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    Winking Lizard Tavern

    3.4 (164 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Haddock sandwich
    Lizzie P.

    We love winking lizard! We've tried multiple locations and the food and ambiance never disappoint. My husband enjoys the large beer menu, especially the 32 oz beers, and I always go for the fish sandwich. Love their house bbq sauce too.

    Nice bathroom
    Debra V.

    So glad there is an arrow to show where the front door is. A large parking lot is in the back with an entrance. This very large restaurant has several dining rooms. Nice for large groups. The host was friendly and welcoming. We got to choose where we wanted to sit. The menu has lots of variety for better bar food. I had the five wings with Mac & cheese. I really enjoyed it. My friends enjoyed their sandwiches, too. Our waitress was very good and knowledgeable. It is an casual restaurant choice located in a shopping strip.

    Impressive beer list!
    Emm M.

    This place has 3 star food, but a five star beer list. First, the food. I got ten wings and a side of fries. The wings were just ok. They were Nashville Hot sauce, but it wasn't spicy. It was just tangy. The wings were kinda dry. The fries were OK. 3 stars. The beer list was immaculate. Divine. Extensive. So many taps and even more in cans / bottles. Lots of local options, regional options, and the national staples. The service was really quick and the inside is your typical sports bar. Come here for the beer. The food is just typical mediocre bar food.

    Tall pineapple cider & popcorn
    Lisa C.

    Great place to take a break & sit and relax for a while. Extensive menu. Delicious food, big portions, and great prices! Staff members were friendly & food was served quickly. Will eat here again.

    Chicken Mesa Salad
    Nolan H.

    I think I have now gone to a Winking Lizard 5x while traveling for work & only 1 time it was not a 5* meal. Every time the bartenders are extremely nice, the beer list is great, the atmosphere is amazing, & the food is perfect comfort food. Got the Santa Fe Mesa Chicken Salad & it was phenomenal. Great amount of food. Honestly only complaint would be that they could do away with one of the sides of the dressing. I'd like to save them some money & nobody needs 4oz of dressing. Got the Garage beer 22oz bc I wanted something light & it was great. Amazing job as always

    March
    Carol L.

    Service was not so great. Nobody with smiles on their face or happy to serve. I felt like I was an inconvenience being there. When you first walk in near their cellar, there's a smell of mustiness and mold. It's very unappealing. The restaurant itself could use a good scrub down. The food is average at best. If you like low-carb or anything relatively healthy, this is not the restaurant for you. They did offer chicken wings, most of which were only the wing part not the better half. I was hoping for a dry rub that has no sugar in it, most places carry that, such as a little paprika or garlic or onion powder, etc. unfortunately, they didn't have any dry rub. They only had high sugared sauces for their wings. It appears that nothing is made from scratch here. I asked about the onion rings and found out that they're purchased frozen and flash fried. The only thing that's nice about this restaurant is that it's right along the bike snd hike trail. There's a bike rental store across from this restaurant. So the location of this restaurant is great. It's also right next to one of the Cuyahoga Valley train stops and river.

    Eileen M.

    What a cool place! Very relaxing with super friendly staff and good service. Enjoyed dining on the outdoor patio with festive lighting and lots of pretty flowers. Was really impressed with the extensive craft beer selection. The shrimp tacos were tasty but a bit too soupy. The beer battered haddock was delicious! Free self serve popcorn was a fun surprise!

    The star
    Susan P.

    A fairly nice local chain, you can count on this to fill your belly and serve reasonably good pub food. Burgers, sandwiches and wings are the fare that will bring you back on a cold winter day. The service is good with wait staff and employees sensitive to the needs of the elderly. Bonus points for a cool lizard and cool lizard gear.

    $2.59 for one glass of soda water from the bar gun? .50 for a small remican of hot sauce? I was once a big fan.  Tonight that changed.
    Phil D.

    So disappointing. I used to be a big fan. $2.59 for soda water from the bar gun, and a refill wasn't even offered. The Lizard's profit off of the soda water is, what, $2.49? 50 cents for a side of hot sauce. The profit, 40 cents? I needed the hit sauce because the ribs were lacking both sauce and flavor. So, $3 in profit on just soda water and hot sauce. Very clever. Damn near $40 for food that was okay at best I hate feeling like I am being nickled and dimed to death. As I said, " used to be" a big fan.

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    Tamara G.

    I had visited this place in downtown Cleveland, but never on the outskirts and visited this location twice in two days during my hotel stay in the area. Sat at the bar both times, and my bartender who is the same person each day was very friendly and attentive. They have a pretty large menu with some specials and they have a full bar & LOTS of beers on tap & in bottles/cans. I had the Hanson burger the first night & a chicken Philly (which was which was nothing like a chicken Philly in Philadelphia I might add , but still good). I was there for happy hour and they do have drink specials and there was a dollar off 9 ounce pours and surprisingly their house Pinot Grigio is pretty good. I got a few cans of craft beer to go & the second night he even packed it on ice for me upon my request. Their Oreo cookie pie was tasty too. Large parking lot. Gets busy at dinner.

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    Good food at a fair price. I tend to stick with southwest grilled chicken salad with the yummiest salad dressing ever.

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