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| - While not a Cleveland institution (they're based in Pittsburgh) Fatheads is definitely gaining ground here in a big way. Their line of beers easily rivals those of local favorites Great Lakes and Brew Kettle and the recent opening of their production brewery in Middleburg Heights is a testament to their success. Now I'm not one that's terribly impressed by beer awards, after all, I don't need a bunch of haughty beer judges to tell me what's good, Fatheads has plenty of them - GABF, World Beer Cup, the list goes on. I guess what I'm tryin' to say is that they know their way around a mash tun and if you want some of the best beer in NE Ohio, nay, the Midwest, you owe it to yourself to pay them a visit. Oh yeah, and I do agree with the other Yelper who said their Christmas Ale rivals GLBC - actually, I think it's better.
The restaurant, sorry, brewhouse and saloon, is quite sizable. You enter through the back and you're immediately greeted by shining stainless steel and copper and the smell of boiling hops and malt. One whiff and you know you're in a brewhouse. I love it. Since we don't visit late in the evenings or on weekends (crowds aren't our thing) I can only attest to the atmosphere when we've been there - normally 6ish on a weekday. We're always greeted immediately when we walk in and have never had to wait for a table.
We've dined here three times in the last several months so I guess you'd call us regulars. The menu (http://fatheadscleveland.com/Fat%20Heads%20Menu.pdf) is pretty extensive at 7 pages and it has just about everything you can imagine a place like Fatheads would have - salads, pizza, wings, burgers, and headwiches. Yeah, Headwiches. Headwiches are the signature sandwich of Fatheads and they are massive. Easily able to feed two (or one Adam Richman) they come in about a dozen different styles like the Southside Slopes with kielbasa topped with fried pierogies, American cheese, grilled onions and horseradish sauce and the Beauty and the Beasty with pulled pork in their spicy Beasty BBQ Sauce. Topped with creamy cole slaw, pickles and raw onions. Sure it's a kitschy novelty but it's worth getting one just so you can say you did. They are also moderately priced with just about all menu items falling in the $9-$10 range.
Overall, Fatheads gets my seal of approval. As others have mentioned the food can range from the ho-hum (I'd pass on the potato chip "nachos" and the smoked prime dip) to the holy hell I've gotta have that again (the triple bypass burger is a work of art and the 4-onion honey and ale soup is worth bathing in) and the service is, like every other place, completely dependent upon who you are stuck/blessed with that night. Just keep in mind that your servers are in the "hospitality" industry - how happy do you expect them to be? Our experiences have been pleasant and our service good. Your results may vary.
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They do have the whole annoying "fries only come with the burgers" rule which I don't necessarily get. But it is their place and I suppose their entitled to do whatever the hell they want. As long as they keep the beer flowing I'll look the other way.
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