newsnot
60 posts
Sep 04, 2009
10:37 AM
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what was your favorite red barn restaurant?
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RIVERDALE RAT
135 posts
Sep 04, 2009
10:47 AM
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Brown street. Hands down.
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rfk61
25 posts
Sep 04, 2009
5:31 PM
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The one I ate at most was Xenia. Cheesebuster...mmmmm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Golt3nnCY&feature=PlayList&p=D9DB783510EA74B9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=26
Last Edited by on Sep 04, 2009 5:34 PM
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maxed out
98 posts
Sep 05, 2009
3:28 AM
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rfk61.Sure you don't mean the "BarnBuster"?. I ate at the one in Xenia also. That's where I grew up.
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newsnot
61 posts
Sep 05, 2009
3:48 AM
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maxed out: no it is red barn. they were a division of parkmoor. better than mcdonalds but same type of restaurant.
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pie8me
27 posts
Sep 05, 2009
9:02 AM
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Woodman Avenue. For the life of me I can't remember exactly where it was or what's there now. It was roughly in the area of the Root Beer Stand but across the street.
Last Edited by on Sep 05, 2009 9:03 AM
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rfk61
26 posts
Sep 05, 2009
9:45 AM
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maxed out...It was a Barnbuster but with cheese on it. They called it a cheesebuster.
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RIVERDALE RAT
181 posts
Sep 07, 2009
12:35 AM
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Does anybody remember the other menu items at the Red Barn ? I loved their Fish Sandwich and I thought they had the best Strawberry Shakes in Dayton.
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dquartz
105 posts
Sep 08, 2009
8:10 PM
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i agree with the strawberry shakes being out of this world but i dont remember much about the fish sandwich.
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RIVERDALE RAT
223 posts
Sep 09, 2009
6:19 PM
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I remember going to the Red Barn on North Main right after the ambulance left from taking one of the girls who worked there to the hospital. she apparently slipped on some grease, fell forward and ran her arm elbow deep into one of the deep fryers. I missed seeing it and I am glad I did.
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newsnot
96 posts
Sep 09, 2009
7:04 PM
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their hamburgers were the best and only 15 cents.
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RIVERDALE RAT
232 posts
Sep 10, 2009
4:55 PM
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iscalum: forgot all about the house of magic. bought my first tube of itching powder there. Brown street was my favorite too, I used to live in that grey two story house right next door to the Shed.
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dquartz
125 posts
Sep 11, 2009
5:08 PM
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i remember the house of magic as well. i could look around in there for hours.
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newsnot
114 posts
Sep 13, 2009
6:38 AM
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riverdale,
not sure on those names but they are catchy.
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RIVERDALE RAT
271 posts
Sep 13, 2009
7:23 PM
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newsnot: Shame on you for starting a thread and not knowing the name of the burgers..lol
do you remember the Onion Rings ? they was the best and only cost 15 cents. everybody I knew was in love with Frisch's Onion Rings but I never cared for them, they cost 39 cents and the breading always came out real light colored and it seemed like they was always undercooked.
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newsnot
123 posts
Sep 13, 2009
7:32 PM
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riverdale,
the onion rings were the best. red barn had a very good product line. with proper management they should have out done mcdonalds.
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RIVERDALE RAT
277 posts
Sep 14, 2009
12:50 PM
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Mr. google tells me that the old Red Barn is still standing on north Main. does anybody know what it is being used for ?
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driver62
249 posts
Sep 14, 2009
12:54 PM
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I just drove by that place a few days ago. I think it's called the Burger Barn but not positive about that. I think it's still open.
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pie8me
49 posts
Sep 14, 2009
1:32 PM
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Close. The Red Barn at 1000 N. Main is now Benjamin Burger Mister. The foodies in the media says it's really good but I've not tried it. Wrong end of town and I don't get up there much.
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bevy
7 posts
Sep 14, 2009
3:38 PM
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Where else but Brown St!!
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dquartz
173 posts
Sep 14, 2009
6:28 PM
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i just went by there with my new google toy and the building sure is there. it looks like it is painted green now. is this the only one left standing ?
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bigbob
109 posts
Jan 13, 2010
9:32 AM
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I remember the Red Barn on Salem Ave out toward the Salem Mall, i worked at a Clark gas station back then. I would eat there 3 times a week and always had the Barnbuster and onion rings.
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mem
62 posts
Feb 15, 2010
11:13 AM
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Benjamin the Burger Master, old Red Barn on Main St., has a really good menu. If you like sweet patato pie, you owe yourself a trip and a treat to the Burger Master at 1000 N Main St. There is a large amount of household antiques on display throughout the restaurant. Owned by alumni of Northridge High School.
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robk416
2 posts
Aug 15, 2010
12:41 PM
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If my fathers recollection serves me right (lol) he told me that the Read Barn on Woodman is now the Little Saigon. Its been there forever and I dont know how they make a profit seeing as the parking lot is almost always empty. He also told me of the red yoyos that the children recieved with their meals. Funny stories about those Ive heard from him.
Last Edited by on Aug 15, 2010 12:42 PM
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AllenN71
49 posts
Aug 15, 2010
3:07 PM
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Am I missing something here? Did Red Barn start in Dayton? I'm scratching my head, I mean i know Wendy's started in Columbus, but that's 80 miles away.
I remember when Burger Chef and McDonalds were competing heavily in the late 60s. Burger Chef had a Dracula character demanding "fun fun food" Mickey Dees one-upped them and waxed them with their "happy meals".
Hokey smokes, I actually remember fifteen-cent burgers. Sometimes when I come to this site I feel like Dorian Gray looking at his portrait...
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KennyE11
18 posts
Aug 16, 2010
2:20 AM
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AllenN71 - I vaguely remember the old Burger Chef and Jeff ad campaign, but I can't remember who Jeff was supposed to be. Do you remember that?
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driver62
325 posts
Aug 16, 2010
6:55 AM
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The old Burger Chef building on Salem Ave. just north of the Salem Drive-in and across the street is now a Submarine House. I swear there's been at least a dozen fast food places there since Burger Chef closed.
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AllenN71
52 posts
Aug 16, 2010
12:16 PM
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I think "Jeff" was the kid with the Dracula charachter (Monster movie spoofs like "the Munsters" were quite the rage then). I think Burger Chef asked why Jeff and Drac had come and Drac said "We're hungry for Fun Fun Food!!!" The jingle went: "Go-go Burger Chef for Fun Fun Food".
As for Red Barn, at one time they wound up serving Kentucky Fried Chicken. I worked part time at a Red Barn in VA for a time and learned how to cook KFC. KFC cut the chicken differently back then, so that all the peices were about the size of a baseball and would cook evenly. There were two all-white meat pieces called "keels". Like so much else, KFC just ain't the same..
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RIVERDALE RAT
534 posts
Sep 04, 2010
8:15 AM
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Guys:
Believe it or not, Red Barn is still alive and well on facebook. seems like they are a fond memory to many people in many places. here is a Red Barn site with links to the facebook pages...Enjoy!
http://www.barnbuster.net/
Last Edited by on Sep 04, 2010 8:16 AM
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BubbaLuv
31 posts
Mar 29, 2011
7:03 PM
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the Red Barn I went to most was Brown st In my high school years our art class went there and painted "Christmas" scenes on theyre windows
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