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2. Brubaker’s Pub In addition to
ever-changing drink specials, menu noshes 3. Bru’s
Brew A cozy, comfy
coffeehouse with open-air windows. Menu
items feature coffee, tea, juice, shakes, root-beer floats,espresso
bar drinks,and assorted pastries – from muffins and bagels
to brownies – all priced under $5. 4. Café Momus 5. City
Beat Restaurant and Lounge Situated on
the plaza level of Radisson Hotel at Akron City Centre (directly
across from Akron Civic Theatre on the Bowery Street Side) City
Beat serves a full-service lunch menu featuring soups, salads,
sandwiches, lunch specials and a buffet – all priced under
$8 – and dinner selections including steak and seafood,
chicken and pasta, priced under $20. 6. Diamond
Grille Known
for its 24-karat focus on quality, The Diamond
Grille specializes in aged, hand-cut prime beef, and fresh
seafood, broiled or pan-fried. Menu items range
from $20-$35. 7. Evolution
Revolution A blend of South
Beach, Manhattan, and historic Akron, Evolution Revolution opened
in September as the dance hall/billiard-club. Comprising two sections,
Evolution Revolution has a spacious front lounge that includes
a bar, high-top and bistro tables, and a mix 8. Fuel Chic yet casual.
Cosmopolitan yet comfortable. Designed to be a one-of-a-kind wine
and martini
lounge that stimulates all the senses, Fuel sets the mood with sensual music,
and spotlights
intriguing art. In addition to an expansive wine, martini and imported beer selection,
Fuel serves
gourmet cuisine. 9. Harry
Buffalo Restaurant & Bar A sports
bar/restaurant venue with buffalo-head décor. Favorites
include stuffed mushrooms, jumbo chicken wings in eight flavors,
authentic buffalo burgers,
Bison barbeque-rib dinners, chops, chicken dishes, grouper,
salmon, and stir-fry. Menu items range from $5 to $12. At nightfall,
a DJ heats up the largest dance floor between Cleveland and
Columbus. A gigantic wide-screen and 52 televisions spotlight
sporting events. 10. House of Hunan II House of
Hunan specializes in Chinese and Japanese cuisine, offering
everything from appetizers, soups, pork, chicken and seafood
favorites, to spicy specialties such as Szechwan orange roughy
and Peking duck. Lunch menu items range from $8.75 for moo-shu
pork, to $20 for Hunan lobster on the dinner menu. Sushi choices
include more than 80 items ranging from $2 for miso soup to
$29 for sushi combo deluxe. Voted Best Chinese Restaurant the
last three years by readers of Northern Ohio Live magazine. 11. Jacob Good Downtown Jacob Good Downtown–named
after the man who owned the building 100 years ago–is a fine
dining venue in a historic building situated between Main and High
Streets. Inviting diners to 12. Jillian’s & Hibachi
Grill The dining
and entertainment megaplex
includes The Video Café with giant screen TVs, The 9-Ball
Lounge
with 15 tournament-quality billiard tables, The Amazing Games
Room with the latest electronic simulation games, live music
at
Blue Cat Live, a DJ and dancing in the Groove Shack, a cigar
lounge downstairs, and private parties for groups of 10 to 1,000.
In the main restaurant, which seats 120, specialties include
sandwiches, soups, salads, burgers, barbeque, pizza, steak and
pasta.
Selections range from $6 to $15. There’s also the 60-seat
Hibachi
Grill, with menu items priced between $12 and $22. 13. Lime Spider The draw
of the Lime Spider is live music and local color. Attracting
both national and local talent, every night Lime Spider offers
something different.The menu offers daily specials, soups,
salads, a vegetarian sandwich board, and huge burgers. 14. Luigi’s
Restaurant As one of
Akron’s oldest and most nostalgic dining establishments,
Luigi’s has remained in the Ciriello family since its
1949 debut on Akron’s North Hill. Best known for “the
best pizza on the planet,” baked lasagna, spaghetti,
ravioli and rigatoni dishes, everything here is smothered in
cheese. A tossed salad costs $1.95, and the most expensive
entrée is $10.95. 15. Northside Overlooking the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Line on Akron’s North Hill, Northside is housed in a historic structure that was once a grand saloon.
16.
Crave 17. Posh Nite Club & Bistro The night club boasts an 80-foot lighted glass bar, a wall-to-wall color laser show, special effects lighting, and multi-level dance stages. A 30,000 watt surround-sound system pumps out Top 40, Latin and high-energy dance music. The Bistro, with
its 60-foot bar and 27 TV screens, serves lunch and dinner
selections including appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, tortilla
wraps, grilled Paninis, burgers,
steaks, chicken, seafood, pasta and desserts. 18. Spaghetti
Warehouse Housed in Bldg. 33 at the former B.F. Goodrich campus, Spaghetti Warehouse combines Old World Italian traditions with American abundance in hearty, made-from-scratch dishes. In addition
to pasta selections, favorites include fresh-baked sourdough
bread, appetizers,
soups, salads, and combination platters featuring 15-layer
lasagna and homemade veal, eggplant or chicken parmigiana.
Menu items range from $5 to $14 19. Trackside Grille at Quaker Square Built in
and around the authentic, original Broadway Limited Railroad
Cars that ran from Chicago to New York City, the Trackside
Grille offers salads, sandwichs, steak, seafood,
or Trackside’s “pick-your-own-pasta" Pasta
Express. 20. Whistle Stop Tavern at Quaker Square Converted from the barnstone cellar of the original Quaker Oats Cereal Factory (circa 1800), The Whistle Stop Tavern boasts three-feet-thick barnstone walls, stained glass windows from area churches, and a black walnut staircase from the home of one of the Quaker Oats founders. Offering
ample choices of appetizers, sandwiches, salads, steaks, seafood,
and homemade desserts, the Whistle
Stop is a relaxing venue for a casual meal or a favorite
brew. Menu items range from $8 to $24. |
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