^ah I forgot about those two places. The one in 5th st. isn't open for dinner -- I remember giant portions for lunch--and I've yet to ck out the place as 21 and Euclid. There is another Indian place---fast food like on Chester by CSU--like around 24 St. but it wasn't anything to write home about.

22 hours ago, GISguy said:

 

They've had a spot in Collinwood for a while, the west side/Old Brooklyn location opened last week (or maybe the week before?) either way, the facade had been done for maybe a couple months at this point. I assume they had to do a decent amount of work on the inside, but it came out great!

 

 

They are NOT open in Collinwood. they are open in Euclid. While they are a tenant in there current location on East 185th (Euclid), last year they purchased the old Sammich location to act as a central kitchen. 

4 minutes ago, musky said:

 

 

They are NOT open in Collinwood. they are open in Euclid. While they are a tenant in there current location on East 185th (Euclid), last year they purchased the old Sammich location to act as a central kitchen. 

Well I'll be, ironically I started the post as east side/Collinwood-Euclid area instead of definitively calling it Collinwood, thanks for the heads up and correction!!

Edited December 13, 20195 yr by GISguy

No prob. 

Reading back, that may have come off as defensive sounding - not my intention. Just sticking up for the Euclideans. ?

14 hours ago, Pugu said:

^ah I forgot about those two places. The one in 5th st. isn't open for dinner -- I remember giant portions for lunch--and I've yet to ck out the place as 21 and Euclid. There is another Indian place---fast food like on Chester by CSU--like around 24 St. but it wasn't anything to write home about.

 

Yeah, Chapati is on Chester, there's also one in Uptown. But I agree, it's not that good. 

1 hour ago, musky said:

 

 

They are NOT open in Collinwood. they are open in Euclid. While they are a tenant in there current location on East 185th (Euclid), last year they purchased the old Sammich location to act as a central kitchen. 

 

musky--so i take it they are on side of E 185 Street vs. the other. Given your emphasis on which side (with text in bold and all CAPS), is it a really big deal--maybe for people in that part of town--for folks on the distinction between the two communities? I'm just curious as I've similar things before for that part of town, whereas on the west side people don't make such a big point between Edgewater and Lakewood if someone is talking about which side of W. 117 st something is on.

36 minutes ago, Pugu said:

 

musky--so i take it they are on side of E 185 Street vs. the other. Given your emphasis on which side (with text in bold and all CAPS), is it a really big deal--maybe for people in that part of town--for folks on the distinction between the two communities? I'm just curious as I've similar things before for that part of town, whereas on the west side people don't make such a big point between Edgewater and Lakewood if someone is talking about which side of W. 117 st something is on.

Fakewood lol. 

I already responded

Thanks for your concern though.

Oh, and yes they do.

Nothing else to say here - I'm hungry for some Irie. I think I'll pick up some from the Old Brooklyn location on my way home.

On 12/13/2019 at 1:25 PM, Pugu said:

I'm just curious as I've similar things before for that part of town, whereas on the west side people don't make such a big point between Edgewater and Lakewood if someone is talking about which side of W. 117 st something is on.

 

Oh yes we do! ?

^You suburban snobs. ?

On 12/12/2019 at 1:29 PM, Sapper Daddy said:

Hoping it takes up the old Jimmy John’s or J Gumbo’s space on Euclid.  Don’t need dead spots there.

 

"See you soon" but they're using a photo from around 2008 - Terminal Tower is still shrouded in scaffolding, Federal Building before re-cladding, no EY Tower/Flats East Bank #amateurhour

On 12/12/2019 at 1:29 PM, Sapper Daddy said:

Hoping it takes up the old Jimmy John’s or J Gumbo’s space on Euclid.  Don’t need dead spots there.

They'll be sharing the space on Huron Road with Whistle & Keg. Unfortunately, not filing any voids but their food caters to the drunk crowd so it should do okay sharing that space.

2 minutes ago, downtownjoe said:

They'll be sharing the space on Huron Road with Whistle & Keg. Unfortunately, not filing any voids but their food caters to the drunk crowd so it should do okay sharing that space.

will they occupy the AJ Rocco's space?

56 minutes ago, freefourur said:

will they occupy the AJ Rocco's space?

No, they will be in the same space as Whistle & Keg.

https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/12/athens-hotspot-big-mammas-burritos-announces-cleveland-restaurant.html

1 hour ago, downtownjoe said:

They'll be sharing the space on Huron Road with Whistle & Keg. Unfortunately, not filing any voids but their food caters to the drunk crowd so it should do okay sharing that space.

 

Both existing locations have 3 stars on Yelp.

You were so close @YABO713

^Looks cool--will have to check it out.  Speaking of new restaurants in Ohio City---I was wondering what happened to the Ciao Bistro guy who wrote offensive things on facebook calling someone two women "Liberal White C---s".  Doing some research, it looks like he opened up afterall, but the place is now closed after some mixed reviews. The last two reviews -- and the only two from 2019 were pretty bad on yelp.

 

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2018/10/25/future-of-ciao-bistro-in-ohio-city-unclear-after-facebook-comment-labels-neighbors-white-liberal-c-nts

https://www.yelp.com/biz/ciao-bistro-cleveland-2?osq=Ciao+Bistro

 

Was it the location? Bad food? Or did people boycott his place ultimately forcing him to close?  Just curious.

 

13 hours ago, Pugu said:

^Looks cool--will have to check it out.  Speaking of new restaurants in Ohio City---I was wondering what happened to the Ciao Bistro guy who wrote offensive things on facebook calling someone two women "Liberal White C---s".  Doing some research, it looks like he opened up afterall, but the place is now closed after some mixed reviews. The last two reviews -- and the only two from 2019 were pretty bad on yelp.

 

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2018/10/25/future-of-ciao-bistro-in-ohio-city-unclear-after-facebook-comment-labels-neighbors-white-liberal-c-nts

https://www.yelp.com/biz/ciao-bistro-cleveland-2?osq=Ciao+Bistro

 

Was it the location? Bad food? Or did people boycott his place ultimately forcing him to close?  Just curious.

 

 

So my wife and I used to loveeeeeee Cha. It was hands down our favorite pizza in the city. They opened there before Ciao bistro (moving from Battery Park)... and I talked with one of the waiters before they closed and the dispute with the landlord got so bad that the owner literally just walked away from the business. 

 

As for Ciao, I walked by all the time and no one was ever in there, but from my understanding it was BYOB and not the most efficient restaurant. There is a new venture currently going in there now that look promising. The location is excellent if you can get the marketing and publicity to match it. 

2 hours ago, YABO713 said:

 

So my wife and I used to loveeeeeee Cha. It was hands down our favorite pizza in the city. They opened there before Ciao bistro (moving from Battery Park)... and I talked with one of the waiters before they closed and the dispute with the landlord got so bad that the owner literally just walked away from the business. 

 

As for Ciao, I walked by all the time and no one was ever in there, but from my understanding it was BYOB and not the most efficient restaurant. There is a new venture currently going in there now that look promising. The location is excellent if you can get the marketing and publicity to match it. 

 

What’s going in there Yabo?

On 12/21/2019 at 3:41 PM, stpats44113 said:

 

What’s going in there Yabo?

 

I'm not sure. But I walked the pup past last week and guys were at work setting up what was obviously another restaurant

Noodle Cat at Crocker Park closed and also Lure bistro in Willoughby

 

This is the second downtown Willoughby establishment to shut down in the very young 2020, after Lure Bistro shut down last week.  

 

Willoughby Brewing Company closes unexpectedly after failing to pay sales taxes

Posted: 3:41 PM, Jan 09, 2020

Updated: 3:43 PM, Jan 09, 2020

 

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-lake/willoughby-brewing-company-closes-unexpectedly-after-failing-to-pay-sales-taxes?fbclid=IwAR05GcHEp-F7XgWvfcaY1hJax4gVtTTC_dikwsmgTHPbWuzHOi8x_CD95OU

^ Wow that's quite a sad surprise. 

4 hours ago, Cleburger said:

This is the second downtown Willoughby establishment to shut down in the very young 2020, after Lure Bistro shut down last week.  

 

Willoughby Brewing Company closes unexpectedly after failing to pay sales taxes

Posted: 3:41 PM, Jan 09, 2020

Updated: 3:43 PM, Jan 09, 2020

 

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-lake/willoughby-brewing-company-closes-unexpectedly-after-failing-to-pay-sales-taxes?fbclid=IwAR05GcHEp-F7XgWvfcaY1hJax4gVtTTC_dikwsmgTHPbWuzHOi8x_CD95OU

 

Important note: they can reopen as soon as they pay the taxes. They have posted that it was due to an administrative error so I expect it will be corrected and reopened soon. 

12 hours ago, Boomerang_Brian said:

 

Important note: they can reopen as soon as they pay the taxes. They have posted that it was due to an administrative error so I expect it will be corrected and reopened soon. 

 

The phone is disconnected and they deleted social media accounts.    Clearly not the moves of a business owner looking to reopen shortly.  Unless they work for the Trump Organization?   ?

6 minutes ago, Cleburger said:

 

The phone is disconnected and they deleted social media accounts.    Clearly not the moves of a business owner looking to reopen shortly.  Unless they work for the Trump Organization?   ?

Yeah...sounds kinda sketchy to me. But I hope for a quick rebound.

Now that one hurts. It''s in that Tommy's/Corky's and Lenny's/Great Lakes Brewery category of restaurants my parents actually don't hate.

 

Fooey.

I'll work on getting better photos, but here's the new Half Moon Bakery and some Argentinian styled empanadas

^Thanks--can't wait to check them out!

12 hours ago, GISguy said:

I'll work on getting better photos, but here's the new Half Moon Bakery and some Argentinian styled empanadas

 

 

All of the empanadas I've ever had were closed and filled with savory ingredients.  I did a quick google search for Argentinian empanadas and the pictures showed them closed, not open.  I"m interested if this open style is regionally specific or if they put their own twist on an empanada and made it more like a taco.

 

https://blog.amigofoods.com/index.php/argentine-foods/history-of-argentinian-empanadas/

Edited January 12, 20205 yr by jeremyck01

5 hours ago, jeremyck01 said:

 

All of the empanadas I've ever had were closed and filled with savory ingredients.  I did a quick google search for Argentinian empanadas and the pictures showed them closed, not open.  I"m interested if this open style is regionally specific or if they put their own twist on an empanada and made it more like a taco.

 

https://blog.amigofoods.com/index.php/argentine-foods/history-of-argentinian-empanadas/

I was definitely confused when I got it lol it was still tasty nonetheless. 

18 minutes ago, GISguy said:

I was definitely confused when I got it lol it was still tasty nonetheless. 

This place is pretty close to me, but I should BAN you for posting those photos right before swimsuit season! The empanadas look really good, what can you tell me about the desserts? In case I need to eat my feelings ?

1 hour ago, MayDay said:

This place is pretty close to me, but I should BAN you for posting those photos right before swimsuit season! The empanadas look really good, what can you tell me about the desserts? In case I need to eat my feelings ?

You're going to hate me for this but I got a vanilla and chocolate flan (...not both for me lol) but chocolate was amazing, my gf definitely approved of the vanilla haha. Also got some tarts, they didn't seem as impressive but still there were a ton of blueberries in them, definitely with giving another shot haha

Chocolate flan AND empanadas? In close proximity to my house? I need to either ban you permanently or buy you a drink! ?

22 hours ago, jeremyck01 said:

 

All of the empanadas I've ever had were closed and filled with savory ingredients.  I did a quick google search for Argentinian empanadas and the pictures showed them closed, not open.  I"m interested if this open style is regionally specific or if they put their own twist on an empanada and made it more like a taco.

 

https://blog.amigofoods.com/index.php/argentine-foods/history-of-argentinian-empanadas/

 

FWIW, I was in Buenos Aires last month and all the empanadas I had were closed. It's possible a different part of the country makes them differently.

1 hour ago, Robuu said:

I was in Buenos Aires last month

 

1 hour ago, Robuu said:

 

FWIW, I was in Buenos Aires last month and all the empanadas I had were closed. It's possible a different part of the country makes them differently.

Pics please! 

On 1/13/2020 at 10:29 AM, Robuu said:

 

FWIW, I was in Buenos Aires last month and all the empanadas I had were closed. It's possible a different part of the country makes them differently.

 

 

yep i have only seen them closed in argentina --- and in argentina empanda joints around ny. 

 

the braided seal style is a called repulgue -- and they are given an egg wash before baking to seal it further and give it a shiny look.

 

there are probably open styles though, i don't see why not. 

 

i dk if open is a modern style, but i do see that everybody everywhere is definitely into open taco styles these days, including korea and japan. 

Great news for Bottlehouse. While I haven't had the Tinman burger (looks good) I was able to check out Sauce the City at the Ohio City Galley and wow, that Cleveland Hot Chicken sandwich is worth every penny. 

 

Popular Tinman Burger to Land Permanent Home at Eugene Kitchen at BottleHouse Lakewood

Posted By Douglas Trattner on Wed, Jan 15, 2020

 

Michael Schoen made a splash at the Ohio City Galley with his OG Tinman Burger, a double smash burger with American cheese, special sauce, and sweet and spicy pickles on a brioche bun. When Schoen ended his Galley residency at year’s end, fans were understandably heartbroken but clinging to reports that it – and its creator – would soon find a more permanent home.

That home has been found in Lakewood, says Schoen.

“I was approached by the guys from the BottleHouse about six or seven months ago,” he explains. “They asked me to take over the kitchen space at their brewery in Lakewood. It’s a huge kitchen that isn’t really being utilized.”  It’s been about four years since the Cleveland Heights-based brewery took over the former Sullivan's Irish Pub space (13368 Madison Ave.) in the Birdtown neighborhood of Lakewood to focus on its line of meads. The large kitchen, when it was used at all, was the province of pop-up providers and caterers, who supplied the food for a never-ending stream of private events like weddings, baby showers and bachelorette parties.

 

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2020/01/15/popular-tinman-burger-to-land-permanent-home-at-eugene-kitchen-at-bottlehouse-lakewood

^ Lakewood's on fire. 

I just read in the Case Alumnus magazine that Choolaah (founded and owned by CWRU grads) is planning a location in Ohio City. I hadn’t heard anything about so I went digging - Scene had covered this in November. Great news for Ohio City!

 

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2019/11/05/choolaah-indian-bbq-to-open-in-ohio-city?media=AMP+HTML

 

“Next up for the quickly expanding brand is Ohio City. The design process is under way to transform a 3,000-square-foot space on W. 25th Street, currently home to Howard Hanna (1903 W. 25th St.) into location number seven. Projections place opening day somewhere in the fourth quarter of 2020. ”

 

(That address is right next to Town Hall.)

Edited January 26, 20205 yr by Boomerang_Brian
Fixed Choolaah spelling

Cellos on West 9th has closed. 
 

14 hours ago, Boomerang_Brian said:

“Next up for the quickly expanding brand is Ohio City. The design process is under way to transform a 3,000-square-foot space on W. 25th Street, currently home to Howard Hanna (1903 W. 25th St.) into location number seven. Projections place opening day somewhere in the fourth quarter of 2020. ”

 

 

 

Does this mean that Howard Hanna is closing?

Wife and I did Marble Room yesterday.  Absolutely top notch food and service.  We stuck around the bar afterward for drinks too.  Really nothing else like it in Cleveland, I highly recommend.

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2020/02/05/owner-of-citizen-pie-to-open-roman-cafe-in-home-of-erie-island-coffee-on-e-fourth-st

Pizza place coming to East Fourth Street. Should be a nice, quick option addition to that street. I wonder what's going with that corner unit that's still for lease after Bruell & co. left it.

15 minutes ago, downtownjoe said:

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2020/02/05/owner-of-citizen-pie-to-open-roman-cafe-in-home-of-erie-island-coffee-on-e-fourth-st

Pizza place coming to East Fourth Street. Should be a nice, quick option addition to that street. I wonder what's going with that corner unit that's still for lease after Bruell & co. left it.

I also like the addition of Six Shooter. Compared to other options in the area Erie Island is pretty terrible, good to see some quality coffee on that street. 

On 1/25/2020 at 7:58 AM, stpats44113 said:

Cellos on West 9th has closed. 
 

 

Is this really true?  Didn't they just reopen with the original owner of Brasa buying it back?

29 minutes ago, GISguy said:

I also like the addition of Six Shooter. Compared to other options in the area Erie Island is pretty terrible, good to see some quality coffee on that street. 

Agreed! Erie Island has their shop on the corner of East 18th and Euclid so it still exists and provides campus another option for coffee that isn't Starbucks or Joe Max.

Edited February 5, 20205 yr by downtownjoe

54 minutes ago, downtownjoe said:

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2020/02/05/owner-of-citizen-pie-to-open-roman-cafe-in-home-of-erie-island-coffee-on-e-fourth-st

Pizza place coming to East Fourth Street. Should be a nice, quick option addition to that street. I wonder what's going with that corner unit that's still for lease after Bruell & co. left it.

I was just thinking that.  It’s insane it’s still vacant.

Roman Café sounds like a cool new option for the area! Citizen Pie has some of the best pizza in the city, so I'm sure the owner won't disappoint with this new venture. Plus Six Shooter will be amazing to have downtown - some of the best coffee in the city. I'm very excited!

Edited February 5, 20205 yr by urbanetics_