Outback opens in Centerville, donating $5K to USO Wright-Patt
Outback Steakhouse last week opened a new re-designed restaurant in Centerville.
The restaurant at 5181 Cornerstone North Blvd. made its debut Tuesday and donated $5,000 of proceeds from opening day sales to USO Wright-Patterson, a local organization committed to providing support to activeduty military members, Guards and their families.
The charitable effort is part of Outback’s ongoing community partnership program, according to Alyssa Ryerse, a lifelong Dayton resident and owner of the new location.
“My father recently passed away and he was in the Air Force and he also worked at Wright-Patt and my sister works there now, so it’s really close to my family’s heart,” Ryerse said. “We want to pay tribute to veterans and military families and give back to our community, so we thought Wright-Patt and the USO would be a perfect fit for us.”
The Australian-inspired steakhouse has multiple locations across the Miami Valley including at 6800 Miller Lane in Butler Twp. and 2560 Miamisburg Centerville Road in Miami Twp.
The new restaurant is located at Cornerstone of Centerville North, a 156-acre, mixed-used property just north of the Wilmington Pike exit off I-675.
Ryerse said she’s excited to locate the restaurant there.
“Centerville is a really growing population and it’s a really booming area,” she said. “There’s a younger demographic. We feel like it’s a really fun atmosphere.”
The average Outback Steakhouse is 6,000 square feet, but the 4,694-square-foot Centerville restaurant optimizes backof-house space to reduce its footprint, the company said.
The new location, the first re-designed Outback restaurant to open in the Dayton area, features a new interior design and a mural created by artist Lindsey Jenneman. Inspired by the Dayton area’s aviation roots, the artwork depicts a koala wearing sunglasses, with the Wright Brothers and American flag in the reflection.