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| - This is an interesting place. I can't really tell who it's aimed at, and a good age range shows up. The clientele seems to be almost exclusively yuppie ish white people, but yuppie white people with kids, their college pals, older and out for brunch etc. Non white people seem to be Case Western grad students.
I'm drinking a pour over coffee, which itself says something- this place has brunch, lunch, dinner beer, cocktails, crepes, and coffee. It's split down the middle into a restaurant side and a cafe side. The restaurant side has been extremely busy every time I've been here. The restaurant's layout is weird. It seems set up for maximum capacity and minimum mobility- it's hard to get around when anywhere you turn you're brushing against someone's boob.
The cafe is less busy.
The decor, I am a little embarrassed to admit is really attractive. Lots of neat lamps casting warmer than usual light, wood ceilings, wood furniture, all with a modern vibe, and a utilitarian cement floor.
The beer selection is surprisingly good. The food is decidedly average. The coffee is disappointingly average despite its provenance from the mighty Rising Star Coffee roasters.
Overall, it's a fun place to check out, a look into who Ohio city seems to be attracting these days. A place to contemplate Cleveland. Is this who we want to be?
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