Served every day during dinner hours. Signature Small Plates include Portuguese bread, butter, our house salad & your choice of two of sides: rice pilaf, baked potato, homemade mashed, french fries, vegetable-of-the-day, coleslaw, applesauce or a side of penne or linguini
Entrees
Hand-Breaded Flounder
$14.00
K.C.'s World Famous Crab Cake
$20.00
Made with only jumbo & super lump crab
"Wuz up B" North Atlantic Cod
$14.00
Wasabi Panko encrusted broiled cod with Mandarin glaze
Grilled Boneless Chicken Breast
gluten-free
$13.00
Black'n or BBQ$14.00
Kickin' JD BBQ Loaded Pork Loin
$14.00
gluten-free
Pasta Saute
Pasta dishes include Portuguese bread, butter, our house salad. Sub two vegetables for pasta for $2. Sub gluten-free pasta for $2
I'm Back Chicken Parm
$14.00
Breaded, fried & baked with mozzarella & marinara
Chicken Or Cod Francaise
$15.00
Light egg & parmesan breading/Lemon butter sauce
Piggy Mac
$14.00
Adult Mac'n Cheese over smoked pork shoulder in a cast iron skillet
Clams Or Mussels Linguini
In House White or House Fra Diablo
Clams$14.00
Mussels$13.00
Desserts
Rice Pudding
$3.00
Breyer's Ice Cream
$3.00
Chocolate or vanilla
Add Bread Pudding
$3.00
KC's Homemade Soups
KC's Soup Du Jour
Cup$4.00
Bowl$6.00
Prime Rib French Onion
$6.99
Baked with mozzarella
New England Clam Chowder
Cup$4.00
Bowl$6.00
Steel City Chili
Both baked with cheddar
gluten-free
Cup$4.00
Crock$5.50
Everything Toppers
Grilled Chicken
$4.00
gluten-free
Blackened Grilled Chicken
$5.00
gluten-free
3 Grilled Shrimp
$8.00
gluten-free
Buffalo Chicken
$5.00
gluten-free
Grilled Salmon
$6.00
gluten-free
KC's "World Famous" Crab Cake
$13.00
gluten-free
Starters
Station Steamers
$10.99
Clams or Mussels Choose white wine, garlic & herb broth OR our housemade Diablo style marinara
gluten-free
Rio Stuffed Casinos
$7.99
Local clams stuffed with red & green pepper, onion & bacon (5)
Artichoke & Spinach Dip
$8.99
Our own with your choice of toasties or tortilla chips for dipping
vegetarian
gluten-free
Add Lump Crab Meat
$6.00
Fried Green Beans
$7.99
Lightly tempura battered green beans & mushrooms topped with toasted, shaved almonds & horseradish cream
vegetarian
Rio Appetizer Favorites
$13.49
Motzies, wings, skins & chicken pickens
KC's Crab Cake App
$13.99
on cherry tomatoes & mesculin mix with lemon vinegarette
Seafood Sampler
$12.99
Angels-on-horseback, Tempura Shrimp, & Rio Stuffed Casinos
Nacho Fries
$8.99
Our Jersey Fries smothered in white cheddar, Steel City Chili, grilled jalapenos & sriracha lime sour cream
gluten-free
Angels-on-horseback
$10.99
Local sea scallops wrapped in bacon (5)
gluten-free
Warm Pretzel Nuggets
$6.99
We bake them ourselves. With three CM Brewery Dippers: Honey Porter Mustard, Cheddar Bacon Ale & Devil's Reach Sriracha
Motzy "Logs"
$8.99
Hand-cut and hand-breaded "Motzies" with housemade marinara (5)
vegetarian
Adult Mac 'N Cheese
$8.99
A smaller portion of our dinner size with Chef's creative spin
Rio Famous Wings
Single Order (10) $9.99; Medium Bucket (30) $24.99; Large Bucket (60) $44.99
Buffalo Hot Wings
Mild, hot or reaper. Served with celery & bleu cheese dressing
gluten-free
Honey Mandarin
Tossed with our mandarin sauce & honey. Served with wasabi dipping sauce
gluten-free
Green & Bleu
Tossed with salsa verde & bleu cheese. Served with celery & bleu cheese dressing
gluten-free
Kickin' JD BBQ
Savory & smokey. Served with celery & bleu cheese dressing
gluten-free
Sandwiches
Served with french fries & coleslaw or sub a garden salad for both. Your choice of 100% Angus beef, grilled chicken or veggie burger. All burgers served with lettuce & tomato. Sub a gluten-free sandwich roll for $1
The Classic
$13.99
Two onion rings & our choice of cheese
Add Bacon
$2.00
The M.F. Double
$20.99
A double stack of our housemade patties with choice if cheese, onion rings & double the fun
Rio-Roasted Turkey Club
$13.99
Served doubledecker on your choice of bread with tomato, lettuce, bacon & mayo
Sub Cool Fries
$3.00
Sub a side of our handcut Truffle Fries, Sweet Potato Fries or Greggy Fries
Bacon Smokey Bleu
$13.99
Bleu cheese & bacon
The Lone Star
$14.99
Black'n with bacon, cheddar & BBQ sauce
KC's "World Famous" Crab Cake
$16.99
Broiled or fried served on a potato roll with lettuce & tomato, cocktail or tartar sauce
The Pulled Piggy
$12.99
Braised pork shoulder, JD BBQ, purple cabbage slaw, & honey Sriracha aioli on a toasted, buttered brioche
Salads
Caesar & Bacon dressing $1 extra
Classic Caesar
Crispy romaine tossed with our own dressing & croutons made from our Portuguese bread
gluten-free
$9.99
Petite$4.99
Spinach Salad
Fresh spinach, bacon, egg & mushrooms with our own hot bacon dressing
gluten-free
$10.99
Petite$5.99
Garden Salad
Fresh romaine, mesculin greens, carrots, seasonal bell peppers & purple onion. Choice of dressing
vegetarian
gluten-free
$5.99
Single House Salad$3.99
The Wedge
$8.99
iceberg topped with our own bleu cheese dressing, cherry tomatoes & real bacon crumbles
gluten-free
Harvest Salad
$10.99
Fresh baby spinach with roasted beets, butternut squash, purple onion, caramelized walnuts, goat cheese with roasted apple & honey vinegarette
vegetarian
gluten-free
The Bus Boy
$12.99
Crisp romaine & iceberg topped with turkey, provolone, parma ham & swiss roll-ups, black olives, hardboiled egg, carrots, roasted red peppers, cherry tomatoes & croutons. Choice of dressing
gluten-free
Ellie's Options (Vegetarian)
To keep up with the ever-changing trends on planet Earth, we are including a selection of vegetarian dishes. Thanks, Ellie. Some change periodically. Others remain the same. We welcome your feedback. Let us know what you think
The Pasta Party
$17.99
Delicious veggie pasta dishes that change weekly. Served with a house salad & Portuguese bread
Rio Garden Burger
$14.99
Made with brown rice, quinoa, bulger wheat with corn, black beans & red bell peppers. Topped with avocado, sprouts, grilled tomato, cheese or not, on an egg brioche with roasted garlic & dijon aioli. With fries
Eggplant Pomodoro
$15.99
Layers of panko dusted eggplant, fire roasted tomatoes & mozzarella cheese with a gorgonzola blush cream over pasta
Veggie Stir Fry
$14.99
Zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, red onion, mushroom, spinach, baby celery shoots & cherry tomatoes stir fried with a ginger, mirin terryaki glaze over rice
gluten-free
Seafood
All of our seafood entrees include: Portuguese bread, butter, our house salad & your choice of two side dishes: rice pilaf, baked potato, homemade mashed, french fries, vegetable-of-the-day, coleslaw, applesauce. A side of pasta with marinara may be substituted for two sides
KC's World Famous Crab Cakes
$27.99
Named Best Crab cakes five years in a row by SJ Magazine!
Crab Au Gratin
$27.99
Jumbo lump crab baked in our own creamy cheese sauce
Mandarin Salmon
$22.99
Fresh salmon marinated in soy, garlic, ginger & sesame & broiled until crispy around the edges with wasabi
gluten-free
Local Black'n Scallops
$24.99
Lightly dusted with Best of Cincinnati Blackening & seared in a cast iron skillet. Served with a blueberry merlot reduction
gluten-free
Stuffed Under the Sea
$27.99
Fresh flounder, jumbo shrimp & local sea scallops stuffed with KC's "World Famous" crab mix
gluten-free
Daily Catch
Fresh caught fish creatively prepared to compliment the natural flavors
gluten-free
Market Price
Flounder Filet
$19.99
Broiled or fried
gluten-free
Local Sea Scallops
$23.99
Broiled or fried
gluten-free
Handbreaded Crispy
Fried Shrimp
$20.99
Shrimp & Crab Cake
$25.99
Three jumbo shrimp & one of KC's "World Famous" Crab Cakes
Captain Dan's Seafood Bounty
$27.99
Shrimp, scallops, Rio Stuffed Casino, flounder filet & mini "World Famous" Crab Cake
Cape May Brewery Fish 'N Chips
Fresh caught CMB beer-battered fish served with our Old Bay Greggy fries & Mimi's coleslaw
Market Price
Meats
All of our meat entrees include: Portuguese bread, butter, our house salad & your choice of two side dishes: rice pilaf, baked potato, homemade mashed, french fries, vegetable-of-the-day, coleslaw, applesauce. A side of pasta with marinara may be substituted for two sides
Creekstone Farms 8 Oz.charbroiled Filet Mignon
$28.99
gluten-free
House-cut 10 Oz. Steak Gorman
$25.99
Choice New York Strip
gluten-free
Creekstone Farms Steak 3505
$24.99
All natural 8 oz. Prime Angus Flat Iron topped with our own garlic sauce. Rare to medium only
gluten-free
Rio Prime Rib
Choice IBP bone-in, seasoned, slow roasted. Served Thursdays - Sundays
gluten-free
Rio Cut - 16 oz.$27.99
Freebird Half Roasted Chicken
$17.99
Slow-roasted half chicken, seasoned perfectly & finished on our chargrill. Have it plain, with housemade Kick'n JD BBQ or Best of Cincinnati Blackened
gluten-free
St. Louis BBQ Ribs
Big Half Rack$19.99
Whole Rack$29.99
Add Grilled Chicken
$4.00
Country Fried Pork
$16.99
Thinly slice pork tenderloin, fried crispy in a waffle beer batter. Smothered in maple bacon gravy. We recommend this dish served over our homemade mashed. You're gonna love it
Steak & Cake
$27.99
One of KC's award-winning crab cakes with a chargrilled petite sirloin
Pasta Saute
Rio Francaise
Your choice lightly breaded with egg, parmesan & parsley, sauteed in a lemon butter sauce
Flounder$20.99
Chicken$18.99
Shellfish Saute
Choose your shellfish choose your sauce, choose your pasta. Choose our own homemade Diablo-style marinara or our white wine, garlic herb sauce
gluten-free
Clams & Mussels$17.99
Add Sea Scallops & Jumbo Shrimp$25.99
Sea Scallops Or Jumbo Shrimp Or Have Both$23.99
I'm Back Chicken Parm
$20.99
Breaded, fried & baked with mozzarella & K.C.'s housemade marinara
Adult Mac 'N Cheese
$17.99
Penne with our own cheddar fondue & your choice of two toppings: edamame, fire-roasted tomatoes, leeks, mushrooms, bacon, bay shrimp or black'n chicken. Served with house salad & Portuguese bread
vegetarian
Additional Toppings Each
$2.00
Lil' Ellie's Gluten-free
All served with a house salad except The Sandwich
Grilled Chicken Parm
$20.00
With either baked potato & House Veg or gluten-free pasta
gluten-free
Pan Seared Flat Iron Steak
$25.00
All natural, veg-fed, prime beef with horseradish chive butter. Served with House Mashed & Veg
gluten-free
KC's "World Famous" Crab Cake
$20.00
Sauteed spinach with roasted red pepper aioli& choice of starch
gluten-free
Lil' Ellie's "GF" Pasta
Gorgonzola vodka cream with mushrooms, edamame, fresh spinach & chives
gluten-free
$18.00
With: Grilled Chicken$22.00
With: Grilled Shrimp$25.00
The Sandwich
Choose any of our burger or chicken sandwich & we'll put it on a gluten-free roll add $1. With baked potato & coleslaw or sub a Garden Salad for both
Best of Cincinnati
Black'n
$2.00
Black'n anything on our menu with our "Best of Cincinnati" cajun seasoning
Add One of Our Specialty Toppings
Baltimore
$10.00
Jumbo lump crab sauteed in Old Bay & butter
gluten-free
Black'n Jack
$7.00
Bay shrimp sauteed in a Jack Daniel's Cajun cream sauce
Black'n Bleu
$5.00
Cincinnati's Best blackened & topped with melted bleu cheese
gluten-free
Margelina
$7.00
Bay shrimp sauteed in our scampi sauce
gluten-free
Au poivre
$5.00
Black peppercorn encrusted topped with a brandy reduction cream sauce