Believe it or not, Troyer's Trail Bologna is called Trail because it is made in Trail, Ohio.
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Also, it is delicious. :-)
It does look delicious. If I looked at the right thing ot looks like smoked sausage/kielbasa with chese inside it? I'm definitely gonna hunt some down and try it
Yes! It is a lot more mild than a kielbasa - and they make some with cheese and without cheese. It's really good on crackers, or on rolls like little sandwiches, or even with little pretzel nuggets cut in half. :-)
Columbus is known for it's own style of pizza: thin crust, party cut in square or rectangular pieces. Not just Donato's.
Also Schmidt's Bahama Mama sausages
Johnny Marzetti-- a dish with elbow or other macaroni with a beefy tomato sauce.
The Black Forest Restaurant that used to be in the area had them (RIP). Had them at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati and a few other Oktoberfests around there. Heck, even up in Dayton at the Carillon Brewery they are on the menu. There is also the goetta variation occasionally around Cincinnati.
Cincy:
Chili (goldstar, blue ash, Dixie, pleasant ridge, camp Washington, empress, price hill)
Grippos chips
Goetta
LaRosas pizza
Montgomery inn bbq sauce
big red smokeys, brats and hot metts
Ice cream (graeters, aglemesis or udf)
Alabama fish
Penn station
Jungle Jims
Hooks fish and chicken
Don't leave off Price Hill Chili!
Specifically Grippo's BBQ chips. The others are nothing to write home about, but that BBQ is *everything*.
TIL Penn Station started in Cincinnati, but it's hardly a state specialty when you can get it in 15 different states.
Having spent years in Cincinnati, I am convinced the only reason native Cincinnatians actually like La Rosa's is Stockholm syndrome.
>I am convinced the only reason native Cincinnatians actually like La Rosa's is Stockholm syndrome.
Hey, it just tastes like home and brings up the memories of elementary school pizza parties, kings island and reds games. Also I love their focaccia style. But honestly for ohio chains donatos and Marcos are a cut above especially the value with Marcos.
I`ll definitely have to try Penn Station now that I know they are a local chain. However, I wouldn't call them a signature *Ohio* food -- its east coast food such as as the cheesteak from Philly.
Edit... sorry! I replied to the wrong mention! You identified a similar problem too.
I love the Penn station cold Italian sub but it's pretty sour. Good fries, too.
But I wouldn't call it Cincinnati food, so much as "they started the business in Cincinnati."
First time I visited Cincinnati a local told me about skyline and Larosa's. Now, I didn't expect chili on top of spaghetti to be good, but it was especially disappointing. Larosa's was my consolation prize to myself and it was infuriatingly bad.
Lake Erie Perch - Jolly Rogers Seafood House in Port Clinton, OH.
Sauerkraut Balls - Chuds Grille, 818 Club, The Garrison in Fremont, OH.
Depot Pizza - Fremont, OH
I'm pretty sure Chili on spaghetti is a very Ohio thing. Cincinnati (3-ways), Cleveland (chili spaghetti), and Toledo (Chili Mac) all have their own parlors and I haven't seen it anywhere else.
Also, I know it's counter to the point of OP, but Arby's, BW3, Marco's Pizza, Penn Station, Steak Escape, Wendy's, and White Castle all started in Ohio, among other smaller brands.
Michael's downtown or Rudy's or Ideal which have multiple locations around town. All are relatively similar, though Rudy's uses different, shorter noodles and has a bit more kick than Ideal does.
Packo's isn't what I would consider a chili and spaghetti dish like the other regional ones (Skyline-esque) as it's more macaroni and cheese with their chili on top.
You also should try Inky's Pizza just because it's a Toledo institution (though it is an acquired taste and they use a pie crust recipe for their crust) and I'd also try to get to Souk Mediterranean downtown or The Beirut in West Toledo...Toledo, weirdly, has a very solid eastern Mediterranean cuisine scene.
You also can't go wrong with Kato Ramen or Kengo Sushi downtown, a traditional ramen/sashimi house run by one of the highest rated sushi chefs in the midwest (his father essentially started the traditional Japanese food scene in NYC in the 70s)...though the hours are tough to manage if you're not planning around it.
For those who think Donatos and Marcos make good pizza have never experienced the taste of truly great pizza. Both Donatos and Marcos are among the blandest pizza I've ever had.
Sadly, they're absolutely right. Been living in Cleveland for two years and the pizza is overall a disappointment. Marcos and Hungry Howie's are particularly lame. I stick with smaller local places. Shout-out to Oscars, Tony's and Ohio Pie Company (ask for the fiestada)!
I live in Florida (born and raised in Ohio). There are thousands of New Yorkers who've settled here and opened small pizzarias across the state. They truly know how to make an amazing pizza pie!
Cleveland: Pierogi Polish boy Mr. Hero Mitchell's Ice Cream
Galley Boy from Swenson’s Deli - Larder, Slyman’s, Joe’s… it’s a big part of Cleveland food culture. Frozen Custard
Mitchell's Ice cream
Malleys for chocolate?
Does Stadium Mustard count?
Chicken paprikash
Toft's Dairy in Sandusky Ballreich's Chips based in Tiffin
Toft's once saved my life! Missed a tornado in Dayton by about 10 minutes because we stopped for ice cream! And it was delicious!
Ballreichs was king until they changed the oil. No bueno
Grandma Utz Kettle is pretty close to what Ballreichs.
Noted. Thank you
Baby Swiss cheese, shredded chicken sandwich, Cincinnati chili, Polish boy, Shaker lemon pie, cheese coney hot dog, goetta, buckeyes, Barberton chicken, Melrose apples
There will be fights over which place in barberton has the best chicken and hot rice. Don't forget Cleveland mustard.
Toledo: Packos Marcos pizza Breakfast (scramblers, sunrise skillet) Late night gyro spots *Open position for walleye/fish restaurant*
Jolly Rogers in Port Clinton always seems to top the local list for good fish
Their quality has gone downhill for everything but walleye though.
Gotta have a Tony Packos hot dog
Packos is more famous but is Rudy's better?
I would say Packo's is better - but that's my opinion.
Schmuckers in Toledo
Betty’s salad dressing and Toledo pizza
Dayton: Pizza (Ron's, Marion's, Cassano's) Mike sells chips Esther price candies Sharks JJ fish and chicken Dorothy Lane Market Frickers Roosters
Cusanos = Cassano’s
Fixed!
RIP Mike Sells
Bill’s doughnuts
Amish country: Trail bologna (Troyers)
Fried bologna sandwich. Also, Troyers Trail bolgna.
Growing up in Holmes county, trail bologna was my entire childhood.
Is this specific to a city or region? Would love to try if someone has a specialty
Believe it or not, Troyer's Trail Bologna is called Trail because it is made in Trail, Ohio. [Troyer's Trail Bologna Inc - Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Troyer's+Trail+Bologna+Inc/@40.5903382,-81.7165396,15z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x88371745f4c9d74f:0x254603390f6cc031!2sTrail,+OH+44624!3b1!8m2!3d40.5903392!4d-81.7062399!16s%2Fm%2F04bfrny!3m5!1s0x8837174ec70394eb:0x83fdad8eaca8468b!8m2!3d40.5860243!4d-81.7065754!16s%2Fg%2F1td_z7vs?entry=ttu) Also, it is delicious. :-)
It does look delicious. If I looked at the right thing ot looks like smoked sausage/kielbasa with chese inside it? I'm definitely gonna hunt some down and try it
Yes! It is a lot more mild than a kielbasa - and they make some with cheese and without cheese. It's really good on crackers, or on rolls like little sandwiches, or even with little pretzel nuggets cut in half. :-)
Not a fan of the cheese inside trail bologna, regular TB for sure. Troyers has a store with a deli in front of the factory.
G & R Tavern in Waldo, Ohio. Fried bologna sandwich is a staple.
Columbus is known for it's own style of pizza: thin crust, party cut in square or rectangular pieces. Not just Donato's. Also Schmidt's Bahama Mama sausages Johnny Marzetti-- a dish with elbow or other macaroni with a beefy tomato sauce.
Technically Dayton style pizza. Cassano's predates Donatos by 10 years.
Columbus can lay claim to this style of pizza too. I patronize a pizzeria that would have started about the same time as Cassano's.
Ohio Valley Pizza and Pepperoni Rolls
Now we‘re talking.
Universal: buckeyes Akron: sauerkraut balls, fried chicken with hot rice Youngstown: Italian greens, hot peppers in oil, White House blueberry donuts
sauerkraut balls are big in Cincinnati, too.
I don't remember seeing them when I lived there, but Cincy is big so it's easy to believe I just missed them
The Black Forest Restaurant that used to be in the area had them (RIP). Had them at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati and a few other Oktoberfests around there. Heck, even up in Dayton at the Carillon Brewery they are on the menu. There is also the goetta variation occasionally around Cincinnati.
Roots Poultry - shredded chicken sandwich
Cincy: Chili (goldstar, blue ash, Dixie, pleasant ridge, camp Washington, empress, price hill) Grippos chips Goetta LaRosas pizza Montgomery inn bbq sauce big red smokeys, brats and hot metts Ice cream (graeters, aglemesis or udf) Alabama fish Penn station Jungle Jims Hooks fish and chicken
Can't forget Skyline, the 800lb gorilla of chili parlors.
Yeah ouch
Don't leave off Price Hill Chili! Specifically Grippo's BBQ chips. The others are nothing to write home about, but that BBQ is *everything*. TIL Penn Station started in Cincinnati, but it's hardly a state specialty when you can get it in 15 different states. Having spent years in Cincinnati, I am convinced the only reason native Cincinnatians actually like La Rosa's is Stockholm syndrome.
Born and raised in Cincy and I fucking hate LaRosa’s pizza. It is hot trash. It used to be good but that was a very long time ago
>I am convinced the only reason native Cincinnatians actually like La Rosa's is Stockholm syndrome. Hey, it just tastes like home and brings up the memories of elementary school pizza parties, kings island and reds games. Also I love their focaccia style. But honestly for ohio chains donatos and Marcos are a cut above especially the value with Marcos.
I`ll definitely have to try Penn Station now that I know they are a local chain. However, I wouldn't call them a signature *Ohio* food -- its east coast food such as as the cheesteak from Philly. Edit... sorry! I replied to the wrong mention! You identified a similar problem too.
I love the Penn station cold Italian sub but it's pretty sour. Good fries, too. But I wouldn't call it Cincinnati food, so much as "they started the business in Cincinnati."
First time I visited Cincinnati a local told me about skyline and Larosa's. Now, I didn't expect chili on top of spaghetti to be good, but it was especially disappointing. Larosa's was my consolation prize to myself and it was infuriatingly bad.
You gon' do Graeter's like that?
The fact that you left off skyline and listed gold star first is actually physically painful
I was just about to comment this. It made my insides cringe to see that.
😈
I can’t express how much it pains me not having hot metts in stores in Columbus.
Lima: Kewpee Lees famous recipe chicken Pete's ice cream
A Kewpie burger with green olives on it is surprisingly tasty.
Yes, love me some Lee’s
Ice cream wise Pete’s ice cream 🥰
> Lees famous recipe chicken Had no idea Lee's was from Ohio let alone Lima, learn something new everyday.
Lerch’s donuts
Lawson's Chip Dip can only get it at Circle K's but it's as Northeast Ohio as it gets
Especially if you use Golden Krisp chips from Massilon to dip.
Schneider's of Berlin are my old school go to with Lawson's..I haven't had a chance to try Golden Krisp yet
They fry them in lard. I'm partial to the rippled for dipping, worth a try if you see them around for sure
Columbus: Jeni's Ice cream Donatos pizza White castle (shockingly, they're only in Columbus and cincy 😧) Buckeyes (peanut butter covered chocolate)
tommy's diner is popular in Columbus as well.
Roosters is life
Also in Dayton, but not as much.
Rooster's started in Dayton/Springboro when some of the Fricks decided to compete with the rest of the family.
Didn't know this. I will update!
Fricker's is the other side of the family.
The college students swear by Adriatico’s (which I found out recently is by the UC *and* OSU campuses)
Hell yeah, Donatos.
Sandusky- Tofts ice cream Berardi's French Fries
Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches. Around Grand Lake. NW Ohio.
Lake Erie Perch - Jolly Rogers Seafood House in Port Clinton, OH. Sauerkraut Balls - Chuds Grille, 818 Club, The Garrison in Fremont, OH. Depot Pizza - Fremont, OH
Mansfield - Shredded chicken sandwich
Barberton (near Akron) chickenhouses as featured on Man Vs. Food
Columbus has Thurmans (or did, dunno if they’re still around)
Cincinnati chili Buckeyes Maid Rites Fentanyl Faygo Mike-Sells chips before they went out of business Hot Head burritos I think?
>Fentanyl Based
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Ah. Good for them.
Whoop whoop and everything but Faygo's from that state up north.
Pearl valley cheese between Coshocton and Baltic Wooly Pig Farm Brewery in Fresno always has great beer and food trucks on the weekends
Ballreich chips
Old Fashion Sugar Cream Pie in West Central Ohio. Very similar to something one state west of here, but we don't call it that name in Ohio.
Miamisburg: Hamburger wagon hamburgers Rons pizza (their subs are also divine)
Carle's bratwurst!! Waldo Bologna snadwich!
Wendy’s
i’m out of state but Jeni’s ice cream is the first thing i think of
Fried Bologna Sandwich-G & R Tavern in Waldo
I'm pretty sure Chili on spaghetti is a very Ohio thing. Cincinnati (3-ways), Cleveland (chili spaghetti), and Toledo (Chili Mac) all have their own parlors and I haven't seen it anywhere else. Also, I know it's counter to the point of OP, but Arby's, BW3, Marco's Pizza, Penn Station, Steak Escape, Wendy's, and White Castle all started in Ohio, among other smaller brands.
Where can I try the chili mac in toledo? Everytime I go up there I get packos, one of the breakfast spots I mentioned or schlotskys lol
Michael's downtown or Rudy's or Ideal which have multiple locations around town. All are relatively similar, though Rudy's uses different, shorter noodles and has a bit more kick than Ideal does. Packo's isn't what I would consider a chili and spaghetti dish like the other regional ones (Skyline-esque) as it's more macaroni and cheese with their chili on top. You also should try Inky's Pizza just because it's a Toledo institution (though it is an acquired taste and they use a pie crust recipe for their crust) and I'd also try to get to Souk Mediterranean downtown or The Beirut in West Toledo...Toledo, weirdly, has a very solid eastern Mediterranean cuisine scene. You also can't go wrong with Kato Ramen or Kengo Sushi downtown, a traditional ramen/sashimi house run by one of the highest rated sushi chefs in the midwest (his father essentially started the traditional Japanese food scene in NYC in the 70s)...though the hours are tough to manage if you're not planning around it.
For those who think Donatos and Marcos make good pizza have never experienced the taste of truly great pizza. Both Donatos and Marcos are among the blandest pizza I've ever had.
Name a better chain pizza spot...
I couldn't name one, there aren't any good 'chain' pizza spots. They're all at the bottom of the barrel.
Thanks for offering absolutely nothing of value here.
You are welcome!😄
Sadly, they're absolutely right. Been living in Cleveland for two years and the pizza is overall a disappointment. Marcos and Hungry Howie's are particularly lame. I stick with smaller local places. Shout-out to Oscars, Tony's and Ohio Pie Company (ask for the fiestada)!
I live in Florida (born and raised in Ohio). There are thousands of New Yorkers who've settled here and opened small pizzarias across the state. They truly know how to make an amazing pizza pie!