Great Lakes Brewing Company
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: (216) 771-4404
- Price:
- $$$
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-12am, Fri-Sat 11:30am-1am
Editorial Review for Great Lakes Brewing Company – by John Hyduk
The Scene
After spending the workday anticipating the taste of that first beer, Clevelanders expect some food at quitting time, too. Great Lakes Brewing Company draws a diverse crowd, ranging from weekend hop-crafters to barley-challenged heretics who don't much care for suds--even if they're hand-crafted, award-winning ales, stouts and lagers.
The Food
The kitchen uses beer before, during and after each preparation. The opener of choice is a crock: artichoke hearts, Parmesan cheese and red peppers baked in a ceramic vessel and served with pita chips for dipping. Besides the solid Brewhouse burger, the pretzel chicken--served with mustard-ale cream sauce, vegetables and garlic-scallion mashed potatoes--is a must-try. Dessert might be bread pudding with Jack Daniel's sauce, or you can keep sampling the Eliot Ness lager or the Edmund Fitzgerald porter, rich with bite and local historical references.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkThe prime real estate is the beer cellar--and the beer to choose is the Dortmunder Gold.
Know Before You GoPets are welcome and the complimentary bowl of water makes this Ohio City patio an urban dog destination.
User Reviews for Great Lakes Brewing Company
06/05/2008 Posted by bmichaeln
Let me start by saying that I love this beer. It may even be the best in the world. But that is well known, and I am here to call attention to one of the most often overlooked aspects of a fine restaurant: how they treat their employees. In my many visits to the GLB, I have never seen a server get a break. In fact, I have seen on several occasions, a fat lazy manager(his name is pete), who is rather like a despot. Requiring employees to work 10, 12, 14 hours with NO BREAKS. NOw I understand that this is totally legal in Ohio, but that does not mean it's okay. THis place has 4 floors! and none of them are level surfaces! These girls work their asses off to provide outstanding service and they're treated like DIRT. I will not support this business until they figure out how to ACTUALLY be a place of integrity, rather than just profitting off the illusion, and hiding behind their small carbon footprint and organic beer. shame on you conway brothers, shame on you.
Pros: Excellent Beer
Cons: It's flavored with sweat and tears
04/06/2008 Posted by BobSch
We visited GLB on Sat afternoon on 4-5-08. We had to wait for a table so we went to the bar to get a beer. Granted, they were crowded due to the Cav's game crowd, but we could not get the bartenders attention to order some beers. Hey buddy, your beer is that that great where you can ingnore your customers! After about 10 minutes and no service, we decided to visit the West Side Market instead of having a few beers before dinner. A business needs to understand that you are there for the CUSTOMERS and should be somewhat attentive to them. No amount of arm waiving or yelling could get his attention. He could have atleast acknowled that we were there and said that he'd get to us shortly. The food was good and our food server was excellent. Good thing they do not sell Miller Highlife. An $11 hamburger. Come on now, it was not that good for the price and the fries were way too salty. We will remove GLB from my list of restaurants to come back to.
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