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| - Having just moved to Lakewood from the Parma/North Royalton area, the Buckeye Beer Engine had some pretty large shoes to fill. You see, I am spoiled by the awesome splendor that is The Brew Kettle in Strongsville, a place my wife and I hold very dear to our hearts.
I was told by several people that "if you like Brew Kettle you'll love Buckeye Beer Engine." I guess I won't be listening to those people any more.
Like BK, BBE has a large menu of micro brews that you can drink my the pint or sample several. It also has a nice selection of burgers, wings and other semi-upscale bar food selections. But that is where the similarities end.
We decided to sit outside in the patio area. That's where the problems began. Two gentleman were sitting one table away chain smoking the entire time. I am not sure if this is permitted under the smoking ban, but regardless I did not appreciate their smoke in my face the entire meal. The waitress was aware of this, but did nothing about it.
I ordered a burger that came with mushrooms and cheese and a garlic butter sauce. Could have been delicious, but the meat was so undercooked I was sure I was going to get food poisoning. Thankfully I didn't.
I also ordered some wings, which is a must at any establishment such as this. They came out over cooked and had barely any sauce on them, Just tasted like charred chicken skin with a hint of BBQ sauce.
The burger came with a fried pickle, which was a new thing for me. It was the most interesting part of the meal.
All in all I think I'd make the drive from Lakewood to Strongsville for Brew Kettle before I drove 6 blocks back to the Beer Engine. I recommend you do the same.
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