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| - Picture this: 2001, Cleveland Heights. A suburban-Akron recent high school graduate finally discovers parts of Cleveland that aren't Fat Fish Blue, Peabody's, or a "Battle of the Bands" venue. While touring JCU with some friends who were attending we stumbled upon Coventry and all the magic it holds. It was then, my friends, that my love affair with BD's started.
My friends and I made weekly trips up to Coventry to check out the shops, grab some BD's, and explore the area. This place has it all right: all-you-can-eat-make-your-own-stir-fry. Chicken, read meats, fish, vegetables, tofu, sauces, spices, everything. You can make a new recipe every time and never run out of options. My personal favorite bowl consisted of chicken, baby corns, carrot sticks, pineapple, edamame, broccoli, pasta noodles, a ladle of bottom tickler and a ladle of peanut sauce to balance it all out. Throw in some cajun seasoning and lemon pepper, wrap it in a flour tortilla with some brown rice, and you've got yourself some heaven in a bowl! Also, they bang an annoying gong and bring you a free dessert if it was your birthday. I can't tell you exactly how many "birthdays" I've had here ;)
We continued to stop in weekly until we all went our separate ways for college. Down in Athens I could never find something quite on par with BD's. However, every time I came back up to the Cleveland-area for break or to visit friends, you betcha we stopped in at BD's. Trust that.
As all good things seem to come to an end, so did my time in NE Ohio. After graduating college I moved away to Chicago and started anew. Sure, we have Flat Top Grill here, but it isn't quite the same as BD's. I've heard that there are BD's in two far NW and SW suburbs, but I haven't been able to make it out there. Finally, on my random trip home this past weekend, I was able to reunite with BD's and get my Mongolian BBQ on. A 5 year sabbatical was entirely too long. Since they've added new items and sauces to the buffet, t took me a couple bowls to really get my groove back and make the perfect bowl. After playing around with the different sauces and spices I was able to come up with some good eats. Overall, -1 star for discontinuing the bottom tickler sauce. It was the best. Don't mess with the best.
It'll be nice to get back up here again over the holidays when a bunch of my friends from "the gang" are in town, too. The place is delicious, budget-friendly, and can satisfy even the pickiest (or "health-conscious") of appeties. Also, allergy-sensitive patrons ARE welcome - just let them know and they will cook your meal separately in the back.
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