Burgers, steaks & draft beer in a lively American standby with happy hour, a patio & sports on TV.
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Address: 6007 Brookpark Rd, Cleveland, OH 44129
Phone: (216) 398-7600
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Reviews
T Cuomo
Great place to hangout or stop in to grab a bite to eat.. There wings are good and there burgers are good also. The drinks are pretty good, not ever bartender can knock out a good drink! I never sent a drink back here, come by and watch some sports fill your belly and enjoy the music, and to add they have a patio that gets turned up..
… moreDan Gedeon
I’ve literally been ordering takeout from here once a week for a few years. Usually the employees are awesome and the food is on point. The last few times the food has gone downhill. Today, I sat in the bar for 25+ minutes before anyone bothered to even say a word to me. Once they finally did, it was made clear that my food had been sitting at the bar rather than the takeout area. Oh, and here is a picture of my $7 “basket” of fries that I paid an extra 75c for Cajun season which is obviously absent on this $1 worth of potatoes.
… moreThe Hungry Road
(Last visited September 20, 2023.) Hanging out in Cleveland, OH on business and it’s #WingWednesday! So I did some searching on Yelp to see who’s got the best in the area! A place called Characters Bar & Grill kept coming up. So here’s how things went!
Atmosphere/Appearance: This place is like… at the EDGE of Cleveland’s city limits. Lol. Brookpark Road or something. Once I pulled up it just felt like a nice, neighborhood spot! It does have a private parking lot, big outdoor section (where we sat) and plenty of space on the inside. It’s a traditional setup. TVs everywhere, random swag and decor all throughout, plenty of high-top tables for seating and a big bar rail. The energy was lively and the music was so random. Lol. If you’ve been, you know what I mean.
Service: I can’t remember the name of who took care of us, but she was funny, sweet and just made sure we had everything that we needed.
Food: While here I was able to try a few wings, so let’s begin. First up were the Mike’s Sweet Island Heat. For the record, if you order 10 wings, you can split them into 2-5s for an extra $1.00 if you want separate flavors. Also, on the menu there are 3 “types” of sauces that they offer. The first kind are Buffalo based sauces, the 2nd are barbecue based sauces and the last is “other”. Lol. Anyway, these looked amazing, were super saucy and were a decent, seemingly normal size. I got lots of good fruity notes and aromatics as I put the wing to my nose. After tasting the flavors carried through with a bold, fruity, rich flavor. There was good spice and it felt like a chipotle based spice. It was a unique flavor for sure that I hadn’t tasted before. Next up was Lenny’s Honey Sriracha Teriyaki which is a mouthful of a name, but the flavors showed up! It was a good teriyaki base with citrusy lemon flavors that actually made my lips pucker just a bit. These weren’t spicy at all, but it was missing something, I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Next up was Chipotle which I was lead to believe would be the hottest sauce on the menu based on it’s placement on the menu, but I was wrong. This one did have some GOOD heat to it. The ingredients were balanced very well that created very bold, rich, hearty, chipotle flavors. I really liked this one. Next up were the Mild Buffalo. These were super saucy, juicy and had a very straightforward traditional Buffalo flavor that had some excellent flavor. The bleu cheese to go with these was a creamy, mild sauce that would cool your mouth down if you can’t handle the spice. Next up was the XXX Buffalo which is actually the hottest sauce on the menu. The sauce was a bit watery which is a dead giveaway that it wouldn’t be as spicy as it claims to be. It was still delicious, but the spice took a while to kick in, but it’s nothing to write home about. It was like a kicked up Buffalo.
Value: It’s a sports bar, so the food won’t be terrible expensive. I was there on Wednesday and wings were $1.00 each. Not bad at all considering how expensive I’ve see some. They even had $5.00 steaks this night, but I can only imagine them being a Salisbury steak or something. Lol.
In conclusion, I had a blast here. The food was great, the people are awesome, I felt welcomed and it just felt like a good place to hang out! I look forward to returning and trying some more flavors!
… moreAtmosphere/Appearance: This place is like… at the EDGE of Cleveland’s city limits. Lol. Brookpark Road or something. Once I pulled up it just felt like a nice, neighborhood spot! It does have a private parking lot, big outdoor section (where we sat) and plenty of space on the inside. It’s a traditional setup. TVs everywhere, random swag and decor all throughout, plenty of high-top tables for seating and a big bar rail. The energy was lively and the music was so random. Lol. If you’ve been, you know what I mean.
Service: I can’t remember the name of who took care of us, but she was funny, sweet and just made sure we had everything that we needed.
Food: While here I was able to try a few wings, so let’s begin. First up were the Mike’s Sweet Island Heat. For the record, if you order 10 wings, you can split them into 2-5s for an extra $1.00 if you want separate flavors. Also, on the menu there are 3 “types” of sauces that they offer. The first kind are Buffalo based sauces, the 2nd are barbecue based sauces and the last is “other”. Lol. Anyway, these looked amazing, were super saucy and were a decent, seemingly normal size. I got lots of good fruity notes and aromatics as I put the wing to my nose. After tasting the flavors carried through with a bold, fruity, rich flavor. There was good spice and it felt like a chipotle based spice. It was a unique flavor for sure that I hadn’t tasted before. Next up was Lenny’s Honey Sriracha Teriyaki which is a mouthful of a name, but the flavors showed up! It was a good teriyaki base with citrusy lemon flavors that actually made my lips pucker just a bit. These weren’t spicy at all, but it was missing something, I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Next up was Chipotle which I was lead to believe would be the hottest sauce on the menu based on it’s placement on the menu, but I was wrong. This one did have some GOOD heat to it. The ingredients were balanced very well that created very bold, rich, hearty, chipotle flavors. I really liked this one. Next up were the Mild Buffalo. These were super saucy, juicy and had a very straightforward traditional Buffalo flavor that had some excellent flavor. The bleu cheese to go with these was a creamy, mild sauce that would cool your mouth down if you can’t handle the spice. Next up was the XXX Buffalo which is actually the hottest sauce on the menu. The sauce was a bit watery which is a dead giveaway that it wouldn’t be as spicy as it claims to be. It was still delicious, but the spice took a while to kick in, but it’s nothing to write home about. It was like a kicked up Buffalo.
Value: It’s a sports bar, so the food won’t be terrible expensive. I was there on Wednesday and wings were $1.00 each. Not bad at all considering how expensive I’ve see some. They even had $5.00 steaks this night, but I can only imagine them being a Salisbury steak or something. Lol.
In conclusion, I had a blast here. The food was great, the people are awesome, I felt welcomed and it just felt like a good place to hang out! I look forward to returning and trying some more flavors!
Albert Emery
Characters was one of those places that make you want to take a special trip to go back. I’m from Detroit and I will absolutely return when in the Cleveland area. The food was incredible.
I ordered the wings and a polish taco, being that it was Tuesday. While they were both good, the polish taco was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. It had kielbasa, grilled onion, sour cream, sauerkraut, potato filling, on a pierogi bun. The kielbasa was phenomenal. It just seemed to have layers of flavor. The pierogi bun was very interesting too. I’d never tried one but it tasted great as well. It’s unfortunate that they only have that polish taco on Tuesdays.
The wings, while not the greatest I’ve ever tried, had some very unique sauces to offer on the side. I had the suicide sauce and the raspberry BBQ sauce along with ranch and they were quite good. The wings were nice and crispy as well
The atmosphere is a typical bar setting; bar on the left and seating on the right, that’s pretty spacious. There is also a patio outside to chill and hang out at.
The waitress was very friendly as well.
Overall, the food was great; particularly, the polish taco.
… moreI ordered the wings and a polish taco, being that it was Tuesday. While they were both good, the polish taco was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. It had kielbasa, grilled onion, sour cream, sauerkraut, potato filling, on a pierogi bun. The kielbasa was phenomenal. It just seemed to have layers of flavor. The pierogi bun was very interesting too. I’d never tried one but it tasted great as well. It’s unfortunate that they only have that polish taco on Tuesdays.
The wings, while not the greatest I’ve ever tried, had some very unique sauces to offer on the side. I had the suicide sauce and the raspberry BBQ sauce along with ranch and they were quite good. The wings were nice and crispy as well
The atmosphere is a typical bar setting; bar on the left and seating on the right, that’s pretty spacious. There is also a patio outside to chill and hang out at.
The waitress was very friendly as well.
Overall, the food was great; particularly, the polish taco.
Anna Perry
I ordered some mild buffalo wings, some sweet island heat – Mikey’s wings, breaded banana peppers, and pretzel sticks as a to go order. My fiance loved his sweet island heat wings, but my mild buffalo was not flavorful at all. I couldn’t even taste the sauce. I had to put franks red hot on them. They also charge you $1.00 each for a small cup of blue cheese or ranch and celery, which is kind of ridiculous. You also have to pay extra for cheese if you want that with the pretzel sticks, which you could tell weren’t even made in-house. The banana peppers were ok at best. Most of them didn’t even have batter all the way around them. Lastly, the servers were not friendly at all. When I walked in, I stopped by the counter since I didn’t know where to pick up my food. The barmaid looked at me but never actually came over and asked if I needed anything. Then I saw the pick-up order sign and went over to the area. There was a worker putting silverware and napkins together that looked at me but did not say anything. Finally, the worker who was bagging my food looked at me and didn’t say anything at first, bagged up stuff, and put it in front of me, then she asked for my name. She printed out the receipt and asked me to sign and just walked away without saying thanks, have a nice day, or even wait for me to hand her back the receipt.
… moremegan byrne
I got a Philly Cheesesteak. As you can see, it looked delicious and fortunately it tasted just as good! The atmosphere was decent, and the food was great. At an affordable price as well! I’ll definitely be stopping back by for some good food and a nice time. The draft beer went down great according to my buddy. I don’t drink.
… moreDiana
Typical bar atmosphere, nothing speciaI…truly I am not really impressed by this place. The food is sub par, and the service is okay. I got the nachos…not very good. By the time it got to me, the cheese was warm at best and it was an extremely artificial cheese, (made my stomach hurt actually.)
The waitress was not very attentive. She didn’t come back to check on us at all, after she gave us our food. I had to drink other people’s water because she never came back.
3/10. Probably won’t be returning
… moreThe waitress was not very attentive. She didn’t come back to check on us at all, after she gave us our food. I had to drink other people’s water because she never came back.
3/10. Probably won’t be returning
mssunshine604
First time at this place and it was nice, TV’s could be bigger. It was cold too be 28 degrees out, didn’t feel any heat. The potato skins were amazing, the chicken wings were hit and miss order XX crispy and some were some weren’t. The drinks were fine. The service was great. The prices are decent, lots of specials. Overall I think we would go back and try other items on the menu.
… moreSirch Sullers
90%Scratch kitchen. All good is great! They the French Onion Soup!
… moreBrian Schill
Great local bar. Food is very good and reasonably priced.
The daily specials are good and change regularly. Service is good as well. Michelle is an awesome manager
… moreThe daily specials are good and change regularly. Service is good as well. Michelle is an awesome manager