The Plain Dealer cleveland.com Friday, August 5, 2016 SMALL BITES lot. We don't hear the name Continued from Page 23 Marta's enough. That's a shame. This Euclid Czech 9404; lockkeepers.com restaurant in a 19205-built bar (DF) Affordable options is as authentic and Old World and sophisticated fare as it gets. meet on an Italian-inspired menu by Venetian native Michelangelo's Italian chef Alberto Leandri at this Restaurant and Wine restaurant in Valley View.
Bar. 2198 Murray Hill Road, Traditional dishes, modern Little Italy. 216-721-0300; interpretations and house- mangelos.com (JC) Italian made pastas merge in the fare beyond the familiar? solid menu. Portions are Few restaurants in town generous, and will likely leave rival Michelangelo's. Chef enough for lunch.
All major Michael Annandono treats credit cards: Cuisine: Italian. humble or glorious fare with equal respect. Terrific Lopez 2196 Lee SouthWest Road, Cleveland Kitchen. varieties), boldly flavorful pastas (especially the stuffed sautes and toothsome braised Heights. 216-932-9000; meats are highlights.
lopezonlee.com (BS) Chef Michael Herschman delivers ML Tavern. 34105 Chagrin a delectable mix of bright, Moreland Hills. 216- bold, seasonally based 591-0340; mItav.com (BS) culinary musings and inspired ML Tavern is part of the Hyde interpretations of Lopez's Park Group, best known for classic dishes. All major credit its prime steakhouses, and cards. Cuisine: Southwestern, a large chunk of the tavern's Mexican.
menu follows suit with a Italian. 22 W. Orange nothing-succeeds-like-excess 440-247-7474; selection of prime steaks, Chagrin Falls. lobster tail and luxurious mitalian.com (MB) Tucked steakhouse sides. The menu away in Chagrin the Falls, drive.
this It's also carries over to beautifully place is worth crafted seafood. one of the most energetic restaurants, loud, with tall Molinari's. 8900 Mentor ceilings. The Bolognese is Mentor. 440-974- unique with large pieces of 2750; molinaris.com (DS) seasoned sausage instead Fine dining is disappearing of just cooked-down meats.
in a lot of places, but this Desserts are a highlight and American restaurant with not to be missed. Bonuses: Italian roots continues to go Chef Mike often saunters all out. There's the food, both between tables and chats adventurous and generous; with diners. Free valet the wine, a deal from the parking, Italian. in-house wine store; and the service, which comes with Mama Santa's.
12301 Mayfield Road. Little a lot of knowledge. After Cleveland's about 20 years, it still looks Italy area. 216-421-2159; contemporary, too. Don't Clevelanders mamasantas.com don't (LD) line up be afraid to order anything here pastas, red meats, for much.
They do line up salads or event a hunk of Mama's Santa's pizza. tiramisu. Molinari's is also for Summer, spring, fall, even open for lunch, unlike a lot of on frigid winter nights. It has suburban places, and hosts been this way for decades wine dinners. Cuisine: Italian at the Sicilian pizzeria and and American.
restaurant. Like everything at Mama Santa's, each bite Momo's Kebab. 2199 Lee Road, was seasoned with a rich Cleveland Heights. 216-932- dose of nostalgia. The pizza 3512; momoskebab.com (BS) and pastas feed the body and Does Cleveland Heights really Cleveland soul.
No wonder need more kebabs? The city's the crowds keep lining up. lapse is our gain. Momo's keeps it simple and fresh Marta's. East 222nd every day in the tiny kitchen 800 that's dominated by a Euclid. 216-731-9596; fired hearth oven and a grill martarestaurant.com (LD) that sustains the mom-andWe make a big deal of our pop vibe of the place.
Old World restaurants in Cleveland. Sokolowski's, Moxie the Restaurant. Sterle's, Prosperity Social 3355 Richmond Road, Club, Hofbrauhaus Cleveland. Beachwood. 216-831-5599; We hear the names of these moxietherestaurant.com "authentic" restaurants a (DF) Exacting preparations and attentive service are hallmarks of this Beachwood bastion.
The fare is made with precision, yet maintains a kind of casual, home-cooked deliciousness. All major credit cards. Cuisine: Contemporary American. Nazca Restaurant Bar. 4620 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights.
216-378-9800; nazcarestaurantbar.com (BS) Cesar Mugaburu born in Lima, Peru's capital city has filled his menu with exuberant food that reflects the glory and diversity of classic Peruvian gastronomy. The cuisine is made of a cornucopia of native produce: potatoes, tomatoes and peppers, for a start. From there, it's an amalgam of the culinary influences of centuries of immigrant hordes Spanish, African, French, Italian, Japanese and Chinese, all leaving their mark on the indigenous Incan culture. Ninja City. 11311 Euclid Cleveland.
216-860-0510; ninjacity.com (PC) Every once in a while, you're served a plate that is just too fetching and eye-catching to muss up with a spoon, fork or chopsticks. So it goes with the Bacon Egg Ramen at Ninja City Bac Ngyuen's playful dining endeavor in University Circle. The concept of the place is fascinating enough (think urban pop culture explosion and you're about halfway there) but the food gets those senses working overtime. Great a la carte menu that mimics the Happy approach. All major credit cards.
Cuisine: Avant-garde Asian. Nighttown. 12383 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights. 216-795- 0550; nighttowncleveland. com (MB) If it's your first time to Nighttown, allow time to wind your way through the rooms to appreciate everything on the walls.
This is not a place that exudes funky chic, minimalist design. It is old, clubby and a step back in time. Someone describes this jazz club as cozy and consistent, and that's what it is. It's a restaurant where you want to linger with friends over an after-dinner drink. Nobu Tei.
30050 Aurora Road, Suite 200, Solon. 440-318- 1714; nobutei.com (DS) With Japanese sushi and hibachi dinners, Thai curries and One Red Door. 49 Village Peachtree Southern Kitchen noodles, fried rice and an Way, Hudson. 330-342-3667; and co*cktails. 200 N.
Main occasional fettuccine Alfredo, onereddoorhudson.com (MB) Hudson. 234-380-1789; you could say the menu is all One Red Door in Hudson peachtreesouthernkitchen. over the map. The intent to features a global wine list, a com (BS) Chef Matthew please everyone is obvious. menu that touches all sorts Mathlage and partner Eric Nobu Tei is still shaping of flavors, and scrumptious Dietrich have established its massive menu, having desserts.
All major credit a charming Southern-style success with much, but cards. Cuisine: American. restaurant. There are some needs focus. nice dishes, but most of Nora.
2181 Murray Hill Road, Pacific East. 1763 the really good dishes are chicken. Plus, some of the Cleveland. 216-231-5977; Coventry Road, Cleveland desserts squarely hit the noracleveland.com (BS) Heights. 216-320-2302; sweet spot.
Chardon native and Culinary pacificeastcoventry.com Institute of America graduate (DS) Where do you start at Piada. 13947 Cedar Road, Eddie Zalar has transformed a restaurant with an 11-page South Euclid. 216-862-8872; the old Il Bacio, a "red-sauce" Japanese menu, 10-page mypiada.com (LD) An Italian restaurant in the southern Malaysian menu, and one of quick restaurant. Little Italy neighborhood, into the largest sushi and sake Diners place their order for a chic little bistro with mostly selections in the region? You main dishes, sides and drinks Italian well-polished dishes just dive into the deep blue at a counter, choosing from featuring seasonal fare, as suggested by the decor. a seemingly endless array of artisan craft and a fine eye for This corner spot in Coventry's toppings and combinations color and form.
lively street scene is popular and in 10 minutes you're with Asian diners, always sitting and eating at a woodNuevo Modern Mexican a big reason to follow. All and-metal table in the mod and Tequila Bar. 54 E. Mill major credit cards. Cuisine: space.
The myriad fresh Akron. 330-762-8000; Japanese and Malaysian. choices and their low prices nuevomodmex.com (MB) This make Piada an ideal familyaptly named restaurant it Paladar Latin Kitchen Rum dining destination. definitely offers a modern Bar. Eton Chagrin Boulevard, Piccolo Italian Restaurant.
spin on Mexican food, and 28601 Chagrin Suite 1261 SOM Center Road, there are many tequila 900; Woodmere. 216-896- Mayfield Heights. 440-646- offerings sits in downtown 9020; paladarlatinkitchen. 1383; piccolomayfield.com Akron a block from Main com (BS) Don't worry, (LD) Piccolo means small in Street with a rooftop patio. be happy.
For a meal at Italian, but there is little that Menu diversity means Paladar Latin Kitchen is small about this restaurant. offering more than just beef Rum Bar, it's a cheery The size of this eatery or chicken tacos. You want bromide that's contagious. would comfortably seat options? The restaurant's It may take a while to get more than 100 in the sleek gluten-free menu is definitely a table weekdays it's monochromatic dining room. not just a token addition, lively and weekends it's Big style goes hand in hand and many of the dishes are packed but once you're with a big, bold menu, big vegetarian.
seated, it's Woodmere flavor and yes, big portions Oak and Embers Tavern. meets Margaritaville. The but not big prices. 8003 Mayfield Road, Latino impressive food range sambas of to sunny Provenance. Cleveland a Chesterland, 440-729- Nuevo suburban beat.
Which Museum of Art, 11050 4030; oakandemberstavern. means that the cuisine's East Cleveland. 216- com (JC) After a kitchen distinctive south-of-the- 707-2600; clevelandart. fire closed the place in the border flavors are nuanced org (DS) Provenance, the former Murphy's Tavern, to appeal to an Americano museum's dining area that owners Gretchen and Marc palate. All major credit cards.
debuted with the new atrium, Garofoli reopened down the Cuisine: Contemporary Latin features catering, a casual road and Northeast Ohio American. midpriced cafe and a formal regained a genuine landmark restaurant serving lunch on the barbecue landscape. Paris Room. 7 N. Franklin (Tuesday-Saturday), dinner The place seats around Chagrin Falls.
440-247-0444; (Wednesday, Friday), and 170, reminiscent of an old- parisroombistro.com (BS) Sunday brunch. Bon Appetit fashioned eating hall with Sali McSherry, a former Management Co. executes booths and tables throughout, Chagrin Valley Times reporter, the ideas of polished chef but wrapped with flat transformed the basem*nt and locavore consultant Doug TVs. None of the entrees is storage room of a vintage Katz of Fire Food Drink in destined for the health food building into her version of a Shaker Square. The food is store, but all are worth fasting French boite.
The charming artful, skillful and politely later. quirkiness begins at the packaged. All major credit entrance. It's not on North cards. Cuisine: Contemporary The Oak Barrel Brasserie Franklin Street, as the legal American.
and Taphouse. 5975 Canal address states, but back of Road, Valley View. 216-520- the building through the cellar The Pub. Beachwood Place, 3640; theoakbarrel.com entrance. Once inside, you'll 26300 Cedar Road, (BM) Whether you call it see that the small dining Beachwood.
216-595-2748; a gastropub, an American room is a delightful mash-up experiencethepub.com (L.D) The Pub in Beachwood offers brasserie or a bar and grill, of medieval-dungeon-meetsthe Oak Barrel delivers shabby chic. And offers a British food in an American from bar favorites refreshingly short menu. staple the mall. It has all an everything to fine cuisine. Continued on Page 25.
