ronnie_suburban wrote:The bottom line is that this was an extremely fun time and I look forward to doing it again . . . but not this coming weekend!

What?! You're skipping training...

sazerac wrote:

ronnie_suburban wrote:The bottom line is that this was an extremely fun time and I look forward to doing it again . . . but not this coming weekend!

What?! You're skipping training...

LOL! One week on, one week off.

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That is amazing how many restaurants you hit! I do have one question! My brother lives in Cleveland and I have not found one great restaurant there. So, I am very curious where you ate with your friends back in July!?

Tammy76 wrote:That is amazing how many restaurants you hit! I do have one question! My brother lives in Cleveland and I have not found one great restaurant there. So, I am very curious where you ate with your friends back in July!?

Here was the intinerary that was put together for us:

Thursday night, we had a very nice dinner at Light Bistro.
2801 Bridge Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 771-1730

Friday afternoon, we had cocktails at a phenomenal lounge, The Velvet Tango Room
2095 Columbus Rd
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 241-8869

Friday night we had a great dinner at Michael Symon's Lola.
2058 E 4th St
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 621-5652

Saturday, after a great morning shop at the West Side Market, we had a delicious lunch at Phnom Penh, a Cambodian restaurant just around the corner from the market.

West Side Market
1979 W 25th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 664-3386

Phnom Penh
13124 Lorain Ave
Cleveland, OH 44111
(216) 251-0210

We had a magnificent Sunday lunch at Carrie Cerino's, in the suburb of North Royalton, OH
8922 Ridge Rd
North Royalton, OH 44133
(440) 237-4532

I've also heard great things about Michael Symon's Lolita, which is located in the original Lola space, but I didn't get the chance to eat there.
900 Literary Rd
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 771-5652

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ronnie_suburban wrote:I've also heard great things about Michael Symon's Lolita, which is located in the original Lola space, but I didn't get the chance to eat there.
900 Literary Rd
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 771-5652

How fantastic that Lolita is on Literary Road.

This thread is terrific, thanks Ronnie.

My task is now to use your exact TAC order for my next stop there.

Amazing! I can't imagine the difficulty you encountered driving to and parking at all of these places. You truly are the "Good Food Ambassador" of Chicagoland.

Hello LTH-ers! Nancy from Cleveland here! A huge thank you to Ronnie and Julie for hosting our marvelous food tour of Chicago!

Sorry to report that we didn't make it to either The Depot American Diner or Top Notch for our last meal. We were tired and didn't want to deviate from I290 once we got on it.

Luckily, we found a cozy greasy spoon right around the corner from our hotel in Arlington Heights that provided the perfect road food:







My husband Bob was in lunch mode, and opted for the double cheeseburger with fries:





I was still in breakfast territory - and so I opted for the "Hamburger Steak & Eggs", which was served with buttery grits and toast:



This meal held us for the entire 5.5 hour trip home. A tasty end to an amazing road trip!