I am surprised that I haven't even written a review of this place, especially since I came here faithfully when living in C-town.
Was here again recently when business brought me back home.. and this time I met up with some old friends and brought some out of towners with me. Â
Came in on a weeknight, it wasn't too crowded, I was worried with it being March Madness and all... but was able to secure a much convented parking spot ( parking does really suck when it gets busy). Â We put a few tables together where you first walk in and easily accommodated our party of 8.
Let's just say, this isn't where you go to compliment your diet or your healthy eating options... this is where you go for good times, cold beers, and yummy (sometimes fried ) food.
I always love the broccoli bites ( breaded and fried filled with broccoli and cheese) .. and who wouldn't enjoy tasty friend pepperoni with ranch sauce. Â Their pizza is actually pretty good as well. Â Everyone ate, drank, and had a good time. Â The people I took there for the first time, liked the wings and pizza !! Â
Like I said, this is a bar, a hang out, nothing to fancy, just real, down to earth people trying to get their grease one, watch some games, and enjoy each others' company.
Thank god there is a gym at the hotel!
Been to Dina's a few times. Nothing really sets it apart from other bars in the area. Service varies depending on which bartender / server you get. Never had a rude employee, but some seem to care more than others.
The crowd is a mix of lower middle class folks. Work boots, athletic jerseys, sweat shirts. I'm not sure if this is a sports bar or some kind of mix of a dive/sports/locals bar. No real identity.
The food is sub par. I would stick with the pizza related items, as they are definitely better than the other food items. The fish fry is deplorable. The quesadilla was a complete disappointment. Many generic items straight from the freezer bag.
Although Dina's lacks in many areas, it serves its purpose. It's not a bad place, but don't expect anything special.
For me, Dina's is more of a 2.5 star place, but I'll give them a 3 because they are not as bad as 2 stars.
This place is riding the 3-4 star line. Â The pizza is great, the atmosphere is terrible, but in a good way. Â The waitress was awesome. Â Currently I'm trying to figure out what I'd tell the owner to improve and I can't think of much, I'm pretty sure this place is exactly what they want it to be, that's why it's good shit.
Review Source:This was the endpoint for Critical Mass this past Friday. Â I had never been in this place before. Â It is pretty middle/working class in atmosphere and decoration. Â Has a part of a classic Car mounted in the wall. Â The food specials and drink specials are quite a good value and much cheaper than Ohio City or Tremont prices. Â They have over 20 different kinds of pizzas, not to mention more typical bar fare(i.e wings, mushroom poppers, etc). Â Friends of mine all split a 17 inch spicy/hot artichoke pizza and boy did that have some heat to it. Â They have a decently impressive bottle selection and a pretty typical Cleveland tap setup(miller, coors, labatt, yuengling, one great lakes tap, magic hat, and one other) but their drink prices, like I said before are not hipster expensive like all those joints in OC. Â
This month's pizza of the month is Caramel Apple Pie pizza. Â Yum.
One of the highlights of my time there was that the bartenders decided it would be a good idea to put cinnamon sugar on the rim and at the top of the beer like margaritas but great lakes style. Â It made the Christmas Ale that much better. Â
Come check this out if you are not afraid of a good old neighborhood joint with a lotta food and beer.
If I lived closer, I'd catch Browns & Tribe games at this place on the regular. The kitchen (I'm told) closes when the bar does, the beer selection is quality, and it has a great Cleveland-working class vibe to it.
It's right where it needs to be in the middle of Brooklyn but it's not worth making the trip if you're staying downtown.
I have been to Dina's many times in the past few years. Normally the service is decent as well as the food. However, my friend and I went into Dina's on Wednesday to order a cheese pizza. We were both starving and it seemed like it took a lot of time to make our food. I am not sure as far as what the to go orders were, but there was not many people in the place. So the time management problem set the night up for unhappy customers. A waitress( not our waitress) brings over our two cheese pizzzas. My friend questions the waitress because the pizzas were burnt to a crisp. My friend joked after we left that they were cripsy cheese critters. The watiress seemed annoyed when my friend asked questions regarding if the pizza was suppose to look like that. The waitress( assuming) because were not her table could have cared less- she stated that if we don't like the pizza then she will take them back and walked away. She also said the pizza was suppose to look like that.
My friend who like I said earlier- were beyond starved! We did not complain but we will not be back to Dina's for awhile. Five dollars was even too much to pay for this pizza.
The service good though!
I really like this place. They have really good wings and pizza at a reasonable price. I usually get very good service and I have never been disappointed in my food.
This is a great place to come and watch a football game, pig out on some snacks and appetizers and just relax. They even have a special tent setup for the smokers. Its a bar, so its going to be loud and there may even be the occasional drunk person. The restrooms need some work and something is bizarre with the table/booth arrangement, but all in all i say Yay!
My friend lives across the street. We decided to have a couple drinks at Dina's and enjoy the summer night. The pizza reminded me of Zeppe's. It was alright. I also had a couple of the jerk wings and was pleased. This is just a regular bar to drink at and zone out. If I lived in the immediate area, I would be stopping here every once in a while.
Review Source:Two things I love about Dina's: 1. The white pizza with a side of their mild wing sauce for dipping. 2. The stromboli with a side of their mild wing sauce and marinara for dipping. Both of those are awesome.
Now for the rest of the place, it's okay. Beers are typically cheap. The waitresses (who seem to have worked there forever) are nice. The promptness of the service can vary, but nothing to stop from coming. They have multiple TV's for watching different games. The parking lot is small, but there is another lot across the street. In sum, with all the random bars and restaurants that seem to have come and gone on that short part of Memphis Ave, Dina's has maintained a rock solid business.
A couple of my buddies and I stopped at Dina's for some lunch-time pizza. Â We ordered the BBQ chicken because that's my favorite. Â The service was good and our drinks were served quickly.
The pizza was really good and I suspect that we'll be returning here to try the other toppings soon. Â Great lunch spot!
The food and the specials are great. Â They have some chicken jalapeno pizza that is a must try. Â I took the pic and posted about Jersey Shore night. Â I believe that is all I need to say about that. Â There are some interesting characters that I've seen in here, but that shouldn't stop you from trying the food. Â The parking is pretty bad though. Â The lot is tiny and you usually have to drive and park all the way up a side street. Â If you park across the street you run the risk of being towed. Â I'm not a smoker but they have a smoking tent out front.
Review Source:Been here a couple more times since it's relatively cheap and as far as my friends and I know, it's the only bar on Memphis that serves food. However, the service has been mediocre and inconsistent on a couple occasions.
my friend: asked for a dortmunder, waitress: I'll check.
[a couple minutes later]...
waitress: we don't have it.
Friend: I'll take shock top
[a couple minutes later]...
waitress: we don't have that either, sorry.
Dejected, my friend ordered their only microbrew on draft: a sam adams seasonal [There are also bottled Sierra Nevada and Magic Hat].
They do have Thirsty Dog Christmas Ale on tap now.
Most recently, I stopped by about a half hour after the arrival of my friends, who ordered a queso and fries upon arriving. They still hadn't received their order, although I had been asked for a drink twice within a minute of arriving.
I split a large BBQ Chicken pizza. Don't have high expectations though: The chicken is not seasoned, the BBQ sauce tastes like any other ok bbq sauce, and it's white flour, standard crust, mozzarella cheese. For what it is, it's good.
Somehow I never ended up eating here, before I moved to AZ in '05, but I'm sure glad I did on a return trip to Cleveland, last week. I'm also surprised to see it only has one review! I absolutely love their hot, and garlic parmasean wings. Their stromboli, is very fantastic, as is their sausage pizza. I wish we had pizza and wing joints this good in AZ.
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