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I was in Cleveland on business and a co-worker of mine who's from Cleveland said, "You gotta get over to Aldo's and have dinner. Tell him I sent you." Now, I am a huge fan of the personal recommendation and if the restaurant owner and I have a mutual friend, going there to eat is a must.
This place is easy to find and easy to miss. Tucked in the corner in a beat-up old strip mall, you might drive right by the first time. It's pretty small, too, by today's standards. I'm ballparking capacity to be around 40. Some would call it intimate, and that's easy to understand once you've spent more than 10 minutes inside.
Sure enough, Aldo was there and he did indeed remember my friend. I was shown to a table and offered bread, wine and personal recommendations for appetizers. I had an eggplant and spinach app that was excellent. For dinner, I went with "old faithful", spaghetti and meatballs. Mama mia, it was delicious! My wife (and my mother-in-law) make incredible meatballs from scratch and I dare say, Aldo's were on par. I was told he comes in every morning to make them himself. Hmmmm, maybe, maybe not, but it makes for a great story and the guy's been in business for 26 years.
This place isn't cheap but trust me, you won't care. I spent over $50 for just me and left with a smile on my face (that was app, entree and wine, and I wasn't really trying to mind my wallet).
I will definitely DEFINITELY be back.
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