Storms all night kept me awake - but I finally got a bit of sleep. I got up early to return the rental truck, finished packing up my motorcycle, put on my gear and kissed my mother goodbye. I headed to Cleveland Heights to meet one of my best high school friends for lunch - with a short side trip to Ferrara's - and arrived at the front door of Tommy's only to discover: CLOSED. Apparently, Coventry suffered quite a power loss - and the folks at Tommy's (which serves breakfast) decided to take the rest of the day off!
Fortunately for my friend and me - the staff of High Thai don't serve breakfast and the power was restored before noon. Eric and I had a most excellent lunch here - and I was able to park my motorcycle within view of our seats at the front of the restaurant.
Friendly staff who were helpful in determining whether the curry was vegan friendly (no Nam Pla upon request).
We had the crispy tofu triangles (fried tofu is essential fuel for the solo motorcycle traveler!) and we also had some green beans & tofu and some delicious curry. All the food was quite excellent. The noise level in the restaurant was not at all bad - we were able to talk and work out routes from Cleveland Hts so I could avoid the freeways and it seems like every young waiter at High Thai came up to pay his respects and give me his wishes for a safe trip once they realized that the fully loaded motorcycle was mine. Several of them said they wished they could be making my trip!
What a sweet send off from Cleveland! Excellent company, delicious food and super polite, professional and friendly service. I look forward to returning here again!