Remember DAVID'S BUFFET ?..My oldest brother worked there many many years ago.. News Death NoticeEVANS, Mary Elizabeth [Wenninger] age 99, went gently to God, on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. copson you mentioned bob shreve. Cheers, Cathy. The green beans were verygood but the deviled eggs left a little to be desired in filling and taste. 3 posts. They werent directly over the food but close enough that if the airconditioner was on , would that dirt be blown onto the food. https://www.facebook.com/133871669991219/posts/3686129631432054/?d=n This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. What we like about cafeterias is paying for what you get, not a buffet price where you feellike you paid a lot, so you need to pack in everything you can. The service was top notch. I was her favorite place in Dayton. The waitress was awesome, but she had to attend to the whole room (25 or so people) by herself. Family-Placed ObituarySACKSTEDER, John Z., Age 72 of Kenwood passed away at home on Saturday, December 8, 2007 from complications of multiple myeloma and amyloidosis. We come here at least once a month and always have a good meal. But again, Holy Cow, 30 years???? The windows were boarded up. I went there frequently with my grandparents..I can still remember taking the tray through the cafeteria line, getting some roast beef, dessert, and then we'd all stake out a big round table (round tables are so nice). Kinzeler in the dishroom. Beans, Gouda Macaroni and Cheese, fresh baked Roll and the dessert was Homemade Chocolate Cheesecake . Its always, at least for me, a white-knuckled walk from the register to the table as I try to balance my splashing soda, salad, pie, and meal all while waiting for me to trip over my own feet and splatter my food everywhere. Interesting, thanks for the update, I'll have to maybe try it out sometime, it'll bring back all those Cambridge Inn memories for sure! Her note brought back a flood of memories of childhood meals. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Is the site going to get it? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I loved working there. It had a neon train sign on the bldg.. Dad just walked to work back then..I cant believe that picture man.. Trending Amish Recipes & Photos, 2-25-2023: Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie, Noodle and Roast Casserole, Photos, and More! I just cant.. You go to the buffet line and imagine what you want. Family friendly. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Keven. Ive heard that their cafeterias are among the best anywhere. There are so many choices that it is hard to hold back from getting a lucious desert when you also picked out a huge sweet bunto go with your meal. IKEA: Yes, the garish stores synonymous with Sweden and cheap dorm-room furniture also operate honest-to-goodness cafeterias. Sometimes Geoffrey goes by various nicknames including Geoffrey Thomas Sacksteder and Geoffrey T Sacksteder. I let it go. It was out of this world real tender, juicy and plenty of onions. My old haunt had actually become a haunt. olds88 & copson i think your right about where culps was and also where davids was. It won't open. They are and were great people..The pizza hasnt changed at all man. 48 reviews #90 of 418 Restaurants in Dayton $$ - $$$ American. 9:34 AM. PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS: This is a cafeteria chain found primarily in the South. to get 3 orders of the liver. Servers come around and refill water glasses, bring you extra things like napkins. Hi Kevin. 3 pieces of broccoli $3.89 WOW!!!.. When we travel, it's hard to squeeze in time for some fancy restaurants, where it might take 85 minutes or so to get served and eat--even without dessert. Beth, Molly, Nicole, Kim, Nikki, and Nina can help change and upgrade your home or commercial space to your style! He was native of Dayton, OH. Showing your age joey m..Remembering bob shrieve's.. Those were some darn good ( MOON PICTURES ).. ( WHEN THE CRABGRASS BLOOMS AGAINAND I KNOW I'LL BE WEEDIN, AND I KNOW THAT I'LL BE NEEDIN, YOU BY MY SIDE,, AGAIN )..My favorite song from bob shrieve Joey m.. BUTCHES BAR sold some darn good (real turtle soup ), man it was great.. Makes me feel like plopping down in that corner stool that's open and have one of those roast beef dinners, with custard pie for dessert! 3 people, small meals, $75.00+ . there from late 1984 until mid 1987 when I was transferred to the Cambridge Inn, Evansville, IN. Beloved mother of Mary Katherine Evans, Martha A. Osterday (John), Edna Gorman (Robert); l Thought it was a bad idea as the big seniors complex was right there and left old timers with no place to go get a hot meal. I dont like the entrees, vegetables are good. We ate enough to last for hours and were out of the place about 50 minutes after we walked in.More, What a great place. We have been going here for years. It was goodMore, I took my grandsons to MCL for lunch and as they say, their eyes were bigger than their stomachs! I know some elderly couples who make a practice of going there because they are reasonably priced. Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information. My parents loved that place. And they have the best fried chicken!!!! :) Hope you had a great Christmas! As we stood in line tonight, and I was trying to remember everything that was out of business in the vicinity. Oh the stories that could be told of all of those places over the years. I remember the Carillon had great custard. Tuesday is chicken pot pie day so I try to go then but every day is special. I just loved how the building looked from the outside. He lived at the gibbons motel in the arcade when he went on the police dept in 1948. Oh, the pie. No waiting for your meal to be brought out. But the one restaurant format that seems to get no respect these days is the cafeteria. Prices are really good too. Small bowl of Beef Manhattan$8.99 Iced Tea (Unsweet or Sweet) $3.09 I haven't heard of most of the cafeterias that you mentioned, but I do remember there used to be a Morrison's in the Florence Mall. Holy cow, this building has been sitting, frozen in time for over 30 years? Looks kind of creepy. 35 went through. The food here is always like homemade! This creepy sign now sits outside the old Cambridge Inn. I didn't even know we had an MCL in this area .. when i was little we went to the one in Richmond Indiana regularly. Yes, MCL Cafeteria offers takeout services. The priest wouldnt let him in to give her a ticket.. he found her later when he went into culps for lunch.. she was waitressing, he never gave her the ticket, and, the rest is history. Such pleasant memories, I get wistful everytime I pass the old building. I really can't think of an item I haven't liked and I've been going to MCL for years.More, We had lunch there in April 2018. We lived on west second st in the 400 blk right downtown in the late 50's to 60 or 61.. (I was just about four or five or so ).. the CLICKITY CLACK wasnt far from the safety bldg. I remember the kids menu had meals that they named after animals. I ended up helping managers at the Hyde Park and North College Hill Cambridge Inns while I was attending school. I cant remember it's location in kettering.. There were several in the Cincy/NKy area. But there is always a big choice! I hated it. You tell the worker which one you want, they pile it onto your plate, hand . The liver is very moist and tender and taste outstanding. The building looked unchanged from my childhood. I go just to satisfy her taste. Not really someplace I would have gone but my group was there. The staff are warm, welcoming, and helpful. Remember him?. We wound up not eating some of our pecan pie, so they brought us a box to take it home--another plus over buffet style. It creaked open. Great variety of food choices, everything ranged from quite good to delicious. I was 15 when I worked at Culps in the Arcade. Yes it would be great to tour it once again. Yes, Cathy, that was the onewhen did you work there? Geoffrey Sacksteder is 36 years old and was born on 09/09/1986. Matt Martin/Steve Sarmir on pots and pans. You sit at regular tables with real silverware and real glasses. Open now : 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM. And every bite was enjoyable. Son of Raymond J. Sacksteder and Elizabeth Ann Kidder, brother to five sis-ters; Ann, Susan . Loved working there Made many good friends with the folks I worked with over the years. Let it go.". Always good food - great for a quick meal - excellent selections. It was so wonderful to read your article on The Cambridge Inn in Centerville Ohio. I began my CI journey when I was in high school at the Hyde Park store. Many friendships and memories made during my Cambridge years. More paprika flavor They changed the sauce to more generic BBQ in the early 1990s. I find the shorter carry-out line convenient on days I want to just run in and grab something tasty to take home for my dinner. Need I say more? So good to hear from a former Cambridge Inn employee! Quick and inexpensive! Thank you.. i'm Don also.. donw. The liver is very moist and tender and taste outstanding.More, I have never paid too much attention to the cleanliness of this location. It was my first real job. Any Amish365'ers been? When I worked at a store in the mall, I would go to York Steak House on my lunch break and get their sirloin tips with sauted onions and mushrooms. I took that photo of Culps in the Arcade in 1969. Ive written before about buffets, that is a whole separate topic (and one Ill delightfully tackle again sometime soon). he was fifteen.. we talked about downtown and OLD RAGS.. Nice picture, donw. My wife really likes their liver and onions, fried chicken and their catfish. At this point in my life, Im glad to no longer have to work holidays.so many turkey & Dressing orders! An inch but, then, I heard a voice. We ate enough to last for hours and were out of the place about 50 minutes after we walked in. From simple makeovers to complete renovations of all sized spaces, our skilled Interior Designers promise to exceed your expectations. I remember thinking it was a very cool looking building when they built it. That neighborhood was left high and dry for those who didn't drive. WOW MAN !!!.. does anyone know wher to get good turtle soup and i dont mean mock turtle soup 1. Updated: Dec 22, 2016 by Kevin Williams | 14 Comments. Which gets to me the subject of cafeterias. A pretty good one too. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. I alway's saved mine to eat while watching bob shreves all night movies on the weekends.. (holy trinity church ) on e.fifth st.and bainbridge, it was in the back ground of one pictures of e.fifth st..and those old stores in the arcade, i remember them just as they were on that site.. Hi, Timgood point about hospital cafeterias, I have heard of plenty of people that go to our local hospital to eat just for the foodMaybe I will try that sometime! Hotels near National Museum of the US Air Force, Hotels near Boonshoft Museum of Discovery. The last Culps I remember was in Kettering, along Far Hills acrossed the road from our street. They featured a very wide variety of entrees and other items and while it wasn't cheap, it wasn't expensive either. SACKSTEDER, Thomas J. I have also purchased whole pies to bring to family gatherings. I think Ill have to be going to this one soon. Years ago there were many cafeterias in the area. I've eaten here for decades - the food quality and selection, friendly service, cleanliness and atmosphere are all excellent! None of us will be back there again. I can reconize that big irish cop anywhere.. What a favor.. I never did eat at the Cambridge Inn. Their pies are homemade and really good. manager there for about 3 years. I remember a lot of it.. lol.. smales pretzels.. sooo good !!. Friendly staff and managers that welcomed first timers. I loved my stuffed chicken and had a couple of bites of my wife's and thought it also excellent. I have my eye on a chest of drawers and I may have to break down and just simply GET IT for myselfthe design ideas are always trendy and up to date with a touch of perfection. I worked there for about a year until I left the company to come back to Cincy to attend school to be a medical asst. Theyhad chicken stuffed with stuffing and strawberry shortcake. Tuesday is chicken pot pie day so I try to go then but every day is special. Ill have to wait about 10 years to go. They had the 50's motiff going. I believe my favorites were the Elephant and Giraffe but can not remember what they consisted of? Get quick answers from MCL Cafeteria staff and past visitors. Does this restaurant offer table service? But then I noticed the sign by the driveway "Nightmare Manor." Thank you for the info.. i'm 56 You wouldnt believe how that picture has affected me.. Also, i was living in riverdale when the flying pizza opened across from the biltmore hotel on n.main st. Does anyone know?.. Ah, I love the Cambridge Inn memories..of which I have many. I pass by the old Hyde Park store all the time. First of all. Yup this is on my list of go backs. that big head and those hands and how he is seated.. and even the ears and haircut, the typical dayton barber collage cop cut.. he ate lunch at culps all the time, a lot of the cops did. No perusing a menu. I went with the Fried Chicken, Barbecued BakedBeans, Gouda Macaroni and Cheese, fresh baked Roll and the dessert was Homemade Chocolate Cheesecake . I was asst, mgr. or maybe had a court date. Tibby workin the front. $8.99 Hotels near America's Packard Museum - The Citizens Motorcar Co. 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CAMBRIDGE INN: The Cambridge Inn was never an inn, it was a small chain of cafeterias.And when I think my grandparents, I can't really think of them without thinking of this cafeteria. Service is friendly and attentive. Nothing tasted bad, most was very good. How cool, Cathy, small world, you for sure carved some inside rounds for me because the years I went to the Cambridge Inn in Middletown the most were during the mid-80s with my grandparents, so no doubt we were there at the same time. He was a dayton police officer.. I so hope you see this post !!.. I recently went to the flying pizza in beavercreek with my wife and seen his picture in their store. Basically, a cafeteria is the school lunch line in a grown-up setting. They were the best I'd ever had in my life. We wound up not eating some of our pecan pie, so they brought us a box to take it home--another plus over buffet style. Thompson/Mike Sarmir on cleanup. I remember the Carillon had great custard. 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