Carryout restaurant opens in Kettering
At Dayton Street Eats, order a sandwich, hold the dining room.
When Scott Green, who has operated a popular local food truck for eight years, and partner Jerika Witt decided to open a bricks-and-mortar restaurant, they chose a space that did not have a dining room.
It was if they could see the future. On March 15, Gov. Mike DeWine ordered all restaurants to cease their dine-in service. And on Monday, March 23, their new restaurant, Dayton Street Eats, opened its doors at 5993 Bigger Road in south Kettering.
“We are super thankful we went this (carryout) route,” Green told this news outlet Monday. “The circumstances are unfortunate, but we will make the best of it and try and help our community the best way we can.”
The statewide stay-at-home order that took effect Tuesday exempts restaurants selling prepared food for curbside pickup and delivery. Under the order, Ohioans are allowed to leave their homes to pick up food and beverages.
Green, a military veteran who developed a love of cooking while in the U.S. Marine Corps, said the carryout restaurant’s menu will include a variety of traditional
and inventive street food items inspired by different cultural influences.
The Dayton Street Eats menu includes pizza and nearly a dozen sandwiches, including a Reuben-like “Bearded Lady,” the restaurant’s signature sandwich; the “Mother-InLaw,” chicken salad with grapes, celery and onions served on toasted French bread; a spicy “Fire Eater” grilled cheese; a Cuban; a Meatball Sub; and a BLT. There are also side dishes, salads, kids meals and desserts, including a funnel cake topped with powdered sugar.
Dayton Street Eats was originally going to be another food truck, Green said in February. But the founder and owner of the Dayton Urban BBQ said he has had his eye on the Bigger Road space for a while.
“This carryout restaurant is the next natural step for me,” Green said. “I love street food. Everywhere in the world has their own street food traditions. Our menu will constantly grow and change.”
Dayton Street Eats is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 937-5220730.