This week for Q104, our food critic @Jasonthefoodguy talks Sriracha, a brand of hot sauce we have grown to love here in Cleveland.

Area chefs have adopted the Thai hot sauce throughout many inventive menus across northeast Ohio.

The attraction to the condiment is that is possesses almost half the heat of a traditional jalapenos.

This allows for a veritable spice for chefs to play with while diners enjoy the subtle amount of heat without running for a glass of water.

These are the top ten Sriracha inspired dishes around.


This article appears in Aug 21-27, 2013.

Jason Beudert has had a dynamic career as a leader with The Walt Disney Company, ESPNZone, The Cleveland Indians, and as a restaurant entrepreneur. He is utilizing his twenty years of hospitality experience along with his love for the Cleveland food scene to contribute exciting and insightful food pieces for Scene. Along with being one of our food writers, Jason is also the food critic for WOIO 19 Action News, and makes a weekly appearance on Q104's Fee's Kompany radio show to promote food and the Scene. Jason is also a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure Magazine.

2 replies on “The 10 Best Sriracha Dishes Cleveland Has to Offer”

  1. Is this Sriracha obsession a Cleveland thing? Or is it more across the board?

    (I’m not hating, I like the stuff, even though it’s a little spicy for me most times.)

  2. I worked as a chef where we used Siracha like you can’t comprehend. It was like ketchup crack. Then I moved along and didn’t have Siracha for a while and when I had some again it is damned spicy. Siracha is special in that it delivers flavor and spice. I do think Siracha is not a local thing. It’s made in the USA.

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