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B Spot should replace the Fridays on the Beach...Higher quality food better drafts. I'd be in heaven for my two cross country trips a year....

Cleveland has a ton of gems. Ohio City is one of the best bar hopping areas in the country. Great Lakes Brewery...Johnny Mango's...Bier Markt...It's a kickass time.

I've spent a ton of time in Sandusky and you'll get a lot of mediocre local restaurants there. My favorite after Cedar Point place is Andy's China Dragon by far. Kickass Chinese food. Big portions at a good price, and Andy is NUTS. He's crazy. If you sing a song you get a free drink. If you tip him a dollar he'll sing to you. He's a ball and a biscuit. Check it out if you haven't been there.

I'd never heard of B Spot until it was mentioned here. So it can't be a good choice. ;)

theleperfromwatts said:

Cleveland has a ton of gems. Ohio City is one of the best bar hopping areas in the country. Great Lakes Brewery...Johnny Mango's...Bier Markt...It's a kickass time.

Not to mention Market Garden Brewery and NanoBrew (which I haven't been able to check out yet). Those comprise my favorite city blocks in the city. Even down here in Akron, we're getting spoiled with good food options. We're big fans of Rail Burger (strong partisans of local ingredients and local beer), which has only one location, but is located in a mall...go figure.

Also, I like how this polarizing topic has morphed into far more friendlier food discussion!

As for the potentially vacant location at the park, I'm holding out for Paunch-Burger!

djDaemon said:

Don't perpetuate the nonsense that Detroit has nothing to offer. Being from Lincoln Park, you should know better. :)

Haha, I can't argue that. LP is quite the uninteresting city:).
I wouldn't put down about what the D has to offer since it does have many things to do. It's just the city politics that suck (big surprise).

How Can you talk about Cleveland and not say any thing About Winking Lizard. Great Food and beer.

Has Any one Been to hodges is it any good?

They definitely have more good beers than any place with that many HD TVs has any business having, but apart from the boneless wings (which I love), I've found the food to be a little iffy. I've certainly had my share of dried-out Bo-Man's steak sandwiches over the years.

But yeah, in introducing good beer to people who might not otherwise encounter it, I'll give them that.

I've been to the Winking Lizard in Cleveland multiple times and it was always terrible. The only purpose it served was when I would be bidding on Cavs tickets before the game with Flash Seats. Not a fan.

B Spot is an upscale but casual burger and brat restaurant owned by Iron Chef Michael Symon. He also owns Roast in the Westin Cadillac Hotel in Detroit. I haven't been there yet, but if it's anything like his other restaurants Lola and Lolita I'm sure it's top notch.

B Spot would be great where the Fridays on the beach is. Burgers and brats are about as fitting of summer time foods as any. I personally hate Friday's food, but always find my way to the bar during a mid day meal. You really can't beat the view of the beach from the bar there.

The Lizard in Columbus is great. the food never sucks.

Dose anyone have a update on this. beside what it should be

I'll see if I can get an update at Saturday's GOCC Holiday Party & CP Tour.

The downtown Winking Lizard can be up or down, and I think a lot of that has to do with its size. That is a really big restaurant. But the one near me sees me once or twice a week, and it's consistently good. They really elevate "bar food" to a tasty level. The World Tour of Beers is a big local favorite. It really is a Cleveland (and now Columbus) institution.

That said, my understanding is that they experimented with one franchise location (I forget which one) and don't plan to do it again. Without a good revenue sharing agreement, I doubt you'd see one at CP.

My buddy and I will be attempting the beer tour next year. We go once a week already for burger night. So, it shouldn't be to hard.

I was not saying we would see one at cp. just a cleveland thing. The Tour is so much fun done it the last 3 years.

I definitely would like a better selection of microbrews. Perhaps a bier garden near the beach. Also ties in with the history of the park.

Realistically, I think the beer selection at the park has expanded as much as it will. Much as I'd like a full portfolio of Dogfish Head to be available, the place has to cater to the highest number of people possible for the lowest price, and I'm sure the scope of food and drink selection has been optimized by numbers guys and will continue that way. On the same token, I'd love for the PA system to play under-appreciated artists like Big Star and Television, but I recognize that the park isn't there to promote the arts or cater to a 30-something music snob.

I would, however, ideally like to see a stripped-down Winking Lizard or some such, with maybe a few Great Lakes brews that go beyond just Dortmunder. I think there's a niche available for "bar food" at the park that goes beyond Game day Grille.

Craft beer is the new in thing. I being 25 know more about beer then the normal kid my age.

The had Lake Erie Monster at the bar that is open for luminosity.

I agree. I think part of the upheaval of the resorts will include higher quality food and beverage services. Craft beers have gone mainstream and people on vacations want to indulge.

I may not be the norm, but on vacation (or anytime I'm away from home) I enjoy trying the local craft brews and stuff you don't usually see at your hometown bar. You don't even have to taste it to know it'll be better than Bud Light!

Ha, you're definitely not alone. At this point numbers one and two on my wishlist are Pliny the Younger and Pliny the Elder, both brewed by Russian River in California, and very difficult to obtain in Ohio. I like a lot of things about traveling west of the Mississippi, but I'd be lying if I said that the snagging of those two beers wasn't on my mind the next time I'm out that way.

You guys are making me hate my hops allergy.

Same here I always enjoy getting a local or surrounding area beer.

I always thought it would be neat to see a beer gardens setup with different types of craft beers. But can you imagine the price for a cup of it. (I mean 1 cup of it.) LOL!