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Ohio-based pizza chain closes its first Dayton restaurant in 25 years

Store on North Main Street is the first Donato’s closure in the company’s 25 years in the Miami Valley

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By Mark Fisher
Oct 19, 2018
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A Donato’s Pizza restaurant that had operated for more than two decades in the Five Oaks Neighborhood of Dayton — and which had a national chain competitor directly across the street — has shut its doors for good.

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The restaurant at 1805 N. Main St. closed its doors the night of Sunday, Sept. 9. It is the first local store closing for the Columbus-based Donato’s Pizza chain during its 25 years in the Dayton region, franchise owner Doug Galusha told this news outlet the morning of Sept. 11.

“No additional closings are planned,” Galusha said.

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“We opened the Five Oaks restaurant in 1997 so it was a difficult business decision to close, but the decision was based on an evaluation process that has been ongoing for some time,” the local franchisee said.

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All of the employees of the Five Oaks Donato’s have been offered positions at other Dayton-area Donato’s restaurants, which includes one to the north at 5120 N. Main St. in Harrison Twp. A sign on the door referred customers to that location as well as the Belmont Donato’s restaurant at 2800 Wayne Ave.

A Domino’s Pizza carryout is located across the street from the Donato’s that closed.

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Donato’s also operates restaurants in Riverside, Kettering, Beavercreek, Huber Heights, West Carrollton, Centerville, Fairborn, Englewood, Troy, Springfield and the Centerville/Sugarcreek Twp. area.

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About the Author

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.