Thanksgiving Day restaurants
Here’s a partial list* of restaurants open and serving a special Thanksgiving meal:
Applebee’s
Multiple locations
11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The Barnsider
5202 North Main St., Dayton
(937) 277-1332
Noon to 8 p.m.
Barn-n-Bunk Farm Market,
3677 Wayne-Madison Road, Trenton
(513) 988-9211.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bob Evans Restaurants
Multiple area locations
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Carver’s Steaks and Chops
1535 Miamisburg Centerville Rd., Washington Twp.
(937) 433-7099
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Cracker Barrel
Multiple locations
Hours: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Dad’s Family Restaurant
3131 S. Main St., Middletown
(513) 423-0022
Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Dominique’s Bistro
2600 Far Hills Ave., Oakwood
(937) 298-0022
Noon to 6 p.m.
El Meson
903 E. Dixie Drive, West Carrollton
(937) 859-8229
4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Fairborn Family Diner & Restaurant
419 N. Broad St., Fairborn
(937) 879-9454
Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Giuliano’s, an Anticoli Tavern
67 S. Main St., Miamisburg
(937) 859-3000
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Golden Corral
Multiple area locations
Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Golden Lamb
27 S. Broadway St., Lebanon
Call (513) 932-5065
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Harrison’s Restaurant
106 E. Main St., Tipp City
(937) 667-5200
Noon to 5 p.m.
Hasty Tasty Pancake House
3509 Linden Ave., Dayton
(937) 254-8431
5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Houston Inn
4026 U.S. Route 42, Lebanon
(513) 398-7377
Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
India Chaat
984 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, Washington Twp.
noon to 5 p.m.
(937) 435-3557
Lone Star Steakhouse
Middletown and Mason locations
11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Max & Erma’s
Multiple area locations
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (hours may vary)
McCormick and Schmick’s
4429 Cedar Park Drive, in The Greene, Beavercreek
(937) 431-9200
Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Mel-O-Dee Restaurant
2350 S Dayton-Lakeview Road, New Carlisle
(937) 849-1378
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mimi’s Café
4402 Walnut St., in The Greene, Beavercreek
(937) 426-9153
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Neil’s Heritage House
2323 W. Schantz Ave., Kettering
(937) 298-8611
One seating at 1 p.m.
Rob’s Restaurant
705 Arlington Road, Brookville
10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Starlite Restaurant & Diner
2627 S. Smithville Road, Dayton
(937) 254-5000
Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
View 162 atop The Crowne Plaza Hotel
33 E. Fifth St., Dayton
(937) 224-0800
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Village Diner
8133 Ohio 48, Maineville
(513) 683-9532
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wellington Grille
2450 Dayton Xenia Road, Beavercreek
(937) 426-4600
Hours: Noon to 6 p.m.
*This partial list does not include the dozens of sports bars and pubs in the region that open Thursday afternoon and will be open for their regular hours and serving their regular menu Thursday night. The list also doesn’t include a handful of eateries that told us Friday they are already sold out and are not accepting any more reservations.
Several local restaurants are following the example of big-box and department-store retailers and are expanding their Thanksgiving Day hours to accommodate hungry shoppers as well as those who don’t want to cook at home on the holiday.
Research from the National Restaurant Association has suggested that at least 33 million Americans rely on restaurants for all or part of their Thanksgiving meals, and at least 46 million Americans are expected to dine out while shopping on Thanksgiving Day or Black Friday.
Multiple restaurants in southwest Ohio, both chains and independently owned eateries, are gearing up — some for the first time — to help their customers celebrate the holiday with less mess and little or no cleanup.
“This is our first year” of opening on Thanksgiving Day, El Meson General Manager Bill Castro said Friday. “I just think traditions are changing. We’re offering an option to those who are part of a growing trend of diners.”
The National Restaurant Association’s consumer survey, conducted last November, suggested that 15 million Americans planned to visit a restaurant for a Thanksgiving meal. An additional 14 million planned to order parts of their Thanksgiving meal from a restaurant to be eaten at their home or someone else’s home, and 4 million planned to order a full takeout Thanksgiving meal from a restaurant.
Restaurant association officials said earlier this week they don’t expect those numbers to change substantially this year.
But the Thanksgiving Day dining trend may accelerate somewhat because of the changing retail landscape on the holiday, with an unprecedented number of retailers moving their opening times from Black Friday to Thanksgiving Day itself, and opening earlier on the holiday than ever before.
Several chain restaurants that have multiple locations throughout west-central and southwest Ohio will be open Thursday, including Applebee’s, Cracker Barrel, Golden Corral and Max & Erma’s. Bob Evans Restaurants, which opened last year on Thanksgiving Day for the first time, said demand was so strong that the Columbus-based chain decided to stay open six hours later than last year, until 8 p.m.
Castro said as independent restaurant operators, El Meson’s owners “feel like we have to do something the others aren’t.” So he’s offering a varied menu that includes a traditional turkey-dinner option, but also offers paella, steaks, seafood and tapas.
Castro said the early response to the opening has been encouraging, although reservations are still available. Some restaurants that accept reservations are filling up fast, or have filled slots in the most popular times.
“The newer generation is opting to eat differently,” Castro said. “Grandma may not want to have 27 kids and grand-kids over for Thanksgiving dinner. By the time you cook the meal, serve it, eat, and clean everything up, it has taken all day.”
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