Our story is not unlike many other great American success stories. My grandparents, John and Magdalena Bostyan emigrated from Hungary to the United States in 1925 with a dream of a better life for their family, including unborn Stephen (my father). Upon arrival in the U.S., the Bostyans worked in the coalmines of West Virginia. They moved their family to the west side of Dayton, Ohio soon thereafter. Once in Dayton, John worked at GH&R Foundry and Magdalena worked at the cigar-rolling factory. After several long years in the foundry and cigar factory, John and Magdalena saved enough money to open The Ole Time Bar at the corner of 5th Street and Western Avenue (now James McGee), which they ran throughout prohibition.

 

In the late 1940's, Stephen (now Stephen Boston) bought The Ole Time Bar from his parents. A few years later, Stephen opened Gypsy Gardens, a Hungarian restaurant. Fortunately this entrepreneurial spirit filtered down to the next generation. In 1975, Stephen and his son David (that's me!) opened Schnitzelbank Biergarten with 19 import biers. Six years later, in 1981, David opened Boston's Sports Page Eatery and Tavern featuring 60 import biers. After a fire in 1995, we were no longer able to maintain an eatery, thus Sports Page became Boston's Bistro & Pub. Since then, we have maintained our commitment to provide better bier and service. Today at Boston's, you can choose from over 140 of the world's best imports and micros!