Roush's Family Restaurant

Most restaurants on Friday nights are pretty busy with a wait time and sometimes you don’t want to plan ahead to make reservations or wait for a seat so we decided we would try somewhere local and new to us.  We ended up trying Roush’s Family Restaurant in Fairborn.  Roush's has been in its currently location since the 1970s and definatley had a charm to it.  We didn’t have to wait long to be seated and although there were other customers it wasn’t very loud.  The décor is a little dated but the diner definitely had a quaint, peaceful family personality. 

Our server was very friendly and personable and provided great menu suggestions when asked.  The menu contained quite of variety of choices with a Americana home cooked bent and reasonable prices.  I ended up ordering the Hawaiian sub (grilled ham, pineapple, provolone cheese on a sub roll) with sweet potato fries.  It was delicious and was served pretty quickly after ordering.  The portion size was great- left me feeling full without feeling stuffed.

Although Roush’s is a little bit out of the way for me, if I’m in the area again it would definitely be worth visiting again.

The Inside Scoop

I first heard about the Inside scoop from a group case project in one of my MBA classes.  Then when I saw a Groupon for it I knew it would be a good excuse to give a local business a visit. 

The place is brightly painted and clean.  The location isn’t the best as it is stuck inside an older shopping center and the sign isn’t very big.  Both times I’ve visited other customers were in there though so I guess somehow they are getting the word out. 

The Inside Scoop offers a large variety of Hershey ice cream flavors, sundaes as well as hot dogs and soft pretzels.  There is a large room towards the back with extra seating that we only found out about because no other seats were open.  The prices were good and flavor great.  But then again I love most any ice cream I’ve tried! J

Because of the location, I don't know how often I'll visit here. But I did have a good ice cream experience when I went.

TJ Chumps

                                          
For one of the Christmas parties I went to we ate lunch at TJ Chumps in Fairborn.  The food was pretty good for a sports bar but not anything special.  There was plenty to choose from on the menu though.

The place was very clean and wasn't too crowded although there were plenty of customers.  What really stood out to me was how quick and efficient the service was. The wait staff was very efficient with serving, refills, and checks without seeming pushy. 

We used one of the party rooms that can be reserved for free. It had several flat screen TVs and plenty of chairs and tables that can be arranged to fit quite a few people.

If you're looking for an quick, clean office lunch it's definately a quick in-and-out place.  I would imagine TJ Chumps is also a great place to catch a sports game.