Mel-O-Dee Restaurant - New Carlisle, OH

Mel-O-Dee is a locally popular family-style restaurant near Dayton that is especially appreciated for breakfast and bakery items, and its Broasted chicken. They bake loaves of white and rye bread, and when you enter you can see bags of the bread lined up near the cash register. These loaves are a popular take-home item.

100% Approval Rating (5 votes)

Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

Stuffed Cabbage (N/A)

Beef Hot Shot (N/A)

Bread (N/A)

Orange Cake (N/A)

Written Reviews

Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"Mel-O-Dee is a locally popular family-style restaurant near Dayton that is especially appreciated for breakfast and bakery items, and its Broasted chicken. We passed on the chicken, not being big fans of the pressure-frying technique, but just about every table in the ..." [Read More].

Soccer862923

December 24, 2009

"After hearing so many wonderful things about this gem I finally made my way out on a snowy and wintry Saturday. I arrived to find a somewhat busy restaurant with a warm feel and smiling faces everywhere. The menu consists of comfort food. The main specialty at ..." [Read More].

ViolentLee

June 30, 2009

"With all due respect to Bruce and Sue, passing on a restaurant's signature dish is just crazy. So I'll pick up their slack and tell you that the Mel-O-Dee IS Broasted chicken. I'm willing to bet they didn't invent Broasting, but it's safe to say they've perfected ..." [Read More].

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Map & Directions

2350 South Dayton Lakeview Road, New Carlisle, OH
937-849-1378

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	Yes
Alcohol Served:	No
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"Good old-fashioned layer cake."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"This homely pile of food tasted like Mom's home cooking."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"A hot shot is Ohio-ese for beef and potatoes blanketed with dark gravy, called hot beef in Iowa. This one uses cube steak in place of the usual beef slices and shreds."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"Many customers grab a loaf or two of the good white or rye to go."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"We love great old signs like this one."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle