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My husband and I live across the street in the Flats East Bank Apartments (review here http://www.yelp.com/biz/flats-at-east-bank-cleveland?hrid=y_BliimuUFgJuVrSgk1_gA&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)) and had previously been here for happy hour and finally stuck around for dinner this past week. Although we had a table reserved, we decided to stay at the bar for dinner after catching the tail-end of happy hour.
First things first, come here for happy hour! They have one red and one white wine for $4 a glass, a cocktail for $5, and one or two beers at a great price too. They also have good food selections for happy hour too. Three huge cocktail shrimp for $10, Bluepoint oysters for $2 a piece, popcorn shrimp, and other good options. I've previously had the cocktail shrimp (recommend) and this past time we got 6 Bluepoint oysters. They were so good! This place is an oyster bar, so if you come here, do yourself a favor and get oysters!
We then shared the seafood ceviche. It was good, but not quite what I expected. It seemed to have a lot of cumin in it, and way more veggies than seafood. It also only came with 4 plantain chips, which wasn't enough for the dish. It wasn't bad, but I don't think I would order this again, but partially because there are other things I would want to try first.
For our mains, we ordered smaller dishes (after all the other food). My husband had the "surf n' turf" burger and liked it. The fries were a bit greasy and soggy though. And it didn't look like they put the shrimp spread on it (the whole "surf" part). Te be fair, he didn't ask. I'm sure if they had missed it, they would have brought some out for him. I had the green papaya salad. It's supposed to come with roast chicken. I don't eat chicken, though, so I asked if I could have it with shrimp instead (which is how I've seen it every where else I've had this dish; and at one place - Bistango in Irvine, CA - with lobster, the best!). The bartender was very accommodating and said that wouldn't be a problem. And I got shrimp - fried rock shrimp. While the shrimp itself was good, as was the salad, together they just weren't great. Chilled, boiled shrimp is what I had in mind, and would have been excellent. I can't fault them for making something special for me, though, I truly appreciate that they accommodated my request. I would just get something different next time (unless they offer the green papaya salad with not-fried-shrimp in the future!).
We didn't have dessert, but only because we weren't hungry. They had a coconut cheesecake that I would like to try, as well as key lime pie (who doesn't love key lime pie?).
Overall, I definitely recommend coming here - especially for happy hour! Oh, if you come for dinner be sure to make a reservation!!
A note to the restaurant - can you please install a purse/coat hook in the bathroom? Also, when we were there (May 20), it really wasn't that warm out. Or rather, it cooled down fairly significantly by the evening, yet you kept the garage doors open. It was way too cold for that. I get the appeal of the open-air dining, but maybe you can install heaters on that side of the restaurant (like the over-head patio heaters) to keep people warm while keeping the open air feeling? I had to eat with my coat on, which was less than ideal.
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