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| - There are so many reasons we go to Beal's so often. The primary one - I'll be honest here - is that they're one of the few close by places with a kitchen open late (til midnight in the later half of the week and weekend). My man and I both work 2nd shift type hours, so getting out to eat on a Friday before 11 PM doesn't really happen. Our options are fairly limited at that time of night on the East side, and Beal's is definitely the best of the options.
But we've come here even when we could've chosen other places too, for a lot of the other reasons.
Service: They take a sort of team effort approach here most of the time rather than you just having whatever server your section has - pretty much if anyone on staff walks by you and you even sort of maybe look like you need something, they're on it. Every once in a rare while, when it's really packed (think Cavs games) you just don't see a staffer as often as you'd like. But I've never had a problem hoofing it over to the bar if I need something on those occasions - when I say packed, I mean it, this place gets PACKED - and yeah, you know, I get it. Other than that, the service is always super excellent -- there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of turnover on staff either, which tells me it's likely a good place to work too. (At least I would hope so!)
Food: It's bar food, but good. Meaning: Burgers, sandwiches, flatbread pizzas, salads and appetizers. Oh, and pickles. (In case the name didn't give it away.) All of the sandwiches and burgers come with tots, which are far superior to french fries and I don't know why every other restaurant doesn't do this. The soups of the day have always been consistently delish, the burgers are always perfectly made, and the pig wings are a favorite of my man's. We just recently tried the buffalo chicken dip app for the first time and we can't believe we've wasted years not having it (sooo creamy and warm and gooey and tasty). The one time I've been able to not indulge in a burger or sandwich (dude, TOTS!), the salad I had was well made -- real greens (not pointless iceberg), fresh ingredients. Will the chef win a James Beard award? Probably not. But for solidly good freshly made bar (comfort) food, Beal's can't be beat. (Warning: The habanero pickles do have a helluva kick. They're tasty, but make sure you've got some pita wedges to go with to help calm the heat. And if you eat one of the pickled habaneros, well, you are a much braver soul than I.)
There's a jukebox that you can play with an app on your phone, there are a ton of TVs to catch the Cavs, or the Indians, or that other team here. The crowd is mostly cool - your usual drank a leeeeeetle too much folks on the weekends - but generally nice folks.
It ain't fancy, but it's not a dive either. It's got that just right sort of vibe that makes it one of our regular haunts.
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