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| - Chinato is an Italian-fusion restaurant, not Chinese. The servers seemed to pronounce it "Kee-nah-toe", and not with a "Ch", but whatever, don't let the first 5 letters fool you. This trendy restaurant sits in East 4th street, lined up alongside Lola and The Greenhouse Tavern, completing the Cleveland culinary dream team.
We called in for reservations at 5, left the car at the valet (all for 8 bucks with validation -- the public lots were charging $35 that night), and afterwards, crossed the street towards the Q arena for a Cavs game at 730 to watch our basketball dream team. It was a perfect night out just taking in the best of what Cleveland can offer; world-class fine dining and major league sports!
The group ordered cocktails, escargot (which seems to use the exact same recipe across all Zack Bruell restaurants), lobster crudo, skate wing, chicken legs saltimbocca, scallops with linguine. All were fresh, served hot, tasted pure and delicious. We spotted the owner Zack himself helping with the dish preparations. Considering it was game night, East 4th and all the restaurants were extremely packed and busy. In Chinato, service was quick, the staff were on their game, and hardly missed a beat.
The Cavs won against the Pacers that night, and so did my digestive system.
I love this town!
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