I have to agree with Jim B. My husband and I ate at Players last night. I also remember Players from the time it opened. The food was so good and innovative. And the place was always packed with diners. It was the first place to do goumet pizza in Cleveland. Alas it is no longer the delicious place I remember. It has been a good 20 years since I last visited, and I seriously doubt I will go again in another 20 years. The restaurant was pretty, but empty. That should have been the first clue it was not the Players I remembered. The menu offered an unremarkable selection of appetizers and entrees. It is no longer the trend setter it had once been. While the design your own pizza and pasta is still on the menu, my husband opted for their Giuseppi pizza which was simply terrible. The crust was dry, brittle and tasteless. The toppings were worse. I realize Thai chili sause is sweet but the pizza tasted as though there was marmalade on top. The chorizo added no spiciness at all. Prior to the pizza we ordered a special appetizer, lobster nachos. Again the nachos lacked any flavor. They had been put in the oven and many of the chips were burnt. Other than what appeared to be locally grown corn and some fresh jalapeno slices nothing had any flavor. The lobster was practially non-existant. I had opted for the beet salad and again - it really lacked flavor. So in the end we paid a lot of money for a meal which was completely disappointing. I must say I cannot understand how this place remains in bisiness given that there are so many restaurants in the county which serve much higher quality food.