[image-1]After Tuesday night, chef Steve Schimoler’s portfolio of restaurants has been reduced by one. Crop Kitchen, the spin-off of the popular Ohio City eatery Crop Bistro that opened at Uptown a year and half ago, has closed. 

Although Schimoler confirmed the news he did not elaborate on the reasons behind it. That spot, tucked behind another, more visible, row of restaurants, has been notoriously challenging. Accent, Scott Kim’s Pan-Asian restaurant, closed in that same location after one year in business.

In addition to his Ohio City hot spot, Schimoler also operates Crop Sticks, Crop Rocks and On-Air in the Flats East Bank.

We’ll update this page as details roll in. 

This article appears in Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2016.

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.

2 replies on “Crop Kitchen, Chef Steve Schimoler’s Uptown Bistro, is Closed”

  1. Never had good service at Kitchen. I hope he’s not overextended on his other places. Never see much traffic in the other spots. Had good food at Sticks and Rocks.

  2. Always sorry to see any nice place close. Uptown is a unique place in its infancy. It will develop in to what the public wants and will support. Steve’s other places are great, he’s a big success, and we at ABC the TAVERN are glad to be his friends.

Comments are closed.