It was fifteen years ago this week that Dan Apolito, Mike Fullenkamp, and Scott Dorsten openend Archer’s Taven in Centerville. They are going all out with a week long celebration, bringing back classic food favorites, as well as offering discounted alcohol Monday through Friday until 9pm. They will also be celebrating with all the same specials at the Kettering location, which is just 9 years old.
Speaking with Apolito, who’s had a long career in the hospitality business, working for Applebee’ before he opened his own place shared who he’s “learned how important local restaurant are to the local community. We supply jobs, provide a place for people to gather, celebrate and connect and communities are often identified by the businesses that operate within them.” He’s proud to support the Miami Valley and many of the nonprofits with fundraiser they host at Archer’s.
Here are the special menu’s they’ll be featuring”

anniversary specials
They’ll end the week celebrating with their annual crawfish boil on Saturday. With crawfish flown in from Louisiana, Gumbo, and beer specials, this is an event you won’t want to miss! Starting at 2pm Saturday at Centerville only, $10/plate. If you make it to your 3rd plate that will be just $5/plate and you can fill up as many plates as you can eat, until they sell out.
Apollito also owns the Stone House Tavern in Waynesville and he tell us Waynesville has just created a DORA there so you can sip and shop your way down Main Street. They feature live music on the patio every Thursday.