CINCINNATI, Ohio — Its signature dish is chili over spaghetti with a mound of cheddar cheese.Fans of Skyline Chili’s 3-Way, and there are many, swear by it. Its detractors think the 3-way, as well as the 4-way (with diced onions or beans) and 5-way (includes both diced onions and beans), are abominations.But a survey conducted by USA Today editors and readers named Skyline Chili, which is based in Fairfield, Ohio, the best regional fast-food chain in the U.S., beating out better-known regional chains such as In-N-Out Burger and Whataburger.The USA Today survey mentions the menu items offered by Skyline but…

Summer is here, and if you’re looking for sweet and savory ways to spend your sunshine-filled days, Cleveland has an assortment of food-themed festivals that should serve up good memories.  From homemade soul food to garlic and tacos, each treat gets their special day and provides a chance for you to explore some great local neighborhoods.  Signal Cleveland compiled a list of food festivals you don’t want to miss this summer.  Tremont Food Truck Festival (June 28-29)  Where: Lincoln Park, 1200 Starkweather Ave. Cleveland  Tremont West Development Corporation will partner with Happy Times Events for the neighborhood’s first food truck…

click to enlarge Douglas Trattner Charter House Grille is opening August 8th on East 185th Street. – The former Bistro 185 space has looked like it has been sitting completely dormant for years, but Chris King has been quietly and diligently working on the spot since taking ownership and is about ready to debut Charter House, which opens in August. – The Forward Hospitality team is at it again, this time with Hi 5, a new sports bar in the Flats that recently opened sporting river views and some tasty BBQ. – Our guide to all the farmers markets you…

click to enlarge Courtesy of Westsiders Westsiders now open in Rocky River Ready for new eats this summer (and down the road)? You’re in luck.- Gunselman’s Steakhouse & Bar is now open in Olmsted Falls. Here’s what to expect in a revived former library setting. – Westsiders, from the team behind Landmark Smokehouse and Twist, is now open in the former Bomba spot in Rocky River. – After drawing fans and raves at the Van Aken Market Hall, Scorpacciata Pasta Co. now has a standalone brick-and-mortar operation in Larchmere. – One Pot recently opened in Cleveland Heights and Scene dining…

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The sales-tax hiatus that Ohioans enjoy each year is being extended to restaurants for the first time.The state’s sales tax holiday traditionally applies to retail stores, but this year restaurants will be included.The tax hiatus runs midnight Tuesday, July 30, through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8.Recent legislation added inclusion of dine-in food sales at restaurants as part of the tax break.As cleveland.com’s Jeremy Pelzer reported, Cleveland shoppers will save $8 on every $100 they spend on eligible items, based on Ohio’s 5.75% sales tax rate and Cuyahoga County’s 2.25% sales rate.Some limitations are in place.Alcohol is not…

click to enlarge Photo by BurkleHagen Angie’s Soul Cafe Yesterday, we reported on the impending closure of Sauce the City in University Heights. That restaurant will be closing its doors following this Saturday’s business hours. But today we have learned that the space (14480 Cedar Rd.) already has been claimed by Akin Affrica, owner of Soul Republic United Restaurants. That restaurant group includes Angie’s Soul Cafe, Zanzibar Soul Fusion, Cleveland Breakfast Club and the Vegan Club.Within the next 30 days or so, Affrica will open an Angie’s Soul Cafe in the former Sauce the City space, he says.”It might not be the full-blown Angie’s…

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The number of products and pounds of Boar’s Head Provisions Co. deli-meat products recalled because of possible Listeria contamination has been expanded greatly, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.The recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products from the Jarratt, Virginia, company has gone from 207,528 pounds to about 7 million pounds. The number of products jumped from fewer than 10 to 71 products produced between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brands. Items include meat intended for slicing at delis as well as packaged meat…

CLEVELAND, Ohio – If you think Terry Francona became involved with a local restaurant company because he’s a total foodie who loves to saunter to different restaurants and hobnob with chefs, you’d be wrong.“I ate the majority of my meals at the ballpark. That’s where I wanted to be,” said Francona, who managed Cleveland from 2013 to 2023. “I hated hotels. For someone to travel that much, I’d lose my mind at hotels. I got to the ballpark absurdly early, and I don’t think it was because I was a workaholic. I think it was because I hated being in…

click to enlarge Photo by Emanuel Wallace Ohio City Pizzeria The near west side is about as blessed with pizza as any neighborhood in Cleveland, from higher-end options such as Cent’s and Il Rione to fast-casual outposts like City Slice.For the past five years, Ohio City Pizzeria (version 2.0) operated somewhere in the middle, slinging hearty pie in a cozy dining room alongside a robust takeout business, all with a side of a positive impact in the community.It was good pizza with a good cause, after all — or great food with a great cause as they liked to say.…

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