New Oregon District restaurant sets opening date

Business
By Mark Fisher
May 21, 2013
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DAYTON — The highly anticipated Salar Restaurant and Lounge in the Oregon District announced this morning it will open fully to the public on May 30.

The restaurant, which will open in the former Sidebar/Pacchia space at 410 E. Fifth St., will host some invitation/soft-opening events prior to its official opening. But on May 30 it will launch its regular hours: It will be open for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner Monday through Saturday, with the lounge’s two bars staying open late Friday and Saturday nights. Salar will be closed on Sundays.

Coupled with the opening earlier this month of Lily’s Bistro in the former Boulevard Haus/Cafe Boulevard space across the street, Salar’s opening will help reinvigorate the western edge of the Oregon District’s Fifth Street commercial and entertainment district, Dayton development officials have said.

Salar seats 162 inside and 70 on its two patios, and will open with about 50 employees, according to Harry Trubounis, Salar’s general manager. The restaurant’s executive chef is Margot Blondet. Trubounis and Blondet served in similar capacities for Sidebar, the restaurant and lounge that preceded Salar until its owner, Brian Higgins, closed the restaurant last July. Blondet and Trubounis departed Sidebar several weeks before it closed.

Salar will feature Mediterranean-Peruvian fusion cuisine with French influences, and will serve hand-crafted cocktails. The menu will include small-plate entrees, salads, appetizers and pizzas. Salar’s lounge will create cocktails with house-prepared syrups, fresh fruit and juices.

For more information, call (937) 203-3999.

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About the Author

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.