I remember walking past the Linden Tavern in my childhood and always wondering what was behind its door. I had big ideas of what magic bars were filled with like smoke and Motley Crue in the juke box.
When I finally came here as an adult and bar veteran I was not given what the 12 year old me wanted but EXACTLY what the 30 year old loved. The bar is dark (day and night) and the decor probably will never change. The menu for the specials hand written in pen. The place is small, ugly and there are only the lonely at the bar sipping Bud Light.
It's all about the Lake Erie perch which is amazing. As a dinner or on a nice sandwich smothered in tarter sauce, the flavor is great and it seems so fresh. They may have a Linden Tavern fishing fleet. This is a real suburban gem and that is becoming rare these days.
And they do not mess around with their pierogi which is big and plump. One of the very best in the city (if you know more please tell me)!!!