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Tommy's Jerky Outlet is an emporium of beefy goodness.
I first discovered Tommy's Jerky Outlet while on the way to dinner at Mama Roberto's in Mentor (it's a wonderful restaurant). I am not sure how long Tommy's has been at this particular location, but I am pretty sure it's a relatively new store. Apparently, there is a second store in Chardon, OH, or if you're not in the area it appears you can order jerky online, too.
When I first saw the store sign, I imagined it would be a store that sold many different brands of beef jerky. This is not the case. Tommy's Jerky Outlet only sells one brand of beef jerky: Tommy's. Don't expect to find any other brands.
Tommy's Jerky is good, but not the best I have had. (The best jerky that I have eaten to date is Uncle Mike's, which is only available in select stores or online.) Still, Tommy's Jerky is edible and will probably please the average jerky consumer. I can't speak to their ingredients or methods since I am not a jerky expert, just a humble gnawer of beef snacks.
The store carries many varieties of jerky. They must have (at least) approximately 25 different kinds of beef jerky and sausage smokies there, and free samples of everything. You can buy prepackaged or in bulk from a bin. Of all the flavors of jerky and smokies that I tried, I think I enjoyed the Blazing Cherry Beef jerky the most. While not cheap (is any beef jerky ever cheap?), the products are reasonably priced for "craft jerky" (destined to be a New York Times trending story?).
They also have a variety of turkey jerky, flavored fried peanuts (the peanut brittle one is tasty), as well as elk, buffalo, and venison jerky (pretty sure you can't sample these last three since they're less plentiful variety of game).
I recommend patronizing this place. Drop in, sample the jerky, and buy a few bags...Cleveland needs more unique businesses. And MOAR jerky.
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