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| - I was very very excited for this location to open, because I had the Red Door burger several years ago out at the east side location and it blew my mind. It's in a fabulous location, and I've been twice now for dinner.
The first thing I have to comment on is the smell. Did anyone else get a whiff of weirdness? They use truffle oil in some stuff, so maybe it's just that but it was just really throwing me off. Thankfully our second visit they had the doors open and I didn't notice it as much.
Anyway, the beer list has a fairly decent lineup of craft beers. I personally think they should have more Ohio beers represented -- this isn't a chain burger place, why not give your home town/state a little bit more love? What caused me more distress was that neither one of our waiters seemed very familiar with the beer offerings. The second time we were there I ordered an IPA that they ended up being out of. Our waiter offered me samples of two other IPAs to try (without me asking, so thumbs up for that) BUT I'm not convinced he actually knew what they were. I hadn't heard of either of the breweries he mentioned...tried to look them up and came up with nothing. I still enjoyed my beer, but I like to know what I'm drinking...
Food: you won't find juicier burgers around CLE than at this place. I'm not knocking B-Spot or Jammy Buggers or The Rail; I'm a fan of all of these places. But damn...be prepared for some oozing with these bad boys! That's a good thing! For me, the One Red Door is absolute burger perfection. They don't skimp on the brie, and the date/bacon aioli is a combination of two of my absolute favorite things ever. We've had the sweet potato fries, and they were fine, but the onion rings are the way to go. The buttermilk batter is reminiscent of tempura batter, so it's light and crunchy and somehow the onions don't get all slimy. Definitely an elevated little basket of fried goodness.
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