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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of Doghouse, one of the few places in town that knew its way around an Italian beef sandwich. Located on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights, the largely carry-out shop specialized in Chicago-style hotdogs and Italian beef sandwiches.

Those beef sandwiches — shaved beef, soaking in cooking juices, forked into a hoagie bun, topped with hot giardiniera, and showered with more gravy — were just the ticket after a night at the bars.

Doghouse: You will be missed.

This article appears in Feb 6-12, 2013.

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.

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