Restaurants in Chillicothe

Chi-nnati's pizza menu lets you build your own pie or put your faith in a carefully catered creation such as The All-In—which unites pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and black olives ($18.95 for a 10'' deep-dish)—or the gourmet Mediterranean dressed in kalamata olives, feta, green peppers, and onions ($16.95 for a 10'' deep-dish). Go thin with the crust if you don't like getting sauce in your mutton chops, or go deep and show off virtuosic spork skills. The deep-dish options take a little more time to slow-bake (around 30 minutes), since Chi-nnati's has to wait for the Windy City to deliver authentic flavors to its ovens via a special pizza portal, then clear out any extra-dimensional monstrosities that came with it. If you get peckish waiting for your pie, Chi-nnati's also serves up hot sandwiches, dogs, and more.

The Blind Moose's menu boasts handcrafted fare consisting of only fresh ingredients. The burgers at The Blind Moose come stuffed with their own decadent toppings; the Texas Cheddar Bacon and Barbecue and the Stuffed Blackened Bleu and Cajun (both $8) are popular pregnant meat patties, while the vegetarian-friendly black-bean burger ($8.50) fills its tauntaun's herbivorous belly with a Han Solo of legumey goodness. You can also dip into the wonton-wrapped, deep-fried provolone stix ($6) or pillage a generous pile of french-fried potatoes tucked cozily beneath a steaming blanket of chili and cheese ($5). House-made soups and salads will satisfy the health nut or marmot in your group, while an ample selection of basket-nestled bar favorites such as the buffalo chicken wrap ($7) and the Pier 7 fish sandwich ($7) offer a savory counterbalance.

Founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1953, The Original Pancake House ran the original pancake house, The Extremely Local House of Pancakes, out of business by using only the highest-quality ingredients such as 93 score butter, pure 36% whipping cream, and a secret spy-guarded sourdough starter recipe to craft each delectable breakfast dish. Menu items vary by location, but the Cincinnati-area Original Pancake House's egg-juggling cooks whip up freshly made sauces and batters into tasty specialties such as the signature golden brown Dutch baby ($7.99)—an air-filled delight dusted with lemon, whipped butter, and powdered sugar—and the apple pancake ($8.19), a single pancake oven baked with Granny Smith apples and glazed with pure Sinkiang cinnamon. The evocatively named Tahitian Maiden's Dream ($7.39) slices golden ripe bananas in sour cream, drizzles it in Triple Sec, sherry, and brandy, then bakes it in a tender crepe before topping it with more nanners and an apricot sauce, while the Danish kijafa cherry crepes ($7.39) do something similar with Montmorency cherries and homemade kijafa sauce.

The menu at Kar-ma Asian Bistro boasts a bounty of fresh fare infused primarily with the tastes of Thailand. Start with an order of crisp chicken lettuce wraps ($8) or two classic summer rolls ($5), or show your dinner mates you care by slipping handmade bracelets into the tasty treats atop the friendship platter (two spring rolls, two egg rolls, crispy noodles, and crab Rangoon, $10). The bistro's creative as well as classic varieties of fried rice ($6–$11), curries ($7–$11), and noodle dishes serve up flavor combinations to please even the pickiest palates. Kar-ma specialties such as the seafood basil (seafood stir-fried with garlic, jalapeños, mushrooms, onion, cilantro, and bell peppers and tossed in a Thai-basil sauce, $8–$13) and the yum neua nahm tok (sliced-beef-steak salad with lemongrass, onion, Thai chili, cilantro, and spices, $9–$14) will excite adventurous surfers and turfers.

Bucks Tavern combines the atmosphere of a cozy neighborhood sports bar with the menu of a locally minded gastropub. Start with an order of crispy potato skins—stuffed with cheese, bacon, and scallions, and served with sour cream ($9)—or a bowl of Bucks' homemade beef chili ($5) before tempting your taste buds into swimming up-tongue with a grilled-salmon salad (baby spinach, provolone, tomatoes, candied walnuts, and hard-boiled egg, topped with Atlantic salmon, $13). A hand-breaded, all-natural whitefish sandwich ($8.50) will satisfy lunchtime customers who suspiciously resemble a flock of seagulls in a trench coat. Even pub staples are delivered with an upscale twist. The grilled cheese showcases creamy havarti, tomato, fresh basil, and a drop of honey on a pedestal of wheatberry toast ($7), and Dan's burger tops a hand-sculpted beef patty with pepper jack, bacon, fried-onion straws, and a drizzle of barbecue sauce ($8). All sandwiches come with a side of Bucks’ slaw or seasoned fries—the raffish, fast-living, smooth-talking brother of waffle fries. A children's menu, meanwhile, delights toy-humans with favorites such as sliders, chicken fingers, and mac ‘n’ cheese, all served with a side of fries.

At age 11, while other Jersey kids were playing ball up the block, Tony Aponte was treating his four siblings to pizzas in the family kitchen. More than three decades have passed since those days. Tony has found new digs. He's moved to Ohio to be closer to his three daughters. But he is still crafting pizzas, drawing on those childhood experiences and a greatly expanded palette of toppings and ingredients.

In the pies he makes now, house-made sauce, hand-tossed white or wheat dough, and fistfuls of whole-milk cheese support capicola, genoa salami, grilled peppers, and artichoke hearts. While pulling apart slices, guests at Aponte’s Pizzeria glance up at five flat-screen TVs to check sports scores or see if the anchorman is still wearing their friendship bracelet. Sports photos and team insignias pepper the marinara-red walls, and the tables clatter with plates of subs and baked pastas.