Looking to dine out this weekend? Check out our most recent Local Flavor profiles
If you're looking to dine out this Memorial Day weekend, Local Flavor can help.
Beacon Journal reporters check out the latest and best restaurants in the region for weekly Local Flavor profiles, discussing their impressions of the food, drink and ambience. We've rounded up several of the latest installments to help you explore your dining options this weekend. Check out all our dining stories here.
Johnny’s Diner in Hudson is a fun flashback to the 1950s
Every day is a happy day at Johnny’s Diner in Hudson. The 1950s-style restaurant at 180 W. Streetsboro St. is a nostalgic tribute to the era of poodle skirts, Hula-Hoops, doo-wop and “I Like Ike” buttons.
Fonzie, Richie, Potsie and Ralph Malph would’ve thought this place was cool.
“The Hottest Burger Joint in Town” serves home-cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Scratch food, décor with flair make for great evening out at Divine in Falls
Divine, owned by Renee Kintz and Aric Frank, features scratch-made food in an artfully decorated space at 2752 Hudson Drive.
At Divine, attention to detail can be seen everywhere, from the décor to the table accoutrements to our savory dinner. Kintz herself made the Bohemian-chic, gypsy curtains that adorn the back wall of the dining room, anchored by a big mirror. This artsy restaurant owner, in fact, made all of her drapes and window treatments.
Akron Oriental serves up tasty dishes and has Asian grocery store
From reporter Craig Webb: Every so often, I get hungry for Chinese food.
On this particular day, I was on the other side of Akron and remembered someone recommending the Akron Oriental Store on South Arlington Street that opened about six years ago.
With the clock ticking before I had to pick up a hungry and impatient basketball player at high school, I popped in to give it a whirl.
Get stuffed at Pierogies of Cleveland
Pierogies of Cleveland is part market, part cafe, part gift shop — and all Polish.
If you’ve never been there, it’s sort of like going to Baskin-Robbins, but instead of 31 flavors of ice cream, there are 36 flavors of pierogies, plus a lot of other traditional Polish fare like smoked kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, chicken paprikash, potato pancakes, spaetzle and more.
Edgar's Restaurant a neighborhood spot that satisfies with seafood, view
From reporter Kerry Clawson: It's great to have a local spot for casually elegant dining, right down the street from our house at Edgar's Restaurant in West Akron.
On a recent dining outing, my husband Steve and I talked about what a gem the local restaurant is in West Akron, tucked away at Good Park Golf Course with a great view of the course out the restaurant's many windows.
Customers get free rein at Wild Eagle Steak & Saloon in Streetsboro
Wild Eagle Steak & Saloon in Streetsboro leans heavily into the cattle/cowboy theme, with the waiting staff wearing hoodies with “horny” and “buck off” on their backs. The décor’s emphasis on beer, creating the feel of a modern-day Western saloon.
Director of Operations Kevin Quigley said that one of the more distinctive aspects of Wild Eagle is the freedom it affords guests. That characteristic is certainly shown in its beer wall. Customers can load up a beer card and stick to one flavor or try a few ounces of all 16 beers in the inebriation station if they wish to.
Copley’s Brighten Brewing hits the spot on a Saturday night
A cold beer. A hot sandwich.
What more could one want on a dreary (weather-wise) Saturday night?
Throw in a fun and funky band, and one’s escape from reality is pretty much complete.
The Taproom at Brighten Brewing in Copley Township checked all these boxes on a recent visit.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Restaurant profiles for Akron, Summit County from Local Flavor
