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Cleveland Independents - Independent, locally-owned restaurants in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
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NEWS & EVENTS
Upcoming Events:

American Tavern Weekday Specials
American Tavern is featuring happy hour from Monday through Friday from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m..  Monday is burger and beer night.  Tuesday-Rib night featuring 1/2 slab with sides. Wednesday-wings are only $.40 each! Thursday-Blackened NY Strip Steak.  Friday-fish fry and crab legs and Saturday-crab legs.

Bistro 185 Features Award-Winning Happy Hour
Celebrate happy hour from 4:30 to 6:30 with $5 per item prices.  Mini pork shanks with sweet & spicy raspberry glaze, mussels marinara, two sliders (mini hamburgers) topped with grilled onions and sweet potato fries, Asian crab cake, Coquille St. Jacques, panko crusted fried shrimp, potato pancakes with sour cream and chicken pineapple bacon sausage.  Select wines $5 a glass; select martinis $7.  Happy Hour in the bar area only.

Blake's Seafood Restaurant and Bar Offers Best Happy Hour in Westlake!
Blake's features a $1.95 bar menu (2 drink minimum per person required); 1/2 lb. cheeseburger with fries; two oysters on the half shell; grilled bruschetta; black mussels; three-cheese quesadilla; margherita pizza.  Also $3.95 bar menu featuring blackened mahi tacos; crab & spinach dip; grilled garlic shrimp quesadillas; fried grouper sliders; buffalo shrimp.  Both menus available Monday through Friday from 3:30 until 6:30 p.m. and Monday through Thursday from 9 until 10 p.m.  Happy Hour drink specials-$2 off cocktails and $1 off draft beer-Monday through Friay from 3:30 until 6:30 p.m.

Boulevard Blue Features Late Night Happy Hour
Stop by Boulevard Blue Monday through Thursday from 9:00 until close or 10:00 until close on Friday and Saturday and enjoy the specially priced bar menu featuring chicken quesadilla, curried wings, baked bar pretzel, salmon cakes an bar burger.  $2 PBR drafts.  $5 red or white wine glass pours.  $4 Mojitos.

Creekside Restaurant Celebrates Happy Hour
Monday through Friday from 3 until 6 p.m., Creekside offers $1 off all drinks, wine and beer.  Happy hour was rated 5 out of 5 olives by the PD!  Also, enjoy Creekside's outdoor dining with scenic views overlooking Chippewa Creek.

Downtown 140 Offers Happy Hour
Downtown 140 is offering happy hour in the bar and at its cocktail tables only featuring housemade pickles, duck confit risotto, aspargus and smoked sweet onion tempura, chargrilled kobe beef burger with choice of toppings.  $4 white and red wine by the glass; $3 dortmunder gold; $5 house cosmopolitan and $4 house margaritas.  Avaialble from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Sunday through Friday.

D'Vine Wine Bar Happy Hour Specials
Every night is a celebration at D'Vine.  Sunday-25% off your total check for those in the business all night; Monday-1/2 off pizza and select wines by the glass from 4-7 p.m. with 20% off bottles $50 and up all night; Tuesday-1/2 off select menu items and cocktails from 4-7 p.m. with 20% off bottles $50 and up all night; Wednesday-1/2 off select wine flights from 4-7 p.m.; Thursday-1/2 off select drinks and menu items for ladies from 4-8 p.m. and Friday-1/2 off select drinks for all from 4-7 p.m.

fire food and drink offers Free Valet
No more driving around Shaker Square in search of a parking space if you're dining at fire food and drink.  fire is offering complimentary valet to all of its dining customers effective immediately.

fire food and drink announces new seasonal drinks and hors d'oeuvres menu
Beginning May 1, fire will be serving its special housemade cocktails an seasonal hors d'oeuvre menu from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m. and from 9:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m.Tuesday through Sunday.  Enjoy a mixed berry shrub, shaker shakedown, katzenjammer or filty martini.  Any way you choose, it's bound to be hot!

Great Lakes Brewing Features Happy Hour Specials
Stop by Great Lakes Brewing in May for $5 appetizers at its two bars featuring wings, calamari, Brewer's barley pretzels and pulled pork sliders).  $.75 off pints and drink specials!

Grovewood Tavern Celebrates Happy Hour
It's $5 at 5 p.m. at Grovewood.  For menu and specials, log on to www.grovewoodtavern.com.

Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse Features Happy Hour
Monday through Friday from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m., Hyde Park becomes the home of the $4 Martini and Cocktail Happy Hour and $5 small plates.  Late night happy hour from Monday through Friday from 9 p.m. until closing with $5 small plates.

Johnny Mango Celebrates Happy Hour
Happy hour is celebrated from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday with 1/2 price beer an wine and $2 off margaritas.

John Q's Introduces Happy Hour
Monday through Saturday from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m., John Q's is serving beer for $2.50; wine for $5.50; five martinis for $5 an reduced price appetizers including mini burgers, prime rib sandwiches, wings and more.  Buckets of five Cornitas (little Corona bottles) for $5.

Light Bistro Offers Happy Hour
 Monday through Friday from 4:30 until 7 p.m. all bar menu food items are $5 each.  A bucket of domestic beer is $5; bucket of specialty beer is $7.50. Select single beer for $2.  Several glasses of wine are $5; select bottles of wine are $10.  Specialty cocktails are $3.

Luxe Kitchen & Lounge Introduces Brunch
Beginning May 31st, Luxe will begin offering brunch on its newly designed patio.  Choose from a selection of eggs, French Toast, pastas and sandwiches and some items that can only be described as "chef's whim."  

Mavis Winkle's Irish Pub Introduces Happy Hour
Both Mavis Winkle's locations feature $1 off all drinks, $1.50 Bud Light and $1.50 Bud Light & Labatt Draft an $.35 wings during all CAVS games rom 4 until 7 p.m.

Melange Introduces Progressive Happy Hour
Melange introduces its special progressive happy hour.  It will be opening its patio on May 15th with a kickoff celebration.  Look for the umbrellas on the patio!

Metropolitan Cafe Annouces Happy Hour Specials
Monday through Friday from 4 until 6:30 p.m. and from 9 p.m. until closing, Metropolitan offers 1/2 off appetizers.  $4 martinis and cocktails available Monday through Friday from 4-6:30 p.m.

Moxie, the Restaurant, Introduces Bar Menu
Stop by the bar Moxie between 2:30 p.m. an 6:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday and enjoy wings, lump crab cakes, calamari, cheese, oysters, tuna tartar, moxie frites and more.  $5 martini specials.  $6 wine specials and $2 draft beer.

Moxie, the Restaurant Celebrates Prom with Prix Fixe Menu
Prom-goers delight!  Moxie is featuring a $65 per couple, all inclusive prix fixe (beverage, tax and tip included). Choice of spring strawberry salad, calamari or trio of shrimp cocktail; twin filets of beef, roasted salmon or grilled bell and evans chicken and choice from the dessert menu

Olivor Twist Features Happy Hour Monday through Saturday
From 3 to 6 p.m. enjoy $5 martinis,  $2 off wine by the glass, $2 off all drinks, and $1 off beer. Pizzas are 1/2 off.  Tuesday is half off wine, glass pours and bottles up to $50.  Wednesday is $5 martinis, day and night.  Thursday is ladies night, $5 martinis and half off wine

One Walnut Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
One Walnut introduces an extraordinary new menu in celebration of its 10th anniversary.  Take $10 off any bottle of wine, Monday through Friday. Enjoy the Chef's Three-Course Prix Fixe.  Begin with almond baked goat cheese, brioche, Serrano ham and petite spinach salad.  Swordfish piccata entree with Spanish risotto, chorizo an sherry buerre-blanc.  Lavender creme brulee for dessert.  $30. Wine pairings with each course for an additional $12.

One Walnut Features Take 5
Five appetizers. Five martinis.  Five wine selections.  $5 each.  From 5-7.  Monday through Friday.

Paladar Latin Kitchen Offers Happy Hour
Monday through Sunday from 3 until 7 p.m, celebrate at Paladar with $5 margaritas and mojitos, Latin beer $3 specials and select options from its bar menu for under $5.  Bar menu available from 3 p.m. until kitchen closing featuring Mini Cuban Sandwiches, Crab & Mango Fritters and some new Latin snacks including Stuffed Arepas and Crispy Home-fried Plantains.

Paladar Latin Kitchen Celebrates Latin BBQ Night
Leave the BBQ up to the Churrascoria!  Every Sunday and Monday, Paladar offers a different Latin barbeque specialty with all of the fixins including Tex-Cuban BBQ Braised Brisket, Memphis Jerk Spare Ribs and its Puerto Rican Pig Roast.  Chicken is always available on BBQ nights!  $16.95

Pickwick and Frolic celebrates Happy Hour
From Tuesday through Friday, 4 until 7 p.m., Pickwick and Frolic offers $5 martinis, $3 house drinks, $2 domestic beers, $4 select appetizers and $5 select Pickwick pizzas.

Ponte Vecchio Announces Happy Hour and Three-Course Menus
From 5 until 7 p.m. at the bar or bar tables, enjoy a selection of appetizers including olive or cheese plate, spaghetti marinara, Italian panini, bruschetta or fussili plate for $3-$7 (based on item selection). Half off wine, beer and cocktails, too!  All appetizers on the main menu are 25% off.  Ponte Vecchio is also featuring a three-course menu, Monday through Friday all day at the bar and bar tables only, with choice of house or Caesar salad, choice of three pasta dishes and choice of creme brulee or cannoli for $16.

SASA Contributes to Charity
SASA will contribute 10 percent of your check to your favorite charity.  Registration required.  Restrictions apply.  Visit SASA's website, www.sasamatsu.com for details.

Tartine Bistro Introduces Happy Hour Menu
Tartine introduces Happy Hour from Monday through Wednesday from 4:30 until 6:00 p.m. featuring roasted mussels, roasted shrimp, charcuterie and cheese plate, artichoke and boursin dip and fromage tartine for $5.  Featured wine selection, featured cocktails and martinis, $5.  Featured beer $3.  Bar only.

The Woods Announces Happy Hour Specials
From 4 until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, The Woods offers half price appetizers and $1.25 off all liquor, beer and wine.

Thyme, The Restaurant, Offers Economy-Friendly Menu
Monday through Thursday, Thyme is offering a 20 percent discount on all of its entree and salad selections.  It will re-open for lunch after Mother's Day.

Tremont Tap House Celebrates Happy Hour
Happy Hour happens from 4 until 7 at Tremont Tap House.  $1.50 off craft beers on top, $5 mojitos, $4 hand made pretzel with smoked cheddar and imperial stout dip, $5 white pizza with roasted garlic butter, boursin, white cheddar and mozzarella, $6 house burger with white cheddar, lettuce, tomato and onion an $6 sweet calamari with cherry peppers.

Vue ExtendsHappiest Happy Hour
Monday through Friday from 4 until 7 p.m., Vue offer 1/2 off its entire Bistro Menu; $2 domestic, $3 import and $4 draft beers, $5 wines by the glass, $5 martinis and $4 well cocktails (sorry...no coupons...bar only)

Creekside Restaurant and Bar
There's savings all through the week at Creekside Restaurant and Bar.  On Sunday, steak and spud is $11.95; Monday-$5 cheeseburger and fries; Tuesday-$5 martinis in the bar and kids eat free in the restaurant; Wednesday-$5 appetizers and Thursday-buy one pizza, get one for $5.  Happy hour in the bar Monday through Friday from 3 until 6 p.m. with $1 off all drinks and $1.99 special appetizer menu. 

The Mad Greek Offers Daily Specials
Visit The Mad Greek Monday through Friday from 4-8 for Happy Hour with $2.50 domestic and $3 imported beer on Mondays, $6 specialty cocktails on Tuesdays, $6 glass of wine and $5 off all bottles on Wednesday, $6 special martinis on Thursday and all weekly specials available from 4-8 p.m. at the bar only on Friday.

Gusto Introduces $5 Happy Hour
Every Tuesday through Friday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Gusto is offering drink and small plate food specials.

Vue Restaurant & Lounge Offers Sunday Buffet