The Pine Club, Dayton’s iconic steakhouse is celebrating 75 years of being a dining staple in the Miami Valley. Since 1947, The Pine Club has been serving mouth-watering filets garnished with onion rings and a classic side of stewed tomatoes. To celebrate this anniversary, from November 16 until the end of the year, one lucky table at The Pine Club will receive a special “Golden Menu” that features dishes and prices from 1947.
Stepping into the Pine Club is like stepping back in time. Dark wood walls, dim lighting, the original bar where patrons visit with one another while waiting for their table...no reservations (George and Barbara Bush had a 45 minute wait during a campaign trip through Dayton...no credit cards (sign up for the Pine Club card and they will send you the bill), waitresses who have been there for 30 or more years. Not a place for an intimate dinner.
We went to the Pine Club Friday night. Our daughter's fiancé had never been to the Pine Club and the Chicago boy wanted to experience this restaurant that he had heard so much about. The night started off well. We got a parking spot at 6:30 (busy dinner time on a Friday night) right in front of the restaurant. We put our name in with the hostess, the bar seats were full, but by the time we walked around the bar, the next wave of diners were being seated and four seats opened up. Our other daughter and her husband decided they wanted to join in a good steak dinner that Dad was going to pay for so we changed our group number, had to wait a little longer, and were seated at the table where George Bush sat. All the good vibes were happening. Would the Golden Menu show up in one of our menus?
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| What a fun surprise! Lots of hootin' and hollerin' and high fivin' from our table! |
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| The 1947 menu. No area codes back in the day. |
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| Those prices...wow! |
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| Our happy gang and our wonderful server who made our evening even more fun. |
Neat place, I should go there someday. I bumped in GB coming out of the men's room in a restaurant on Sanibel Island in Florida. There were to gorillas in suits standing outside the door saying wait for minute or two, he came out and they walked off into the restaurant. Even Presidents have to answer the call of nature.
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