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New restaurant coming to the Oregon District
DAYTON — Dolores Quinones — a native of Puerto Rico who for the last eight years has served up empanadas, wraps and sandwiches at her Las Americas vendor stall at the 2nd Street Public Market in downtown Dayton — will open a restaurant by the same name in mid-June at 524 E. Fifth St. in the Oregon Historic District.
Quinones described the new restaurant, Las Americas Caribbean Cuisine, as “a casual dining place for people who want to taste authentic Puerto Rican dishes and for customers who have enjoyed our food for the last eight years” at the public-market location.
Las Americas Caribbean Cuisine will start as a breakfast-and-lunch spot, with hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, but Quinones said a future expansion into dinner service is “a probability.” The restaurant will be available for special events in the evenings, she said.
The new restaurant’s breakfast menu will not focus on Hispanic or Caribbean food, but will instead be a “fusion of dishes of all the places I’ve been,” Quinones said. The lunch menu will include wraps, salads, soups and ethnic dishes, she said. Caribbean Black Bean Soup, Empanadas and Cuban-style sandwiches are among the specialties at the existing Las Americas 2nd Street Market vendor operation, which will cease operations May 29 in preparation for the move to the Oregon District.
Quinones said she was attracted by the Oregon District, which she described as “a beautiful, beautiful neighborhood.” A former employee of Key Bank, Quinones said she has been in discussions with the landlord for the former restaurant space for more than a year.
The location next to the Trolley Stop on the eastern edge of the Oregon District near Wayne Avenue is half of the former John Henry restaurant, or for those with longer memories, it’s the former Blue Moon restaurant before it expanded to encompass the original space of Coco’s Bistro. It seats about 36 people.
When it opens, the restaurant will not serve alcohol, although Quinones said she’d like to obtain a liquor license in the future.
Quinones said she is principal owner of Las Americas; her partner in the venture is Roxanne Torres of Miamisburg. The pair will likely hire two additional employees before opening, she said.
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