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“The ambience of The Pine Club hasn't changed a bit over the years; it’s dark and comfortable. Large red booths and a great big wraparound bar create an old-school cool vibe. When I go home to Dayton, I go directly to the Pine Club for a delicious burger and a great salad. The salad dressing has always been my favorite, and sometimes my mother ships me out with a bottle of it so I can bring a little bit of home back with me.”
Raised in Oakwood, Janney won an Academy Award early this year for her role in “I, Tonya.”
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She loves her Dayton grub. She also has given love to Flying Pizza and Ashley's Pastry Shop's sand tarts.
Credit: Theresa Hammons
Credit: Theresa Hammons
For its neighborhood restaurants article, Bon Appetit asked 80 people, among them writers, actors, athletes and chefs, to share thoughts about the spots they love the most.
A magazine spokeswoman said the article is intended to acknowledge the places that keep on keeping on year after year.
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Founded in 1947 at 1926 Brown Street, the Pine Club has certainly done that.
The Dayton classic has been praised here, there and everywhere for its 20-ounce bone-in ribeye served with onion rings.
It has made more than a few best steak restaurant lists in its time.
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Last year, The Pine Club was ranked as one of the best steakhouses in the United States in Tastingtable.com's "United Steaks of America."
The piece said: "Serving the best steaks in town since 1947, The Pine Club... has remained virtually unchanged in its 70 years in business, and that's why we love it."
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