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| - Chagrin Falls is very charming, full of great restaurants, and Flip Side fits right in. Most of them are high-end, however, Flip Side offers great, high-quality meals at an affordable price. In addition, the burgers are made with Ohio raised, grass-fed beef. You can really taste the difference.
In addition to their burger specialties, they have salads, sandwiches, and a few other options. Their milkshakes are made from locally-sourced vanilla bean ice cream and aren't the typical flavors you're used to, like: Apple Pie Shake with chunks of apple pie, Date Shake, Blueberry Pie Shake, Irish Shake with Guinness, etc. All of them are available with various alcohol enhancements.
The atmosphere is casual and cozy, as the size of the dining space is somewhat of small. With a distressed wood feel, and other subtle touches, the décor is welcoming and non-intimidating. During the summer months, they open the "garage door" which makes up the street side façade, letting the outdoors in.
For dinner, I ordered the Forester Burger, with caramelized onions and wild mushrooms on a brioche bun. It also came with 2 tempura Shitake mushrooms and truffle aioli. I normally only eat 1/2 of a burger and save the rest for later. Not this time. It was so good, I ate the whole thing and didn't have that heavy feeling you normally get from a burger.
My (adult) son had the El Deseo (the Wish) Burger. He likes his food with some kick, so this was a great choice. It consists of Pepper Jack cheese, avocado, mango, roasted pepper pico de gallo, black bean puree, crispy corn tortilla, jalapeno with lime aioli. He also requested a condiment cup of their house hot sauce - $1.00 from each of these burgers goes to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
We shared a plate of their Hand-cut Fries, which are seasoned with salt & herbs, which was definitely enough for two. They were a nice alternative to traditional fries.
Our server was friendly, attentive, refilling drinks and providing answers to all of our menu questions. We would definitely dine here again and recommend it to others.
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