![]() ![]() He said he puts his own twist on it by using some of his mother’s recipes he remembers from his childhood.Ĭustomer favorites include the Taco Street Classic, Birria Tacos, Street Corn and Strawberry Lemonade, Thomas said. Thomas explained his recipes aren’t traditional Mexican recipes. “This is where I launched my food truck, right across the street,” Thomas said. Their favorite part of owning the pizza joint is the aspect of family. ILLY is an acronym that stands for “I’m livin’ life, you?” The owners said people are supposed to respond, “livin’.” ILLY’S Fire Pizza launched in March 2013 as a way to provide for their family. He explained that his family moved from Dayton to Columbus to follow his job, but then he was laid off. Robert, owns the 80s-90s hip hop themed pizza joint with his wife, Kelly. What started out as a family tradition turned into a priority when Robert Gunn, owner of ILLY’S Fire Pizza, lost his job working for a telephone company. Explore SOCA bringing a different flavor to Dayton food hall However, he plans to use the food truck for special events in the future. The SOCA food truck did not open this season because Greene wanted to focus on his brick-and-mortar location. Doubles is the Trinidad version of a taco. Greene described Roti as a flatbread stuffed with chickpeas, curry chicken, potatoes, spices and sauces. SOCA features an array of Trinidad-inspired dishes including Roti, Doubles and Oxtail. “Some of the things we make you can’t get it for 10 hours, if you drive either way, and that’s what makes us unique. “We just wanted to make sure everybody tasted the culture,” Greene said. He told this news outlet he originally opened the food truck with his brother because he couldn’t find Trinidad-inspired food in the area. ![]() Greene was born on the island of Trinidad and Tobago. “There are so many people waiting for this place to open and we want to be well prepared.” Explore Lumpia Queen to open first brick-and-mortar in Dayton food hallĪfter starting a food truck two years ago, Shafton Greene, the owner of SOCA, is opening a brick-and-mortar location in the food hall. “We’re nervous and excited at the same time,” Catherine added. “We had our three to five-year plan and this gives us a chance to see if the brick-and-mortar lifestyle is what we want to pursue or if we want to expand through more food trucks.” “For us, this is just another building block,” Damon said. Other dishes customers can order include the pancit bowl and adobo bowl. What makes The Lumpia Queen’s signature dish different from others, is that they also include rice noodles inside the lumpia. She said they also have vegan, gluten-free and dessert lumpia. ![]() Customers can order the hand-rolled lumpia with either beef, pork, chicken or veggies stuffed inside.Ĭatherine explained traditional lumpia uses pork, but after they started the catering business in 2019 and the food truck in 2020, they had customers requesting other meats. The couple described lumpia as a Filipino spring roll. Owners Catherine and Damon Roberts said they are looking forward to introducing three classic Philippine dishes to the West Dayton area. The Lumpia Queen is opening its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in the food hall. Explore Coffee shop previously located in Huber Heights to reopen in Dayton food hall Miller said he is collaborating with the bar in the food hall to offer customers two drinks featuring bourbon and whiskey. The coffee shop’s menu will feature lattes, frozen lattes made with ice cream, cold brew, doughnuts, pastries and much more. “It’s all about the timing in the roasting process that makes the beans taste like they are and I pride myself in doing that,” Miller said. He told this news outlet that most coffee companies strictly use Columbian beans. Miller said what sets his coffee apart from other shops is that he uses beans from Columbia, Ethiopia, Kenya and other countries. “It was a rough year, but I came through it,” Miller said. Grind House Coffee & Tea Co., previously located in the Huber Heights Meijer store, is reopening in the food hall after closing in 2020 when owner Bill Miller became ill. Explore Former downtown Dayton restaurant finds new home in food hall ![]() Many of the ingredients Brown uses are from local vendors. Brown said she will also have a wide variety of vegan options and a weekly special. The restaurant closed in 2018 when their lease was up.Ĭustomers can expect their favorites to be on the De’Lish menu including egg rolls, wings and shrimp and grits. She said they opened the restaurant because they were foodies and wanted to bring food from their travels to the Dayton area. Brown opened the restaurant in 2010 with her husband, Willie Hutson, who passed away six years ago. ![]()
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