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Congratulations to Randi Salyer! You're the winner of the two tickets to our Drink Like a Bartender, happening this Thursday! Just show up at the event and we'll have your name on our list. Thanks again to everyone who shared and don't forget to get your tickets at the restaurant or online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drink-like-a-bartender-tickets-56357171818?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR0c5vkEOBUKGC5NdUbEFoT1oCBe6LPPqIMZbW5k6UvL5x5XkjUxq4SHT10

Jamon serrano, citrus whipped goat cheese, local croissant, and house onion jam; it’s brunch y’all!

This lovely Grist Provisions garganelli is being prepared with locally-grown poached oyster mushrooms from our friends at Guided By Mushrooms and a decadent truffle cream sauce, finished with shaved garrotxa goat’s milk cheese. Dinner til 10!

Brunch pro-tip: it’s the same menu with equally tasty options every Saturday as Sunday and (usually) way more chill 😎 Tasty items include House cured Arctic char rillettes and pineapple mimosas. Brunch til 3!

Saturday means that Sunday's just around the corner! Come join us for one of the best meal of every week, Fried Chicken and Bubbles on Sunday evening! Reservations are available at (937) 723-7637 or http://lilysbistro.com/reservations-2

Get your Friday vibes going with classic French onion soup with a cheese crisp twist! We also have happy hour from 5-7:30, full dinner & weekend prix fixe menu all night!

Today's grilled cheese 😍 Beeler farm's slab bacon, juicy Ohio tomatoes, smoky gouda & middlefield Ohio cheddar.

The first wedding we ever hosted way back in 2013 was for our good friends Tony and Monica; we were honored, it was magical, and we love them. Tony is going through some serious health issues now and is back in Ohio. Our brother business Blind Bob's Bar and our friends at Tumbleweed Connection are hosting a day for our dude and his fam. Please consider coming out. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dayton.com/events/concerts/dayton-music-insider-the-best-live-music-events-the-gem-city-this-week/Q5GLHukU4hSF1MMsepgeUN/amp.html

Snack n drinks=♥️😊!! Tonight’s Curious cocktail is the “Phil Collins” made with Brokers gin, Pimms liqueur, fresh citrus juices and a little white rock soda water. Toast this tasty bev with our Taleggio toast! Whipped blended Italian taleggio cheese spread with a mixed berry compote, candied almonds and balsamic reduction on local bread makes for the perfect mix of savory and sweet! Dinner til 9p.

White wine and fennel butter come together in savory broth with Prince Edward Island mussels and perfectly grilled bread from Ashley's bakery ♡

Grilled swordfish roasted & spiced patchwork farms potatoes, local big leaf spinach, grilled red onion & plum tomatoes. Nuff said.

Celebrating mardi gras with our house stuffed pork sausage GUMBO! Looking for a place to celebrate!? We’ve got $5 mardi gras mojito sangria all night long. Do you have champagne taste, on a beer budget!? Have no fear, every Tuesday we’ve got half priced selected bottles of wine. Let’s some pop some bottles 🍾 🧡🖤

It’s Fat Tuesday! Stop in for one of our awesome create your own lunch combos and get hydrated with an Alpine Lemonade made with Titos vodka, genepy, dolin blanc vermouth, Lily’s fresh squeezed lemonade and rosemary. Lunch til 3p. Good vibes all day.

Often just as vibrant in color as in flavor, come experience eight different amari, bitters, aperitifs, and digestifs that make so many cocktails wonderful at Drink Like a Bartender on Thursday, March 14! Tickets are available at the restaurant and at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drink-like-a-bartender-tickets-56357171818?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR0qTk2ttvuLS3Jj4WwEJHkQXCplAQzWb74sQ-WK4-2dX_y1yxxJd--jye8

If you feel like there’s something missing in your life. It is almost always a biscuit. Tonight for chicken dinner 5-9pm we have smoked gouda & jalapeño biscuits. Brave the beautiful snowy weather and reward yourself with a $15 bottle of prosecco. Fried chicken and a little bit of bubbly is what your taste buds might be craving.

Craving a treat this snowy morning? Look no further! We have a lemon cardamom waffle with blueberries and lemon zest whipped cream. Delicious and delightful, so don't miss out!

Everyone's newest favorite addition to brunch; fresh baked vegan sweet potato biscuits and slow cooked rabbit gravy. Fret not vegan friends, we have vegan mushroom gravy as well! Brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 10-3! ♡

One bite of our local beets dish tonight is simply delicious. I mean just imagine these flavors.. sliced red beets, diced yellow beets, with whipped goat cheese, citrus vinaigrette and crushed pistachios! So much yum on a plate. Come on in tonight and wave hello to the start of your weekend. Happy hour 5-7:30pm and weekend prix fixe!

Don't let the cold keep you in! The sun is shining and we've got tacos! Local free range chicken rubbed in spices and slow cooked with love. Topped with local carrot slaw, ancho chile sauce, citrus crema and crisp lettuce! Lunch from 11-3♡

Celebrate another great week, or you know, just another week! We've got Fried Chicken and Bubbles waiting for you on Sunday with specially priced bottles of prosecco - make your reservations today at (937) 723-7637.

Every Sunday night it's time to finish out the weekend with Family Style Fried Chicken at Lily's! To help hold onto those weekend vibes for a few more hours, we're offering $15 bottles of bubbles from 5-9pm. Make a reservation by calling (937) 723-7637 or online at lilysbistro.com/reservations

Fried Chicken and Bubbles! Along with our local, free range fried chicken, enjoy a special bottle of bubbles for only $15 every Sunday night! We're also GIVING AWAY a Sunday Fried Chicken Dinner for four that includes one appetizer, one whole fried chicken, four sides, and a bottle of prosecco! All you have to do to enter is share this post! Tag your friends and family that you'd share this experience with for additional entries! We'll be drawing the winner Friday, November 16th. Here's Emily talking about her all time personal favorite wine pairing, Fried Chicken and Bubbles.

*** ALERT *** The Fried Chicken Waffle Cone returns this evening during Hauntfest 2018! We'll be serving these elusive treats up outside the restaurant until they're gone. Supplies are limited so...enjoy a Fried Chicken Waffle Cone early and enjoy a Fried Chicken Waffle Cone often. https://www.dayton.com/news/illusive-lily-bistro-favorite-returning-just-for-haunt-fest/YdKARMNO3pjnNlasjx0yOK/

We are gearing up for tonight’s Frightful Feast! Here’s a peek of the Night of the Living Bread pudding! It’s deviously delectable! Not feeling the frights but still need your Lily’s fix? We’ve got lunch 11-3p and regular dinner service still available from 5-10p.

Our spooky friend "Dr. Crypt" will be joining us at The Frightful Feast next Thursday, October 25 with some Halloween-themed trivia! You can pick up tickets for this special 5-course, one night only dinner online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-frightful-feast-tickets-50974373724 or by stopping in the restaurant. There will be themed drink specials like El Gato Diablo, Sanguine Addiction, the Skullpunch, and more all night, AND if you come in costume, you will receive $1 off the cocktail specials all night long. Here's the full menu: 1st: Amuse - "Nightmare on 5th Street" Flame-seared pork jowl with dehydrated apple and bourbon maple glaze, served with smoldering hickory chips 2nd: "the Pear Wheat Project:” Sliced pear and farro salad in a cranberry- mustard vinaigrette with toasted almond and goat cheese 3rd: "the Creature from the Black Lagoon:” Chilled and marinated squid ink pasta with chilled baby octopus, cilantro, red pepper and black garlic 4th: “HellBraiser:” Braised beef brisket with slow cooked local hearty greens and black eyed peas 5th: “Night of the Living Bread (pudding):” cherry cordial bread pudding with berry coulis and fresh whipped cream *a chef’s choice vegetarian meal can be prepared with advanced notice only

Things are getting creepy in our kitchen! Tickets for our Frightful Feast are still available, but hurry before they’re six feet under!

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Meet Zeke, "Local Wizard Around Here." This fun loving, foraging wiz is going to show us some of his culinary magic during the multicourse, family stlye Ren Feast! next Thursday! He was feeling generous and wanted to give away two tickets to the feast! Just share this post to be entered to win two tickets to next Thursday's event! Tag your friends that you'd bring to the event for bonus entries! Every person tagged counts as one entry. We'll be drawing the winner randomly on Sept 24th! Here's all of the details about Ren Feast: Gather round ye lads and lasses, Lily's Bistro is hosting thee Renaissance Feast on Thursday, September 27 at 6:30pm! This feast will be served around communal tables with family style dishes to share, and performers from the Ohio Renaissance Festival, the Pickled Brothers Circus will finish the night of with an after-dinner performance of Sword-Swallowing, Bed of Nails, Jokes, and, weather permitting, Fire-Eating! Your tickets include - the three course feast and tax and tip. Additional meads and specialty cocktails will be available to purchase! Receive $1 off beverages if you come dressed in costume! You can purchase tickets at the restaurant at 329 E 5th St, Dayton or online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ren-feast-tickets-50085861159 Here's the full menu: Red Ale and Ox Tail Pottage in a bread bowl Braised Wild Boar Ribs, potato cakes, roasted root vegetables, honey mead demi-glace Apple Tansey with lemon custard

The Garden Party - A Preservation Class is tomorrow! We are so excited to be sharing some knowledge on how to preserve fresh summer produce flavors for use all year round and it benefits one of our favorite non-profits in the area, Gem City Market! Pick up your ticket today at the resaurant or online through the link below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-garden-party-a-preservation-class-tickets-49395977699 Here's all of the details: Join Lily's Bistro and representatives from the Gem City Market on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 6pm as we celebrate the peak of summer produce and talk about ways of preserving fruits and vegetables with vegan-friendly shrubs and pickling. All attendees will be able to create their own custom jar of both pickles and shrub with the help of our onsite experts to take home. The class will include tons of options of summer produce and accoutrements to include in your jars, guidance from our bar and kitchen experts, and since this event is a benefit, $10 of every ticket will be donated to our new local co-op grocery store, The Gem City Market. During the class, additional cocktails utilizing Lily’s own shrubs as well as a snack menu incorporating Lily’s housemate pickles will be available for purchase. The menu includes… Nachos with stew Ohio pintos, smoked gouda, cheese sauce, pickled corn and tomato pico Local Pickle Plate Pickled Deviled Eggs Pulled Pork Tacos with pickled slaw, pickled red onions, yellow rice, cream, salsa Charcuterie or Cheese Plate with pickled accoutrements Pimento Cheese Dip and Chips with housemade pickles Deep-fried Pickled Green Beans with remoulade About Gem City Market: The Gem City Market will be a full-service grocery store and deli located in the Salem Avenue corridor, just across the bridge from downtown Dayton. Products sold at this store will meet the diverse grocery needs of Dayton residents and families. and this new grocery store will be a place where everyone is welcome. The success of the market will be driven by the ideas and input of all its customers, employees, and members of the community. About Greater Dayton Union Co-op Initiative - GDUCI: The Greater Dayton Union Co-op Initiative was founded in 2015 by members of the Dayton community committed to the twin missions of addressing Dayton’s food crisis and incubating cooperative businesses to bring sustainable jobs to Dayton.

You don't have to know a ton about wine to enjoy wine! Patio Pounders - Last of the Summer is next Wednesday! It's free to get in, but if you register in advance you get 4 tasty wines at one tasty price of $10! Purchase discounted presale tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/patio-pounders-last-of-the-summer-tickets-48652301343