Yes, this is a dive bar in need of a facelift for more years than I can remember. In fact, they just now went from cash only to taking credit cards. But let me tell you, hands down, this joint has the best Lake Erie Perch dinner you'll ever taste! The coleslaw and fries are delicious and really compliment the perch. Likewise, the pierogies are out of this world. It's a shame but this place just does not get the credit it deserves. read more

Ridgewood Inn - Could only find the time I had it with pirogies. - Dive Bars Near Me - Parma, Ohio

This is your special place to meet locals and have the best yellow perch, home made slaw and kraut perogies. Conversations, Patrons, neighbors, Keno, endless selection of beers and select liquor. This is the ultimate soul of Cleveland and love that people here share and welcome with you at their table open armed in a celebration. I highly recommend this gathering for you and me. The perch!! read more

What a great place for a fish fry!!!! The best!!! Along with the fish is the pierogis and the cabbage and noodles. Just awesome!

Best fish fry in Cleveland both perch and walleye are great. Don't forget the perogi both crout/ potato

We waited for about 15 minutes. We are very happy with what we ordered. I ordered the Sauger Pike. My son-in-law ordered the shrimp and my daughter ordered the Sauger Pike also. They were delicious and I would recommend it. They had twisted tea for four dollars and also Mike's hard lemonade. read more

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I've been coming here for a long time for their famous fish fry, longer than I care to admit. All the different fish options are outstanding, both fried and baked. I prefer the fried sauger pike (walleye) and lake perch. Homemade coleslaw is always fresh, creamy and delicious. Perogies are okay but have become overly doughy through the years. All the fresh rye bread and butter you need and the complimentary dessert is a welcome treat. Unfortunately no draught beer at all, puzzling, considering there are numerous world class breweries in Cleveland, but sufficient choices of bottled brews are available. Friendly and seasoned staff in a clean but dated dining area. read more

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Get your pierogies from here during Lent! FB friends recommended this place, so we drove from Little Italy all the way to Parma for the food and the trip was worth! They kept both the front and back doors open, so we had decent air circulation while we waited at the bar for our food. read more

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Stopped by Ridgewood Inn recently and had a yummy Stella Artois with some pierogies with onions. The pierogies were delicious as was my beer. They have a good fish fry here, but I wasn't in the mood for a full dinner. The server wasn't very chipper, but then again, neither am I. It was pretty quiet in the bar, but the food was good. Can't wait to try the fish fry again. read more

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great ginger ale and 7-up......food is greezy good.....staff is very friendly.....keep on rockin the ridgewood inn.... read more

Ridgewood Inn - very good - Dive Bars Near Me - Parma, Ohio

Bring cash. They don't take credit cards. Even better the second time. The deep fried sauerkraut pierogies are ridiculous. The kraut is sort of caramelized. The fried pike was crispy and light. Loved the cole slaw, too. read more

Hidden gem It doesn't get any better if you are looking for a local bar with GREAT food. Mike and Erin are the best making you feel welcome and comfortable. The perogies are the best you will find in any bar or restaurant. Keep up the good work Erin and Mike. read more

Next to Tal's Liquor store is the Ridgewood Inn which proclaims to have the best damn fish fry in town, or parma, I forget.. I can't speak to that but it was very good on its own. The scrod was pretty good which I had. Baked, flavorful, with a buttery, crunchy breading on top. With 2 pierogies, rye bread, and coleslaw [with a vinegar not mayonnaise base] for $11, it was a good value. The cabbage and noodles were good, my dad couldn't stop telling him they tasted like his mom's [who came over the boat middle-aged]: slightly burned, fried [not boiled like most places do]; they were tasty. The place is sort of dark in there with dark wood and probably afters years of indoor smoking. If you're going for the fish fry, I'd arrive before 4:30 or so, otherwise you'll have to wait. One side is seating and the other is a bar, in case you'd like to have a shot of whiskey and a beer with your meal, like the man next to me had, 80 years young. I'd rate this place a high 3 stars. read more

Best fish in town but no moneys been put into this place in 19 years(I worked here at 15) read more

Ridgewood Inn - Dive Bars Near Me - Parma, Ohio

Very disappointing. I heard this place had a very good fish fry. However, after arriving there on Friday 3/11/16 (during Lent), they were out of the Lake Erie Perch they advertise. The place is very much a dive/hole-in-the-wall. They had a 45 minute wait for a table for dinner and it was not because they were busy. There were some empty tables but we did not see anyone or anything coming out of the kitchen to serve those waiting in the dining room. Anyway, we decided to wait at the bar until a table became available.There was a guy with the nasty ponytail working behind the bar (who I believe is a member of the family that owns the place). He ignored us for quite a while as did the female that was behind the bar with him. We finally placed an order for two draft beers (LaBatt on tap) with the guy but he never delivered the beer to us. He served dinners from the kitchen to others at the bar he then proceeded to take and fill other drink orders from other patrons at the bar. He totally ignored us or forgot about us. They had a full house but it really was not that busy. We felt shunned/subbed by this establishment. I absolutely do not want to have to beg for a beer or for any food in any restaurant that I decide to visit. There are too many other places that have good fish fries to have to deal with this. The food may be good but I will never know. I have no intentions of ever returning to this place. My recommendation: AVOID THIS PLACE read more

This is not a bar for dancing and trying fancy cocktails. This is a straight up neighborhood bar, prices are cheap for drinks, pierogies are fat and delicious. Ambiance is old bar, things are a bit worn, lighting is dim. It's usually pretty quiet so it's a great place to go if you want to be able to talk amongst friends. Parking is easy. Staff is friendly enough, not obtrusive or trying to make small talk. If you want cheap classic beer and drinks and want pierogies that will fill you up and then some, all for a great price then this is the place for you. read more

Monday 3/11, 5:30 pm. All door locked, no answer on the phone. CLOSED. We have been coming here for years. It used to be our favorite pierogi stop for lentil season. We'd stop by and stock up :) We will never stop by again. Sorry. read more

Really awesome bartender willing to chat you up and make you feel welcome, great food, awesome drinks.

They claim to have the Best fish fry in town. Perhaps the pike is good but we didn't order that. We ordered two perch fries and certainly this is not the best in the area. It was extremely dry and very difficult to cut with the knife. Extremely salty as well. The price would be fair if it was indeed good. We didn't mind the "dive bar" appearance at all and the server was nice. Try sitting at a table rather than a booth as your back end will be an inch off the floor if you do. Our server indicated all the booths are in this shape when we asked to switch booths. The wait time for the food was very long. To sum up, we are still searching for that illusive great fish fry joint. read more

Not impressed. We went for their fish dinner. Food was ok. Yes, they were busy because of Lent, however, we had to wait an hour for our dinner. Tacky decor. read more

DO NOT go there on a friday during Lent. Apparantly, they are unaware that they may be busier. It took 1 hour and 25 minutes for our food to arrive......UNACCEPTABLE for a restaurant that has been around as long as they have and the owner was extremely rude when we complained. WE had a terrible experience and will never return. read more

Went there this past Friday with family and food was great! Deep fried perogies were the best ever! Food is homemade not frozen and taste is great. This is not fancy place but small, family run establishment with great food and friendly service. read more

I was looking forward to my first fish fry on the final Friday in Lent. My goal was to get fish and perogies. I called in a take out order and I could tell there was a lot of background noise because I had to repeat my order a couple times. When I got to the bar I waited just a couple of minutes before my would be fish and perogi feast arrived. Much to my dismay, it contained fish and fries. I chalk it up to my bad, because I could have just driven up there to make the order rather than cell phone it in. The fish turned out to be pretty good and just what I was looking for. The coleslaw was really good and the fries were okay. Where a point is deducted is the tiny container of tarter sauce given for a large fish meal. I probably got nearly a pound of fish and only two ounces of sauce. I need that fish to sauce ratio closer to even money. All in all, pretty good and I can probably ask for 7 tarter sauces next time. read more

The food tasted like it was microwaved instead of cooked fresh. I've had better.

Disappointed. Been in neighborhood 27 years, first time here. Outside is inviting, inside run down! The booth 2 of us had was horrible seats, moving, and springs not there!!!!!! You sat and went to floor. Food average, greasy, but service was very good. Not a comfortable place to go have dinner at! read more

You would think that with a name like "Ridgewood Inn" one would be able to book a room without too much hassle. Instead, when I tried to stay the night they repeatably told me passive-aggressive remarks such as "this isn't a hotel" and "sir please put your clothes back on." Whatever happened to the customer is always right? Good drinks though. read more

The Ridgewood was a great place for a fish fry I got the yellow perch dinner and I've had perch dinners at numerous places and I have to say they were one of the best nice family atmosphere plenty of parking although I must say right in the middle of my dinner one of the establishments That was supposed to be closed came in and rudely ask me if I would move my car now I should have just finished my dinner that I had half eaten which would have been another 15-20 minutes and then move my car cuz as we would have been leaving it was a heating and cooling company next door can't remember the name I'll get it one of these days cuz I will be going back there to eat long story short the owner / manager gave me 50% off my next fish fry due to this great inconvenience which I thought was very nice maybe my next fish Drive will be even better as it will be 50% off haha anyhow I rate the Ridgewood with in my top 3 in Cleveland Ohio as it is located in Parma on Ridge Road can't wait to go back awesome fish fry downside was the Shrimp Basket would have been better if the shrimps were butterflied instead it was popcorn shrimp nonetheless there was plenty of it and it wasn't too bad read more

I would give this place no stars if I could. The bartender is rude as hell. We asked if we could by with card he said sure I'll just get my ass chewed out by the boss so we told him we had cash he said no it's fine I'll just get bitched at by my boss give her something to yell at me about. We said multiple times we had cash he didn't care to hear it. He gave us dirty looks the whole time. It was me and my bf. As soon as we walked in we smelt cigarette smoke I thought people were just smoking too close to the doors but no he was smoking right at the bar... I thought u can't smoke in bars/restaurants any more. He was also not filling our drinks he was too busy playing the keno machine. We were the only two people in there at 11pm and he couldn't ask if we wanted another or even acknowledge that we were there. This is the worst experience I have ever had and I will never be back there. He also stares at us through the window when we are trying to park to come in absolutely worst bar I have ever been to before. We Will never be back. read more

i have eaten the food at the ridgewood for over 20 years, and i have tried to duplicate the coleslaw and the pierogi dough with no success. the ridgewood in has the best damn fish fry ever! by the way, if you get the chance to ask the bartender how the paint is setting up on his mustang, you'll get an earfull! read more