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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Pacchia to close Jan. 1 for remodeling, reopen with new concept
The owners of Pacchia at 410 E. Fifth St. in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District say they plan to close the restaurant for renovation for about six weeks starting Jan. 1, and reopen with a “completely new concept,” said Pacchia owners Stephen Ramsey and Carla Carnahan.
“Our goal is to produce a friendlier, more approachable and relaxed atmosphere to better accommodate the reintroduction of a vibrant music schedule,” the owners said in an email response. “The menu will be altered to reflect the more relaxed and casual atmosphere.”
Saturday and Sunday brunch will remain intact, but plans call for relocating and expanding the bar as well as construction of a staging area for live music, Ramsey and Carnahan said.
One victim of the concept change will be the “Pacchia” name, which the owners said was “well-established” for more than 14 years, but said it “is time to retire” Pacchia to clear the way for the establishment’s new focus.
The owners are considering the name “The RR Bar,” pronounced “The Double R Bar.”
Pacchia has gone through many concept “tweaks” and multiple renovations in recent years. It was founded by Glen Brailey, who sold his majority ownership of the restaurant in April 2008, as primarily a wood-fired pizza restaurant and later moved into fine dining during a period when it was split into two businesses, with the upscale restaurant called “Pacchia Prima.”
Ramsey and Carnahan said they are still refining the new concept, but said, “With such a prominent location in the neighborhood, we feel it is important to bring the space alive with a warm and inviting atmosphere where everyone feels welcome.”
Until Jan. 1, though, Carnahan stressed that it will be “business as usual” at Pacchia.
“Our patrons may rest assured their expectations will continue to be met and surpassed throughout the remainder of 2009,” she said.
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TweetRudy’s closes; new restaurant opens today in its place
GERMANTOWN — Rudy’s Churrascaria has closed its doors in Germantown but will be replaced, perhaps as early as today, by an El Rancho Grande Mexican Restaurant & Cantina.
Rudy’s, owned by Germantown chiropractor Dr. Rudy Mejia and his brother German Mejia and their wives, opened last summer at 42 N. Main St. as a South American steakhouse featuring rotisserie meats carved tableside. It ceased operations after business Saturday night, Sept. 12. The Mejias could not be reached for comment.
But their former restaurant was a beehive of activity Wednesday night, under the watchful eye of Garibaldi Rodriguez, district manager for El Rancho Grande, a small chain with more than a dozen restaurants in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas.
“We like this community,” Rodriguez said of Germantown. “We got the opportunity to open here because Rudy was going to close his restaurant … I think the community needs something like this.”
The restaurant hopes to open this afternoon for tonight’s dinner service, Rodriguez said.
El Rancho Grande specializes in Mexican dishes such as fajitas and quesadillas but also has extensive chicken, seafood, and steak offerings. “We are also known for our margaritas, our prices and our service,” Rodriguez said.
The new restaurant will be open daily for lunch and dinner, although it may adjust its hours later this fall, Rodriguez said.
For more information, call (937) 353-7375.
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