1st & 10 Bar and Grill — Restaurant in Dayton

9/2/22

I'm visiting out of state. Went there for lunch. Ordered chicken wings BBQ flavor. They weren't bad. A little dry in my opinion but didn't taste bad, just not too spectacular.

I ordered vanilla ice cream for dessert. To be honest, I didn't like it too much.

The atmosphere was actually really nice and very spacey. Very comfortable.

And the waitress was also nice and attentive. It was a hot day so she made sure our drinks were roundly refilled and made sure we were enjoying our food.

When it comes to the general atmosphere and setting, I'll give this place a 10 as well as a 10 for customer service.

9/10/22

Went there a second time days later. That time I ordered the Shrimp Diablo and some teriyaki chicken wings.

The Shrimp Diablo specialty blew me away. I was immensely impressed with the flavor and the taste of the dish. Blew away my expectations.

Sauce was great and not too spicy. The melted cheese on the beans was excellent. The shrimp tasted great. Had good texture. No complaints with the rice. Also had good taste and texture.

I've only been there twice but I'm definitely getting that dish again. Loved it. Love the combination of foods of this dish.

The chicken was a lot better this time. Lots more tasty, a lot more meaty and less dry. I definitely prefer this place's teriyaki chicken over their barbecue chicken.

When it comes to the quality of the food. I give this place a 9 or 10 after trying those two dishes. Lots of flavor...

My Husband and I walked in & had no idea what to do, it was our first time going. There were a group of teenagers hanging out talking, didnt pay much attention to us, we weren't sure if they worked there or what. So finally after an awkward bit of us wandering around, the girl finished talking to her friends and approached us. They really should have shirts or something to indicate that they work there. We were seated and then waited and waited. It wasn't busy in there at all. One other table and about 6 people sitting at the bar. They all seemed more interested in chatting and laughing with the people hanging out having drinks. Finally ordered our food. Then waited and waited some more. We almost left. Finally we got our food, it was alright. Then waited and waited again for our check. We weren't in any hurry but sheesh, this place was absolutely ridiculous. We won't be going back. Its unfortunate because its conveniently close to home & my Husband & I enjoy going for date night every weekend and would love a close by spot to be regulars at. Their loss I guess for putting paying customers last on...

Updated review 5/16

A big improvement from before. Food was much better and they fixed their salsa. Pizza is good but they coat the pizza dough with what appears to be vegetable oil or a hydrogenated oil. Using real butter or olive oil would be much better.

Old review 2021

The staff were friendly and professional. Three stars. I really wanted to like the food more but it was somewhere between gross and sub par. Zero stars for the food. The salsa was pasty and had way too much cumin. I'm talking about enough cumin to plant an entire field. Pace Picante sauce would have been a step up in quality. I picked their signature hamburger and the meat was salty and greasy. I could only eat about half. The pulled pork looked horrible, and I was told it tasted like it looked. I had flash backs of high school hot lunch and and how the wet and soggy Sloppy Joe's would pile up in the cafeteria trash can between the layers of white styrofoam plates. Maybe it was just a bad day. Every place deserves a second chance. Some advise, cut the menu in half and focus on providing higher quality...