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    Lake Varsity Diner

    4.0 (42 reviews)
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    Good for kids

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    Bacon cheddar burger.   The apple butter is a great touch!
    Mark J.

    Great Vibe, awesome staff, and it has that small town Midwest vibe that is missing these days. And the fresh cut fries!!!!!!!!

    Garlic mushroom burger with fries and partial pickle(my doing)
    Frank T.

    To start off, this is not my first visit to this establishment. Previous experiences however dictate my overall opinion of this place in this review. This was my third visit in the years since I've started my job nearby, in the middle of nowhere Ohio called Uniontown. This place is down the road in a tiny plaza in the middle of a Rite Aid and a State Farm insurance. Previous visits were subpar. I have a somewhat sensitive stomach, particularly when my body realizes food is either old or not handled properly. This was the case for the prior two visits in which I ordered salads and consequently became ill upon returning to work shortly after. But to focus on today's visit. I don't like to write off places where there is at least good service and hospitality, which this place definitely has. However, this visit would really make or break whether or not I ever come back here again. Place was empty when I came in, not very surprising. Ordered the garlic mushroom burger with fries and a water with lemon. They use paper cups for drinks. As I waited for my food, no one was around so I decided I'd take pictures, including the heavy handed God/"pro-cop" speech someone decided to type up and plaster on every booth in the restaurant. It was pretty cringe and based on others reviews, looks like they don't really care what people think or dont read these reviews anyways. Not surprising given the area we are in. Food came out greasy. Fries could have been down for a bit longer and the burger was mush due to not properly reinforcing the bottom from juices of the mushrooms and burger. Had to knife and fork the fries and burger. Not a fan of pretzel buns, but this one was pretty good. The bill came and I'm of the opinion that the meal, and menu in general, are overpriced based on the quality. The service was good at least. Overall, a typical grease pit of the area with hit or miss food that is overpriced based on the quality, ignoring the God and cop stuff they comfortably display in your vision as you eat. Strange layout, decent music. I haven't completely written them off, but I doubt I'll be craving this experience again any time soon.

    Food for Thought
    Sarah P.

    Down about an hour away from Cleveland for work and decided to stop in this place just because I was hungry. Came in and was greeted and sat right away, booths along the wall and tables in the middle. It's a pretty cute place, with a mix of sports and throw back decor. Above the booth was a "food for thought" little rant about current events. Food was really quick and PHENOMENAL. Burger was huge and came with a ton of fries. Quesadilla was loaded with chicken that was soooo good. Onion rings were good as well, but overall this food was definitely worth the price. Talked to the owner about the rant on the wall and he mentioned that some people got offended. I'd definitely drive an hour to come back here!

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    9 months ago

    My husband and I ate there recently! The atmosphere,service, food was fantastic! We'll definitely come back again!

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    Have been coming to Lake Varsity Diner for years now. Always great food, quality, and wonderful customer service.

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    Fun place to eat with the family! Great local place with fun local decor. Holler "spud" for fresh fries!

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    I enjoyed the food and service here very much. Had the breakfast sandwich and it was great!

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    14 years ago

    Great Food & service! Unique burgers are awesome. Love the mushroom & Alfredo burger!

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    10 years ago

    BEST MILKSHAKES EVER! Their burgers and fries are quite dandy too. Kids meals are pretty large. Great atmosphere and the staff is fabulous.

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    The sandwiches are big and you get tons of (endless) fries.

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    First timers and we LOVED it! Last time we went to the market, we saw a line around the corner to…read moreget in to this restaurant! 15 mins later, we walked by again and everyone was seated and later telling us great things when we finished our shopping and they were exiting the restaurant! We made a note to come hungry next time, so we did! Yesterday, we went! We got sat right away and our waiter Gavin immediately approached us asking what we'd like to drink. We expressed we are first timers and what are they best known for on their menu? He gave us fabulous suggestions! He provided Excellent service, like truly excellent! You'd think we were at a five star restaurant! He even let us in on a little secret! Ask for a little side of vanilla ice cream to go with their most amazing sweet potato casserole! Minds were blown! I love trying new foods, so we definitely got to explore the menu and try delicious items! The rice in gravy, broccoli salad, and some of their seasonal specials! We LOVED it! We will definitely be back now that we know the restaurant we will always go to when we go to Hartville! I'm sure the rest of their staff is great, but I will definitely be asking for Gavin each and every time we go! (Btw, my better half has a lot of experience in restaurants and was asking about the culture there... Gavin had nothing but GREAT things to say and how much he truly loves working there - it shows! Thank you, Gavin for such a great dining experience!) My only regret is we had no idea that we'd love the experience so much that we'd want to write a review, and ate the food so fast, we never took pictures!

    I have been here numerous times and I really haven't ever had anything that wasn't delicious. Some…read moreof my favorite dishes are the fried chicken breasts and the fried cod. Both are fresh and so good. With the entrees you get your choice of 3 sides. Those are always the hardest choices because there are so many to choose from. I almost always choose the salad because they have the best salad. The lettuce and carrots are chopped up small and the house made dressings are delicious. The other sides I like are the crinkle cut fries, home fries, jo jo potatoes, Amish noodles, pasta salad, and the hot rice sauce. The hot rice sauce is like nothing I've ever had before. The sauce is a little spicy and it has some rice in it it. Hard to describe but once I tried it, I was hooked. I also have never seen it at any other restaurant. Their pies are delicious. I always get the cherry crumb or the dutch apple pie which are really good. On my last trip we tried the butterscotch pie and that was absolutely delicious. This place gets packed. If you come when they open, there is usually a long line to get in. I recommend coming a little after they seat the line. The restaurant itself is huge and airy. Service is always great and friendly. And they have Coke Zero on tap which is always a plus in my book.

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    3.4 mi
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    Amazing food and coffee. Service was great. Christmas…read moredecorations really made our morning. New owners are doing a great job.

    I really had high hopes for this place. The atmosphere is bright, cute and cheery. After ordering…read morecoffee the only thing they had out as far as creamer was French vanilla. We had to ask for regular, and I know that's not a huge deal but not everyone wants a flavored creamer so why not have a couple to choose from already out? Our waitress whom was nice, asked if we were ready to order or needed more time after bringing the coffee to us and we weren't ready so she said she'd be back and to take our time. At least 15-20 minutes later she returned, she had forgotten about us. I should mention there was enough staff out front and it wasn't busy. Ok, fine. I ordered there social breakfast and my husband made his own omelet. Not much to choose from. He initially wanted cheese, sausage, onion and green peppers. They don't have green peppers but have jalapeños. He asked what they do have and she mentioned mushrooms and cucumbers. He passed on any other veggie. We got our breakfast within reasonable time. My scrambled eggs, home fried and bacon were quite dry. My husbands omelet was without cheese and our waitress finally came over to ask how things were and left quickly so my husband couldn't say anything. This one is on my list of, "never to return" unfortunately.

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    4.4(197 reviews)
    3.1 mi
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    My work, a group of 10, had their end of the year dinner party here in mid December of 2025 and we…read morewere overall, happy with our service, food, and experience, despite service being a little slow and prices a little high and some food a little bland. I'd give this a 4.25 stars. If you read my reviews, you know that terrible car accidents happen to me after work dinners (see review on The Industry for one such example). Thankfully, dear readers, I did not have any car incidents after THIS specific work dinner. Haha! Anyway, The Bistro of Green is in a strip mall five minutes from my work office and is an institution for locals in the area - people in my group were reminiscing about coming to Bistro multiple times a month before Covid, back when they were open for lunch. The menu seems to change often. They do have a couple specials on a board outside the door that are not on their printed menu, just FYI. Our dinner took over 2 and a half hours, starting with complimentary bread and our drinks of choice. The free bread was fine. I ordered a seasonal cocktail, the Apple Cranberry Sangria, despite cocktails not having a price listed (see menu picture). I tend never to order things that do not have the price listed but the cocktail sounded too good to resist. It was yummy and very sugary and fruity, with added mint leaves that definitely brought it up a notch! Our party also split 4 appetizers: the hot peppers ($13), baked provolone ($14), calamari ($16), and flatbread ($16). As the portions are not meant to be shared between 10 people, I only had a little bit of each. I wasn't into the peppers (too mushy) but the calamari was my favorite! I could see myself ordering this as a dinner just for myself in the future. Two thirds of the hot pepper dish was ignored by the group in the end. For my main, half of which I took home as it was getting very late and my drive back home is almost an hour, I chose to get the Bistro burger (medium rare) and fries ($18). This was chosen based on cost alone - even though I really wanted a chicken or steak dish, I just could not afford them. I am only a lonely assistant, not a CEO! I debated getting one of the other sandwich options, also both $18, but the lack of pictures either on Google or Yelp made me just stick with a burger. My lack of funds kept me from being too adventurous for this dinner, sadly. Next time, I'd be down to try their fancy grilled cheese (or steak, if someone else foots the bill). The burger was good, although not amazing, and the fries were that nice mix of just oily and crispy enough. Service was okay. Things apparently got busy at the bar, so it took longer than it should have for us to get our drinks and food throughout the night. As for vibes, it was nicely decorated for Christmas, lights were dim, and Christmas music played softly in the background. No complaints here! In the end, for a sangria, burger, fries, tax, and tip (plus a 3% surcharge for using a credit card), my dinner cost me over $40. Can you imagine just how much worse the bill would have been if I hadn't gotten the cheapest thing on the menu? Next time, I will also remember to bring cash. And choose a more unique dish.

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    The Bistro of Green - Baked provolone with pita bread

    Baked provolone with pita bread

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