Restaurants in Fairborn

Like an overzealous mama bird, The Brown Bag Deli has been feeding hundreds of hungry mouths over its 30-plus years in existence. Join the nest with today’s deal: for $5, you get $10 worth of sandwiches, soups, salads, and more at this German Village mainstay. This is a popular lunch spot, but it's also open for dinner. Please don't neglect dinner, as he hates when his little brother gets all the attention and will most likely react by putting mashed potatoes in your hair while you sleep.

Originally conceived as a rationale for the recently invented sliced bread, the hot dog revolutionized the way Americans eat and make juvenile double-entendres. You'll learn this and many other hot dog–related facts with today's Groupon: for $5, you get $10 worth of fun-loving comfort cuisine at The Acme Hotdog and Sausage Company for $5. Don your most mustard-stained T-shirt and saddle up your ballpark appetite for six to eight bites of historical dog decadence.

Spinelli's lunch and dinner menu has hot panini, fresh salads, flatbread pizza, soups, pasta, and more. Try penne with meatballs smothered in Spinelli's signature sauce ($6.49) or a magherita pizza made with fresh basil, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella balls ($4.99). Spinelli's is best known for its creative cold sandwiches, including the Jalapeño Joe (turkey, jalapeño bacon, pepper-jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, and chipotle mayo on a cheddar roll, $6.49) and the Thurber Big Beef (roast beef, lettuce, tomato, Monterey jack cheese, and mild horseradish sauce on an Asiago roll, $6.29). Have half a sandwich with a cup of lobster bisque, vegetarian gumbo, chicken noodle soup, chili, or another fresh soup for $6.49. Or start the day with a specialty sandwich. The breakfast bill of fare includes melty morning grinders such as a tostini (egg, American cheese, roasted red peppers, $3.99) and a lox sandwich (smoked salmon, plain cream cheese, and red onion, $6.49) served on a freshly baked bagel, English muffin, or croissant. Breakfast, like syndicated Simpsons reruns, is available all day.

Founded in 1947 as a poker hall for traveling tycoons, The Clarmont became a steakhouse when it fell out of fashion to use grilled beef slabs as chips. Since then, the Columbus institution has added seafood and fresh fish offerings to its sumptuous menu. The culinary fireworks begin at dinner with the always-goes-fast prime rib of beef ($19.59), seasoned and roasted on-site each day, or The Clarmont's 50-year standby: 12 ounces of filet mignon ($30.99), which you can top with fresh mushrooms ($2.99), drizzle with port demi-glace ($2.95), and side with french-fried onion rings ($4.79/full order), among other things. Beyond the beef, discriminating diners can branch out into lamb osso bucco ($23.99), Long Island duckling in a bing cherry glaze ($21.99), or potato-encrusted salmon in an orange horseradish beurre blanc ($19.99). A wine menu featuring 17 by-the-glass options, such as Italian Al Verdi Pinot Grigio ($5.25), and more than 100 bottle options are available to pair with delectable dishes, as well as lubricate conversation that's been desiccated by too many office anecdotes.

Essencha's leisurely tea lunch begins with your selection of either a hot pot of tea or a shot of matcha (finely milled green tea). The tea house lets you choose from over 70 varieties of high-quality blacks, oolongs, greens, whites, rooibos, herbals, and organic flavors. Essencha's passionate staff of tea-totalers will help you navigate this voluminous variety until you find the tea you never knew you craved. Next, a soup of the day or miso soup stretches tongue tendons, followed by a fruit salad or a café salad with seasonal greens, veggies, dried fruit, pine nuts, and lemon vinaigrette. After you fill up on finger sandwiches with your non-teacupped free hand, enjoy a scone paired with clotted cream and jam. A cupcake or triple-chocolate-chunk brownie caps off a meal fit for tea tycoons and tea-drinking raccoons alike.