I am a dyed in the wool Cleveland Hts dude and me and my friends eat in every new/old/trendy restaurant in town...so let me tell you this Sokolowski's is so near and dear to all of our hearts! From it's location in the Tremont neighborhood on a bluff overlooking the Cuyahoga river, the Flats & downtown...across one bridge and underneath another...It is just so quintessentially Cleveland if you can't appreciate just the trip over here & the location...then get outta here!
The food is exactly what you would expect from a ca. 1920 Polish cafeteria style old school family restaurant...food is 4.85 the atmosphere is 5.00.
BTW why hasn't anyone mentioned the cod? So what I get is the baked cod swimming in so much butter it tastes like lobster, 2 sauerkraut pierogis, a kielbasa, some Polish beer & the free salad bar...I mean who could want for more happiness?
So since you are there please check out the really cool Tremont and or Ohio City / W 25th St neighborhoods for some culture & fun!
Nothing is perfect, just be open and smile and live a little! We have a good quality of life here in Cleveland and this is one of the reasons!