Hands down the Root has the best vegan menu in Cleveland. Amazing vegan and gluten free bakery, knowledgable and friendly baristas, killer daily specials, and chef created soups that rotate almost daily. This slow food cafe and coffee house is an excellent place to study during the day or to enjoy local music and conversation almost every night of the week. This is a local business that truly strives to keep it local sourcing their produce and essentially every product they can locally. It's an incredibly welcoming atmosphere and the owners are incredibly involved in the business even picking up both barista and kitchen shifts on a weekly basis. If you are visiting Cleveland, make the trip to Lakewood it is well worth it. Thursday night is raw night which entails a new menu each week that is completely raw, vegan, and gluten free. Menu highlights: sweet potatoes with a side of house made chipotle aioli, the fun guy pizza, and the sunburst salad. Beverage highlights: Mayan mocha and any of their crafted herbal tea blends. Ps: house made almond mylk is a dairy alternative and it is TAY-STEE.