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El Meson Celebrates 40 Years This weekend

July 17, 2018 By The Food Adventures Crew 1 Comment

El Meson celebrates 40 years this weekend

The Castro family started out 40 years ago as Pizza Queen International and soon gained a cult following in the West Carrollton area.  After years of success in the pizza industry, they used the earnings to transform the restaurant into their dream.  The result was “El Meson” the eclectic restaurant with the South American menu.  Since then the restaurant has transformed and grown into an excellent reputation of one of the highest quality restaurants in Dayton.  From drinks to appetizers, the menu is and always has been a Food Adventure.

Decades of success have led us today to this celebration.  It is a celebration of hard work and unique eats.  As you may know, El Meson has a base menu.  The last page of the menu is rotated weekly and features a certain country.

EL MESON’S 40th BIRTHDAY WEEKEND, FRIDAY JULY 20th and SATURDAY JULY 21st:

WHERE:

Inside or outside the El Meson will be packed !


903 E Dixie Dr, Dayton, OH 45449
Join them for two days of celebration with live music, street food, dancing and tons of fun outdoors!

WHEN:
July 20th and 21st – $5 cover for both days (cash preferred) – limited free advance tickets and V.I.P. tickets available online, all other tickets available at the door.

V.I.P. and Free Presale tickets available here

 

 

 

Live Music Schedule

Friday, July 20
4:30-7:30pm Ithika
8-11pm Nothing But Treble

Saturday, July 21
4:30-7:30pm Funky G & The Groove Machine
8-11pm Nasty Bingo

 

Customer Appreciation Happy Anniversary Hour
From 4 – 5:30pm, both nights, free entry and $5 margaritas in the street party lot!  Joe Head, from The Century Bar, will be on site serving some of his favorite bourbon and chatting with guest about varying notes. Rachel Jensen from Republic National Distributing will also be on site with the shot luge and Milagro and Titos!

 

EL MESON FOOD TRUCKS:

Inside the legendary eatery

El Meson will have a fleet of food trucks on site serving up a variety of El Meson favorites and specials!

One food truck dedicated to serving a throwback “Pizza Queen Menu” including favorites like Exotic Burrito, Mexican Pizza, Flame Broiled Chicken, and More!

 

VIP TICKETS
Want to celebrate our Anniversary in style? Consider purchasing one of our limited V.I.P patio seats for just $35 on Friday or Saturday. This area will be limited and give you access to a less crowded area, servers, and a great view of the bands. We are not accepting reservations for the restaurant this weekend and this will be the only reserved seating available. Please let us know if you would like to be sat with another party in the V.I.P. Area

 

DID YOU KNOW?
Every year the family goes on vacation to various countries in South America in search of great recipes.  They then pay the local restaurateurs for these recipes and bring them back to Dayton.   The result is that we get to enjoy authentic recipes from Peru, Argentina,

Calamari Appetizer

Venezuela and many more.

 

And finally this wouldn’t be a Food Adventure article if we didn’t share our MUST EATS !

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF “MUST EATS”

— WHOLE TILAPIA FRIED IN OLIVE OIL”
An absolutely amazing delicacy with a killer presentation

—ANY SEAFOOD TAPAS:
Tapas are little appetizer plates. They are perfect for sampling and sharing. The best and freshest ones are the seafood based ones here at El Meson. They tend to be the tasty and most exotic too. The free tableside tapa onion salsa never disappoints either.

Whole , Deep Fried Tilapia

— HOMEMADE RED SANGRIA:
They also gave white which is good, but we find the red one to be better. Get refreshed with this exotic drink! El Meson’s version is terrific.

There you have it – everything you wanted to know about the 40th anniversary weekend at El Meson but were afraid to ask.

See you at the birthday party!!! Celebrate with the Castro family ! The event has it all, throwback food, new food, drinks, music and food trucks.

Please browse the photos below and as always – if you are a Dayton foodie who cant get enough, join Food Adventures on Facebook HERE

Food Adventures is a local food blog with a feature article each and every week right here on Dayton Most Metro.

 

Red Sangria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken Empanada Rellena

 

Rice and Beans

Tableside Tapa Dip – the best

When your dinner stares you down

Complimentary onion salasa tapa

Scallops and mango appetizer

Shrimp Tapas

Arepas

Delicious stuff

Chilean Salmon Stack

Fish Tacos

Presentation is key here

Mojito

Taco Del Dia

Tinga De Pollo Tapa

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Dayton Dining, Food Adventures, The Featured Articles Tagged With: Bill Castro, El Meson

About The Food Adventures Crew

We are 3 Dayton Foodies constantly seeking Food Adventures. We are Jackie Scanlan, Jessie Whitesell and The Big Ragu Steve Milano. Together, your humble crew will seek out locally owned restaurants, unique places off the beaten path, & even give our slant on some familiar favorites. Whenever we visit a place, we call it a “Food Adventure.” You can expect pictures of each Food Adventure we embark on. You can expect us hugging waiters, posting nostalgic blogs, giving healthy wholesome tips, and having a blast. We have a passion for life and no rules when it comes to tackling eats. We are not food critics, that is boring. We just love to eat!

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  1. mtgolflady says

    August 2, 2018 at 3:31 pm

    How about a retro Pizza Queen event with the Exotic Burrito? Haven’t had one like it anywhere else.

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