Any time I need a floral arrangement, I always find something beautiful that fits into my home dcor and at a great price! You walk in and the places is so inviting and welcoming. There was one in North College Hill (Cincinnati) that is now Frickers Sports Bar/Grill. Here it is: The old Cambridge Inn in all its glory. I believe my favorites were the Elephant and Giraffe but can not remember what they consisted of? He was so camera shy anyway.. What Do The Amish Plant In Their Gardens? he would have people on his show that owned bars or restaurants in the area i owned a pizza restaurant and got on there one night. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. or maybe had a court date. olds88 & copson i think your right about where culps was and also where davids was. And they have the best fried chicken!!!! Looks like the Cambridge Inn had at least at one time had a brief life as a haunted house. - kevin. You know, in thinking about it, a plus to the cafeteria concept over a buffet is that it does to a degree cut down on how much you eat. I would describe it as a good Sunday-dinner. one and one half deviled eggs $3.19 Any Amish365'ers been? Son of Raymond J. Sacksteder and Elizabeth Ann Kidder, brother to five sis-ters; Ann, Susan . Remember the Westward Ho salad dressings (French, Italian, 1,000 Island and Blue Cheese (was extra) and the roast beef dinners and potatoes/carrots/onions as a side and mushrooms (I think they were .25 extra) and the pies! Reasonably priced. 2) Mamma E Mia Trattoria located in downtown Dayton . I so hope you see this post !!.. It was so wonderful to read your article on The Cambridge Inn in Centerville Ohio. Pretty sad that I can remember hot fudge cake from 30 years ago, but not the grocery list my wife gave me 20 minutes ago. Thompson/Mike Sarmir on cleanup. Everything is fresh and tastes well seasoned! Isn't that interesting? Note: your question will be posted publicly on the Questions & Answers page. 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. As we stood in line tonight, and I was trying to remember everything that was out of business in the vicinity. Its also in a different place than it use to be at the Hyde Park Plaza. Tibby workin the front. Hi Kevin. I downloaded that picture man and printed it out.. and i'm going to give it to my sister.. We know that Geoffrey's political affiliation is unknown; ethnicity . Beans, Gouda Macaroni and Cheese, fresh baked Roll and the dessert was Homemade Chocolate Cheesecake . The last Culps I remember was in Kettering, along Far Hills acrossed the road from our street. More paprika flavor They changed the sauce to more generic BBQ in the early 1990s. Yes, MCL Cafeteria offers takeout services. Meet the Sacksteder's Design Team. Your email address will not be published. I love Sacksteder's Interiors! I will definitely be back in before the holidays! Are you sure you want to delete this answer? Quick and inexpensive! SACKSTEDER, Thomas J. They werent directly over the food but close enough that if the airconditioner was on , would that dirt be blown onto the food. The cashier overcharged me for the dark meat chicken (um legs and thighs are dark meat not light) and it wasn't quite as done as I like my chicken to be. This place didn't briefly become a Haunted House, it still is one,lol. Open now : 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM. The waitress was awesome, but she had to attend to the whole room (25 or so people) by herself. 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. 3 pieces of broccoli $3.89 My voice: Kevin, are you crazy?, Wistfully, I let go of the door and it clicked shut. https://www.facebook.com/133871669991219/posts/3686129631432054/?d=n. The area is super ran down now, almost a ghetto to be honest. Great article! I recently went to the flying pizza in beavercreek with my wife and seen his picture in their store. to go with your meal. There were several Cambridge Inns in the Midwest, one right in my hometown. You are correct, was definitely a different time and era. If you want a meal that tastes like Grandma made it, then this is the placefor you. I guess another plus to the cafeteria is that it is a very efficient food delivery system, taking the sit-down experience and compressing it. I would describe it as a good Sunday-dinner. I can reconize that big irish cop anywhere.. What a favor.. I cant remember it's location in kettering.. Review. 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! It creaked open. Ok, just one more thing: my sister said that the women's bathroom was really filthy. Christina, Julie, and Kelly on salads. MCL: This is a chain of about 20 cafeterias in the Midwest. Kids eat free there on Tuesdays so, yes, we've gone to IKEA just to partake in their cafeteria experience. Thanks my friend.. Where did you get that picture ?. Basically, a cafeteria is the school lunch line in a grown-up setting. Service is friendly and attentive. We have been going here for years. Remember DAVID'S BUFFET ?..My oldest brother worked there many many years ago.. WOW!!!.. I've heard good things about them, but haven't been to one. Wait time to be served was good as the line was kept moving without feeling like we were being rushed. And one of their favorite restaurant formats was the cafeteria (in hindsight, Im not sure why, since carrying a tray was difficult for grandma). speaking of cafaterias does anyone remember the Westward Ho? Prices are really good too. I went today because of the daily special of Liver and Onions. He lived at the gibbons motel in the arcade when he went on the police dept in 1948. my wife and i had a long conversation with the fellow working there in the beavercreek store. https://www.facebook.com/133871669991219/posts/3686129631432054/?d=n Not really someplace I would have gone but my group was there.More, This restaurant isn't fancy and it doesn't have a wow atmosphere, but the food is amazing and delicious. This is where I grew up and it was one of my favorite places my Mom took my as a child. Here are some that come to mind: LUBYS: This is a cafeteria chain that thrives in Texas, but just in Texas. Oh, the pie. Kevin in reference to the cafeterias.I have eaten at picadillys theyre just sort of o.k. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Keven. There may a stray still in business and believe it is in Carillon Park.More of a restaurant then a cafeteria. Thank you.. i'm Don also.. donw. 35 went through. 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. Required fields are marked *. Portion is generous and side chouces are nicely varied. He was a dayton police officer.. I have also purchased whole pies to bring to family gatherings. Thank's again donw for all your help.. DON Hey donw.. i enjoyed that second site address you sent to me.. small bowl of Macaroni & Cheese $3.59 We had many meals with them at this comfort food kingdom. I pass one in Richmond, Indiana, but, lo and behold, there is apparently one in Kettering, Ohio (about 20 minutes from me), how did I miss that all these years? Today was such a trip and I proceededto get 3 orders of the liver. 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. I went with the Fried Chicken, Barbecued BakedBeans, Gouda Macaroni and Cheese, fresh baked Roll and the dessert was Homemade Chocolate Cheesecake . Conveniently Located in Cincinnati & New Trenton. Beloved mother of Mary Katherine Evans, Martha A. Osterday (John), Edna Gorman (Robert); l Wait time to be served was good as the line was kept moving without feeling like we were being rushed. I am wondering, though, whether you are mixing up Bill Knapps on the kids menu Bill Knapps, had a kids menu that was a Giraffe, Elephant and, I think, a Zebra. Yup this is on my list of go backs.More. My parents loved that place. None of us will be back there again. How did I become such a cafeteria connoisseur? First of all. Get quick answers from MCL Cafeteria staff and past visitors. and found it to be very dried out like it had been sitting out to long. Any Lubys fans among our readers? Her note brought back a flood of memories of childhood meals. My old haunt had actually become a haunt. You tell the worker which one you want, they pile it onto your plate, hand . Yes, Cathy, that was the onewhen did you work there? If memory serves me, they had this amazing hot fudge cake? Hey olds88, now that sounds familiar man, we should research that.. Are you familiar with kettering?.. Small bowl of Beef Manhattan$8.99 Family friendly. Beth, Molly, Nicole, Kim, Nikki, and Nina can help change and upgrade your home or commercial space to your style! Looks kind of creepy. We rank these hotels, restaurants, and attractions by balancing reviews from our members with how close they are to this location. 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.. Need I say more? I cant possibly imagine trying to juggle two young girls and my tray at once. Beth, Molly, Nicole, Kim, Nikki, and Nina can help change and upgrade your home or commercial space to your style! But the one restaurant format that seems to get no respect these days is the cafeteria. And every bite was enjoyable. It had a neon train sign on the bldg.. Dad just walked to work back then..I cant believe that picture man.. he said that the little guy was his uncle, and the other fellow in the picture was his dad, and that he worked there then with his uncle's and father. Remember him?. It closed its doors sometime in the late 80s, but the building is still there. Kinzeler in the dishroom. 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. Nothing tasted bad, most was very good. As an adult, I still recall the meanest "boss" I have ever worked for. If that Cambridge Inn (by Target) is the one in Middletown,OH on S. University BlvdI was asst. I dont like the entrees, vegetables are goodMore, It has been a long time sine I have been here. Cafeterias are still popular in hospitals. Worked for Danners Imc (parent company of Cambridge Inn) for almost 10 years. does anyone know wher to get good turtle soup and i dont mean mock turtle soup 1. Copyright 2000 - 2020 Amish 365 | Powered by Touch The Road. I love mcL and was sad when they closed the one in Bloomington INdiana where my sister lives.however have you been to Gray Brothers cafeteria in Mooresville INdiana>I may be spelling it wrong but the food is sooooo good.,I love in south Carolina but fly up to Indy and my sister meets me and we usually stop at Gray bros or at poes cafeteria which is good too its not far from Mooresville Indiana.my brother in law loved cafeterias hes passed away 8 yrs ago but we still go to them when we can.if youre ever at myrtle beach s,c, or near Greensboro n,c, k and w cafeterias are good also,have a blessed night and a merry Christmas and keep on writing I really enjoy your blog.ms Pat mccurry. he also told me how that little store on main st financed two families.. mostly at a slice at a time.. and that his uncle, that little guy, was quite the ladies man..( apparently my sis wasnt the only one.). Theyhad chicken stuffed with stuffing and strawberry shortcake. My mother was working at culps as a waitress when my father met her.. Which gets to me the subject of cafeterias. But there is always a big choice! It was goodMore, I took my grandsons to MCL for lunch and as they say, their eyes were bigger than their stomachs! They cooked the vegetables to mush, for one thing. I dont like the entrees, vegetables are good. Many friendships and memories made during my Cambridge years. Marionberry Pie $4.09 You idiot (I talk to myself a lot and Ive decided as long as I dont answer back, thats ok), what if you had gotten in? Ah, such good memories! I was her favorite place in Dayton. Updated: Dec 22, 2016 by Kevin Williams | 14 Comments. I love their fried chicken, Harvard beets, mashed potatoes. :) Hope you had a great Christmas! It may be a 35 mile drive to get here but once I get here I know that I will be in Liver Heaven. Our family pretty much headed to either Westward Ho which had great deals or the Carillon cafeteria. So good to hear from a former Cambridge Inn employee! The cost for both of us was about $28--high when compared to a burger joint, but low compared to lots of regular restaurants--especially when you consider all that we got. Do you think a developer owns and is just sort of holding it hoping the land value rises? It was my first real job. Let it go.". Tom S cookin and yellin at 14 year olds working their first job ever. I took that photo of Culps in the Arcade in 1969. You grab a tray, stick it on one of the metal tracks, move it along and grab and go (salads, desserts,a roll) and then you get to the entre section where several steaming hot selections await you. I also remember over at Brientenstraters a big grocery and that also left. $8.99 John Ness cookin mornings, Dave at night. We come here at least once a month and always have a good meal. Jun 27, 2012. I just cant.. Needless to say, we took leftovers home for the night. there from late 1984 until mid 1987 when I was transferred to the Cambridge Inn, Evansville, IN. A Dillman's Grocery, a Hill's Department Store, and The Cambridge Inn were the names I could recall. Yet, if I were to somehow venture inside, I could probably move through it blind-folded I knew the way so well. It was good. Merry Christmas to you and your family. They featured a very wide variety of entrees and other items and while it wasn't cheap, it wasn't expensive either. From simple makeovers to complete renovations of all sized spaces, our skilled Interior Designers promise to exceed your expectations. I did not know there was a Cambridge Inn in Hyde Park (although I am sure my grandparents were well-aware)..THere is a Cambridge Inn in Centerville outside of Dayton that I think is a Chinese restaurant now but some of the old architecture of the CI is visible, but the Middletown one just sits vacant and sad-looking, but a comforting reminder of my childhood! WOW MAN !!!.. One word: grandparents. The building looked unchanged from my childhood. Back on topic i believe that Culps on far hills was in the old Liberal marketnext to St.Albert.There was a very good car wash next to it called Brownies. My wife really likes their liver and onions, fried chicken and their catfish. I pass by the old Hyde Park store all the time. Share. 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! Then I got the urge to try the door. If I could purchase everything idea they have, I certainly would! From simple makeovers to complete renovations of all sized spaces, our skilled Interior Designers promise to exceed your expectations. 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. It sort of fits your category because it was also done cafeteria style. It was out of this world real tender, juicy and plenty of onions. I took that photo of Culps in the Arcade in 1969. The service was top notch. I never did eat at the Cambridge Inn. 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. At this point in my life, Im glad to no longer have to work holidays.so many turkey & Dressing orders! Cheers, Cathy. Can anyone expound on this? The windows were boarded up. I think Ill have to be going to this one soon. 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