Eat your way through Alliance: Best restaurants for breakfast, lunch, dinner
Whether you’re looking for breakfast, lunch, dinner or drinks, there’s a restaurant for everything in Alliance.
This list highlights the top restaurants, carryout spots and places to grab a drink in Alliance. I’d suggest keeping this (whether you save the print version or bookmark the online version) to reference in the future.
Need more recommendations for top restaurants throughout the county? Stay tuned. These guides, which have highlighted spots in North Canton, Louisville, Plain Township, Hartville, Massillon and downtown Canton so far, started in late July.
Top restaurants for breakfast in Alliance
Doug’s Classic 57 Diner: Started as a root beer stand more than 50 years ago, Doug’s Classic 57 Diner is now a full-service diner, serving classic American staples for breakfast, lunch and dinner. My recommendations: Homemade Belgian waffle, blueberry buttermilk pancakes.
Contact: 2031 S. Rockhill Ave., Alliance; dougsclassic57.squarespace.com
The Shak: Offering delicious home-cooked breakfast and lunch, The Shak is family owned and operated. The breakfast menu features pancakes, waffles, French toast, breakfast bowls, omelettes and breakfast specialties. My recommendations: Strawberry French toast, everything omelette.
Contact: 14755 Gaskill Drive NE, Lexington Township; facebook.com/theshakalliance
Rivers Bend Ice Cream & Country Diner: Rivers Bend Ice Cream & Country Diner is a family-owned and operated restaurant serving breakfast and lunch. Breakfast menu items include pancakes, French toast, oatmeal, grits, sides, omelettes, sausage with gravy and biscuits, and breakfast platters served all day. My recommendations: Blueberry Belgian waffles, any of the breakfast platters.
Contact: 11934 Union Ave. NE, Lexington Township; Find Rivers Bend Ice Cream & Country Diner on Facebook
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Alliance’s best lunch restaurants
Grinder’s Above & Beyond: Grinders is a great lunch spot offering burgers; croissants and wraps; flatbread pizzas; grinder sandwiches; chicken, steak and fish dinners; combos, including soup and salad, grinder and soup, dinner salad and baked potato, and grinder and dinner salad; soups; salads, and appetizers. My recommendations: BLT croissant, strawberry walnut wrap.
Contact: 1820 W. State St., Alliance; grinders.net
Burger Hut: Serving burgers, coney dogs, hot dogs, ice cream, subs, sandwiches, sides and salads for lunch, Burger Hut is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. My recommendations: Bacon cheddar burger, salty caramel ice cream.
Contact: 745 N. Union Ave., Alliance; facebook.com/BurgerHutAlliance
Jalisco Mexican Restaurant: Open for lunch and dinner daily, Jalisco offers appetizers, fajitas, lunch specials, vegetarian dishes, chicken dishes, steak and seafood specialties, house specialties, combinations and sides. My recommendations: Enchiladas Acapulco, carnitas.
Contact: 2367 W. State St., Alliance; jaliscomexicanfood.com
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Best dinner restaurants in Alliance
A-Town Burgers & Brews: The burgers at A-Town Burgers & Brews aren’t hamburgers; they’re steak burgers crafted from a blend of chuck, brisket and short rib. The menu offers a variety of burgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, salads, soups, appetizers, sides and multiple beers plus other drinks. My recommendations: Aviator Steak Burger, or, if you're looking for a vegetarian meal, the Impossible burger, sweet potato fries.
Contact: 1975 W. State St., Alliance; atownburgersandbrews.com
Don Pancho’s Tex-Mex Cafe: Established in 1970, Don Pancho’s is a family-owned and operated restaurant serving authentic Tex-Mex cuisine. The restaurant offers a full breakfast menu, including breakfast burritos, omelettes, Huevos Rancheros and more Tex-Mex breakfast dishes. The lunch and dinner menu includes tacos, burritos, enchiladas, Mexican pizza, fajita dinners and Mexican dinners, to name a few. My recommendations: Burrito dinner, chili changas.
Contact: 2105 W. State St., Alliance; donpanchostexmexcafe.com
Bann Thai: Bann Thai offers authentic Thai food. The menu features appetizers, including crab rangoon, shrimp dumpling, fresh spring rolls; appetizers; soups and salads; rice dishes; noodle dishes; a variety of entrees, including stir-fried sweet and sour, Bann Thai eggplant, pepper steak and stir-fried ginger; several curries; chef’s specials; a kids’ menu, and desserts. My recommendations: Stir-fried sweet and sour chicken, crab rangoon.
Contact: 20430 Harrisburg Westville Road, Alliance; bann-thai.com
Papa Gyros Greek Grill: Offering an authentic Greek menu, Papa Gyros is open for lunch and dinner. The menu features gyros, pasta, classic pitas, sandwich combos, burgers, appetizers, pizzas, seafood specialties, salads, authentic Greek specialties, souvlaki, chicken and fish baskets, sides and dessert. My recommendations: Surf & turf souvlaki, baklava.
Contact: 320 W. State St., Alliance; papagyros.com
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Best restaurants for carryout in Alliance
Hibachi Express: Offering Japanese cuisine, Hibachi Express is a greta spot to grab carryout. The menu features egg rolls, cheese rangoon, dumplings and other appetizers, express bowls, a variety of hibachi dishes, teriyaki meals, poke bowls, sushi rolls, sides, and soups and salads. My recommendations: Salmon avocado roll, hibachi chicken.
Contact: 548 W. State St., Alliance; hibachiexpressohio.com
Stone Age Pizza: At Stone Age Pizza, they take the Stone age seriously, with dinosaur decorations and a cave man and cave woman hanging out on the premises. But the food is from our time period. The menu features all kinds of pizza, including stuffed pizzas, calzones, strombolis, pepperoni rolls and other flavored rolls, breadsticks and cheese sticks, salads, sandwiches and wings. My recommendations: BBQ chicken pizza, spinach roll.
Contact: 1704 S. Liberty Ave., Alliance; stone-age-pizza.net
Old Carolina BBQ Co.: Old Carolina’s menu offers pulled pork sandwiches, pulled chicken sandwiches, brisket sandwiches; bowls, plates and platters with meats and sides; ribs, tenders and wings; salads and sides, and a kids’ menu. Family packs and bulk orders also are available. My recommendations: Pulled pork sandwich, creamy coleslaw, smokehouse mac n cheese.
Contact: 900 W. State St., Alliance; oldcarolina.com
Victorio’s Pizza: Open since 1956, Victorio’s is known for its brick oven-baked, thin crust pizza. The menu is simple: pizza and cheesy breadsticks are the main features. Choose from a variety of toppings and sauces. My recommendations: Large pizza with white sauce and pepperoni and pineapple, cheesy breadsticks.
Contact: 771 S. Arch Ave., Alliance; victoriospizza.com
Top spots for a drink in Alliance
Aeonian Brewing Co.: Opened in March 2021, Aeonian Brewing Co. has an inviting environment and high-quality craft beer and food. The beer menu offers a variety of traditional and unique craft beers from pilsners to IPAs to stouts. The full food menu features appetizers, fish and chips, burgers, wraps and salads. My recommendations: Chicken bacon ranch wrap, Stark Contrast beer.
Contact: 120 W. Chestnut St., Alliance; aeonianbrewing.com
Chives Grille: Chives is a restaurant and sports bar with a large outdoor patio, perfect for warm sunny days. The menu offers appetizers, sandwiches, nachos, wings, quesadillas, tacos, soups, steaks, specialty salads and wraps, pork chops, chicken dinners, seafood and pasta, plus draft and craft beers. My recommendations: BLT wrap, sauerkraut balls.
Contact: 2355 S. Union Ave., Alliance; chivesgrille.com
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