This update has been a long time coming, but I am happy to finally get a moment to reiterate my praise for Lava Lounge.
This is one of the best late night food places in all of Cleveland. And the cocktails (which I've been drinking more of due to the great cocktails emerging in The Cleve) are pretty top-notch. They had a peach/lavender sangria last summer that was incredible. I am hoping and praying they bring it back for another tour in 2013.
And guess what else? NO TV's! Having no TV's pretty much ensures a night of minimal Woo and a very small sampling of Bros out hogging or getting wasted or whatever they are doing nowadays.
The mac & cheese is great, the white bean soup is very good, and most everything else I've had there is well above average.
To top it all off, there are very nice people that work there. And you can rent out the upstairs for parties.