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Monday, December 01, 2008
Sure, David Ray — CEO of the Mike-Sell's Potato Chip Co. and a veteran of the snack industry —can wax eloquent about his product: the quality of the potatoes, the peanut oil, the seasonings ("A lot of chip companies skimp. We splurge.").
But Ray also knows that consumers' chip preference has a lot to do with where they were born and which chips they ate with their peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich as a child.
And that's one reason Ray is glad that Mike-Sell's — which distributes chips in four states and still has descendants of founder D.W. Mikesell working for the company — has captured the local audience to the extent that his customers would overwhelmingly vote his chips Dayton's Signature Dish in a DaytonDailyNews.com reader survey. Readers chose Mike-Sell's over Esther Price Candy; thin-crust, square-cut pizza a la Marion's and Cassano's; and stewed tomatoes a la the Pine Club, Paragon and Grub Steak.
"We have the loyalty of Dayton-area consumers, and we're thankful for that," Ray said.
And that loyalty extends to Daytonians even after they leave the Miami Valley. Through its "Chipper Shipper" program, Mike-sell's routinely ships chips to hungry former Daytonians and other chip aficionados in California, Texas, Florida, New York — and even, on occasion, Hawaii, said Mike-sell's sales and marketing administrator (and great-grandson of the founder) Luke Mapp.
Although Mike-Sell's has a second manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, where corn-based snacks such as cheese curls and puffed corn are produced, Mike-Sell's still considers itself very much a Dayton company with firm roots here. And it's not looking to sell out to a larger company or move.
"We're on our way to having our best eight months in a row in the last five or six years," Ray said.
Even more encouraging: Company officials are starting to gear up for the chip-maker's centennial celebration in 2010.
Just don't look for fancy new slogans. "They Are Delicious" seems to have worked well so far — and Mike-Sell's Dayton-area residents seem to agree.
The nominations — and the passion
We asked for nominations for Dayton's Signature Dish online and in the Dayton Daily News Life section in late October — and readers delivered.
Hank & Sally Josefczyk of Washington Twp. nominated Mike-Sell's potato chips — "well-known all over the U.S." — and stewed tomatoes. "Every good steakhouse in the area has stewed tomatoes ... I have never seen stewed tomatoes as a key side dish at any other steak restaurant in the U.S."
Rebecca Schneider of Kettering wrote, "When I moved into the Dayton area 38 years ago, the one common factor I noticed in most of the local established restaurants was that they all offered breaded stewed tomatoes as a side dish.
"This dish has always been on the menus of restaurants such as the Pine Club, Grub Steak, Barnsider, Old Hickory the now-closed Tall Timbers, Peerless Mill Inn and some of the now defunct cafeterias, just to name a few. This always seemed to me to be a wonderful local dish."
Teri Norman of Troy nominated the square-cut pizza and noted that the Marion's and Cassano's square-cut pies were "what I grew up to know as pizza, and while I've only met a few pizzas I didn't like, the Dayton-style, thin-crispy-salty crust pizza is my favorite."
She noted that her husband — a Chicago-style pizza lover ("who needs them?" she asked, we think rhetorically) — calls her beloved square-cut pizza "the Cracker with a Tomato Stain."
Several readers nominated Esther Price Candies, and a reader named Barry wrote after voting for the candies that "the white chocolate-covered cherries, or most anything else there, are awesome."
Bob Gross of Kettering took a slightly different take: "I suggest the signature dish for Dayton should be a Bologna Sandwich. With all of the plant closings, downsizing and outsourcing of jobs, putting people out of work, a bologna sandwich is about all anyone can afford to eat in this area."
The voting
We opened the online voting in November and prompted a robust response. Mike-Sell's potato chips captured 47 percent of the vote, while the second-place finisher, square-cut pizza, collected 26 percent, and Esther Price Candies won 22 percent. Stewed tomatoes trailed the pack with 3 percent. Here's a sampling of what readers had to say when they posted a comment and voted online for Dayton's Signature Dish:
"It has to be Mike-Sell's potato chips. They've been here two years shy of 100 years. They are still family-owned and everyone I know ships their chips out of state to relatives who can't buy them in their state." — Shug
"Mike-Sell's or Vic & Mom's. No question these are Dayton." — Phil
"Anything but the square pizza, please. I didn't grow up here and I HATE it being cut that way." — Indiana Lady
"Esther-Price candy and Mike-Sells chips are delicious, but I have to say that one of the first things that struck me when I moved to the Dayton area from Maryland was square-cut pizza. Pizza in Maryland was your traditional triangle-cut slices." — Michelle
"Well, mine would have been manicotti from Dominic's, but since they have closed, I will go with Esther Price Candy light chocolate peanut butter cream." — Jasper
"None of the above. The signature dish for Dayton should be Shields Cheesesteak, or Coco's Barbecue Chicken Burger. Step out of the usual, and allow your taste buds to diversify." — JJones
"I think Mike-Sell's has it in the bag!" — "Laura's cousin"
The signature dish finalists
Mike-Sell's Potato Chips: The private, family-owned company launched in 1910, when Daniel W. Mikesell went into business selling dried beef and sausage, then shortly afterward started making potato chips, then known as "Saratoga chips." Mike-Sell's now claims to be the oldest potato chip manufacturer in the U.S. (a couple of other chip makers make the same claim, but we're sticking with our hometown boys). It has made chips at its manufacturing facility at 333 Leo St. in north Dayton since 1955.
Esther Price Candies: Esther Price started making fudge for her co-workers at Rike's Department Store in the mid-1920s. In 1926, married and the mother of twin girls, Esther started selling her fudge to help pay the bills. Her first sale was 23 pounds of fudge to her co-workers, and then she started selling it door to door in downtown Dayton. A full-fledged candy business blossomed, and Esther oversaw the business for 50 years before selling it in 1976. Today, the candy company remains privately owned and still makes candy by hand.
Square-cut, thin-crust pizza: The type of crust and how the pizza is cut may not have been invented in Dayton, but pizza chains with deep Dayton roots such as Cassano's and Marion's certainly adopted the style as their own. "I'm 66 now, and when I first saw this style of pizza in Dayton, I had never seen anything like it before," said Roger Glass, CEO of Marion's Piazza. "I think square-cut, thin-crust pizza is to Dayton what deep-dish pizza is to Chicago."
Stewed tomatoes: Again, not a Dayton invention, but certainly a dish that several Dayton-area restaurants adopted as their own. The dish appears on menus from the earliest days of The Pine Club in 1947, according to the restaurant's owner, David Hulme, who now sells a bottled version at local groceries. If he ever stopped serving it at the restaurant, Hulme said, "I'd be run out of town." Several other local steakhouses and other restaurants boast their own versions.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2258 or mfisher@DaytonDailyNews.com.
Comments
By itsmyopinion
June 21, 2009 2:47 PM | Link to this
I would never buy anything from Belmont Catering. I went to school with John and he is the world biggest jerk. I doubt he has changed.
By harley
March 4, 2009 2:41 AM | Link to this
Dayton has it’s own pizza for sure… nothing in Florida can even compare. Little York Tavern and Marions can win any contest in the country given the chance. Enjoy it while U can!
By John D.
February 8, 2009 5:56 PM | Link to this
Reading these reviews brings back many memories. We have lived in St. Petersburg since June, 2004. Whenever we re turn to Dayton to visit, I always buy jars of Jump’s Peanuts to take back to Florida. They are great. I agree with everyone who has posted reviews, but I must agree with the one who stated that Joe’s Pizza on Airway was some of the best I ever tasted. Dominic’s( rest their soul ) had good pizza also. Also, their salad dressing was to die for.
By doublem
December 22, 2008 6:20 PM | Link to this
I had to laugh at the person who claims Belmont Catering’s potato salad is anything other than home made! It’s my Grandmother’s recipe that is still made by hand weekly by the girls in the store.Still don’t believe it? Try stopping in anytime but especially around the Holidays when the orders for the potato salad are stacked up. It’s a recipe that can’t be duplicated by other companies because it’s top secret. Get your facts straight before posting.
By terry
December 5, 2008 9:19 PM | Link to this
WHAT ABOUT SMALES PRETZEL BAKERY!! 210 XENIA AVE IN EAST DAYTON.
THE BEST SOFT PRETZELS ANYWHERE!! IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD A HOT SMALES PRETZEL OUT OF THE OVEN YOU ARE MISSING OUT!!
THE SMALES FAMILY HAVE BEEN MAKING THESE PRETZELS FOR OVER 100 YEARS, AND IT IS TRULY A FAMILY OWNED AND FAMILY RUN BUSINESS.
SOFT AND HARD PRETZELS AND GRANDPA CHUCKS HOMEMADE NOODLES ARE THE BEST ANYWHERE.
THEY ARE OPEN MON THRU SATURDAY 7-1.
STOP BY AND TRY THEM, YOU WILL LOVE THEM!!
By G-sauce
December 4, 2008 12:14 PM | Link to this
Since when are potato chips a “dish?” How embarrassing.
By heather
December 2, 2008 11:18 PM | Link to this
damn stinky you need a life and not an imagination.. your story is straight out of a conspiracy theory…batches of 1000 pounds? really?
By Suzi Q
December 2, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this
Okay, back to Belmont Catering’s potato salad. It rocks, and IS prepared fresh daily in their kitchen.I have actually seen the girls in the kitchen making it I always buy it when I am going to or having a party. And, as for you STINKY/DAN QUAYLE, “potatoe” is actually spelled POTATO. So much for your opinion!! Get your facts straight next time before you start blabbing bull.
By tag
December 2, 2008 8:52 AM | Link to this
Belmont Catering potato salad is absolutely the best and very much an original. If there is any doubt that it is hand-made, stop in the store and see the love and labor that goes into each and every pound.
I would suggest that everyone give it a try because you would never go back to a STORE-BOUGHT potato salad again.
By I Luv Food
December 2, 2008 8:33 AM | Link to this
Belmont Catering potato salad is da bomb. Stop in and pick up a pound or two and you will see it is definitely an original.
By Tiffany
December 2, 2008 7:59 AM | Link to this
Stinky - did you actually work at Belmont Catering? Or maybe a disgruntled ex-employee? I worked there for 3 years - not just summers - and I saw first hand the labor that went into making the potato salad from potatoes. Unless of course you consider anything on Watervliet in Indiana and Sysco is a nickname for Belmont Catering you are completely off. I live on the east coast and am still the biggest fan of Belmont Catering and recommend them any chance I get.
By Jeff K
December 1, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this
We, as citizens of Dayton, OH, should be proud of all the companies that have brought us so many “Gems” to the Gem City. There is no need to trash or disrespect these businesses that have produced many jobs, products, etc. for the Dayton community. Why would someone try to tarnish the reputation of a Dayton legacy?
By Kelsey
December 1, 2008 8:33 PM | Link to this
After looking at all the comments I saw one that caught my eye. I think Belmont Catering potato salad is the best. I have been working there since 1999 in the shop and out on caterings. I know for a fact that it is homemade and have helped to prepare it. I have also seen all the 50 lb. boxes of potatoes that are delivered weekly. It is an old family recipe that was started in a little basement in Dayton. Obviously if you worked there you would have known that….get the facts straight Stinky!
By cindy
December 1, 2008 7:28 PM | Link to this
oh really stinky? is that so? im still employed there…and i KNOW for a FACT that the potato salad is DEFINATELY homemade. i’ve been working there for 20+ years.
By mark
December 1, 2008 6:33 PM | Link to this
You missed it on the signature dish. The real signature dish of Dayton is the chocolate-covered chips that Esther Price and Mike-Sell’s make together.
By Dayton Resident
December 1, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this
Hey, good to see the positive comments about our local delicacies.
Unfortunately, Milanos doesn’t seem to serve the Mikesells chips with their subs anymore. You use to be able to get those small bags of Good n Hot, or whatever, as an option. I wish they would change it back. I miss the old place—it had its charm.
No matter, I’m hankering for it all now!
By Mozart
December 1, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this
As a displaced Daytonian stuck in Fort Smith, AR (every joke you’ve heard about the Southerners is true, believe me) by way of New Delhi, India, I stock up on Mike-Sells and Dorothy Lane chips every time I am back home in Dayton. As a matter of fact, its a prerequisite for everyone visiting me to attest to their love for me by bringing me bags full of those goodies.A question for Mike-Sells management: when do you plan to civilise rest of this country by letting them in on those delicacies?
By Sam
December 1, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this
Ester Price candies doesn’t taste the same as years ago. Maybe because the base is Hersey’s and they make a few modifications. The modifications may have changed too. Still good but I was disappointed when I found out Hersey’s was the base. Apparently that is true for many chocolate companies.
By aharddaysnight
December 1, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this
I just sent a huge box of Mike Sells to a displaced Ohioan stationed overseas. The shipping was more than the chips but I just couldn’t stand the begging anymore. The other thing he asked for, and would have if I could figure out a way to ship it, was none other than a large Marion’s deluxe.
By Traveler
December 1, 2008 2:50 PM | Link to this
Cassano’s, Christy’s in Vandalia when it was a walk-in restaurant, Mike-Sell’s and Little Kings ( although a Cincinnati ale)
Some of the tastes I miss; not necessarily in that order
By Arlington, VA
December 1, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this
I’ve lived in the DC metro area for 30 years and I still “stock up” on MikeSell’s and Esther Price when I go back to Dayton to visit family. Once I threatened to hit a guy on the airplane who was getting ready to put his heavy sheepskin coat on top of my MikeSell’s in the overhead storage bin. The flight attendant told him that she’d hit him after I did if he crushed my MikeSell’s! We all got a laugh … and he didn’t crush my potato chips.
By Fung
December 1, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
Milano’s subs with Mike Sells chips = HEAVEN
By lame
December 1, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this
Killer Brownies are not made in Dayton. They are shipped in frozen, decorated in the store with powered sugar or german cake icing in the stores. Whatever you assume Dorothy Lane Market “makes in stores” is a bunch of crap. The nice little carry out pies and whatever else, Chef Pierre, frozen in the storage room. Wake up People! Don’t be so gullible.
By jms
December 1, 2008 12:42 PM | Link to this
No Mike-Sells here in suburban Washington DC…have to enjoy when visiting home. Skyline fans: www.cincinnati-to-you.com has seasoning packets available to ship, which costs much less to ship than cans. No Skyline here either, so we “order out” this way.
By stinky
December 1, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this
Belmont Catering ? I worked there for 2 summers my friend. They get thier potatoe salad in 5 gallon buckets from Sysco Systems which is a food service distributor.They make stuff like that in batches of 1000 lbs or more in a food commissary (commerical plant) and ship it thru out the region. Nothing homemade about it. Made by the ton in another state, Illinois I think
By cindy
December 1, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this
What about Belmont Caterings Potato Salad. I have seen the map on there wall of all the places it has traveled to. Now after you try it , lets talk about Daytons hidden secret !!!!!
By HHRes
December 1, 2008 12:22 PM | Link to this
Mike Sells green onion and smoky bacon are the best. When I was in Florida for an internship, I had my parents send this to me. Grippos is good, but Fed Up is right - this is about Dayton not Cincinnati. I like Casanos, but the best is C’s in Huber Heights.
By Karon
December 1, 2008 12:07 PM | Link to this
I love all of those. I would like to add the sub sandwiches from Milanos. They remind me of NY City subs that I would eat while riding the subway!
By stinky
December 1, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this
Come to Dayton Ohio !!! We gots tater chips but ain’t gots us no jobs!! BTW if you ask any pizza maker, they will cut your pie into squares, ain’t no big deal
By McRib
December 1, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this
Agree with all of it except for “stewed tomatoes”?! I would say the Pine Club has great steaks but “stewed tomatoes”?! Marions Piazza is over priced. Think they should have included Old Hickory BBQ ribs. They Rule!!
By Fed Up
December 1, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this
Grippo’s is Cincinnati, not Dayton.
By dms
December 1, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this
I recently moved to high country Colorado and last winter I was craving Mike Sell’s Zesty BBQ so I ordered a box from their website. When they got here two of the bags had popped open because of the altitude! It was pretty funny and it ‘forced’ me to eat them quickly so they wouldn’t get stale. I always complained when my dad bought Cassano’s growing yup, thought it was too salty. After reading these posts I really want some though.
By Greg P.
December 1, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this
Mike Sells and Marions is what I love about Dayton(Kettering) Ohio and one of the things I would miss most.
By exladyvol
December 1, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this
WHAT ABOUT GRIPPO’S BARBEQUE POTATO CHIPS?
I ALWAYS HAVE TO SEND THEM TO A FORMER TENNESSE FOOTBALL PLAYER COLLEGE BUDDY!!
By Speaking Truth to Power
December 1, 2008 11:01 AM | Link to this
No Killer Brownies? I question the legitimacy of this poll.
By Gma
December 1, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this
Mike sells is BEST,Christies in Vandalia ,or “Dj’s pizza in Tipp City is the Best!!.. Estee’s!,doesn’t taste the same today,like yrs ago.. Have a brother when in town ,buys boxes of Estee and bags of Sells…
By Oldweasel
December 1, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this
I too vote for Mike-Sells, but if your ever in North east Ohio try Jone’s Potato Chips made in Mansfield. They are a close second to Mike-Sells.
By Wynne
December 1, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this
Since moving to Florida from Dayton, I no longer get to eat Esther Price or Mike Sell’s. But thanks to family I get both either sent to me or brought to Florida. Its like Xmas when ever I get either one. Its never Xmas without Esther Price in my house. My last trip home to Dayton, I returned with many boxes in a suitcase, the guy who checked my bag, said “Lady all you have inside this bag is Esther Price Candy”. He got such a kick out of it. My reply was “Nothing but the best.
By Jack in Alabama
December 1, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this
My wife Carol & I moved to Foley, AL 6 yrs ago from Vandalia and agree totally with the choices. A trip to OH to vist family & freinds always results in returning with a supply of Mike-Sells & Ester Price. No trip there is complete without at least one visit to Marions for a Super Cheese pizza. A standing rule for anyone visiting us is they must have with them one of those 3. Yes, i did get a froxen Marions once. LOL
By Jack in Alabama
December 1, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this
My wife Carol & I moved to Foley, AL 6 years ago from Vandalia and agree totally with your picks. Every time we are back in Vandalia/Huber visitng family & friends we load up on Mike-Sells & Ester Price and no visit is complete without a stop at Marions. A standing rule for anyone visitng us is they must bring one of those 3 (yes i got a frozen Marions once)to my house if they want to get inside LOL
By Anne
December 1, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this
I agree with Cassano’s pizza being the best, but for chocolates you can’t beat Bellbrook Chocolates at the Cross Point Shopping Center (so much better than Esther Price’s)and for potato chips, the ones that Kroger’s make in their store in Centerville.
By Andy
December 1, 2008 10:08 AM | Link to this
I agree with Mike Sells as being the best chips. I have even called the company and asked why they don’t go national because I beleive they would do well. The one place I wont buy Mike Sells is Marions pizza becaue they place a $1.25 sticker over the original $.99 price and take advantage of the customer. Every other establishment in Dayton charges $.99 cents. I also think their pizza is high priced because their large is like a medium at Cassano’s which is by far better than Marions.
By jmm
December 1, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this
Kerri - thanks for your comments about painfultruth, because they are “painfully true”…I vote for Marion’s and am glad they sell Mike Sell’s at there various locations. They go so good together!
By Cheryl
December 1, 2008 10:01 AM | Link to this
I don’t live in Dayton anymore, but yeah, love Mike Sells and Esther Price. About the pizza, Giovonni’s is best hands down…
By Fred E.
December 1, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this
Moved away from Dayton 10 years ago to the Grand Lake St. Mary’s area of Mercer/Auglaize counties,Oh. and have yet to find any decent pizza like Marions/Cassanos. This past weekend we ordered pizza from Pizza Hut and it was by far the WORST pizza I have ever tasted! Does Marions deliver or ship to Mercer county?
By Sharon
December 1, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this
can’t stand Mike Sells as they are to greasy, but love both pizzas voted in. Esther Price is second best to Friesingers. That is the only true chocolate. First things we do after coming home from Florida (snowbirds) is make sure we call for pizza or go to Frisch’s for a Buddie Boy and a bowl of their vegetable soup. Best darn vegetable soup in the land.
By Sharon
December 1, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this
can’t stand Mike Sells as they are to greasy, but love both pizzas voted in. Esther Price is second best to Friesingers. That is the only true chocolate. First things we do after coming home from Florida (snowbirds) is make sure we call for pizza or go to Frisch’s for a Buddie Boy and a bowl of their vegetable soup. Best darn vegetable soup in the land.
By Tim
December 1, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this
I moved to Phoenix AZ after a forced job change (thanks LexisNexis) and have yet to find anything like the Dayton square-cut signature pizza. And trust me - I have looked! I think I have tried almost all the pizza places in the valley of the sun and nothing comes close! I’d say the one thing above all that I miss from Dayton is some pizza! Ok - maybe some Skyline too but that is really a Cinci deal where the pizza belongs to Dayton!
By springfielder
December 1, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this
Mike Sell’s are the best chips, I totally agree. My favorite were the sour cream & onion. Why can you not get those any more? They were great with Cassano’s pizza!
By blu
December 1, 2008 9:04 AM | Link to this
Just visited Dayton for the holidays from San Diego. Had to visit: Skyline Chili, Cracker Barrel, and Frisch’s. Took home Grippos BBQ chips (the best by far!), cans of Skyline Chili, and 2 slabs of my daddy’s bbq ribs.
By Kerri
December 1, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this
…and to painfultruth: I recently posted to my (very small) hometown’s newspaper about how every time a story is opened for comment on the DDN website, SOMEONE has to turn it into a snotty, nasty, sniping contest, start off on a political tangent, or generally be a jerk. Perish the thought that we could have an upbeat, fun discussion about something without someone coming along to crap on it. Thanks for illustrating my point.
By Kerri
December 1, 2008 8:58 AM | Link to this
I do love Mike-Sells potato chips… but was surprised to find another place square-cutting their pizza when I moved here from Indiana. Only Pizza King restaurants did so in Indiana (so wherever “Indiana Lady” is from, she never had Pizza King!) — and I love the square-cut, small pieces, the salty crisp crust, and the toppings piled on so much it’s nearly impossible to eat it once it’s grown cold and the crust has gone soft. Yummy!
By painfultruth
December 1, 2008 8:53 AM | Link to this
I guess this shows how cultured people in Dayton are compared with the rest of the globe. Wow, we have great potato chips? That’s like having more money than a street bum and being taller than a curb! Absolutely amazing!
By jonbuoy186
December 1, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this
When I come home to Greene county from Florida I always have an envelope with money from my area neighbors. For Mike sells potatoe chips and esther Price candy to take back to FL-FL land.
By Sharp
December 1, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this
I love chips, and have tried chips from all over the country. None can top Mike Sells. I especially love the reduced fat chips- that way I can eat 1/3 more and not feel guilty!!!
By Dawsey
December 1, 2008 8:26 AM | Link to this
I agree with you GilbertGal! MikeSell’s rules!! Whenever my brother comes to visit me in Atlanta he brings MikeSell’s and Barq’s Red Creme Soda neither of which I can get her in Atlanta. Cassano’s pizza brings back fond memories and they had the best ham subs!
By Vicki
December 1, 2008 8:14 AM | Link to this
My favorite thing Ester Price’s Chocolate covered Mike-Sell’s.. that is what we should be known for
By Robin
December 1, 2008 8:09 AM | Link to this
My vote would have been for the pizza! As far as potato chips go, I’m sorry, but Grippo’s gets my vote, hands down (I know they’re made in Cincy). No chip beats their BBQ variety.
By GilbertGal
December 1, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this
Mike Sells are the best chips in the world. Just wish that I could get them in Atlanta. The green onions are to die for. And Cassano’s is the best thin crust pizza, I’ll ever remember growing up on in Dayton.
By MGOOTEE
December 1, 2008 7:48 AM | Link to this
BEST DAMN CHIP IN THE LAND.. VERY GOOD WITH TOMATO SOUP ,JUST TO DIP IN IT. WITH EITHER GRILL CHEESE OR FRIED KAHNS BOLOGNA WITH PEANUT BUTTER,U MIGHT JUST LOVE IT..HOPE U R HERE ANOTHER 100 YEARS..
By Conley
December 1, 2008 7:45 AM | Link to this
No pizza can hold a light beside Joe’s Pizza cornet col. Glenn and Smithville. I’ve bought and enjoyed Joe’s Pizza since 1965 I worked for NCR and would call in orders for about a dozen workers. there were always the same, no skimping with Joe’s Pizza.
By Bucksnort
December 1, 2008 7:03 AM | Link to this
We can get Mike Sells here in Tn. also Esther Price candy and believe me they are the best. I used to buy hard pretzels on Wayne ave., sea food at the Arcad and small Coney’s at a place on Gettysburg ave. If you ask someone for a Coney here in Tn. they don’t know what you are talking about. Yes you have the best what ever it is right in Dayton Ohio!
By vern
December 1, 2008 6:57 AM | Link to this
once you have had marions pizza nothing else will do.Put a store down here in florida because nobody down here knows how to make pizza.
By Norm
December 1, 2008 2:56 AM | Link to this
Marion’s Pizza is THE BEST by far!! It should have won. However, I do find it ironic that Marion’s Pizza sells Mike-Sell’s chips at their restaurants. One hometown company supporting another hometown company-now that’s the way is should be! All Dayton companies should support eachother in this way.
By LLT
December 1, 2008 2:36 AM | Link to this
Although the quality of Mike Sell’s chips have improved greatly over the last decade, I am not able to say that they rank as hometown favorite. I believe they won simply because they have been here an extremely long time. Does not make them best.
By Floridan
December 1, 2008 2:30 AM | Link to this
Whenever I visit I always buy Mike-Sells and Husman’s chips and a Super Subby’s cheesesteak.
By Tommy Morehead
December 1, 2008 2:16 AM | Link to this
This may make me sound like a curmudgeonly old contrarian, a wild-eyed radical or even downright unpatriotic, but after a lifetime of unsuccessfully trying to stave off my stark-raving and uncontrollable addiction to Mikesell’s potato chips, I have discovered that Dorothy Lane Market “kettle cooked” chips are the best-in-class, hands down. Insidiously so!!
By don
December 1, 2008 1:52 AM | Link to this
When we come back to visit Dayton we make sure we get to —-1. Skyline 2. Golden Nugget Pancake house 3. Tanks 4. Treasure Island
By XOH
December 1, 2008 1:01 AM | Link to this
Since moving out of state I can’t get Mike Sell’s anymore. I check out their web site one time….I thought it would be fun to buy some and give out to family, it would cost way to much. I guess I will just have to be happy with Lay’s.