I haven't lived in Cleveland for about 10 years, however whenever i come home to visit i know i'll have a good time at any of the chain of Winking Lizard Taverns. The bars have delicious wings (the BBQ sauce is amazing), tasty wraps, and an excellent selection of world beers.
If you're more interested in binging rather than sipping, they're more than happy to accomodate with gigantic happy hour half price jumbo beers. (domestic - around 44oz / $5).
The Lizard locations from Coventry, to Lakewood; Peninsula to Avon have tvs on tvs, good viewing areas, and many have beer gardens... all the makings of a great night.
I don't know what happened with the downtown location, but it does not deserve the Lizard moniker. Service was horrible. Our waittress was rude and dismissive. We had to wait for 40 minutes for a table after calling ahead. The seating arrangement was not optimal for watching the Browns preseason game... by that i mean we were in a corner trying to see over the corner to catch a glimpse of the score on the tv on the other side of the bar.
Bad branch, fantastic chain... go to lakewood!!!