With all due respect to people that love this place, I've never loved this place. I am unbiased. I'm born and raised CLE and have lived north, south, west, east, down in Columbus and on the east coast for 6 years. I've visited Corky and Lenny's a handful of times in the last 25 years and have never loved this place. Besides the high prices, their food is just not that great. Especially their corned beef. I've never been able to figure out why people love this place, unless it's the nostalgia? It's ok but their corn beef comes from the same vendor that so many other places in CLE buy from. Oh! and after you eat outside of CLE at a similar deli (and we're not talking NY city here!), you'll see there is absolutely no comparison. The only item that I'd order from here if I still lived in Beachwood, or was in the area, is the matzo ball/kreplach soup, but I'd get it to go.
Those that know me know that I give an unbiased opinion. I worked in restaurants for years back in my college days. It's a tough business, however, in order to survive restaurants have to continually adapt and cater to the customer first. Corky's is merely ok, but with rising food prices, service and competition, they need to do better.