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Pearl’s Kitchen
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Pearl’s Kitchen (Ohio City) On the heels of her successful catering business, Tiwanna Scott-Williams is bringing her brand of “inspired comfort food” to the Sauce the City food hall. (Can you say bourbon cream bread pudding?)
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The Haunted House Restaurant (Cleveland Heights) If you can manage to snag a rezzie, bring your boo and sink your fangs into dishes like the “Children of the Street Corn” and “Nashville Massacre” fried hot shrimp.
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Roaming Biscuit (St. Clair-Superior) Clevelanders have happily followed Shawnda Moye’s breakfast pop-up around town since 2019, but now they can hit up its new café inside Tyler Village for crave-worthy biscuits and sammies.
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Capo Steaks (Glenville | University Circle) Yelpers rave about Capo Steaks having “better cheesesteaks than Philly,” and turns out it’s not just hype. Taste for yourself with this popular spot’s real-deal cheesesteaks, Polish Boys and hoagies.
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Black Box Fix (Glenville | Legacy Village) Get your gourmet sandwich fix courtesy of chef Eric Rogers, who adds Creole and Cajun flair to favorites like cheesesteaks and Reubens. (And did we mention the giant portions?)
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The Boiler 65 (Detroit Shoreway | South Euclid) When it comes to Cajun/Asian fusion, they’ve got it in the bag (literally). Mix and match boiled crab, shrimp, lobster and crawfish with corn, sausage and potatoes.
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Battiste & Dupree Cajun Grill (South Euclid) This three-time “Taste of Cleveland” winner is known for New Orleans-inspired dishes like chicken remoulade, jambalaya, gumbo and fried green tomatoes. Snag a sixer of mixed micro-brews to go or grab some pralines to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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Angie’s Soul Café (Cleveland | Warrensville Hts.) Angie Jeter brought down-home South Carolina cooking to Cleveland in 1986 with her own spin, and she’s been satisfying local soul food lovers ever since with staples such as Carolina-style catfish and collard greens.
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Irie Jamaican Kitchen (Collinwood | Old Brooklyn) Devotees of Irie Jamaican Kitchen swear by chef Omar McKay’s traditional and fusion Jamaican dishes, delivered in bowls and wraps. (Try the stew chicken for true “Jah-potle” goodness.) Bob Marley would approve! For more info, thisiscleveland.com/black-owned
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The #Support Black Owned Businesses hashtag has 1.5 million posts on Instagram, and Cleveland’s Black business community offers plenty of ways to do just that. Caffeinate with a cold one from Cleveland Cold Brew (inside GlenVillage) or raise a glass to urban vineyard Chateau Hough via a virtual wine tasting. On the beauty front, deck out your dome with a Perfect Pineapple head wrap or smooth it out with DorNee’ moisturizing products. Need more inspo? Check out The Real Black Friday, founded by LaRese Purnell in 2014 to offer exposure to Cleveland’s Blackowned businesses.
Photos Above: © Natasha Herbert, © Perfect Pineapple; Opposite, Photos Clockwise: © League Park Baseball Heritage Museum, © Roger Mastroianni, © Provok, © University Circle, © Kayla Lupean
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