4/5 stars
The Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club is already one of my favorite places in Cincinnati, and I've only been there once. When you want to show out-of-town guests (who are not from poor-rich river towns) something they haven't seen before, take them to the LBYC.
First of all, the LBYC was packed on a Sunday, which is rare for any place in Sabbath-Savoring Cincinnati. Granted, there just happened to be a "Bikini contest" happening, but that seemed to only appeal to those interested in both bikinis AND contests; this mainly meant older men with traveling wives. One thoughtfully yelled to a scantily-dressed contestant, "Your mother would be proud of you!" Maybe that was her father yelling.
The real charm about this place, though, comes from the contradiction between its concept and culture. When you think about yacht clubs, you imagine sweater vests, white pants, and umbrellas in martinis. When you get to THIS yacht club, you see white beaters, cut-off jean shorts, and buckets of canned beer. Class Class Class.
For food, I had the Grilled Ham and Cheese, which was good, but no Tom+Chee. It's best food put forth is probably its burgers, but I didn't have a chance to try them.
There were no drink specials, but a bucket of CANNED coors light was $12, and that was priced at retail.
It's super casual, very cheap, and sits on a bouncing dock at river level. LBYC is far from the highway, though, so if you're coming to check it out, you've committed for the night. That'll be just fine, as you long as you bring your overalls and your fun face.