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Figlio Wood Fired Pizza - Lake Erie Walleye

Figlio Wood Fired Pizza

3.9(141 reviews)
1.4 mi
$$

It's been a while (since Covid?) that we have been to Figlio, long a big favorite of ours. Our…read morevisit three days ago did not disappoint. The food was delicious and portions generous. We enjoyed Linguine bolognese, chicken piccata, and chicken marsala. All were excellent and served hot. We're returning soon.

Visited Figlio for the first time in two years. Unfortunately seems service and food…read morequality/portions have declined significantly. Took about 5 mins for someone to come to our table upon seating. She brought waters and we asked for a soda. The soda did not come for another 20 minutes (after we asked/reminded). Waitress also mentioned she was bringing bread to the table, which took another 10 minutes. Portion sizes are drastically smaller than they used to be. Peasant salad was extremely small and had huge pieces of the butt of the lettuce head. The pasta pictured is $22, and the dish was the size of my hand - also only had 3 strips of chicken breast. We alerted the waitress that 2 pepper shakers we tried to use seemed to be out of pepper, but we weren't offered a different shaker. We saw others being offered fresh cracked pepper for their salads, but we were not offered that option. Ambience was fine, but we were seated in a corner table out on the "covered patio" area of the restaurant, and we did not get much attention. Overall, disappointing experience from a service and quality/portion perspective.

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Figlio Wood Fired Pizza - Tipsy Chicken Pasta

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Grist - Dessert

Grist

4.8(219 reviews)
3.5 mi
$$

Grist is by far the best restaurant in Dayton Ohio…read more Very consistently amazing. So hard to choose from the menu... everything is so great. Definitely don't forget dessert...

Simply amazing. We didn't have a reservation, and couldn't have gotten one anyway, because they…read morewere booked solid for two weeks out. So we just walked in, and the host was kind enough to let us sit at the little bar area near the window. I like their ordering system. You have many options --- go up to the cash register and order there, order from the server who comes by your table (or in our case, bar), or use your phone by scanning the QR code. And if you use your phone, each person in your party can do it themselves on their own phone. Regardless, it all gets added to the same order for the same table. Pretty slick. At the end, when it comes time to pay, the app lets you split the check however you want, and you can even see the name of the person that ordered each item. The food was incredible. It's not cheap, and the portions are a little smaller than some might expect at an Italian restaurant. But for us, it was filling enough. I personally had the raviolo, which was delicious. Little did I know that in Italian, "raviolo" is singular while "ravioli" is plural. So I got one giant raviolo on my plate (see picture). I didn't care much for the runny egg yolk on top, but it was as advertised on the menu. All the other food orders were amazing, especially the desserts. I'd definitely come back once my food budget resets.

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Grist - ‍Tagliatelle alla Bolognese

‍Tagliatelle alla Bolognese

Grist - Shrimp and saffron risotto with fresh herbed foam.

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Shrimp and saffron risotto with fresh herbed foam.

Wheat Penny Oven and Bar - Pizza

Wheat Penny Oven and Bar

4.1(462 reviews)
3.3 mi
$$

We love Wheat Penny! It's one of our favorite restraints in the Dayton area. It's so creatively…read moredelicious! We had the Kale salad and the Okey Dokey artichoke pizza - vegan style. I also asked for some marinara sauce to dip the crusts in. I'm a fan of kale salads and this is a really good one! Tender kale, carrots, onion, avocado with a light vinegar dressing. Ooooo. This is some serious pizza. The crust is house made and just delicious. We love the vegan style, the flavors are buttery and delicious! I'd put this pizza at the top of the list in the Dayton area! Fast service, excellent food! Yup, as Arnold said, 'I'll be back!'

We were excited to try Wheat Penny as they are under the same umbrella of one of our favorite…read morerestaurants in town, Meadowlark. We made a reservation for 6pm on a Friday. Despite being downtown, parking is easy with a large lot out front. The inside decor and atmosphere is awesome. They have vibrant artwork for sale lining the walls. The menu has a great variety, including some vegan options. I had trouble deciding on what to get given the mix of choices. Ultimately, I decided on the chicken parmesan sandwich with jojo fries and my wife got one of the spring specialty burgers. The food arrived pretty quickly. Unfortunately, the food was a bit of a miss for us. For the chicken parm, the focaccia bread was a bit soggy, and the jojo fries were just so-so. I did like the marinara and mozzarella, but overall it left a lot to be desired. My wife's burger was undercooked and quite messy. I'm thinking it may have just been an off day, and I look forward to giving Wheat Penny another shot.

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