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| - Bearden's is one of the few vestiges of the family eateries that have been both a part of my father's childhood and my own, as well. I only hope the same will be for my own children when they visit their grandparents in Cleveland. Because Bearden's is a very special place to my family, as I am sure it has been for many other West Siders, as well.
The menu is a reliable greasy spoon variety. Soup of the day, grilled cheese, hamburgers, fries. You cannot go wrong with these old stand-bys, and despite the low carb craze, Bearden's continues to deliver heart attacks on a plate, with ketchup on top. The onion rings are colossal and the milkshakes are just thick enough to turn your lips a light blue. I imagine these aspects have remained the same since the '50s when fathers brought their daughters here after a trip to downtown...as they still do...and, fortunately, they still pay.
Not that a meal here is going to break the bank. The prices are fair, the waitstaff are friendly, and the toy train that rides the rails around the ceiling of the main dining room signals that children have always been welcome here, no matter how old.
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