Valley Cafe

We came in for lunch on a weekday, soon after they began serving lunch for the day and they were…read moresteady with business. The guy at the register was very helpful with the menu and suggestions. They were quick to make our food and we enjoyed it there. They make smashburger style meat for their burgers and it was nicely seasoned. The texture was on the dry side though. The buns and toppings were great. There fries were also very nice, crunchy, and spiced well. This is mostly a carry-out joint, but they have a couple of tables inside to eat at. Overall, nice place for lunch.

Hands down the best burgers ever! Every time I come into town this is the first and last place I…read morehead to. The burgers are always cooked to perfection and portion sizes are worth the value. Not much seating, more of a grab and go, but definitely a must try burger spot in Cleveland.

Picnic seating.

Double smash burger

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Smash burger and loaded fries

Good Company Wings

4.5(88 reviews)

3.7 mi

Hopping liitle joint with an eclectic mashup of every day dishes. I had a huge snash buger...I…read morethink called The Good Meal. It was tasty with their special carmelized onions and sauce. The fries are awesome! Service was great!

The inside is very pleasant, I'm sure my poor phone photos will not do it justice. Our server was…read morevery kind and helpful, if a bit slow at checking up on us, but it wasn't an issue. The food. The food is very good. We tried three different wing flavors. The house made buffalo, the Thai chili, and the citrus jerk wings. They fell off the bone and were delicious. I would have to say the best wings I've had, these really did stand out, and would say they are worth trying. They are a bit pricier than other places wings, but the flavor is there. What we really came here for was the burger, we've been trying every place that the Akron Beacon Journal did a tournament for to determine our own favorite, without nostalgia influencing our decisions. The burger was fantastic. The meat is seasoned well and the bread was soft and fluffy. The sauce tasted homemade and unique, but didn't take away from the burger. The pickles on it as well are homemade or made from a company nearby, but they're also very good and different than any you get at the store. I will definitely be back. This was very good on a day where we stopped at 3 places and this happened to be the last.

Dinning Room

Dill Pickled Potato Salad

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Soft Pretzel with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese and American Cheese Sauce

Lock 15 Brewing Co.

4.4(481 reviews)

3.6 mi

Off the beaten path. But well worth the trip. Outstanding beer selection, food is really good - had…read morethe Burger (best I have had). Need to try it!

This is a secret gem. The location is like "tadow" lol, kind of pops out of nowhere. The outdoor…read moresetup was nice and "packed" on a beautiful sunny Saturday in late September; that comfortable weather. The inside was spacious and bright. Large wood-like(composite) tables, polished concrete floors. The service was friendly and timely. The menu is a bit weird but everyone should be able to find something to try... the buttery pretzels were amazing, especially with the beer cheese (tasted freshly made). The smash burgers were fantastic. Perfectly seasoned. The fries were great and the beer (ginger shandy) was excellent!

Micro Brewery @ColumbusFoodDude

Kids fried chicken skewers

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Had to take the Swineheart Stout to go

Bob's Hamburg

4.1(139 reviews)

5.0 mi

My how the mighty have fallen. This place used to make the best burgers I've had anywhere hands…read moredown. In the past several years, ownership has changed hands 3-4 times and they've gotten further from what made them so good each time. I visited today and it will be my last attempt. There are several things you can do to ruin a great burger and they seem intent on checking all of the boxes. Weird, grainy and overly sweet "house made" ketchup: Check Oversized bun that is dense and almost stale? Check Horrible locally made pickles? Check Hopping on board with the weird trend of putting some of the condiments on the top bun and some on the bottom bun? Check I could go on, but nothing about the food at this place resembles anything they served during the glory days that allowed them to stay in business for multiple decades. Some people don't understand the concept of "If it ain't broke..". Too many Food Network style ideas with very poor execution. As soon as I saw the word "confit" in the description of today's special burger, I should have turned around and left.

Burger was very good. One of the better ones I've had in the area and I've been trying a lot of…read morethem. They make their own ketchup but I did not like it, apparently it's a new recipe. Fries were good and I ate them with malt vinegar. It's an old diner style, very cute and historic. They have amazing bottled soda. We tried the black cherry, root beer and cream soda. I don't like cream soda but my friend who does said it was really good. Both root beer and black cherry were great. The lady working was sweet and told us about some of the history of the place. She was fun to talk to and nice. Only reason I'm giving it 4 stars is I left hungry and spent $16 on a burger, fries and a bottle of soda.

Rodeo Cheeseburg

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Cult Kitchen

4.5(33 reviews)

7.6 mi

Stopped by for lunch on a Saturday. Partner ordered wings…read moreand I opted for the chicken sandwich. Both were very tasty. The huge portion of fries was too much (but delicious nonetheless!) It's worth noting that they share a space with Magic City Brewing and when walking in, it wasn't immediately clear what we were supposed to do. The only bartender on staff wasn't particularly talkative/welcoming in the sense of explaining what was going on or how things worked ...and the Cult Kitchen staff are behind a window past the bar. (I dont necessarily blame CK for the MCB bartender, but they're choosing to share that space and it's part of the experience so it seems like it's relevant.) We sat down at a booth and realized was a small table sign with a QR code for the food and drink menu. Below the codes is a small line of text that explains to go to the Cult Kitchen window for food and go to the bar for drinks. This isn't necessarily a bad setup, just had to adjust our mindset as it's more casual and in line with a food truck experience. ...like going up to the window more ketchup (it's in little lidded containers) for all those fries ...and cleaning up after yourself, as there is no one busing tables. Again, the food was very good but the overall experience was just lacking. It seems like it could be something really special if the hospitality and service was there!

In Akron for business and used Yelp to help find a place for a meal while in town…read more Be aware you will work a little upon arrival though at check out your are still offered the option to tip. Despite the positioning on their website it's not a traditional sit down place. It's an order window and then they bring food to the table. They share space with the Brewing company so a bottle of soda is what you get from the order window but anything else you go over to order at the bar separately. Two of us went for an early dinner. We opted for pretzel app which were tasty and a very big portion resulting in us not finishing them. I would say that app could easily serve 4. Slider special was tasty but considering the heavy portion of fries not everything on my plate was finished and neither was my coworkers meal. Eyes were bigger than our stomach. Place has about 10 (?) tables/booths and then folks sitting around the bar at the brewery side. I imagine on a popular day of the week (we went mid week before the dinner time rush) it could get crowded and loud. Feel of the place is grunge/biker though clean and well kept and without feeling 'theme restaurant'. I would say it has its only unique personality. Had we been more prepared from the restaurant's website for what the place was we might have more enjoyed things. It's just feels more 'out drinking and getting the nibbles' than a destination meal.

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The Farmer's Rail - Cuyahoga Falls

4.1(94 reviews)

3.7 mi

Quality food, cute area. Definitely splittable portions. Parking can be a little tricky - parking…read moregarage across the street.

The only reason this place isn't five stars is because of the long wait times. The food was…read moreexcellent. The fried pickles were some of the best I've ever had. My husband loved his burger and sweet potato fries. I also thought my chicken burger was excellent. We'd definitely return for the food. The unfortunate thing is just how long you have to wait. We ordered our food ~6:35 and we did not receive our main dishes until ~7:20, and it did not seem like we were in the minority or that this was unusual. And after looking at some reviews it seems pretty common for this place, disappointing since the food was so good. We'll definitely be back, but maybe will get there earlier than we think we'll be hungry!

Kitchen/bar

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Columbus IPA

Butcher & Sprout

3.9(314 reviews)

3.6 mi

Came in on a Sunday around 5 and there was plenty of seating. Staff as super friendly, nice open…read morespace, very clean and modern farmhouse vibe. Had the white sangria and PBJ old fashioned. The bbq tatos were so yummy! Then we had the BLT and Blue cheese burger. Everything was perfect and super fresh. Loved that they had board games for people to play. Fun times!

Had high hopes for this place but have to be honest...both BF and I agreed that it's like a 3.5…read more Portions are rather small, prices are high and the wait is long. The menu is very limited and there are so many upcharges. I do appreciate the happy hour pricing on weekends too though. Presentation is nice though. I ordered the confit wings $20 and they were really dry and so very un-confit like. I wanted to try 2 different sauces so the server said I can only do that if I get them on the side. But I know other places have much crunchier, juicier wings even plain. The sauces were just okay. No side of ranch and wish there were some carrots thrown in. Bonus points for having some fun board and card games stocked that you can borrow from the front! That was neat! BF is friends with a worker here and he was great! He was effusive, warm, solicitous and really helpful. If we go back here, it'll be for the brunch since that menu looked more interesting. I've been here in 2024 for The Watson speakeasy as well so very familiar with the area.

Sit down area

Loaded French Fries

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Seating

Hamburger Station

3.5(56 reviews)

7.6 mi

I will say this. If you don't like onions, you will hate this place. I like onions, a lot. Their…read morefries are also among my favorites, add in some malt vinegar and yum. Pretty good value for the price as well considering what you get from other places nowadays. I enjoy their lemonade as well. Just understand you're getting small sliders with a mound of onion and mustard. Great stuff, for an acquired taste. That being said, the interior is in dire need of a refresh. It feels and looks like how I remember it being 20 years ago. While nothing stood out it felt dirty as well. Whether it's from the decor or it just being dirty, I couldn't tell you as I was grabbing a quick lunch. The staff was friendly and patient during lunch which is always appreciated

They are always keeping the order correct, and if there is a mistake they will fix itread more

Dirty mustard bottle.

This my receipt showing I paid for CHEESEburgers & the remains hamburgers that were a part of the whole wrong order.

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Charged for 12 CHEESEburgers, but only received 12 hamburgers

Missing Falls Brewery

4.4(111 reviews)

4.7 mi

Went here for pizza and drinks. WOW the pizza is really good. Have yet to be disappointed. They had…read morethe Buckeyes game on while we were there which was a disappointment (they lost to Texas). Pizza has a good undercarriage and used good quality ingredients. We had 2 pizzas for the 3 of us. Although we can all eat, we could've got our own each and been satisfied. Definitely coming back as everything we've tried here has been very good

This place was jam packed on a Tuesday, I assumed trivia. No hazy IPAs on the menu at the time. You…read moreplace your order at the bar, I don't think anyone waits on tables. I was only kind of hungry when I was there but I saw a guy dipping ketchup on a napkin lol there are no plates, just plastic baskets and paper. It was so loud. It was very hard to hear trivia. Very cool because it was July and the garage doors were open and they had screens within those door openings. Diners were dressed very very casual. I think everybody but 3/100 were in tshirts.

Bar

Burger and Onion Rings

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Mozzarella planks

TUSK

4.3(33 reviews)

9.0 mi

My mom was in the emergency room at Barberton Hospital. The cafeteria was closed. I found Tusk on…read moreYelp. I ordered fish and chips for both of us and brought it back to the hospital. Man, that food hit the spot after a long and trying day. It was delicious.

Went to the TUSK last night for dinner for their Fish & Chips. There were a total of 6 adults and…read moremy grandson. The service provided by Angelica was absolutely fantastic. The atmosphere was clean and inviting. The food was awesome, two got the Fish & Chips, two got the Guinness Fish Basket, one ordered the Roasted Turkey Club and one ordered breakfast. They serve breakfast all day. We will most definitely be back! Such a great restaurant in the heart of downtown Barberton. If you haven't bent here yet add them to your list and support this small local business. We will be going back very soon. BOOM!!!!

TUSK in Barberton, Ohio

Kimchi and White Rice

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Chris J.

14 years ago

I have ate at the Valley Cafe and the owner is the most rudest guy ever. I asked for eggs well done and they came up sunny side up and the eggs were not cooked all the way then he comes out with a second order of eggs which still wasnt done. I dont recommend this terrible place to anyone who is looking for a nice peaceful breakfast or lunch. I would literally eat dirt before i ate at this place that they such call a restraunt. P.S. I WOULDNT OF EVEN GAVE THIS PLACE ONE STAR BUT IT MADE ME PICK!! read more

Jacquie D.

3 years ago

Servers are rude. The breakfast tacos are an absolute joke. I've had better from speedway. Go somewhere else.

Diane K.

Elite 25

3 years ago

It's your classic diner. Great breakfasts. Great service. Quaint atmosphere. Love it!

Valley Cafe - breakfast_brunch - Updated October 2026

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