Anybody remember these restaurants? (Cincinnati, Wyoming: bill, garage, to eat)

[MiddleCincinnati]

Originally Posted by goyguy

I stand by my earlier statement about Henry's location on Winton Rd between Fleming and Compton.
Galbraith's far enough south of there that there could well have been two. Maybe somebody who grew up in Greenhills can back me up on this.

Sorry - got to disagree here. Henry's was not a major chain; I'd
be surprised if there were any more in town beyond the two
already mentioned. My father was in a bowling league at
Brentwood Bowl, and we kids accompanied him nearly every
Sunday morning for years. I knew that area pretty well - heck,
it was probably only a twenty-minute walk from our house. As
die-hard Henry's fans, a branch next door to the bowling alley
would not have escaped our notice.

Now there may have been a Dairy Queen in the lot taken over
by the golden arches. Friends from Finneytown (Greenhills is
north of Winton Woods) may be able to nail this one down. As
for the Winton/Galbraith location, it was actually one door west
of the corner, which was occupied by a gas station (Sohio?).
After its short-lived stint as "Barney's", the building was torn
down and replaced by a new Wendy's store.

A few posters have mentioned Zino's in Clifton. There was also
a branch in Hyde Park. Not sure which one closed first.

[MiddleCincinnati]

Originally Posted by Birdsall

Anyone old enough to remember:
Parkmore - Corner Galbraith & Daily?
Henry's Hamburgers - Corner Galbraith & Winton
Daily Donuts - same corner ( I made donuts there when I was 14)
The Maisonette - Yum
Whatever happened to Castle Farms?

Bless you, dear poster! Finally, someone remembers Daily Donuts.
And you even worked there? - how much would you like for their
Virginia Reel (a.k.a. cruller) recipe?

We used to hit the Winton/Galbraith location regularly, and very
occasionally made it to the Deer Park location. We also used to
visit the Woodlawn location, which had formerly housed Jerry's
Restaurant and Mr. Jim's Steakhouse. There has been
mention of a Delhi location on other newsgroups. Are you aware
of any others?

There are several threads on the Cincinnati forum that have covered
the places you mentioned. Castle Farms and the Maisonette are
well accounted for in those threads. As for Parkmoor, I remember
that Galbraith/Daly location, but was more familiar with
the branch at Reading/Summit. That chain originated in St. Louis,
and there were other branches in the Cincinnati area, including one
in Milford.

[goyguy]

I was in the loop during other discussions of Daily Donuts - they were incomparable! My eyes must've visibly bulged every time I walked in, from the seemingly vast array of choices lined up on the racks behind the counter. Not even the typical urban myths about fast-food places - deep-fried rats, insects in the batter, etc - could dampen the ardor of Daily Donuts followers. What ultimately did them in was probably another, deeper-pocketed, national chain that also has a "D" name. That group of stores helped KO Krispy Kreme in Boston too (so did reaching too far too fast.)

Speaking of sweet baked goods, what other bakeries or donut shops in Cincinnati are gone but not forgotten? Clifton's Virginia Bakery has been eulogized in other threads - thank goodness "schnecken" lives on at Busken. Servatii's is another chain which is doing all right. The Wyoming Pastry Shop keeps rolling out, and in, the dough even without former owner Pera Beth Swenson's "Swedish Dream" cookies. But somewhere in the Tri-State there are probably only ghosts where once bread and desserts could be procured.

Back on the topic of restaurants in an A-frame: There was once a place which fit that description on West Wyoming Ave in Lockland near the present-day post office. Its name's lost to me, but the building was definitely an A-frame with an orange roof. You could sit on bar stools at the counter or get take-out.

[Birdsall]

Friends from Finneytown (Greenhills is
north of Winton Woods) may be able to nail this one down. As
for the Winton/Galbraith location, it was actually one door west
of the corner, which was occupied by a gas station (Sohio?).
After its short-lived stint as "Barney's", the building was torn
down and replaced by a new Wendy's store.

I lived in Finneytown, three doors down Galbraith from Winton. The gas station was indeed a Sohio owned by Dow Dakin who used to help me and my pals with our broken down hot rods.

As for the Virgini Reel recipe, it has been 48 years so I don't think I would get it right

[Ohiogirl81]

Originally Posted by MiddleCincinnati

A few posters have mentioned Zino's in Clifton. There was also a branch in Hyde Park. Not sure which one closed first.

Hyde Park, I think.

And am I remembering wrong, or did Zino's also have a location in the Kenwood Plaza, before it became the Towne Centre? (I still can't type that without laughing ... ) I vaguely remember eating there when I first moved to town in the early 80s.

[coach02116]

Montgomery had Barton's Bakery for the longest time; all original pasties, cakes, and breads. Tiny location at the time; now it's a Starbucks

Originally Posted by goyguy

I was in the loop during other discussions of Daily Donuts - they were incomparable! My eyes must've visibly bulged every time I walked in, from the seemingly vast array of choices lined up on the racks behind the counter. Not even the typical urban myths about fast-food places - deep-fried rats, insects in the batter, etc - could dampen the ardor of Daily Donuts followers. What ultimately did them in was probably another, deeper-pocketed, national chain that also has a "D" name. That group of stores helped KO Krispy Kreme in Boston too (so did reaching too far too fast.)

Speaking of sweet baked goods, what other bakeries or donut shops in Cincinnati are gone but not forgotten? Clifton's Virginia Bakery has been eulogized in other threads - thank goodness "schnecken" lives on at Busken. Servatii's is another chain which is doing all right. The Wyoming Pastry Shop keeps rolling out, and in, the dough even without former owner Pera Beth Swenson's "Swedish Dream" cookies. But somewhere in the Tri-State there are probably only ghosts where once bread and desserts could be procured.

Back on the topic of restaurants in an A-frame: There was once a place which fit that description on West Wyoming Ave in Lockland near the present-day post office. Its name's lost to me, but the building was definitely an A-frame with an orange roof. You could sit on bar stools at the counter or get take-out.

[coach02116]

Sunny -thanks for the update. Geez, too bad about Chester's. If I recall properly, wasn't the building of historical significance? I remember back in/around 68-71 or so, Montgomery town leadership had this penchant for not wanting to hold on and preserve it's historical landmarks. My mom was a member of the Montgomery Women's Club and lead a fight to stop the destruction of an old building where now sits Montgomery Cyclery.

Originally Posted by Sunnydee

Yes, I remember all of these places and live in Montgomery now. Sadly, Chester's Roadhouse was torn down to make way for yet another car dealership. What a shame! Charlie's Crab is now Carlos and Johnny's which is pricey, but nice. Montgomery Inn is still in the exact same spot, but it has been remodeled and enlarged and is quite swanky compared to how it used to be. They've also opened one on the river and call it the Boathouse. The food is the same great food as it was back in the day.

Yes, I used to go to the Clifton location when I was in college. I haven't been there in decades. Thanks for the memories.

[MiddleCincinnati]

Originally Posted by goyguy

Speaking of sweet baked goods, what other bakeries or donut shops in Cincinnati are gone but not forgotten? Clifton's Virginia Bakery has been eulogized in other threads - thank goodness "schnecken" lives on at Busken. Servatii's is another chain which is doing all right. The Wyoming Pastry Shop keeps rolling out, and in, the dough even without former owner Pera Beth Swenson's "Swedish Dream" cookies. But somewhere in the Tri-State there are probably only ghosts where once bread and desserts could be procured.

Daily Donuts seemed to be in decline already by the early 1970's.
Not sure whether Dunkin' had more than a few stores in Cincinnati
by that point. They may also have been unable to expand into the
suburbs, which were beginning to take off by then. I'm also curious
why they changed their name from Daisy Donuts, ca. 1961.

There were a couple of bakeries in the Roselawn area, already
mentioned in the mammoth Reading Road thread, namely,
Avon Bakery and Buchheim's. Descendants of the Buchheim
founders went on to open Maya's, in Blue Ash. We attended
Swifton Primary with one of the Buchheim children, way back
when. We used to patronize both of these bakeries, mainly for
challah and "pig ears" (a.k.a "elephant ears" or palmiers). That
type of Jewish bakery has probably disappeared from Cincinnati
altogether.

I always thought the Wyoming bakery was pretty good. The
Swensen's, who were neighbors of ours, bought it in the 1960's,
I believe, and continued to do well with it. They seemed to be
good with cakes, if I remember correctly.

Grote's, in Finneytown, was alway serviceable - good cupcakes,
maybe? Similar to Busken's.

One place I really miss is Priscilla Bakery, in St. Bernard. They
were not bashful about using butter, that's for sure. Every
visit back to the old country, I would be sure to return home
with a box of their butter cookies. Some time around 2000,
though, they just disappeared.

[MiddleCincinnati]

Originally Posted by blockhead

Henry's was great too. Seems like there sign had a smiling hanburger on it. Anyone remember this?

There is a fair amount of stuff on the internet about Henry's. The
chain was started by someone named Bresler, in Chicago. This is
the same person who started Bresler's Ice Cream, which for some
reason sounds vaguely familiar. The stores were named after his
late brother.

Henry's had over a hundred stores in the upper Midwest by the
early 1960's. At one point the chain was a close competitor of
McDonald's.

As for the smiling hamburger, a few sites have posted high
quality photographs of the old Henry's signs. They can be found
under the first several hits, searching for keywords "Henry's" and
"hamburgers".

[MiddleCincinnati]

Originally Posted by goyguy

Back on the topic of restaurants in an A-frame: There was once a place which fit that description on West Wyoming Ave in Lockland near the present-day post office. Its name's lost to me, but the building was definitely an A-frame with an orange roof. You could sit on bar stools at the counter or get take-out.

That sounds suspiciously like Foxie's Chili. Foxie's may have been even
further east, though, where Wyoming Ave becomes Benson St. - cannot recall.
Come to think of it, though, there was a fast-food place on the SE corner of
Wyoming and whatever street the Lockland post office is on, just across
from the high school's athletic field.

It's true that Jake Sweeney had a lot on the SE corner of Vine and Galbraith,
but I seem to recall that it opened in the early 1960's. Any idea what
preceded it? Could the A-frame have been on that corner, once upon a
time?