Adding to Cleveland’s already vibrant dining scene, here are 19 new restaurants in the area set to open their doors this summer and early fall. Keep your eyes peeled and your ears open for news about these comeback and debut restaurants.

Hot Chicken Takeover Crocker Park, Westlake Hot Chicken Takeover started out modestly five years ago as a weekend-only pop-up on the near-east side of Columbus. Since launching, the company added outposts in Clintonville and at Easton Town Center north of town. Next up for the quickly growing brand is Greater Cleveland, specifically Crocker Park. Photo courtesy of Hot Chicken Takeover
Sawyer’s 3401 Tuttle Rd., Shaker Heights A new restaurant from James Beard Award-winning Chef Jonathon Sawyer is set to open in the Van Aken District come late summer to early fall. Sawyer describes his namesake restaurant as a “more polished” version of Greenhouse Tavern, offering a greater selection of vegetarian and seafood dishes. Seated at leather banquettes, customers will be able to see and smell the wood-fire as they enjoy the chef’s delicious creations. Photo courtesy Jonathon Sawyer
Salted Dough Artisan Pizza 9174 Broadview Rd., Broadview Heights From Chef Jeff Fisher, the master behind Crust and Touch Supper Club, comes a new pizzeria in Broadview Heights. The restaurant will focus its energy on the pizza — thin-crusted, deck-oven baked, large to gigantically proportioned — but it will also offer a broader menu of American and Italian selections. Even more, Fisher says they’re considering a 40-inch pizza, the biggest in the state. Photo by Emmanuel Wallace
Lakewood Truck Park 13024 Buckeye Rd. All systems are a go for the Austin-inspired Lakewood Truck Park to open this summer on the corner of Detroit and Edwards avenues, and when it does, visitors can expect a bar, indoor and outdoor seating, and plenty of rotating food trucks. Photo courtesy AoDK Architecture
Cent’s Pizzeria 5010 Lorain Ave., Cleveland Formerly home to PM Security, a sturdy brick building on the eastern edge of Detroit Shoreway will undergo significant renovations by the landlord before being handed over to Vincent Morelli, who has been working for the past year to open his own pizza shop. When he’s done with it, likely this summer, he’ll open Cent’s Pizzeria. Photo via Google Maps
Dagu Rice Noodle 3710 Payne Ave., Cleveland When it opens in the next couple of months, Dagu Rice Noodle will be the first global (or international or national, for that matter) brand to open in Asiatown, a district built around immigrant-owned mom-and-pop shops. When Yu learned about the closing of Koko Café, he knew the location would be ideal for the concept, which caters not to Western palates but to Asian ones. Broths are pork or vegetable based, spicy or not spicy, and served alongside ingredients like quail eggs, tofu skin, bamboo shoots, kimchi, preserved vegetables, corn, Spam, beef, shrimp and various sauces and pastes. Photo courtesy of Sheng Long Yu
Swenson’s 4660 Ridge Rd., Brooklyn This beloved drive-in restaurant is opening up its fifth Northeast Ohio location in Brooklyn sometime this year. In the meantime, you can get your fast-food fix at the Akron-based cheeseburger company’s Avon, North Olmsted, Seven Hills and University Heights locations. Photo via kryden_on/Instagram
Zhug 12413 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Heights One of two restaurants that Chef Doug Katz (known for Fire in Shaker Square) has in the works, Zhug will feature Israeli cuisine, as well as traditional foods from Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cultures. An opening is planned for mid-October in the Cedar Fairmount neighborhood of Cleveland Heights. Photo via James Douglas Studio
Hampton Social Flats East Bank The Chicago-based Hampton Social is among four new restaurants and nightclubs set to be installed along a chunk of land bordering the waterfront in the Flats East Bank. Specializing in seafood, the modern and sleek restaurant will also include a speakeasy-type bar and music lounge called the Bassment underneath the dining area. While there is currently no set-date for opening, Flats East Bank developer Scott Wolstein expects to request financing for the project from the city council sometime this year. Photo by Emmanuel Wallace
Jade Flats East Bank Also among the new restaurants and nightclubs set to be installed on the Flats East Bank waterfront is Jade, an Asian-fusion restaurant from the owner of XO Prime Steaks downtown. Again, no opening date is set in stone, so keep an eye on this one. Photo via Google Maps
Goma Park Ave., Orange Village A Japanese fusion concept created by James Beard Award-nominated chef Dante Boccuzzi, Goma is slated to open hopefully this fall at Pinecrest. The restaurant will offer an extensive selection of sushi rolls and shareable plates, as well as a full sake menu including sake-infused cocktails. Photo via Google Maps
Burgerim 17100 Royalton Rd., Strongsville Ledgewood Plaza in Strongsville is getting a branch of the Israel-based gourmet hamburger chain, Burgerim (“many burgers” in Hebrew). The restuarant offers burdge made from traditional Angus, dry-aged and Spanish beef, as well as Hawaiian salmon, falafel and lamb. Burgeim also offers a build-your-own-burger option, where customers can choose between two types of buns, 10 proteins, four cheeses, eight sauces and 11 toppings. Photo via Google Maps
Summer House 12900 Lake Ave., Lakewood Restauranter Tony George is opening up a new restaurant in the former location of Swingos on the Lake, which has been permanently closed since 2009. George has originally planned to open Summer House in 2017, but instead after two years of extensive renovations the restaurant will open this fall. Located inside Carlyle on the Lake condominiums, customers will be able to enjoy views of Lake Erie and downtown Cleveland as they dine. Photo via Google Maps
Condado Tacos Crocker Park, Westlake Columbus-based taco chain Condado Tacos is adding its second Northeast Ohio location in Crocker Park later this year. The restaurant offers a build-your-own taco option, with queso, salsa and guac sides, as well as an extensive drink and margarita menu. Photo via Google Maps

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