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Another new restaurant to open at The Greene

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Signs are posted at The Greene in Beavercreek announcing that a new Mexican restaurant called Rojo is “coming soon.”

Mike Duffey, Columbus-based spokesman for The Greene, said this morning, Nov. 18, that the signage should be considered a “teaser.”

“I cannot go into further detail, except to say we expect to make a formal announcement by the end of the year,” Duffey said in an email.

Duffey had said earlier this year that the shopping-and-entertainment complex’s owners were looking for an “upscale Mexican” restaurant to locate there.

The sign is located on a storefront on the eastern edge of the complex, east of Adobe Gila’s and the newly opened Pasha Grill.

The Greene’s “Rojo” has no connection to a restaurant of the same name that opened just yesterday, on Monday, Nov. 17, in Novi, Michigan, an owner of that restaurant said.

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Rachael Ray coming to Dayton

Author and Food Network cooking show host Rachael Ray will visit Books & Co. at The Greene on Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to promote her new cookbook entitled Rachael Ray’s Big Orange Book, according to Sharon Kelly Roth, public relations director at the bookstore.

Books & Co. at The Greene is located at 4453 Walnut St. in the shopping and entertainment complex at I-675 and Indian Ripple Road in Beavercreek.

Here’s what Publisher’s Weekly said about Big Orange Book:

Dedicating whole chapters to kosher and vegetarian meals, meals for one, burgers, holiday menus, starters and appetizers, her trademark 30-minute meals and more, Ray covers the gamut in this tome named after her favorite color. Recipes are designed for cooks of all levels, and meals with more than one course are marked so that cooks can maximize time and effort. Dishes range from the familiar, such as a weeknight pot roast, to the more ambitious lemon and garlic chicken with grilled prosciutto-wrapped asparagus served with a pesto three-bean salad.

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Which restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day?

Restaurant owners, if you’re serving on Thanksgiving Day, let our readers know about it by posting a comment (the link is below) that includes your restaurant name, address, phone number, hours on Thanksgiving Day and a menu of what you’re serving that day. Diners, l keep checking this page for updates that will help you plan your holiday meal.

As of Wednesday morning, Nov. 12, here are the restaurants that have responded saying they will be open Thanksgiving:

Caffe Anticoli

McCormick & Schmick’s

Carvers

Kohinoor Palace

Golden Corral

Stagecoach Inn

Golden Lamb

Please click on the “comments” link below to view the full list of restaurant responses and diners’ comments. Some of the restaurants that have posted a reply recently may not be included in the list above.

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New restaurant opens at The Greene

Pasha Grill has opened its doors at The Greene.

The new restaurant is located at 72 Plum St. in the site that once housed Cafe Istanbul and later Estilo Mediterranean Grill.

The owner and executive chef of the 3,200-square-foot restaurant is Fatih Gunal, who owns the current Cafe Istanbul in the Easton shopping and entertainment complex in Columbus. Gunal was not the original owner of either Easton’s or The Greene’s Cafe Istanbul, but helped turn around the Easton eatery, a spokesman for The Greene said.

Pasha Grill offers a $9.95 three-course lunch special that includes choices such as lentil soup or smoked eggplant puree with tahini, olive oil and garlic as appetizers, entree choices such as chicken kebab or a gyro sandwich, and dessert. The dinner menu includes several kebab choices ($12.95 to $13.95) as well as house specialties such as stuffed eggplant, vegetable stew with lamb, and mousakka (all $12.95).

The restaurant does not yet have its license to sell alcohol — but it’s close. Alex Saki, a manager of Pasha Grill, said he expects to be able to offer beer, wine and spirits early next week. Plans for a grand opening are not finalized, Saki said, but there will be belly dancing and a special menu for New Year’s Eve.

Pasha Grill is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call (937) 429-9000. The restaurant’s web site, www.pashagrill.com, is under construction.

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Restaurant reopens after fire

J. Alexander’s, 7970 Washington Village Drive in Washington Twp., has reopened three weeks after a fire damaged the restaurant.

J. Alexander’s will serve lunch today for the first time since Oct. 21. As the lunch rush was winding down that day, diners heard a “boom” and were forced to evacuate as flames could be seen shooting from the roof from a fire in the kitchen vents.

The restaurant used the time it took to make repairs and get clearance to reopen from health, building and fire inspectors to make some renovations, including the installation of new carpet in the lobby, Sean Wiseman, the restaurant’s general manager, said this morning, Nov. 12.

J. Alexander’s is open for luch and dinner seven days a week. For more information, call 435-4441.

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BBQ restaurant changes owners, expands menu

That BBQ Place, 282 W. Central Ave. in Springboro, has changed ownership, phone number and menu.

The independent restaurant opened two months ago under the ownership of Bob and Jill Weiland, who formerly operated the Ron’s Pizza and Ribs franchise at that location since 2000, Bob Weiland said in September.

The restaurant is now called “That BBQ Place and More” and is owned by Bob Weiland’s mother, Brenda Weiland of Miamisburg, who said she came out of retirement after running bowling centers, restaurants and bars for 40 years.

The new menu assures diners that, “All soups and lunch specials are hand-made by Grandma.”

“Everything is made from scratch,” Brenda Weiland said. “We offer homemade bread with meals, and hopefully, we’ll start desserts next week, including homemade cookies.”

In addition to the ribs, pulled pork and other BBQ menu, the restaurant offers regular menu items such as beef hotshots and smothered steak, and lunch specials that include chicken fettucine on Thursdays and cabbage rolls with mashed potatoes on Fridays.

The restaurant is located at the corner of Park Avenue and Ohio 73. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The restaurant’s new phone number is (937) 514-7900.

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New Chick-fil-A near Miller Lane to give away $26,000 worth of free food

A new Chick-fil-A that is scheduled to open this Thursday morning, Nov. 13, at 3339 Benchwood Drive near Miller Lane will give away one-year supplies of Chick-fil-A meals (52 coupons) to the first 100 people in line when the restaurant opens between 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Chick-fil-A officials say.

The coupons for free once-a-week Chick-fil-A Meals will be awarded to “each of the first 100 adults, age 18 and older with identification,” and the line can begin forming up to 24 hours prior to the opening, Chick-fil-A officials said.

Here is the Chick-fil-A press release, in its entirety, that provides details of the “First 100 Fans” promotion:

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