating here! (We are from Illinois) We had been trucking and had gotten hungry! Stopped in for take out and their food was delicious. If we are ever in town again we will definitely be stopping by again! Keep up the good work yall! The staff is also super friendly and food is reasonably priced!
Place advertises delivery but is very seldom offering it. Went ahead and ordered our food planning on picking it up. Wanted to pay cash but Was told I had to give a card number because it was a large order. Tried giving my card info twice it was denied. Went to get another card and employee hung up. Called back and manager said our order has been deleted. Rather then start over we choose another restaurant. Called the bank. Card was denied because employee never entered the three digit code. Sad I will not be eating here again.
While this place leans to the dive side of things, dont judge the book by its cover. Its whats on the inside that counts. What youll find in there is a fun, friendly staff and great food. I love their sandwiches, but must confess, Ive only ever had the first one in the menu ... many times. Its great and while Ive had companions try others that look equally fantastic, I cant seem to get away from my first love there.Keep up the great work.
Hate to give the place three stars, but the quality of food just isnt what it was over a year ago. I dont even get my favorite sandwich anymore, as it is just not that good now. Hopefully it starts improving again, otherwise we may stop going altogether. It used to be one of our favorite places to pick up food to eat in the park.-edit-Dropped down to 2 stars. The quality of the food and the ingredients being used isnt getting any better. Tried pizza there for the first and last time today. Wont make that mistake again. Probably wont go back for a long time, if ever. Such a terrible shame as this used to be a place I would want to bring guests from out of town to eat at.
Hospitality is not their specialty here. The young girls working were extremely rude and (very) loudly complained about their regulars, mocking them and giggling. Pizza was also really gross, similar to a microwave pizza. Hopefully you aren’t a regular here or else know the employees can’t stand the older people that frequent this place (per the three young girls who work here) would not come back.
Food is great! Only complaint is sometimes they seem to rush you when there is no one else in line or take too long and did burn my food once they did replace it with a fresh sandwich tho. The first time we went the staff was great and my Ruben was absolutely amazing.
Went into Monks at about 200 PM on a Sunday afternoon. Had a nice girl at the register who took my 3 friends and my order. Took about 5-10 minutes to cook and come out.(I had one friend who regulates coming to Monks, he got a medium club on French, with a large order of french fries and a drink.)Myself, I got a BLT with onions and jalapenos added onto it, large fry, and a large drink, I also got a bag of chips for free with my purchase.They put A LOT of bacon on this sandwich, their lettuce was good, as was their tomatoes and onions, a little lite on the jalapenos but they were good as well. Their servings are HUGE I forgot to take a picture of my food but Im a bigger guy and usually am able to finish my meal, but I couldnt finish the fries. Next time Ill get a small fry or no fries at all.Ive never had this place before and was extremely happy with everything. For all that food it ended up being $14.69 and I left a tip of $1.31 to even it up.Their menu is huge too, from Monks they have subs and things of that variety while Angelios(I think thats how you spell it) had pizza, hoagies, calzones, and oven stuff.Long story short, can recommend this place to anyone and will definitely be coming back!
Great place for food that I stumbled across a couple years back.The sandwiches here are quite unique, highly recommend if youve never been here before.Good sized portions that will fill you up, Ive driven 30 minutes from home just to go here once or twice (used to work close by here).Could be a good find for anyone looking to try something new.
I love monks especially the true Italian sub,I grew up in Philly and this is as close as i can get to 1 of my favorite hoagies in this area.Their pizza sauce is also a favorite of mine.Good service,nice people,tons to choose from,including big hot pickles,great place for lunch or dinner.
We didnt get a call that our food was ready, so it was cold when we picked it up. The food is extremely mediocre, and the steak is definitely not steak. They did not give us any silverware or napkins for the food. Their fruit of day for the kids meal is just fruit syrup cocktail. Finally, they only provided half of the meal that we paid for and its not worth a 30 minute wait to get the rest of our microwaved meal. I would have preferred McDonalds over this.
Great food and reasonably priced. I recommend calling ahead to order, as they make everything from scratch. If you order in store, youll wait a bit for your food. But it is fresh and of great quantity! I ordered the medium Club and the garlic cheese bread and I could only eat half of the order. They certainly stack their sandwiches with meat. No skimming on the protein at this place!
I have been to monks 4/5 or more times. I always order the club. My husband has ordered the burger twice then I converted him to the club because its amazing!!!. The bread truly makes the sandwich! Read on please.I really wanted to give this place a 5 star rating because I love mom and pop local diners. They are gemstones in a community. But here is a list of reasons why I couldnt.Ive ordered the club everytime because I just love it so much. But the last 2 times Ive ordered it its been very wrong. Yesterday it had no bacon on it and today it had no ham lettuce tomato or onion. Just Turkey meat bacon cheese and mayo. Completely made wrong. Very disappointing as I would eat here nearly daily as Im 30 weeks pregnant and truly crave this sandwich. My husbands burger was awful both times. Clearly very over cooked patty that was previously frozen (I understand frozen I work in food service but old frozen is unacceptable) very over seasoned. He ordered it a second time because we were hoping it was just an off day and the second time it was just as bad. He wanted to quit coming to monks after this but literally comes because of me. We also ordered the cole slaw yesterday and it was pureed.... It was literally like eating baby food. We had one bite each and couldnt eat it anymore. They didnt tell me until after they gave me my sandwich they had to make the slaw quickly because they had none in stock. I wish they had an 86 list because I would have ordered something else. I really hope this reaches the owner or managment because I love the environment and feel of this place. Its warm and friendly. I believe the issue is that they have high school kids working in there. Kids tend to be kids but its hurting Monks business. I will try them again later on and do another review.
Oh my goodness.This place is great! The flavor of everything was incredible; it’s like every ingredient they use is top notch, and it all comes together to make the whole entree better.They make their own bread, and it makes a world of difference, and the staff is all very friendly.If you haven’t been here yet, make it your next choice! They have a little bit of everything— gyros, bbq, sandwiches, chicken, pizza, hoagies, oh, and the cheesy breadsticks. Do not forget to add the cheese! An absolute must try.
This place is my favorite site. Of all restaurants I know I love it most. I never miss an opportunity to go to visit this place. when I feel like having a special dinner, this place comes immediately to my head. splendid and diverse food and a large list of dishes.well mannered team, and great vibes. Also, the charge is reasonable. I suggest this place with no doubt.
Stopped here a few months ago on a work trip. My boyfriend had to go to Cincinnati yesterday and I had to have him stop here and bring me one of your burgers back home to Chicago!! I am enjoying your delicious burger at the moment & I don’t know what is it about your meat & flavors, but it’s delicious! Hands down, one of the best burgers I’ve ever tried! Wish you weren’t 5 hours away from home honestly!
Ordered a steak sandwich and medium pizza .The so called Steak are low budget Salisbury steak style patties ... really?? Thats not a teak hoagie, just a cheap version . The pizza way too much sauce .I travel to country for work and this is one of the worst I have had... But the staff is friendly!
Food is good for the price, but it takes forever. It took 25 minutes for me to get 1 Reuben, which not only took up my entire lunch break, it also made me late getting back to work. As someone that works at a full service restaurant that aims to serve food within 20 minutes no matter how busy, it was disappointing to wait this long at a deli that wasnt even that busy. Either call ahead or go somewhere else.
Chicken is highly processed for hoagies. We were just passing through but food is not high quality. We thought if it had four stars then it would be good but we were not impressed. The teens working there were great but management or owners need to invest in higher quality food definitely. High quality ingredients equals good food. Any cost saving measures will be apparent to people who have travelled a lot outside of the area. Could be a really cute diner/dive.
I love this place. They are very affordable, and present a great bang for your buck. There sandwiches are divine. They are massive and have a tower of meat. It makes it even better if you check sites like Cincy Savers and Groupon to get a even cheaper meal. Again I love it and so does my whole family.
I am ashamed to say that I have lived in the greater Cincinnati area for 10 years and have never been to Monks. Finally stopped in today and was not disappointed. We are definitely going to be back soon. I got a BLT (keeping it simple, I thought) and my husband got a Chicken Cordon Blue hoagie. Let me tell you, that BLT was LOADED with bacon. And the hoagie was delicious. And they deliver? Yes please!
No photos. Sorry. But the place is great. Food varied. Love the monk sandwiches on there different sizes French bread. But what I really like about this place is that it has the old Angelos pizzas. There great steak sandwiches and best of all there lunchmeat hoagies. It brings back great memories of eating Angelos on the back porch and talking smack. The last 30 years returned. Thanks Monks. Best place to eat. Take out and delivers. Great family place. Cant go wrong.
We have enjoyed the food for years. WHAT HAS HAPPENED? Last 2 times we ate there it has been less than expected. Fries have been undercooked and amount of onion rings for a large unimpressive. We wrote the 1st time off due to everybody has an off night. But the 2nd time we called and the young lady was rude and wanted to argue with a customer immediately saying uncooked fries were done. This place will close but because of the recent customer service has changed and the food has really fallen off. Monk needs to fix this quick.
Call to place my order and spent an hour and a half waiting on it to get delivered. Warning sign should have been when I first called and every time I was put on hold for at least 5 to 10 minutes. They didnt even have the decency to call and let me know they were not going to be able to deliver my order. I am a truck driver and not from the area. Spent time waiting when I could have been called somewhere else. Do not waste your money at this place because when I called to get a refund the girl could have cared less. To think she had the ordasity to ask if she could do anything else for me? Do not waste your time at this unprofessional establishment.
Worst service ever. When calling in standard practice is please hold. pizza tastes horrible, skimpy on the sauce and the crust tastes like soggy crackers. Their cheesy garlic bread is just a hoagie bun with cheese and garlic inside. Food is way over priced even for a pizza joint.
Ok/rude customer service.. I will say this I drive an 18 wheeler with in my break I got to order twice from this place. If you like lunchables pizzas that you get for your kids order one only good thing I have to say for this place was their sandwich 5.99 was a great price for bread with some meat... now like I said the costumer severvice was what you would expect from a Hillary supporter and that’s what you got she didn’t care at all... I give it a two because the lack of pride in a job and also the toppings on my pizza were thick.. wait time long service made me feel like their personal life’s mattered more than that job (I know there wasn’t an emergency at home) I just wondering how this place is still in business and how old is the owner? I got their steak sub.. next time tell me it’s a cheese burger sub... or hogie take off what I don’t wan and put some cheese on it you... litterally suck you should be replaced by McDonald’s wear people can expect their order to be messed up
I have eaten in once and we absolutely love their food, i am now pregnant and craving their gyros and cheese sticks, starting at 740 until 800 tonight, between my husband and myself we have called to place a carry out order 15 times, and not once would our call go through.. Im a very pissed off hormonal and still hungry woman.. Their food in good, but if your business is either eating in or delivery / carry out, youd think theyd be a little better at handling these issues on a Friday night.
Not even worth a star, costumer service is beyond terrible, the super experienced staff that are behind a phone have an attitude and seems that not even them want to work there. Didn’t have a chance to order my food correctly, they hung up on me 3 times didn’t even ask if I want my food delivered or what my payment option was. That’s why they work there. Horrible
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Total reviews rating 4.4
199 Reviews for Monks Kitchen 2023:
Review №1
2021-09-11Large sandwiches, that taste great and are a good value. Good pizza as well.Has an excellent menu with something for everyone.Only downside is that the orders are not often fast, so dont expect to have orders rushed.
Review №2
2022-02-19Stopped in on the road for a bit to eat. Friendly service mixed with great food. The calzone was crispy and extra cheesy, the philly was tasty, and the loaded fries were amazing.
Review №3
2022-05-23We are in town visiting and had to have monks since we havent had it in a long time. We went 2 weeks ago an the lady at the register was very friendly an let us know right away they were swamped with a catering order an phone orders that it might take awhile. So we understood and decided to go else where. As we were leaving she gave my 5 year old a huge chocolate chip cookie for the inconvenience which was very nice of her to do. So we finally tried again today and the food was super good ( besides the fries, they are baked an no seasoning but thats my personal preference not liking baked fries) and the staff were all very friendly.
Review №4
2022-03-20Stopped in to grab some lunch. A couple sandwiches and fries with drinks and leave. Tastes okay but nothing special. Thirty minutes til we got our food and it was good - but don’t go and be in a hurry!
Review №5
2022-05-07This restaurant was under gluten free restaurants when I googled for gf restaurants near me.I got excited because my deceased father in law and my husband loves your restaurant.But as I was looking through your page I dont see any gluten-free options. Do you have a gluten free menu?
Review №6
2022-05-28Trash pizza i paid 5 bucks for small pizza. in attempt to garner happiness
Review №7
2022-07-21Horrible. Have been there twice. A couple years apart. We have ordered from monks side of the menu and the angilos side ( a favorite chain of ours). Both times food was Horrible. We ended up throwing most of it away. This last time we got a couple Angilo hoagie ( that were favorites of ours from other angilo locations). They were burnt. The bread was burnt, the meat inside was burnt. We were the only customers there, so it was not as if they were busy and got forgotten in the rush. Definitely the last time we are going to try them.
Review №8
2022-05-31Place used to be an old gas station I grew up in Harrison so Im aware of that but its one of the best sandwiches Ive ever had marks monks hes well worth it quality at a good price
Review №9
2020-10-30This place is a hidden gem way out west really good homemade baked bread that they make the huge sandwiches on they are connected with Angilos pizza and serve good pizza see pics of the pizza. They have several other items they sell as well I highly recommend you stop by when traveling through Harrison Oh. I cant wait for them to open another location more towards the center of town like Clifton or OTR.
Review №10
2022-02-01Not so great service I ordered a turkey hoggie the woman behind the counter kept saying club I told her no make it a plan turkey with no bacon. Guess what it was make with bacon all over it.. And had the nerve to have attitude when I told her I didnt want another one. Well after that exchange the second woman was mad also. So ya im good.