Marketers attempt to get your money. They try every which way to convince you that you must have their company's product. At one time they divided consumers into target groups believing at every age our tastes changed. Despite so many young yelpers' comments, marketers discovered age no longer mattered as seniors look and behave more like Cher and less like Barbara Bush. A fairly recent marketing approach is the experience. To attract customers a restaurant must offer more than just a cold beer or a ham sandwich. Restaurants now offer entertainment in what looks like a movie setting. Fake this, fake that.
Seven Roses is a real experience. I think it is unique to our city. Now that some films are being made in Cleveland I expect to see Jennifer Aniston helping herself to sauerkraut at the buffet on the screen of my local Regal Theater.
Seven Roses seems to be totally run by women with only a few speaking English. They sell bakery, deli, home made smoked meats, prepared foods, imported canned goods, and have a buffet. The building is old and the walls are filled with wooden shelves holding jars and cans and adorned with lace. Small wooden tables and chairs are in the back. Old Pope John Paul would have been happy here.
The buffet continues throughout the day with the cook bringing out trays frequently. The dishes change daily and hourly. Small stuffed cabbage is one of the only dishes that is always available. I am not Polish so I do not like every dish nor do I know what many are. That holds true for the bakery and deli as well. The things I have liked keep me coming back.
Last evening I went with two friends. I thought the buffet was not at its best as far as the offerings with too many ground meat dishes. No matter, we all managed to overeat and leave happy. I have learned to go right to the buffet in the back. That way I can pass the bakery and deli stuffed on my way out not wanting to buy everything I see.