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Original Rib House
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
1 review for Original Rib House
Solid 3.5 stars.
Located close to the Dayton airport, we stopped here on the way to Cincinnati. I didn't know what to expect, I almost thought it'd be a dive-y, grimey, good ol' boy, bar type of restaurant and was pleasantly surprised. The restaurant is large, with wood paneled walls lined with booths and a couple college games playing on some older TVs. Mike, the owner, sat us at our booth and was very helpful--giving suggestions and answering our questions on how the food was prepared.
First glance at the menu, I already knew I liked the place. The first thing I read was that separate checks were OK and that they didn't add automatic tip for large groups. Oh word? Then I saw their prices. Stella was $3. Alright! So sad, I'm so used to LA prices, I swear. The dinners (ribs, broasted chicken, fish, etc) came in around $10-15. Nice! Then I turned the page and saw they had a smaller portions menu priced around $7-10. Awesome! Since I was going to be driving another hour to Cincinnati, gorging on dinner portions and driving in a food coma or transporting leftovers that would go bad at the hotel room would be no bueno.
I settled on the petite baby back ribs with broasted potatoes and mac n' cheese ($8.49). Mike warned us that the ribs weren't the fall off the bone type, more pork chop textured. They were cooked rotisserie-style and slathered with original barbecue sauce, a vinegary, slightly spicy sauce. I thought they were very good. The broasted potatoes were giant wedges, crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside. The mac n' cheese was the OG, thin, orange-y sauce kind. Meh, but it's still mac n' cheese. Haha.
The service was just OK, the waitress seemed irked that evening (therefore not the full 4 stars). Working at a slow place on the Friday of Labor Day weekend? I feel ya. She still did her thing though. After dinner, we spoke to Mike again and he gave us more suggestions on what to eat and try out in Cincinnati. All in all, good meal, left satisfied but not too full, and got some good tips.
On to our next (food) destination...