Best Restaurants that are Worth The Drive in University Circle

Strip continues to be my favorite restaurant in Northern Ohio. From the cocktails through the starters and the mains, we have never had a bad plate - ever. Tremendous quality and attention to detail. The kitchen is tight - well done

Really great food. Our waitress was great. Dining area was very dark, needed light from cell phone to read menu. It was a bit noisy.

Matt is a great waiter he was very attenuative and interactive

It was my wife's birthday (12/18/24) so to try something new we drove 1½hr to try the Haunted House Restaurant Well worth it! We had an awesome experience. Food was delicious and at a reasonable price. I had the Texas Chainsaw burger and fries while she had the Shaggy which was 2 black waffles with banana pudding and caramel sauce. Everything on the menu is named after a horror movie or Halloween related. You can look online for their menu. The decor was done in everything Horror movie related also. Pennywise, Chucky, Christmas Nightmare etc. Michael Myers was there also. At first I thought he was a statue but once he moved...scared the $#@& out of me! He does his role VERY WELL! The waitress and him even did a little birthday dance for the wife 😆 We had reservations for 4pm. We arrived exactly at 4pm and was walked to our table. After our waitress took our order it was only about 15-20 mins for our food to arrive. Parking wasn't an issue...we parked across the street at the Family Dollar store since we went there before the restaurant. We had a great time and will be back! Definitely would recommend!

Oh my gosh!! The BEST BRUNCH I’ve been to in a long time. The shrimp and grits are outstanding, amazing, a definitely must try. Alvin the singer was so gracious and just an absolute pleasure to listen to. I can not wait to go back.