Dear 5th Street Wine & Deli, Whoa. My deepest apologies. Here you’ve been, this little sandwich shop with quality deli meats, and I’ve been ignoring you this whole time. Well have no fear, now that I’ve found you, I will be showering you with attention. My first time at 5th Street, I had a rather friendly employee suggest the Summer Jam to me. This sandwich, full of turkey, pesto, asiago cheese, roasted peppers, red onion and tomato grilled to perfection on Focaccia bread had my taste buds rather giddy. So yesterday, I grabbed four guys from work to join me [...]

If you didn’t already see my blog post in Dayton Local about Rue Dumaine, then you should go read it before reading this… I love Rue Dumaine. For all the reasons I listed in that article. But the latest visit I had was especially fun because of one big reason: the frog legs. Now I took one look at those frog legs and thought, “Eh. It’ll taste like chicken just like they said.” But I’ll admit. After a few bites I got a little confused. There were a LOT of bones in my frog. I’m not sure why, but I [...]

Tank’s Bar and Grill, 2033 Wayne Ave. Dayton, OH, 45410   Sometimes you just get a food craving. And when you work a desk job, where all you do is sit by your computer and joke around with your coworkers, it’s easy for that craving to spread. On Wednesday, it was all about the grilled cheese in the office. There was rumor that Tank’s had an amazing grilled cheese so nine of us piled into cars and made our way to satisfy the cheese crave. I had been to Tank’s once before. Being a UD grad, I knew this was [...]

Let’s be real. Brixx is nothing special. Yet it earns the spotlight on this blog because it is a unique restaurant in Dayton that many probably don’t think to stop and visit. Brixx is a fun and convenient place to eat at before or after a Dayton Dragon’s game, which is typically when it’s filled with people, thanks to its view of the field. Now that baseball season is over though, the place seems like it’s a bit of a ghost town. On a Friday night, only a handful of tables were taken when my group arrived. My biggest issue [...]

When I heard about Piada, it was from a coworker who is in love with Piada more than I am in love with the Salted Caramel Mocha at Starbucks. And that’s saying something…especially since that’s what I’m sipping on while I write this. Anyways, this coworker could not shut up about how amazing Piada was when he tried it in Columbus, so when it opened in Dayton on October 12, guess who was one of the first 200 customers who got their Piada for free? Me and this coworker of course. Since it was opening day, everyone on staff was [...]