Cincinnati Magazine
March 1, 2021
The art and posters on the walls of Keystone Bar & Grill in Hyde Park are covered in holiday wrap, but there are no customers inside enjoying the festive touches. Itâs lunchtime the Monday before Christmas, a time the restaurant would normally be open, but COVID-19 has sidelined lunch service.
Dan Cronican says his to-go only ghost brands helped keep Keystone Bar & Grill open through the pandemic.
Photograph by Chris Von Holle
In the kitchen, though, a cook busily prepares food. Heâs making Keystone orders for delivery, but he also cranks out retro style burgers, fries, and milkshakes under the Danny Boy Burger brand and fresh salads and homemade soups under the Leaf + Ladle brand. As the dining room sleeps, Keystone is in the ghost kitchen business.