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| - Goldie's is the kind of restaurant that pretty much every suburb with a population of 30,000+ has. It's been around for decades (1991), serves breakfast, sandwiches and your typical diner entrees. Prices are fair, portions are large and, since they're not exploring the cutting edge of molecular gastronomy, there isn't any dish they don't do pretty well.
I used to eat here when I was working in politics in the mid 90's. One of the fatcats would hold court at a corner table until 11 AM.
I was driving back from a doctor's appointment with my wife. "Wonder if this place is still open?" It was-- and it was almost exactly as I remembered it.
I used to get the $1.99 breakfast special-- two eggs, ham, bacon or sausage, toast and either hashed browns or home fries. It now costs $2.99 and ham is no longer an option. But they still know how to poach eggs, the sausage patties are not hockey pucks bought from a wholesaler and defrosted on the grill, the wheat toast is a cut above and the coffee is fresh and continually refilled.
My wife had a custom omelet: $5.99 for three eggs and her choice of cheese, plus other things added ala carte. Here you run into an issue. onions & green peppers cost 50 cents; tomatoes another 50-- and a few strips of corned beef cost $2. Not a great bargain.
Here's a tip. The hash browns (the shredded potatoes) are perfectly cooked-- crunchy and golden-brown. The home fries (diced) are unevenly cooked and greasy. Get the hashed browns.
Since nothing I checked has changed., I'm going to guess that their deli sandwiches are still good. They never packed as much meat as the downtown places, but they didn't cost as much ($7 for corned beef, as opposed to the $12 at Slyman's). The burgers and fries are fine (but if you drive two more blocks east, you can hit the B-Spot in the neighboring strip mall). The chicken noodle was exactly what you'd expect; I didn't care for their chili.
Service is good-- assuming they're not slammed. It gets that way.
If you need me to go into more detail, you're probably new to this country. I've eaten in a diner like this over on Lorain road in Cleveland, one on Center Ridge in Westlake, one in Cleveland Heights, one down in Solon, a couple in Parma / Heights and even one in Olmsted Falls. I definitely wouldn't suggest making a pilgrimage.
But if you're in the neighborhood and you're hungry-- especially before 11, when the breakfast special is available, Goldie's will treat you right.
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