There is a changing of the guard taking place in the Colonial Arcade, also known as 5th Street Arcades. Jack Flaps Luncheonette, which opened three-and-a-half-years ago, has closed. That restaurant, as many will recall, took the spot that for 35 years was home to P.J.’s Luncheonette, a no-frills breakfast and lunch diner. As luck would have it, the new operator is the nephew of the Dahers, former owners of P.J.’s.

By early February, Joe Abouhassan will open Addy’s (530 Euclid Ave.), which will be a return to roots for the space. For 15 years, Abouhassan operated Addy’s Restaurant in the Standard Building, a breakfast and lunch diner. His plans for the 5th Street Arcades are the same.

The diner will serve egg combos, three-egg omelets, breakfast sandwiches, pancakes and waffles. Lunchtime ushers in soups, salads, burgers, patty melts, corned beef sandwiches and wraps. Daily specials will include hearty items like meatloaf, beef stew and baked chicken. Friday fish fries will be a regular thing.

Expect prices in the $5 to $7 range, Abouhassan says.

“I was just down there this week and I can’t believe how many people I ran into that I knew for all these years,” he says, eager to open the doors.

Meanwhile, Jack Flaps in Ohio City (3900 Lorain Ave.,216-961-5199) is still cruising along after five years.

This article appears in Jan 9-15, 2019.

For 25 years, Douglas Trattner has worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. His work as co-author on Michael Symon's cookbooks have earned him four New York Times Best-Selling Author honors, while his longstanding role as Scene dining editor has garnered awards of its own.

3 replies on “Addy’s Diner to Replace Jack Flaps Luncheonette at 5th Street Arcades”

  1. Jack Flaps has been closed for the past month because they haven’t been paying their state of Ohio sales tax, according to the sign on the door.

  2. Huh, nobody wants $20 pancakes anymore? I guess those folks will have to make due with $15 oatmeal at luckys.
    Meanwhile, some hipster conman is looking to sell $8 toast somewhere. With craft beer, of course.

  3. Right. I totally agree with you @Pancakes. Why pay extra money for something unique with more costly ingredients. And why support a local establishment so they can pay their workers more than minimum wage (or less). Yeah, who the hell would want to do that? Just give me the Bisquick flap jack special for $1.99, and keep the free coffee refills coming, honey. I’m gonna be here a while…… [eye roll]

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