Taste 513

Burgers taste good, but I saw them touch raw meat then not wash their hands and touch the buns and other food items. Ewwwww
Update: just received this message. It’s even more concerning that he sees nothing wrong with cross contamination.
«John B: Just so you are aware, I am the guy in the picture from your review of Taste 513. It is disturbing to me that you would take a picture of me without my consent and frame it in the manner you have. First, I would like to let you know that cleanliness is my priority always. Working in an outdoor environment with such high volume, it is impossible to change one’s gloves after every action. I was the only person working the food side that night, so I had no way to change my gloves and wash my hands after every item I touched. I understand your feeling toward cross– contamination, but I was doing nothing more than transferring the meat to the grill. I had a towel to wipe away remaining residue from my gloves. Second, if you are truly concerned about this issue, you might have approached me in person and I could have explained proper food handling procedure to you and what I was doing to follow it. Thankfully you do not know who I am and you did not take a picture of my face. Please consider that posting things online without any personal interaction with the person you are reviewing is ineffective and damaging to those who are hard-​working, thoughtful individuals.»

I cannot tell you how many times their burgers have saved my life in a drunken stooper at Neons. But the biggest test is how the food is when you’re sober. Unfortunately I’ve had amazing food drunk that has turned out to be a huge disappointment when sober. I can promise you this is not the case with their burgers! They are perfect size and they are perfectly cooked with just a touch of pink and extremely juicy. The flavors that go off in your mouth are pretty amazing! So honestly, drunk or sober if at Neons, do yourself a huge favor and get yourself one! You will definitely not regret it when you put it in your mouth! Awesome!

Owner Mike Kasak is doing wonderful things at Taste 513. You may have heard of this awesome local biz because they are normally posted up at Neons Unplugged in the heart of Over-​the-​Rhine.
They serve brunch there on Sundays from 12−5pm. Which if you live in the neighborhood, you know there are not very many places that offer brunch, and when they do it’s usually over from 12−2pm. Let Taste 513 be your saving grace!
The menu tastes just as good as it sounds:
— Burger: Taste 513’s burger blend infused with smoked bacon topped with arugula, tomato, white cheddar and an over easy egg.
— Eggs not Benedict: Two English muffins topped with local bacon, two over easy eggs and our IPA cheddar sauce.
— Chorizo Taco: Soft taco with scrambled eggs, chorizo, green chile salsa, and queso fresco.
— Croissant Sandwich: Local croissant topped with your choice of: goetta, bacon or sausage; an egg your way; and cheese.
— Bacon, Sausage or Goetta egg and cheese on a local Blue Oven english muffin.
Everything is reasonably priced from $ 5-​$ 11. We opted for the Breakfast Burger and HAD to go for the sausage egg and cheese on the Blue Oven english muffin. The burger was oozing juice and flavor. The runny egg soaked into the bun and when you got a bite of everything together it was magic! Loved the spicy arugula to balance it all out too!
Simple food done right is my favorite kind of food. Now let me tell you about this sausage egg and cheese — FIRST it was on a blue oven english muffin. If you don’t get that reference you have not fully lived. Blue Oven makes their english muffins home made and they are the lightest, butteriest, most delicious thing you will ever taste. Throw some local sausage and an egg over top of that and you’ve just died and gone to heaven.
One of the best brunches I have had in a lonnnng time, and who would’ve thought I’d find it from Taste 513 at Neons?
Well, now you know. Go forth Unilocalers and seek out the true meaning of brunch at Taste 513.