There's Green Township, Delhi, where people have nowhere to go. "So many people are driving out of the neighborhood to go out to eat," said Eversole. "And it's not just Westwood. The numbers from a study the neighborhood commissioned from Yard and Company urban planners said only 37% of the demand for restaurants in Westwood is being met. There's so much going on here, and it's all come from within. It's been locals working on it together." One of the owners or their architecture firm, A359, is a Westwood resident. "We will be an urban, front-facing restaurant," said Eversole. "We want to be integrated into all the neighborhood activities. (Get it? Ivory House?) He was also on the board of the bank that originally occupied the space at 3002 Harrison Ave. One of Westwood's most famous historical residents was James Gamble, the co-founder of Procter & Gamble, inventors of Ivory Soap. Westwood's re-invention is the inspiration for the Ivory House. View Gallery: Gallery: Best bistros in Cincinnati "We feel very at home here." They bought and rehabbed one of the big houses on Montana Avenue that they use for parties and neighborhood events. "We really love this community," said Pouliot. This year, they'll invest about 1.5 million. They have been responsible for more than four million dollars invested in Westwood real estate in the last 10 years, said Eversole. The rest of the building now houses a childcare center, and there's room for more offices. They are financing it themselves and hope to open by Feb. In a former Huntington Bank, they're now starting construction on a new restaurant called Ivory House. Get lost in emerald green vistas of rice paddies at Ivory House, a divine blend of colonial elegance and modern luxe on the southern shores of Sri Lanka. Seeing that the neighborhood needed some new places to eat, especially something modern and nice but accessible, they decided to take the plunge and do it themselves. Rated 4.86 out of 5 based on 7 customer ratings. A brewery, a coffee shop, and coming soon: a chic, modern restaurant that will serve fresh food and serve as a neighborhood meeting place.įrank Eversole and Rick Pouliot have been right in the middle of the changes in the neighborhood. Eversole has lived in Westwood since 2004, and Pouliot since 2009, when they started EP Investments to refurbish homes in the neighborhood. They've been married for 4 years. New businesses, neighborhood activities, refurbished houses. If you think Westwood – Cincinnati's largest neighborhood – is stuck in a never-changing time warp, you should see what's going on right now. Ivory House is a project by Frank Eversole and Rick Pouliot, owners of EP Investments, who brought on executive chef Dana Adkins and sous chef Rob Scannell to head up the kitchen.