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New restaurant will employ 130
MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County — Logan’s Roadhouse is building its second Dayton-area restaurant at 2148 Miamisburg-Centerville Road (Ohio 725), just east of the Dayton Mall where a former Bravo Italian Kitchen once stood.
The new restaurant is expected to open in spring 2010 and will hire approximately 130 new employees, according to Heather MacDonald, spokeswoman for the Nashville-based chain of casual steakhouses.
Logan’s Roadhouse operates a restaurant that opened in 2006 at 2819 Centre Drive near the Fairborn-Beavercreek border, just east of the intersection of North Fairfield Road and New Germany-Trebein Road. The restaurant chain operates 168 company-operated and 26 franchised Logan’s Roadhouse restaurants in 24 states. It’s known for its mesquite-grilled steaks and chicken, baby-back ribs and “bottomless” buckets of in-shell peanuts.
The restaurant chain demolished the former Bravo and is erecting a new 6,336-square-feet restaurant at the Miami Twp. site. It will seat 237, MacDonald said.
The Logan’s Roadhouse spokeswoman said she couldn’t comment specifically on what attracted company officials to the Miami Twp. site, but added, “We see a lot of opportunity in this area.”
The new restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.
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By ron
April 23, 2011 3:07 PM | Link to this
logan’s will not be in business much longer by the type of service and quality of food I received 4-232011. Shrimp was tough & taSTELESS. Steak was so-so.Ordered mushroons,got onions.My first and last visit.
By JD Fan
March 27, 2010 3:52 AM | Link to this
Nothing compares to the TGIF by the mall, so there is no point in bothering with Logan’s. Logan’s will be gone within 2 years. Forget steak—let’s all eat sushi at Saki!
By Alex
March 8, 2010 4:06 PM | Link to this
…people really argue on here? bright side- more jobs for people who need them. end conversation :)
By Donny
November 11, 2009 10:03 AM | Link to this
North of the Dayton Mall….not Dayton.
By troyohio
November 10, 2009 11:23 PM | Link to this
Stop Whining-good post, nice to see some sane people do post here.
By null
November 10, 2009 11:10 PM | Link to this
Roger, Grub Steaknon Main Street closed. The neighborhood went downhill. They moved a bit south…corner of 741 and 725 nearer to the Dayton Mall. Same good food!
By Curly Mudgeon
November 10, 2009 9:16 PM | Link to this
Oh Goody!! Just what we needed: Another Beemer magnet.
By peanuts
November 10, 2009 8:31 PM | Link to this
ya gotta love a place where you can throw the peanut shells on the floor! To Donny and flexin; Both Dots mkts are SE of Dayton. I love DLM, but get sticker shock there sometimes. Quality v cost, Dots is the winner.
By Donny
November 10, 2009 5:31 PM | Link to this
Dots? Apparently, you are all from the north side of the Dayton Mall. The best meat market in Ohio is Zinks in Franklin! ! !
By Roger
November 10, 2009 5:27 PM | Link to this
I know it’s nice to go out to eat but there is nothing like pulling out the old grill,grill your steak the way you like it,shure puts those restaurant chains to shame.Thats the way of live down here.
By Roger
November 10, 2009 5:07 PM | Link to this
What ever happened to the grub steak on main street? There steaks were great I know I onced work there in the late 70’s.I”ve lived in Alabama since then.We say the samething about those restaurant’s here in Montgomery.
By Curtis
November 10, 2009 4:54 PM | Link to this
After reading this garbage, i don’t know why any business would come to Dayton. Awful economy, not much to look at, and JERKS for residents. Trust me, the rest of the nation isn’t rushing to the oasis they call Dayton, Ohio. Most would prefer Kentucky, as much as that probably burns “ya’ll” up. By reading the comments here, Logan’s will not miss the business the few of you won’t be giving.
By felixinKett1
November 10, 2009 4:10 PM | Link to this
Re:comment by me..get a steak and “cook that bad boy nice and slow.” Where did you learn that? First, you need high quality meat, preferably from DLM. If you pay that much you want to do it right. That means very high temp and grill it quick so you sear the outside and retain the juicy inside. It is the cheaper cuts you want to cook slowly. I agree with many here that places like Logan’s etc. serve poor quality cuts and are overpriced for the product. At least at the Pine Club and Oakwood club you get excellent food and good service. No, these part time restaurant jobs don’t support a family but who ever said they did.
By null
November 10, 2009 2:43 PM | Link to this
The Racquette Club is a Private Wonderful Members Only Club..Google it and have fun! BTW, Paragon is the best for service and food quality a little pricey but the service you get there makes me come back every time!
By Lettuce Not Argue
November 10, 2009 2:40 PM | Link to this
I have been to Logan’s many times. They have a great steak salad.
By Whoopee
November 10, 2009 2:37 PM | Link to this
I suppose any kind of employment is an improvement, but until we see jobs around here that one can sustain a reasonable standard of living with, it’s alittle hard to get too exited.
By ebruce
November 10, 2009 2:31 PM | Link to this
Judi P>Biffie the Stiffie
By ebruce
November 10, 2009 2:28 PM | Link to this
Logan’s>Lone Star, Longhorn, Tumbleweeds. Good news for Miami Twp.
By Holden Abrew
November 10, 2009 1:13 PM | Link to this
A bottomless bucket of peanuts!?! How you going to keep them down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?
By right
November 10, 2009 12:43 PM | Link to this
Logans is a great place to eat and great value for the money.
By Lynn
November 10, 2009 12:33 PM | Link to this
Just a tip for those who don’t like Logan’s (or any other restaurant) - don’t go! No one is forcing you to eat at any restaurant. If you prefer another place, give them your business.
By Lilly R
November 10, 2009 12:30 PM | Link to this
I think they mean the Racquet Club. Actually a really good place to get a nice filet. It’s members only, but you can usually rent out one of their private rooms if you aren’t a member.
By Diane
November 10, 2009 12:30 PM | Link to this
Been to Logan’s several times. Not for steak - I get them @ Dot’s and let my husband the grillmaster do it perfect at a great cost.Howecer, the chicken entrees I usually get @ Logan’s have been great. The bread is wonderful. Go where you like and don’t go to places you do not like. Enough said.
By flipper
November 10, 2009 12:23 PM | Link to this
Right You are so right. A national study was just conducted by a major university and they found that even in a depressed economy, people refuse to give up eating out. Mortgage payments and car payments ranked behind eating out by some 90% of respondents. Welcome to the “me first” generation.
By right
November 10, 2009 11:59 AM | Link to this
These resturants go great in a low income areas like Ohio and Kentucky. The last thing low income people will give up is eating out.
By Biff
November 10, 2009 11:50 AM | Link to this
Taking this kinda personally, aren’t you, “WTH”? If you’re offended by my “pimply faced…” comment, then you must be a “cook” ant this…”restaurant”. Longhorn’s, Roadhouse and Lonestar also blow. You may as well go to Ponderosa. You want steak? Yes, Flemings. And Grub Steak, The Wellington Grill, Pine Club, Chris Ruth’s, Hyde Park Grill… NOTHING with a “cowboy” sounding name. Everybody’s a critic. That’s how it is. “Great value”, ‘eh? I pity your taste buds.
By stop whining
November 10, 2009 11:46 AM | Link to this
Why do people waste their time arguing about the quality of a steak? Seriously, everyone likes something different and that is great. I am just glad to see that a vacant building will no longer sit open as a huge eye sore. Just be glad there will be something in its place.
By Shirley
November 10, 2009 11:31 AM | Link to this
“me” sounds hungry! Now, if we can get some businesses in Dayton and surrounding areas to hire, we’ll be able to afford to go out to eat at this fine restaurant!
By WTH?
November 10, 2009 11:21 AM | Link to this
Seriously People?!?!? I have never heard so much negativity about Logan’s…..I personally think they are better than Longhorn, Texas Roadhouse and Lonestar…and I am not a pimple-faced teenager as someone put it. I know good food @ good value when I see it. There is very little I can complain about with Logan’s. You can’t compare it to Fleming’s or elsewhere in the category because they are not in the same economic category either! Some people have nothing better to do than *itch and complain!
By Beef Eater
November 10, 2009 11:06 AM | Link to this
Does any one know how many low end steak restaurants have gone out of business within 2 miles of the Dayton Mall in last 15 years? Got to be a least 10. This one will fair no better.
By Josh
November 10, 2009 10:54 AM | Link to this
People are arguing because some people like this place and others don’t? If you don’t like it, don’t go.. no point in whining about it. I hate Ruby Tuesdays but I won’t stop other people from going or call them names if they do like it. I also hate El Ranchie Grande.
By Biff
November 10, 2009 10:43 AM | Link to this
The majority rules, Judi P. Apparently, YOU’RE the loser for liking this loser restaurant. A pimply faced, adolescent teenager has no clue how to properly choose and grill a steak.
By fred
November 10, 2009 10:26 AM | Link to this
What is the Racquette Club?
By Yummy!
November 10, 2009 10:20 AM | Link to this
I am so excited! I love Logan’s! I work near the one in Fairborn, and regularly go there for lunch. I’m happy that I’ll be able to go to one closer to home. If you haven’t been there, the chicken teriyaki is perfection and their rolls are heavenly. Yum!
By Kerri
November 10, 2009 10:14 AM | Link to this
Judi, it’s hard to be positive and upbeat about a restaurant that cooks a steak however they feel like at that moment, throw it on a plate, the waitress dumps it in front of you and disappears, and then they get huffy when you complain. Not to mention they then charge you 25% more than the other steakhouses to sit at a table that hasn’t been wiped off for hours, and if you mention it, they slop a wet cloth over the general area and leave you to avoid soaked sleeves. That was MY one trip to Logan’s - I’m not impressed with the thought of another one.
By JUDI P
November 10, 2009 10:03 AM | Link to this
Well, all the negative Dayton people are awake early today. If you guys ever said anything nice about anybody or anything, I’d flip. Logan’s is an OK restaurant for low to medium priced meals. Were you expecting the Racquette Club at those prices?? Good for families. It’s surprising to me that anybody would open ANY type of business in this area. You guys are losers!
By Biff
November 10, 2009 10:02 AM | Link to this
“Pretty good steaks”? You must be joking. You also must be an employee…
By Ho-Hum
November 10, 2009 10:00 AM | Link to this
Wow! Another 130 part-time, minimum wage jobs in Dayton. Who needs Iams, NCR, GM, Delphi, Mead, and likely Behr, when you can have another chain restaurant near the overly-congested mall. Glad are values and priorities are straight. We are the economic hot-bed of “Get Midwest”.
By Me
November 10, 2009 9:56 AM | Link to this
Let’s not forget about Outback and Tumbleweed. Over priced underserved. You’re better off going to dot’s, getting a nice steak. Take it home and cook that bad boy nice and slow.
By jeff
November 10, 2009 9:40 AM | Link to this
stay away from the chain restaurants.
By Barack
November 10, 2009 9:39 AM | Link to this
130 minimum wage jobs. Employees will need public assistamce to survive.
By Chi
November 10, 2009 9:31 AM | Link to this
Good to hear. Logans has pretty good steaks and pretty decent prices.
By William
November 10, 2009 9:28 AM | Link to this
Now we only need another 12,000 jobs or so to make us a viable community again.
By mtgolflady
November 10, 2009 9:12 AM | Link to this
Love Longhorn! Never been to Logan’s
By Biff
November 10, 2009 9:04 AM | Link to this
Actually, this place is WORSE!! Been twice @ B’creek locale. Yeah, I didn’t learn the first time. They know NO difference between medium and well done and a ribeye I ordered was more than half fat!! I know ribeyes are quite marbled however, this was horrendous. And they KNEW it!! When I complained, the manager was like, “Yeah, I noticed all the fat when it was being plated.” Oh yeah, butthead? Then WHY SERVE IT?!?! LESS THAN MEDICORE SERVICE and far, far less than medicore food. Save your money.
By Longhorn Fan
November 10, 2009 8:59 AM | Link to this
The food is bad and the service is worse. I bet it won’t be open a year.
By t-rav
November 10, 2009 8:47 AM | Link to this
About time we got another dime a dozen chain restaurant by the mall! Seriously, we have Longhorn and Lone Star, this place is no different.