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Frisch’s closings list: The ones that have closed, may close, or are staying open

More than 20 iconic Frisch's Big Boy statues can be found in a gated area dubbed on social media as the “Big Boy Graveyard” in Cincinnati. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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More than 20 iconic Frisch's Big Boy statues can be found in a gated area dubbed on social media as the “Big Boy Graveyard” in Cincinnati. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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Updated Dec 2, 2024
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In the month of December, at least seven Frisch’s restaurants have closed in the Dayton region. Most recent closures include Butler Twp., Fairborn, Sugarcreek Twp. and Tipp City.

Restaurant locations no longer listed on the company’s website include:

  • 3311 Benchwood Road, Butler Twp.
  • 1095 S. Main St., Englewood
  • 3110 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn
  • 8201 Claude Thomas Road, Franklin
  • 8154 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights
  • 2861 Wilmington Pike, Kettering
  • 1330 Columbus Ave., Lebanon
  • 5571 Ohio 741, Mason
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  • 8181 Springboro Pike, Miami Twp.
  • 3560 S. Dixie Highway, Middletown
  • 2439 E. Sharon Road, Sharonville
  • 1831 N. Bechtle Ave., Springfield
  • 6188 Wilmington Pike, Sugarcreek Twp.
  • 16 Weller Drive, Tipp City
  • 20 Troy Town Dr., Troy
  • 38 W. Main St., Xenia

Cox First Media called the other Frisch’s locations in the area on Nov. 22. The following restaurants are expected to remain open, according to employees that answered the phone:

  • 1255 Main St., Hamilton
  • 2201 E Main St., Springfield
  • 8545 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, West Chester Twp.

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Other restaurants that remain open in the Dayton region include:

  • 11122 Hamilton Ave., Forest Park
  • 5570 Liberty Fairfield Road, Liberty Twp.
  • 2120 W. Michigan St., Sidney

Cox First Media content partner WCPO reported that two Frisch’s Restaurant Inc. executives, Don Short and Cheryl White, are leading a buyout of “select” locations from the company’s Atlanta-based owner.

“We are very grateful and extremely excited to have the opportunity to carry this beloved icon forward,” Short said in a press release. “Some Frisch’s units are no longer viable. However, other units are well situated to move forward, and we plan to invest in those locations and add new units in the years ahead.”

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The press release doesn’t specify which stores will stay open due to the sale, but hints at the difficulties faced by nonviable locations.

“The company has made efforts to negotiate a resolution for all the viable units to stay open permanently, or at least through the holidays, to save thousands of employees’ jobs and benefits, but to no avail,” said the release.

In the last two years, several other Frisch’s locations have closed in the Miami Valley, including 1231 N. Fairfield Road in Beavercreek and 4830 S. Dixie Drive in Moraine.

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