Articles About restaurants

• Subway closes, Bentino’s owners buy building

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 22, 2022

  

  The Subway restaurant at the corner of Xenia and Corry has closed, but Bentino’s, the franchise’s 16-year next-door neighbor, is here for the long haul.

• The Veganry joins local food scene

  By Cheryl DurgansApril 29, 2022

  

  The Veganry, the newest addition to Yellow Springs’ smorgasbord of restaurants, will hold its grand opening on Saturday, April 30. The limited menu will appeal to vegans and nonvegans alike.

• Yellow Springs restaurants persevere

  By Ben GuentherApril 9, 2022

  

  As the pandemic winds into its third year, Yellow Springs businesses are still adapting. Closures, illness and difficulty obtaining needed items continue to be cited as elements that have had lasting effects on local businesses — but so have perseverance, optimism and gratitude.

• Local restaurants are rebounding, for now

  By Audrey HackettSeptember 10, 2020

  

  Six months into the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, business at local restaurants is surprisingly good.

• Ohio reopens restaurants, bars

  By Audrey HackettMay 15, 2020

  

  Last Thursday, Ohio restaurants and bars got the go-ahead from Gov. Mike DeWine to resume outdoor dining on Friday, May 15. Indoor dining is permitted to restart the following week, on Thursday, May 21.

• Resilient despite losses— Local restaurants hold on, adapt

  By Audrey HackettMay 9, 2020

  

  When Ohio closed dine-in restaurants and bars on March 15, the impact on local restaurants was immediate and severe.

• Caribbean fare featured at Calypso Grill

  By Megan BachmanMarch 22, 2018

  

  Yellow Springs’ newest restaurant, the Calypso Grill and Smokehouse, opens Thursday, March 22.

• Drive-thru comfort food beckons

  By Megan BachmanNovember 24, 2011

  

  Fried chicken is the star once again of the Drive-Thru Buffet, to open at the former KFC building, which was briefly home to CJ’s Southern Cooking after idling two years. But this time the place will go the non-corporate route.

• CJ’s to cook up ‘Bama food

  By Sehvilla MannJune 17, 2010

  

  f you’ve traveled along the south end of Xenia Avenue recently, you may have noticed the banner hanging from the former Kentucky Fried Chicken building: “CJ’s Southern Cooking Coming Soon.”

• New eatery touts Peruvian, U.S. foods

  By Susan GartnerJuly 3, 2008

  

  “I was always drawn to the preparation of food,” said Lawren (“Lawrence without the c-e”) Williams. “My mom says some of her fondest memories of me are when I was real little and was always trying to create dishes. None of them were any good — I just liked the idea of preparing food!”