27 Cleveland Restaurants That Have Been Featured on the Food Network

By Scene Staff on Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 12:36 pm

When the Food Network puts your restaurant or dish on a show, you know it's a big deal. And if your restaurant isn't already one of the most popular spots around, it certainly will be after a television appearance on one of these shows. So what are you waiting for, try these dishes and restaurants!

It really helps to have an Iron Chef in your city if you want the Food Network to take notice of your culinary scene. And thankfully, Michael Symon is one of the TV network's favorite chefs. As one might expect, appearing on any Food Network gives business a big boost, which is always a great thing. Here's a breakdown of all the places in Cleveland that have been featured on at least one show on the Food Network. Feel free to check them all out.

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Lola

2058 East Fourth St., Cleveland

When the head chef and owner of your restaurant is an iron chef, your restaurant gets mentioned a lot on Food Network shows. That’s the case with Michael Symon’s Lola, and Lolita before it closed, which was featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate.

Photo via Lola Bistro/Facebook

Heck’s Cafe

Multiple Locations

If you’re on a search for the best burgers in town, Heck’s is surely not to be overlooked. And although they’re known for their burgers, the dish actually featured on Burgers, Brew and Que was their delicious cajun shrimp dish.

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Greenhouse Tavern

2038 East Fourth St., Cleveland

Chef Jonathan Sawyer’s Greenhouse Tavern has been featured on the Food Network’s Top 5 Restaurants and Best Thing I Ever Ate, for their delicious pomme frites and the wonderful toppings you can get on them. If you’re feeling adventurous, go for the Gravy Frites, with mozzarella curd, pepper and brown gravy. And if you’re really looking for a fun dish, try the No Name Frites with bacon, fried eggs, whole grain mustard, mozzarella cheese curd and brown gravy.

Photo via @TheGreenhouseTavern/Instagram

The Greek Village Grille

14019 Madison Ave., Lakewood

At Greek Village Grille in Lakewood, they serve something called the Mount Olympus Gyro, which is basically just the biggest gyro you’ve ever seen, weighing in at ten pounds. It was featured on Ginormous Food.

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Geraci’s Restaurant

Multiple Locations

The thick-cut pepperoni (we recommend ordering double-pepperoni) on their pizzas are the stars of the show at this mom and pop Italian restaurant that’s been a family business for over 60 years. Their pepperoni pizza and their homemade meatballs were both featured on episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

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Banter

7320 Detroit Ave., Cleveland

Banter is the antidote to serious food in somber settings. It's county fair food with a bowtie, where fries, sausages, and hotdogs are spruced up for a clever crowd. Their Polish Big Boy, that costs $150 and feeds 20 people, was featured on Ginormous Food, for good reason. It’s a 15 pound sandwich featuring kielbasa, a ton of fries, homemade barbecue sauce and cole slaw.

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The Flying Fig

2523 Market Ave., Cleveland

Chef-owner Karen Small stocks her larder with simple, homegrown ingredients, then coaxes them into precise assemblages of soaring flavor at this hip, youthful, and energetic bistro in the heart of Ohio City. The Ohio City restaurant was featured on Burgers, Brew and Que, where they showed off their Brunch Burger, an Ohio beef patty piled high with cheddar cheese, housemade ketchup, onion rings and a fried egg.

Photo via @TheFlyingFig/Instagram

Momocho

1835 Fulton Ave., Cleveland

Clever cuisine, playful decor, and intimate surroundings make this "modern Mexican" eatery like nothing else in town. Featured on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Dives and Drive-ins (even though it’s not really any of the things in the name of the show), the tuna tacos with blood orange marmalade and guacamole with house smoked trout were both eaten on the program.

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Great Lakes Brewing Company

2516 Market Ave., Cleveland

The microbrewery that has been around since well before the microbrewery wave really overtook the country, GLBC has been a staple of Ohio City since 1986. The brewery and eatery has been featured on $40 A Day and more recently, their bratwurst and pierogi was featured on Burgers, Brew and Que.

Photo via Great Lakes Brewing Company/Facebook

Touch Supper Club

2710 Lorain Ave., 216-631-5200
From Tuesday through Saturday, Touch Supper Club serves an array of food and drinks that pair nicely with a night of dancing. And that's what Rachael Ray got to learn about when she visited the Ohio City hot spot for her Food Network show "Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels."

Photo by Emanuel Wallace