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| - While staying at the Cleveland Airport Sheraton on a recent business trip, I asked the front desk for a nearby steakhouse and they recommended 100th Bomb Group, which they recommend to everyone. I asked what the next restaurant they would recommend was and they said Applebee's. No offense to Ricky Bobby, but 100th Bomb Group it is!
Location - the restaurant is located directly across from Cleveland Hopkins Airport and is about a 4 mile drive from the Sheraton. It's also near the Car Rental area, so dropping off the car and catching a shuttle back to the airport was very convenient. The restaurant is massive with a patio area for outdoor dining. The interior is fairly swanky and offers a "nice" view of the airport. Personally, a nice view consists of gorgeous landscapes or a sunset over the ocean, but for those that played Sim City, you know areas around airports are desolate, so you take what you can get.
Food - The bread service comes w/ butter and a delicious pesto/cheese/pine nut spread (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/0youcKV6-eE3F2MQj1l6Fw?select=ZWyuXH-zrzA1C9FD4xu07w). The beer cheese soup ($2.95 add-on) was creamy and savory, and it was the soup that kept on giving as I was burping it up long after the meal was over. The 3/4lb of prime rib ($24.95, http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/0youcKV6-eE3F2MQj1l6Fw?select=wjFL8mIoYKK2N_KKDyxV1A) was a good sized cut with enough fat to flavor the meat, but not so much that you had a pile of cold, hardened fat on your plate at the end of the meal. The crust was superb and the beef was good. Esp. considering the price point, it's not a bad deal at all. Make sure you ask for their fresh horseradish. YUM!
The sides were just ok. I prefer my mashed potatoes to be mashed a bit more and the veggies were necessary to balance out the protein intake...you know, to aid in the bombs I'd be dropping later.
Service - they bring a carafe of water, so no complaints about glasses being empty. Service was friendly and on point for our visit.
The meal wasn't anything to write home about--hence the 4 stars--but if I'm ever in Cleveland again, I'm definitely making it a point to stop by the 100th Bomb Group.
P.S. For those in the DC area, this is pretty similar to the 94th Aero Squadron in College Park.
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