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From the archives: July 15, 2003

Tired of frequenting the same old hangouts? Walk on the wild side with strange brews, outlandish eateries and odd establishments of all kinds with our list of CITY treasures that offer a few surprises.

Where to Eat and Drink

  1. 1 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Empress Taytu Ethiopian Rstrnt
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    6125 Saint Clair Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103 (map)

    Cleveland's only restaurant offering the traditional cuisine of Abyssinia.

  2. 2 1.5 Star Rating: Poor Capsule
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    13376 Madison Ave, Cleveland, OH 44107 (map)

    This hip retro-futuristic restaurant and cyber-cafe is done up as a NASA-meets-Kubrick spaceship interior.

  3. 3 4 Star Rating: Recommended Kam Zaman
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    1917 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113 (map)

    Spot foreign types with hookah pipes and live belly dancers at this Middle Eastern oasis.

  4. 4 4 Star Rating: Recommended Johnny Mango
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    3120 Bridge Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113 (map)

  5. 5 4 Star Rating: Recommended Phnom Penh Restaurant
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    13124 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44111 (map)

  6. 6 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Ghoulardis Bar & Grill
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    770 Broadway, Lorainne, OH 44052 (map)

    "Cool it with the boom-booms," at a pleasant saloon mascotted by a late, great Cleveland-area TV-horror host.

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