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| - The Winking Lizard is a ubiquitous Cleveland institution - there are 14 locations (7 of which are within 20 miles of my house) and they stretch as far south as Columbus. I've been a frequent customer most of my adult life. I cringe a little when I think about how many nights I spent at that little front bar in the Coventry location, Guinness in hand, dreading the short winter walk back to my Coventry apartment. But when it comes to Winking Lizard's, this particular location has to be the gem of the franchise.
Plopped inside the renovated guts of an old Elk's Lodge building on Cleveland's West Side, it's just beautiful. Uber-elevated ceilings, dark woodwork, and a cavernous main room are all parts of what make this Winking Lizard the best. If I had to describe it in only a few words, not an easy feat for this guy, I'd say it's part Dave and Busters and part German beer hall.
There are two main reasons I frequent the Lizard, beer and beer. When it comes to beer selection it's hard to compete with Winking Lizard. They have one of the best draught lists in NE Ohio (dozens of taps and hundreds of bottles) and their World Tour of Beers is a Cleveland-area institution. If you're like me and you have to have a different beer every time you're out, you can't go wrong here. They also have a glass of the month beer where you get to keep the glass. Kudos to the guys behind their beer list. It's chock full of useful data like style, brewery location, ABV, and serving size. Cheers indeed.
The menu is also pretty expansive for a bar-type restaurant. Chances are if you like food they've got something for you. Burgers, ribs, salads, pizza, wraps, sandwiches...the list goes on and on. Did I mention that they've also got some of the best wings I've ever had? Crispy, hot with flavor out the ying yang. Try the spicy sesame. Just do it. I've never really had a bad meal here. The burgers are tasty and actually cooked to order, the wings, as I've already mentioned, are killer, and the grilled chicken sandwiches are always on point. Oh yeah, and their house BBQ sauce is fantastic on their fries.
I've got nothing but good things to say about the Winking Lizard. As a native I grew up on them so I'm probably a bit biased. Bias aside though, they are a solid joint with better than decent bar food and a beer-geek-sized brew list. On the down side (see, I can be objective) they can get a tad loud, especially during sports-type events. Not bad I suppose, just not my thing.
P.S.
If anyone from WL reads this you've gotta add that German soft pretzel app you had during October to the permanent menu. IMHO anyplace with a beer list like yours needs a soft pretzel on the menu. Just sayin'.
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