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| - First, let me start off by saying my wife and I are big Brown's fans and especially love Bernie Kosar. We were anxious to try this new restaurant at the Hard Rock Rocksino that bears his name. The decor was nice, especially liked walking around and looking at Kosar's memorabilia in the restaurant. Now on to the food. We started with the Ahi Tuna and also the Sausage Sampler appetizers. The sausages were flavorful and we enjoyed them. The Ahi was just ok. Basically nothing to get too excited about. We've had Ahi Tuna at a number of places over the years and this one was pretty bland. For our main course my wife had the filet and I had the prime rib. Both of these were solid. Cooked to order and flavorful. Prepare to pay extra for everything you would like to go along with your meal. I wanted horseradish sauce with my prime rib ($3 for what would normally be included). I also had a baked potato that was very large - for $8. Fortunately I didn't have to pay extra for butter and sour cream to go with it. My wife had mashed potatoes ($8) and a small cup of what was called brussels sprouts ($8) that was basically shredded brussels sprouts with some bacon and other stuff. She was somewhat disappointed with them. She liked her mashed potatoes. She had a glass of wine with her dinner which was priced similarly to other restaurants. When she asked the server for wine recommendations, the server told her she didn't really know anything about the wines available. I was more in a beer mood, so our server showed me the beer list. They were out of my first two choices, so I settled for my third choice. Our server also said they had cocktails available, but no list because they were still working on it. Our server was, however, friendly and polite. When I asked what some of their more popular meal selections were, she said that it was "basically a matter of personal preference." I guess that's true, but my wife and I like hearing a new (to us) restaurant's popular items to get a feel for how we should order. Unfortunately, I don't think we'll be returning to this restaurant. Our total bill was over $130, for what I would consider a pretty average meal. We are used to paying this kind of restaurant bill once or twice a month at other restaurants in Cleveland and Akron, but the quality of food here just doesn't equal what is available in those restaurants.
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