RESTAURANTS
Pasha Grill, J. Alexander's, BBQ Place ready to serve
Friday, November 14, 2008
BEAVERCREEK — Pasha Grill has opened its doors at The Greene.
The new restaurant is located at 72 Plum St. in the site that once housed Cafe Istanbul and later Estilo Mediterranean Grill.
The owner and executive chef of the 3,200-square-foot restaurant is Fatih Gunal, who owns the current Cafe Istanbul in the Easton shopping and entertainment complex in Columbus. Gunal was not the original owner of either Easton's or The Greene's Cafe Istanbul, but helped turn around the Easton eatery, a spokesman for The Greene said.
Pasha Grill offers a $9.95 three-course lunch special that includes choices such as lentil soup or smoked eggplant puree with tahini, olive oil and garlic as appetizers, entree choices such as chicken kebab or a gyro sandwich, and dessert. The dinner menu includes several kebab choices ($12.95 to $13.95) as well as house specialties such as stuffed eggplant, vegetable stew with lamb, and moussaka (all $12.95).
The restaurant does not yet have its license to sell alcohol, but expects to by early next week, according to Alex Saki, one of the restaurant's managers.
Pasha Grill is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call (937) 429-9000.
In other restaurant news:
• J. Alexander's, 7970 Washington Village Drive in Washington Twp., reopened earlier this week, three weeks after a fire damaged the restaurant. An Oct. 21 fire that apparently started in vents in the restaurant's kitchen sent flames shooting from the roof and prompted an evacuation. The restaurant used the time it took to make repairs and get clearance to reopen from health, building and fire inspectors to make some renovations, including the installation of new carpet in the lobby, Sean Wiseman, the restaurant's general manager, said. J. Alexander's is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. For more information, call (937) 435-4441.
• That BBQ Place, 282 W. Central Ave. in Springboro, has changed ownership, phone number and menu.
The independent restaurant opened two months ago under the ownership of Bob and Jill Weiland, who operated the Ron's Pizza and Ribs franchise at that location since 2000. The restaurant is now called "That BBQ Place and More" and is owned by Bob Weiland's mother, Brenda Weiland of Miamisburg, who said she came out of retirement after running bowling centers, restaurants and bars for 40 years. The restaurant is located at the corner of Park Avenue and Ohio 73. It's open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The restaurant's new phone number is (937) 514-7900.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2258 or
mfisher@DaytonDailyNews.com.
