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Chin has been a staple in the Dayton food and dining community, even long before Greenfire was cranking out some of the area’s most delicious and freshest seafood. The Asian-seafood-fusion restaurant was previously called Chin’s Ginger Grill. In the Best of Dayton 2018 contest, Chin placed second in the Best Local Chef category, just behind Chef Elizabeth Wiley of Meadowlark.
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Credit: Greenfire Bistro
Credit: Greenfire Bistro
In 2010, Dayton.com food and dining reporter Mark Fisher shared memories he had from Chin’s former restaurant in downtown Dayton. For 17 years, Chin operated a restaurant downtown. In 2005, he sold Chin’s restaurant at 200 S. Jefferson St. and the adjacent Elbo's bar, according to Dayton Daily News reports. Chin's, which offered upscale fusion fare, closed unexpected in 2003 and the bar remained open.
“Yes, Art Chin still operates the very fine Chin’s Ginger Grill in Tipp City, but I still miss his Chin’s Ginger Grill that operated for a decade or so at Fifth and Jefferson streets, and I bet I’m not the only one. Perfectly stir-fried chunks of fresh fish such as salmon or escolar with a mound of seasonal vegetables was lunchtime heaven for downtown Dayton workers,” Fisher wrote.
Credit: Michael Pickering
Credit: Michael Pickering
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