There was a Billy Joel concert going on the Friday we were in Cleveland, so it was hard to find a table in downtown Cleveland, so we ventured out about a mile.
I have been to one other Hofbrauhaus in Las Vegas and it was about the same.
The polka music is fun and the beer is just okay. Our server was a nice enough guy, but the food was just meh. I got a chicken schnitzel salad. The salad was fine enough, but the schnitzel was very underwhelming. Cold/warm and tough.
My wife went to the one in Munich and liked it a lot, but she said it was quite different.
They had a beer stein holding contest, and they didn't even let the people competing keep the beers!
There are a ton of other great restaurants to visit while in Cleveland. For sure try Mabel's. Just amazing BBQ.