Freshly-made, family owned and operated, serving fabulous freshly-made sandwiches? It was music to my ears! The large dining area can accommodate big parties, and the atmosphere is welcoming to all ages. Unlike most home-style food chain restaurants, there’s an added bonus: they serve wine and beer.
Decisions, decisions...
We arrived around 6:30 p.m. on a Thursday evening. The special of the day was chicken and homemade noodles. Future customers: be sure to arrive early for dinner if you want the daily special. We tried ordering it, only to discover that they had run out. Glory starts serving dinner at 4:30 p.m. and the special is served until it is gone. The menu is extensive and offers several tempting selections, such as deli-style sandwiches, paninis, burgers and wraps, as well as soups and salads.
They were out of the country fried steak, so my dining companion had country fried chicken and I ordered the honey drizzle chicken strips. Each dinner also is served with two side dishes. My companion ordered mashed potatoes with gravy. Clearly, the two go hand and hand – you can’t have one without the other. The second side she chose was garlic parmesan fries.
I decided to try the regular fries and a side salad with my order. Most side salads are likely served from a premade bag, but this appeared to be freshly made, with shredded cheese and strips of crunchy tortilla strips on top. The perfect size provided just enough green in my diet that I didn’t feel bad about diving into my honey drizzle chicken. The batter on this chicken was amazing. It had a hearty crunch coupled with sweetness from the honey that seeped into every opening in the crust, creating a delicious mix of sweet and salty. The chicken strips were perfectly tender and juicy. At a bargain price of $9.95, the generous serving of 6 chicken strips would easily serve as my next day’s lunch.
My friend’s country fried chicken was a huge helping of chicken, again with the same batter that had been on my chicken, minus the honey. The chicken and mashed potatoes were covered with white gravy. I was lucky enough to get a bite of this dish before it was gone. I have to admit that I do not love gravy, but I wanted to try this as it looked thick and rich on the chicken. It was not runny – instead, it stood firm on the plate, which is a good indication of perfect gravy. The looks did not deceive me; the taste was amazing. From this point forward, I will order gravy at Old Glory Café, perhaps even ordering extra! As with the chicken strips, the chicken was amazing, and the warm mashed potatoes were rich with flavor. I wish I could have had more, but alas, my companion had drawn the line on the table and I was not to cross it.
Desserts, desserts, desserts!
When you go to Old Glory Café, you must get a sweet treat. Even if you're there for breakfast, order something to take home for later. We checked out the desserts while waiting for our food. I imagine we looked like two kids looking in a toy store window. The pies looked amazing, with a selection of peach, pecan, strawberry and peanut butter. Other offerings included snickerdoodle, coconut and chocolate peanut butter cupcakes. We decided to try the peanut butter pie on site and I took home a sampling of the other items, purely for research purposes.
Hands down, the peanut butter pie was my favorite. The creamy peanut butter filling simply explodes with flavor. The pie is rich, but not so rich that it overpowers the overall flavor and experience. The pie would pair nicely with a cup of coffee or a glass of milk. The peanut butter pie is also something that should be eaten slowly and enjoyed over time. Eating it too quickly is an injustice to the taste, the flavor and the obvious love that went into making it. The richness of the crust on the pie demonstrated that they were not store bought. I took home a slice of peach pie for later, after coming down from my delirious peanut butter pie high. The peaches tasted fresh, without the tangy flavor I usually taste from a store-bought canned pie filling. The juicy flavor of the peach was present, not overpowered with nutmeg or cinnamon flavors. The flakiness and flavor of the the golden brown crust made the stress of my day just disappear. Everything in this moment was good.
My only disappointment was that I didn’t know about this place sooner!
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WHAT: Old Glory Café and Sweet Shoppe
WHERE: 7111 Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights
HOURS: Lunch is served from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Dinner is served from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Breakfast is served from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday, and between lunch and dinner during the week. NOTE: Due to vacation, Old Glory Café will be closed from May 16-19, 2015. They will reopen on May 20.
INFO: 937-237-7465
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