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Restaurant review: Boulevard Haus, Dayton [restaurant reviews]
Café Boulevard is now Boulevard Haus, a German restaurant. Two dinner visits to the latest incarnation of the restaurant that has operated in the Oregon Historical District for more than a decade resulted in some very pleasant surprises from the food menu, and it seems to be drawing big crowds. More »
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Boulevard Haus, Oregon District, Dayton, Ohio restaurant review
I suspect I was not alone in greeting the announcement that Café Boulevard would morph into Boulevard Haus, a German restaurant, with considerable skepticism. German food? Really? Restaurant review, Wine Loft, Beavercreek
BEAVERCREEK The Wine Loft added a new destination to The Greene's entertainment landscape in late 2009, and its atmosphere, small-plates food menu and 70 wines offered by the glass make it well worth checking out, even if wine isn't your drink of choice. Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Smashburger, Dayton Mall area, restaurant reviews
Craig Mastin, one of the franchise owners of the new Five Guys Burgers and Fries, said neither he nor his partners had ever heard of Smashburger before they learned the chain would be opening its first Dayton-area restaurant just down the street from their new venture on Miamisburg-Centerville Road. Tsao's Cuisine, Fairborn, restaurant review
En-Jung Tsao's resumé as a chef of Chinese cuisine sparkles with both quantity and quality. Spinoza's, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
To the cynics among us, the use of the term "gourmet" in connection with food usually means "an excuse to charge more." Sopranos, Kettering, Ohio, restaurant review
It takes a bit of audacity perhaps a smidgen of chutzpah to declare that you'd like to open two more restaurants before you've served a single meal at your first. Noodles & Company, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Comparisons of like enterprises are inevitable, so when Noodles & Co. opened at The Greene in February, it was natural to compare its fare to the recently departed Nothing But Noodles chain that operated restaurants on Miller Lane in Butler Twp. and on Brown Street near the University of Dayton until early 2008. Mr. Lee's Fine Asian Dining, Vandalia, Ohio, restaurant review
VANDALIA One look around Mr. Lee's Fine Asian Dining, and you'll know you're not in Cooker anymore. Siam Pad Thai, Kettering, restaurant review
It didn't take long for Pakawan "Fon" Christman to get just restless enough to want to get back into the restaurant business. Cena Brazilian/Mediterranean Steak House, Dayton, Miami Twp. restaurant review
MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County Independent restaurant operator Eva Christian strolled right into the lion's den by opening a brand new steakhouse on the Dayton Mall's front porch, surrounded in all directions by busy chain restaurants. Amelia's Bistro, Bellbrook, Ohio, restaurant review
Make no mistake: Amelia's Bistro is an ambitious undertaking. The Melting Pot, Washington Township, restuarant review
Make no mistake, when you walk into The Melting Pot, you'll know you're not in Hooters anymore. Rue Dumaine, Centerville, Ohio, restaurant review
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County Let's start with what Rue Dumaine isn't. Kohinoor Palace Fine Indian Cuisine, Miamisburg, Ohio, restaurant review
It was by accident or perhaps serendipity that Kohinoor Palace Fine Indian Cuisine ended up at 39 S. Springboro Pike, across from the Dayton Mall. Rudy's Churrascaria, Germantown, Ohio, restaurant review
Germantown chiropractor Dr. Rudy Mejia grew up in Colombia eating rotisserie-cooked meats in the tradition of the churrascaria, or South American Steakhouse. Gyros greek restaurant
The new Gyros restaurant at 3020 S. Dixie Highway at West Dorothy Lane opened so successfully, it helped drive its parent out of business. House of Thai, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
When the Chinese restaurant that called itself Asia Palace opened in the Beaver Valley shopping center a few decades back on a plot of land on which I used to play kickball as a kid my parents rejoiced. Wympee's, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
Grub Steak, West Carrollton, Ohio, restaurant review
WEST CARROLLTON Fans of the Grub Steak have had no problem finding the restaurant after it moved from its North Main Street location of 45 years to its new digs on the south edge of West Carrollton. The Caroline, Troy, Ohio, restaurant review
You know you really want to be a restaurateur when: (1) It's been your dream for a decade; (2) You take pictures of restaurants and bars wherever you travel so you can borrow design ideas; (3) Your renovation plans call for removing a 12-foot section of a load-bearing wall in a 140-year-old building; and (4) You open in the depths of winter during the restaurant industry's slowest period. Suffice to say, Steve Smith and his wife, Melanie Elsass-Smith, really wanted to be restaurateurs. Carmel's, Dayton, Ohio, bar review
It's hard to tell from the rough-sawn lumber clad building that so much color will greet you inside of Carmel's in Dayton, but when you step through the doors, it hits you a palette of intense, blazing orange as far as the eye can see punctuated by accents of wood, bright paintings of full flowers and desert sunset scenes and an occasional beer sign. For those looking for a TV to catch the game, just about every seat in the house has a screen within sight. The Lunch Box, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
The Lunch Box, 15 E. First St.: This is a fairly small hole-in-the-wall eatery and in its opening weeks, with its exterior still under construction, that description was more literal than figurative. The Brunch Club, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
The Brunch Club, 601 S. Main St., Dayton: This piece of ground at South Main Street and South Patterson Boulevard has housed some sort of restaurant for more than half a century, so when The Breakfast Club Cafe closed in April, it didn't stay closed for long. Raw Passion Bistro, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
Raw Passion Bistro, 600 E. Second St. (inside the 2nd Street Public Market), Dayton: One of the newest additions to the row of booths that cater to marketgoers, Raw Passion Bistro is the brainchild of married couple Lori Anne Agricola and George Eninger of Dayton, who describe their eatery as "a vegetarian, vegan and raw foods bistro." Big Sky Bread Head Café, Kettering, Ohio, restaurant review
Big Sky Bread Head Café, 912 E. Dorothy Lane (at Ackerman Boulevard), Kettering: The lunch spot is a satellite of the Big Sky Breads bakery at 3070 Far Hills Avenue in Kettering, and it offers a variety of sandwiches, soups and salads. New lunch spots you can't miss
While the broader restaurant market is trying to break out of its late-winter blues, lunch and brunch spots are proliferating. Here's a brief look at a few new (or fairly new) places that cater to the morning-and-noontime crowd. bd's Mongolian Grill, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Bonefish Grill, Dayton, Miami Twp., Ohio, restaurant review
MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County The entry of national chain restaurants into the Dayton-area market in the last year has already covered the American casual dining, Italian and steakhouse genres, among others. Artisans Cafe, Englewood, Ohio, restaurant review
ENGLEWOOD Pam Heintz grew up on a farm outside Trotwood and helped her grandfather tend a garden and fruit orchard there. Her husband, Joe, was born into a family of vegetarians and helped raise vegetables in a one-acre garden in Spring Valley. Brio Tuscan Grille, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Brio Tuscan Grille, which opened last month in The Greene, bills itself as a "casual, white-tablecloth restaurant serving authentic northern Italian cuisine" that is "similar to what one would find in authentic ristorante in Tuscany." Wellington Grille, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Chef Dennis McCarthy's three-decade culinary career took him from his native Dayton to San Francisco and then back to Dayton, where he served in recent years as chef at Olivia's and at Neil's Heritage House. Taste of the Mediterranean, Miamisburg, Ohio, restaurant review
MIAMISBURG You could call it Extreme Makeover: Restaurant Edition. Sima Korean-Japanese restaurant, Kettering, Ohio, restaurant review
KETTERING The sign went up months in advance, teasing the curious who zipped past on Woodman Drive. A Korean-Japanese restaurant in a former Frisch's? Savona Ristorante / Enoteca, Centerville, Ohio, restaurant review
CENTERVILLE On my second visit to Savona, a friend who once helped run an Italian restaurant in Chicago and I took turns waxing enthusiastic about what we loved most about Italian cuisine: the focus on freshness, the intensity of flavors that complement rather than overwhelm, the ability to elevate humble ingredients to something far greater than the sum of their parts. Palermo's Restaurant, Kettering, Ohio, restaurant review
KETTERING Mefail Demnika "Meef" to his Dayton-area friends spent eight years learning the ins and outs of Italian cuisine in an Italian restaurant in Germany. Mimi's Cafe, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Mimi's Cafe certainly got off to a neighborly start. McCormick & Schmick's, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Beware: If you go to McCormick & Schmick's at The Greene for dinner, but amble into the bar or patio first you may never make it to your table. Mary Ann's Southern Kitchen and Catering, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
DAYTON Downtown Dayton has taken some hits lately, employment-wise, but from a diner's perspective, things aren't so gloomy. John Henry's, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
DAYTON Months before John Henry's opened, I listened to co-owner Gail Davis describe the new restaurant's menu as "American cuisine with a Southern flair" and envisioned a gumbo-and-cornbread joint with modest intentions. Jeet India, Fairborn, Ohio, restaurant review
Jeet India now has Lakhwinder Singh's full attention. India Chaat Café, Centerville, Ohio, restaurant review
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County India Chaat's casual nature is apparent before diners set foot in the restaurant: The neon sign above the door reads "India Chaat Café & Curry Out." Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Two impressions emerge quickly upon dining at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar: First, the restaurant does a fabulous job with red meats and with wines. Cheesecake Factory, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Usually when a restaurant proclaims it has "something for everyone," my hyperbole-detection meter starts quivering. Not at the Cheesecake Factory. This national chain's 200-item menu may give you eye strain. Appetizers and entrees and pizzas and pastas and burgers borrow from every cuisine, including Italian, Asian, Mexican and points in between.
I suspect I was not alone in greeting the announcement that Café Boulevard would morph into Boulevard Haus, a German restaurant, with considerable skepticism. German food? Really? Restaurant review, Wine Loft, Beavercreek
BEAVERCREEK The Wine Loft added a new destination to The Greene's entertainment landscape in late 2009, and its atmosphere, small-plates food menu and 70 wines offered by the glass make it well worth checking out, even if wine isn't your drink of choice. Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Smashburger, Dayton Mall area, restaurant reviews
Craig Mastin, one of the franchise owners of the new Five Guys Burgers and Fries, said neither he nor his partners had ever heard of Smashburger before they learned the chain would be opening its first Dayton-area restaurant just down the street from their new venture on Miamisburg-Centerville Road. Tsao's Cuisine, Fairborn, restaurant review
En-Jung Tsao's resumé as a chef of Chinese cuisine sparkles with both quantity and quality. Spinoza's, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
To the cynics among us, the use of the term "gourmet" in connection with food usually means "an excuse to charge more." Sopranos, Kettering, Ohio, restaurant review
It takes a bit of audacity perhaps a smidgen of chutzpah to declare that you'd like to open two more restaurants before you've served a single meal at your first. Noodles & Company, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Comparisons of like enterprises are inevitable, so when Noodles & Co. opened at The Greene in February, it was natural to compare its fare to the recently departed Nothing But Noodles chain that operated restaurants on Miller Lane in Butler Twp. and on Brown Street near the University of Dayton until early 2008. Mr. Lee's Fine Asian Dining, Vandalia, Ohio, restaurant review
VANDALIA One look around Mr. Lee's Fine Asian Dining, and you'll know you're not in Cooker anymore. Siam Pad Thai, Kettering, restaurant review
It didn't take long for Pakawan "Fon" Christman to get just restless enough to want to get back into the restaurant business. Cena Brazilian/Mediterranean Steak House, Dayton, Miami Twp. restaurant review
MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County Independent restaurant operator Eva Christian strolled right into the lion's den by opening a brand new steakhouse on the Dayton Mall's front porch, surrounded in all directions by busy chain restaurants. Amelia's Bistro, Bellbrook, Ohio, restaurant review
Make no mistake: Amelia's Bistro is an ambitious undertaking. The Melting Pot, Washington Township, restuarant review
Make no mistake, when you walk into The Melting Pot, you'll know you're not in Hooters anymore. Rue Dumaine, Centerville, Ohio, restaurant review
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County Let's start with what Rue Dumaine isn't. Kohinoor Palace Fine Indian Cuisine, Miamisburg, Ohio, restaurant review
It was by accident or perhaps serendipity that Kohinoor Palace Fine Indian Cuisine ended up at 39 S. Springboro Pike, across from the Dayton Mall. Rudy's Churrascaria, Germantown, Ohio, restaurant review
Germantown chiropractor Dr. Rudy Mejia grew up in Colombia eating rotisserie-cooked meats in the tradition of the churrascaria, or South American Steakhouse. Gyros greek restaurant
The new Gyros restaurant at 3020 S. Dixie Highway at West Dorothy Lane opened so successfully, it helped drive its parent out of business. House of Thai, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
When the Chinese restaurant that called itself Asia Palace opened in the Beaver Valley shopping center a few decades back on a plot of land on which I used to play kickball as a kid my parents rejoiced. Wympee's, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
Grub Steak, West Carrollton, Ohio, restaurant review
WEST CARROLLTON Fans of the Grub Steak have had no problem finding the restaurant after it moved from its North Main Street location of 45 years to its new digs on the south edge of West Carrollton. The Caroline, Troy, Ohio, restaurant review
You know you really want to be a restaurateur when: (1) It's been your dream for a decade; (2) You take pictures of restaurants and bars wherever you travel so you can borrow design ideas; (3) Your renovation plans call for removing a 12-foot section of a load-bearing wall in a 140-year-old building; and (4) You open in the depths of winter during the restaurant industry's slowest period. Suffice to say, Steve Smith and his wife, Melanie Elsass-Smith, really wanted to be restaurateurs. Carmel's, Dayton, Ohio, bar review
It's hard to tell from the rough-sawn lumber clad building that so much color will greet you inside of Carmel's in Dayton, but when you step through the doors, it hits you a palette of intense, blazing orange as far as the eye can see punctuated by accents of wood, bright paintings of full flowers and desert sunset scenes and an occasional beer sign. For those looking for a TV to catch the game, just about every seat in the house has a screen within sight. The Lunch Box, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
The Lunch Box, 15 E. First St.: This is a fairly small hole-in-the-wall eatery and in its opening weeks, with its exterior still under construction, that description was more literal than figurative. The Brunch Club, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
The Brunch Club, 601 S. Main St., Dayton: This piece of ground at South Main Street and South Patterson Boulevard has housed some sort of restaurant for more than half a century, so when The Breakfast Club Cafe closed in April, it didn't stay closed for long. Raw Passion Bistro, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
Raw Passion Bistro, 600 E. Second St. (inside the 2nd Street Public Market), Dayton: One of the newest additions to the row of booths that cater to marketgoers, Raw Passion Bistro is the brainchild of married couple Lori Anne Agricola and George Eninger of Dayton, who describe their eatery as "a vegetarian, vegan and raw foods bistro." Big Sky Bread Head Café, Kettering, Ohio, restaurant review
Big Sky Bread Head Café, 912 E. Dorothy Lane (at Ackerman Boulevard), Kettering: The lunch spot is a satellite of the Big Sky Breads bakery at 3070 Far Hills Avenue in Kettering, and it offers a variety of sandwiches, soups and salads. New lunch spots you can't miss
While the broader restaurant market is trying to break out of its late-winter blues, lunch and brunch spots are proliferating. Here's a brief look at a few new (or fairly new) places that cater to the morning-and-noontime crowd. bd's Mongolian Grill, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Bonefish Grill, Dayton, Miami Twp., Ohio, restaurant review
MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County The entry of national chain restaurants into the Dayton-area market in the last year has already covered the American casual dining, Italian and steakhouse genres, among others. Artisans Cafe, Englewood, Ohio, restaurant review
ENGLEWOOD Pam Heintz grew up on a farm outside Trotwood and helped her grandfather tend a garden and fruit orchard there. Her husband, Joe, was born into a family of vegetarians and helped raise vegetables in a one-acre garden in Spring Valley. Brio Tuscan Grille, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Brio Tuscan Grille, which opened last month in The Greene, bills itself as a "casual, white-tablecloth restaurant serving authentic northern Italian cuisine" that is "similar to what one would find in authentic ristorante in Tuscany." Wellington Grille, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Chef Dennis McCarthy's three-decade culinary career took him from his native Dayton to San Francisco and then back to Dayton, where he served in recent years as chef at Olivia's and at Neil's Heritage House. Taste of the Mediterranean, Miamisburg, Ohio, restaurant review
MIAMISBURG You could call it Extreme Makeover: Restaurant Edition. Sima Korean-Japanese restaurant, Kettering, Ohio, restaurant review
KETTERING The sign went up months in advance, teasing the curious who zipped past on Woodman Drive. A Korean-Japanese restaurant in a former Frisch's? Savona Ristorante / Enoteca, Centerville, Ohio, restaurant review
CENTERVILLE On my second visit to Savona, a friend who once helped run an Italian restaurant in Chicago and I took turns waxing enthusiastic about what we loved most about Italian cuisine: the focus on freshness, the intensity of flavors that complement rather than overwhelm, the ability to elevate humble ingredients to something far greater than the sum of their parts. Palermo's Restaurant, Kettering, Ohio, restaurant review
KETTERING Mefail Demnika "Meef" to his Dayton-area friends spent eight years learning the ins and outs of Italian cuisine in an Italian restaurant in Germany. Mimi's Cafe, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Mimi's Cafe certainly got off to a neighborly start. McCormick & Schmick's, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Beware: If you go to McCormick & Schmick's at The Greene for dinner, but amble into the bar or patio first you may never make it to your table. Mary Ann's Southern Kitchen and Catering, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
DAYTON Downtown Dayton has taken some hits lately, employment-wise, but from a diner's perspective, things aren't so gloomy. John Henry's, Dayton, Ohio, restaurant review
DAYTON Months before John Henry's opened, I listened to co-owner Gail Davis describe the new restaurant's menu as "American cuisine with a Southern flair" and envisioned a gumbo-and-cornbread joint with modest intentions. Jeet India, Fairborn, Ohio, restaurant review
Jeet India now has Lakhwinder Singh's full attention. India Chaat Café, Centerville, Ohio, restaurant review
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County India Chaat's casual nature is apparent before diners set foot in the restaurant: The neon sign above the door reads "India Chaat Café & Curry Out." Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Two impressions emerge quickly upon dining at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar: First, the restaurant does a fabulous job with red meats and with wines. Cheesecake Factory, Beavercreek, Ohio, restaurant review
BEAVERCREEK Usually when a restaurant proclaims it has "something for everyone," my hyperbole-detection meter starts quivering. Not at the Cheesecake Factory. This national chain's 200-item menu may give you eye strain. Appetizers and entrees and pizzas and pastas and burgers borrow from every cuisine, including Italian, Asian, Mexican and points in between.
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Whether you're celebrating with a special someone, spending time with family or going stag this Valentine's Day, there are plenty of exciting area events to put you in the Valentine's spirit. In honor of Feb. 14, here are 14 things to do to celebrate Valentine's Day. » More
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- Dali and Disney: The Art and Animation of Destino at Dayton Art
- Too Small to See at Boonshoft Museum
- Taste of Mason at Mason High
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