I have been to this fine watering hole about 3 times, and each time it has not disappointed. Â Last visit, we went mid afternoon in search of some "bar grub". Â I ordered the Chicago Dog. Â It was a slightly different take on the original, but the fact that the dog was grilled...woo-hoo! Â Friend ordered the calzone, which was huge, tasty and perfectly cooked.
I observed others around us ordering pizza. Â It looked pretty good. Â I'm hoping that they add burgers to their menu. Â If they can make a darn good dog, they probably will make a kick ass burger!
As far as the libations, great place to chill out and have a cocktail.
One word to describe the pizza... DELICIOUS!!! Yes, it deserves 3 exclamation marks!!! The service is always great & when Taco Tuesdays are just to busy this place beats the lines of TT all the time, with better food. On top of generous drinks prices, they have a great selection of cocktails & beers as well. Check this place out if you already haven't, but I'm sure if your a Cleveland native, you've already been here... If not, get here soon!
Review Source:Map Room has good pizza and is a great food/drink stop to any night out downtown. Â I've been here a handful of times and have yet to see any other item on their menu come out of the kitchen at any time of the day. Â They also have a reasonable selection of beer on tap and prices are quite fair for downtown. Â If you're lucky, you can grab a seat at one of the two couches in the back by the fireplace during Cleveland's innumerable cold months. For the summer, the outdoor seating area is a great spot to sit, relax and get your fill of vitamin D.
As other reviewers have noted, it can be hard to get good service here, especially as it gets busier later in the evening.
When in C-town this is my Pizza go to! Â I would not refer to it as a sports bar although I find myself here when a pretty important game is on. Â I plant myself on the sofa just below the big screen near the fire place....LOL it's like bottle service set up with out the fee.
other most haves Mac and Cheese bites! Â IF you see me check into Hopkins pick me up and I'll buy pizzas
I really can't decide whether to go with 2 stars or 3, because it's really borderline. Â Map Room is just OK. Â An unenthusiastic ok. Â Every time I order a draft beer or mixed drink here, it comes in a plastic cup. Â Can you just invest in some glassware? Â The only benefit to this is that I have occasionally been able to put the cup inside my coat and walk home with it.
Bartenders here are either rude or standoffish. Â I've never had one who said anything friendly to me, engaged in conversation, or made a helpful suggestion. Â
The pizza is supposedly really good, but it also makes the entire bar, and therefore my clothes when I get home, smell like pizza. Â Every time I have wanted to eat something here the kitchen has been closed.
I will inevitably be back here because it is so close to my bf's apartment, but it will only be when it's too cold to walk farther.
I love the pizza! Â The service is the worst that I have ever seen in my life. Â The first time I went there I had to use my phone's flashlight. Â When I asked the manager why it was so dark, he quipped back very rudely to me. Â Everytime that I have been in there, he has been sitting at the bar getting wasted. Â I quickly realized that it is pitch black in there because the alcoholics that day drink in there all day everyday don't want to be seen. Â Also, it is not the cleanest of places.
The bartender is not really bright and I am being kind. Â The bartenders just stand there and text, eat in front of customers with their hands and then handle your food. Â They know NOTHING about food nor drinks. Â One of them did not know what garlic powder was and we had to beg her to ask the kitchen, to which they brought it to us. Â
This place has gotten away with this poor service for way too long. Â I live across the street and I refuse to spend my money with them. Â I used to be a server/bartender and I would have never behaved this way. Â I will not be returning and will not spend my money with them.
I use to stop by this place at all hours of the day and night because it was convenient. I could walk right across the street and be home. Maproom gave me excuses to order a pizza from home and then walk over and have drinks until it was ready. A watering hole at it's best. Here are the down sides.
Douche bag central
yucky ambiance
trashy women
full of more douche bags after 9pm and weekends
game days are horrendous with more douche bags and more douche bags
Guys when I listed those down sides, they weren't referring to the staff. The bartenders have always been pretty cool. Map Room is simply a watering hole for W 9th residents and game day drunks from the burbs. The clientele is a mixed bag of nuts. I had the luxury of using Maproom when I needed to use it for getting stiff drinks, escaping reality, and drowning sorrows. Well, I could have done it at the loft in the Bingham but Maproom was more fun to do it at.
I went to the Map Room my first night in Cleveland, and since then it's been one of my favorite bars. It's never too crowded, and the people there are interesting, friendly, DON'T CREEP, and aren't falling down drunk (for the most part!) Drinks are cheap and the selection is good. I like being here at the start of the night, I like being here at the end of the night!
Their pizza is also very good - I do wish they had individual slices, though, and my late-night self wishes the kitchen didn't close so early.
Anyway, check it out! Definitely worth a stop or two. A night. Every night.
Cleveland Bucket List no. 4: Map Room chyeeeeck!
Three stars for the beer list, maybe three and a half. Two stars for the service. Five stars for the space (except for the bathroom - upgrade!). Lemme 'splain.
Thursday night, post -Yelp Science Fair: a small group wandered in and it was loud. Not "turn it down, I'm old" loud but "WHAT?" loud in a cavernous room filled with only maybe 10 people including staff. They did turn it down without stink eye, which was nice. Beer list was good, better than most, but not what I had built up in my head (which is, I admit, a beer nerd).
Biggest offense of the night?
Me to bartender: "Can you recommend a nice Belgian?" (I'd just had an Ommegang 'Rare Vos' - $6 for a 12oz bottle, yeeouch but friggin delish)
Bartender: "Um... We have Blue Moon...?"
Me: *indignant blink* "I'll have another Rare Vos"
Annoyed beer snob is annoyed.
Sigh... I get it. You are where you are, Map Room. You need cute eye candy to bring in the dudes. But you know, if you have a beer list that goes beyond Coors, Miller and Bud, invest a little bit of time in training your staff about which beers are what. For every 10 people who drink Lite you might actually get a person that knows something about decent beer and just as quickly lose them by hiring staff that thinks Blue Moon is a recommendation for a Belgian beer.
This is Habby's review to give since she ordered it, but folks rave about the pizza - the one she received looked like a Tombstone I cooked when I was 13 and didn't realize our oven ran 50 degrees too hot. Â
Not impressed, Map Room. I don't hate you, but when and if I return I'll consider my expectations steeply recalibrated.
Not sure if I would say that it's the "best cajun chicken pizza" I've ever had. Pretty cool bar though right downtown in CLE. Enjoyed being able to walk here.
Good beer selection. Nice bar atmosphere. Love the people.
I would come back to hang out and grab some bar food.
Oh yeah... the salad is just out of a bag with bag dressing so dont even bother.
The pizza is pretty good and the beers are cold. Â But that's not enough to overcome the service issues I experienced. Â I went one afternoon with a group of friends and the place was pretty empty with only three or four guys at the bar. Â Granted, we were a group of about 15 people, so we suddenly brought the attendance up. Â We just wanted bar service and a couple of pizzas--we didn't expect table service and the like. Â The bar tender was the only person working front of the house and she was completely flustered. Â I get it, a large group walks in and it might seem intimidating, but it didn't really require the barrage of F-bombs. Â "I'm going to get effing slammed, I effing know it!! They better effing bring me some effing help in here!! Â I'm the only effing person here until effing 8 tonight!!" Â Eff, eff, eff, and so on. Â She was saying this to the customers. Â
The bar tender seemed beyond disorganized and distracted. Â She would take an order, start to fill a glass, and then take someone else's order, and start to fill that. Â Every time anything distracted her, she forgot what she was doing. Â The bulk of the customers had to remind her to finish their orders. Â In my case, she greeted my wife and I, asked if we needed menus, and then took someone else's order before we had time to even say yes. Â It was just a wreck. Â We all tried to encourage her and tell her she was doing fine, etc... but she just couldn't pull it together. Â Maybe there's more going on in the background that I don't know about that made it all justified. Â
My other problem is how this place is dark as hell. Â We were there mid-day, it was bright and sunny out, yet we walked into a place that was darker than my basement. Â If felt like I walked into a real alcoholic's bar. Â One of those joints where it's always dark, allowing the hardcore alcoholics a chance to drink past their hangover free from the harsh light of day and the extra headaches it brings. Â Dim lights are one thing, but this place was just dark--no lights at all.
I'll probably try this place again, at some point, but I just cannot recommend it at the moment.
Another dilemma for me. Â
+ Nice outdoor table
+ Great pizza which ---
- we were fortunate to learn about as I had no idea standing in the dark bar that this joint served any food at all. Â I asked if they had any food and the bartender said the pizza is good. Â I am thinking oh boy, bar pizza this is going to suck but we had one hour to leave to the airport so we said OK.
Suggestion, make a big pizza sign and tell the wait staff and bartender to actually smile and show some enthusiasm. Â I bet you sell $500 more in pizza a day if they do.
- Introduction or Greeting was not pleasant. Â We wanted suggestions on local beers and what was on tap and the gal looked pissed off and disinterested. Â I am a salesman so I roll with the punches and try to help emotionally drained people along to the point where they at least acknowledge you are a living human being just like they are. Â We had a nice beer on tap with a light citrus flavor but I forget the name.
I would go back knowing what I now know, but a well dressed middle aged male is not really welcome here.
The new husband and I planned a weekday downtown the day after the Fourth to handle some post-wedding business (and have some tourist-like fun). Â Yay for us that Groupon ran a few downtown deals the few weeks before this day, leading us to places we never would have found otherwise. Â One of those deals was for Gillespie's Map Room - $12 for $25. Â
We were psyched to think after we handled all of our courthouse/government business we could unwind with some lunch and a beverage or two before heading to our other Groupon find, a Lolly the Trolley two hour tour, spending only $30 at the end of the day. Â Sweet!
As other reviewers stated the vibe here is very "neighborhood bar". Â The room is narrow with a long bar to the right, and tables lining the wall to the left. Â We chose a table and ordered our drinks while we perused the menu. Â The menu is very Cleveland, even sporting a Drew Carey polish boy. Â It would have been MORE awesome if "Cleveland Rocks" was playing on the radio at that moment.
THE SNAFU: When the server delivered our drinks we mentioned that we had a Groupon. Â We were immediately disappointed when she indicated that the Groupon was only for food, not alcoholic beverages. Â We expressed our concern that the Groupon indicated only one food item had to be purchased and did not say "alcohol exluded". The wording implied very loudly that beverages were included as long as one food item was purchased along with. Â She brought the shift manager over and he apologized but agreed that drinks were not included and said it was a mistake on Groupon's side. Â We don't have a problem paying for our drinks, but the issue here is that the food is so stinkin' cheap that we hardly spent the $12 on two lunches and so the Groupon value would be wasted. Â
THE FIX: The manager was sympathetic and comped our drinks. Â To get the most of our Groupon deal we ordered a pizza to-go to boost our ticket total, hoping that it would be alright sitting in the car during the two hour trolley ride we were about to take. Â We ate the pizza when we got home and realize that THIS is where Gillespie's mojo is. Â We LOVED the pizza and if we're ever downtown looking for a cheap lunch away from the crowd - this is where we'll go.
I am knocking this down to a 3 star because of the service. It was AWFUL today.
Went in around 1PM with 2 others. Us and 2 men sitting at the bar. The bartender was quick to order drinks but then had to flag down to order food. Then once we had our food she was gone, nowhere to be found. Had to find her for the bill and then again to pay. Overall bad attitude and slow.
When we left, nearly an hour 15 minutes later, it was still the same people in here.
There was no excuse for the awfully slow service.
If you're on a lunch break, I'd skip this place. You certainly won't get in and out in under and hour.
If you are looking for a place to have a drink downtown but would like avoid the douche factor this is the place to go. Map Room is your  typical dive. The Pizza is EXCELLENT, the service is good, and you'll always find a good mix of people in there. There are some nights when they have live music but for the most part this place is a pretty chill atmosphere. Â
My only complaint is that their kitchen is not open past midnight. There have been many a night I have wandered in late craving a hot slice and sadly I end up back on W 6th at Panini's because the Map Room kitchen is closed.
I don't feel like my previous review is unfair. Â I'm still ticked about the fact that a bartender added extra money into their tip, but whatever. Â
But to say they wouldn't get my business again is lie. Â I love their pizza. Â I order it, pick it up, and make sure the tip line and total line are clear and can't be forged into different numbers. Â
The pizza brought me back. Â I will always be cautious though.
Do NOT come here when there is a game playing. Any game. Ever. We happened to come for pizza when the Cavs were playing. It might have been a "big" game... I wouldn't know because I'm not too sporty - but it seemed "big". The boy acted like it was "big".
At any rate - I wanted pizza. He suggested we go somewhere else... although it was after 11pm on a Saturday. Not too many options - and we were already here. The bar and seating area was packed. It reminded me a little of ABC the Tavern because its long and narrow.
As luck would have it, a table opened up almost immediately after we arrived. And, the bartender was super attentive, even considering the chaos going on. Kudos to her. They had an awesome cider on tap! Bonus! I love draft cider.
So, the pizza... we ordered the supreme, or deluxe - or something of the like off the specialty pizza menu. It came out hot, saucy, and with super fresh ingredients. In fact, it was kind of amazing. Plus, it was after 11pm and I hadn't eaten all day.
I imagine I would really like the Map Room on a less chaotic day. Next time I go, I'll update my review. Overall, it had solid food, a great bar selection, and a nice feel.
The Maproom is the ultimate downhome bar with great characte. The staff is always friendly, and inviting. They have a great beer selection, nice televisions that always have a game on.
Why I give this a full 5 stars is that the food is the secret weapon. Their pizza is phenominal, and has that straight out of Little Italy taste. The selection is pure Cleveland at its best, from Polish Boys to Friday Fish Fries. IF you are in Cleveland, and looking for that cozy neighborhood spot that sits in the heart of the city, stop in for sure.
This is my ultimate cheers bar. You know, that comfortable, awesome kind of bar that always makes you feel a wave of happiness once you step in the door? You feel safe and welcome all the time?
And you can't beat the beer selection, people, vibe and prices.
I think it's really unique that Map Room changes with the times, but remains the same in many ways. I know, that kind of doesn't make sense--but it does to me.
They recently added breakfast to their menu and I can't wait to stop in to try it out. If you ask me, Sunday afternoons are where it's at.
Pizza: 5/5, 10/10, A+
Best I've had in a while and it's right around the corner.  I'm glad I'm strong willed or I would live off it.  I went all out with a Pepperoni, Banana Pepper, and Jalapeño pizza.  It's greasy but not too greasy, good crust, good sauce, good cheese, and fresh, fresh fresh toppings, and good spices on top.  Cheesy Bread is also ridiculously good.
Beers: B+
Drafts are kind of small for a hole in the wall pizza joint and not cheap, but not expensive.
Service: C
Meh. Â Everything is done by the bartenders, so they have a lot on their pizza dish (ha!), but quite honestly, they could make an effort and I'd give them a A/B. Â They walk back and forth at the bar without acknowledging the presence of someone wanting to hand them money in exchange for drinks. Â Even a "Hi, give me a second" would suffice. Â
Summary: The service may be sketchy, but all is forgotten after the pizza arrives.
I was 1/10 of the group Mark S. mentioned and just wanted to echo the awful service we received. We had friends who needed to leave for the airport 1 hour and fifteen minutes after we arrived to the Map Room. They ended up asking for their food in a to-go box and then nearly cancelled their order because they had to leave. No one ever heard an apology or any word regarding the untimeliness of the kitchen and when we asked, we were met with a curt attitude.
I waited an hour for a bagel sandwich. The bagel wasn't even toasted. I don't get it.
Their pizza was good, but I wouldn't go here again based on my experience with the kitchen & waitstaff.
I was ready to give the Map Room 4 stars based on their pizza alone, but then we decided to come here again the next morning for "brunch". We had about 10 people, and the place had maybe 2 other people in it at the time, who already had food. After we ordered and a lengthy wait, people's food started to arrive at very different times, and in no particular order. From the first dish coming out to the last dish being served, I would say that it took over a half hour. How are you supposed to eat a meal as a group if that happens?
Even worse, the bartender didn't care one bit. How does a large pizza come out a full half hour before a bagel and egg sandwich? Even an uncooked veggie sandwich took 30 mins until it came out, which is pretty ridiculous. But the worst moment came when I ordered a calzone. The menu had nothing listed next to the calzones, so I asked if toppings were included. She told me, "Anything you like". So I got 3 toppings placed inside. I came to find out once I got the bill, that it was $1 per topping, which the menu, and their bartender, failed to mention.
So here's the situation. Browns just lost to the Steelers. I have on a Browns shirt on and my boyfriend has on a Steelers jersey. We sit, we wait... and wait and wait. Not served because of his shirt? Really.
Meanwhile a customer buys us a shot and says "you know what it feels like to go to the playoffs. Plus they aren't serving you." He even knew they weren't serving us.
Finally we say... hey can we get a beer to the bartender. She turns from her little sugar free Red Bull with an attitude and acts like we just ruined her night for asking her to do her job.
The interior of this place looks awesome. The pizza looked good. I really had good expectations for it. But we stopped in on this particular visit for a beer while traffic cleared out, something that was waaaaay too difficult for this bar. I just want a beer. If you can't do that right on a Sunday night, we've got problems... no wait, you've got problems.
Went here to meet up with some friends on a Saturday night and the atmosphere is laid back and low-key. Don't expect any club music from here even if it's located by the Warehouse District in Cleveland. Loud music is played here but they are classic ones like the Beatles and Journey. Mainly all rock.
Drinks are dirt cheap here like I order my regular captain cokes, it was $5! I believe they had a downstairs but it was closed for some reason so can't say there's more to say map room except that they have a full bar and a great selection of beer.
Nice place tohang out to watch a game or to chill.
In an ongoing struggle to find Cleveland's best pizza, we've come to the Map Room. In an ongoing attempt to find a comfortable neighborhood bar, we've come to the Map Room. In both instances, we left underwhelmed and marching off into the sunset, yet again on our seemingly endless voyage.
The first floor of this bar is vastly airy and dark with airplane nostalgia strung about. The vast space and sky high ceilings are almost cathedral like. The basement, to be frank, smells funny. Very musty indeed. Kind of foul actually.(Probably from all of the vomit and urine filtering through the storm drains from the nearby West 6th hell holes). Either way, I don't recommend going down there if you don't have to. The drafts poured down there seemed to lack carbonation or a clean filtration system required for a proper pour. Somewhere in the distant rolling green acres of Ireland, cousin Seamus McFinegan wept profusely when I was served a flat Guinness.
The pizza? Perfectly acceptable actually. Just not divine or life changing or anything like that. Every inch of this pie is covered with sauce, cheese and toppings, leaving little, if any crust on the ends. This pie certainly goes well with beer. And I'd even recommend it if in the area. I just wouldn't go out of my way for it again.
Still awesome! Sean and I hit Gillespie's again yesterday after a morning of getting all sweaty and dirty cleaning a boat. We rolled in there in our work jeans and hoodies looking all nasty. But we didn't feel out of place at all even though there were some look at my trendy shoes/button down/sweater/I wear my sunglasses inside an EXTREMELY dark bar at 1 pm on Saturday kind of dudes. Whatever, I love the feel of this place - like all are welcome, come as you are. Â
So we had one of the large specialty pizzas again. This time we tried the Cajun Chicken pie. Wow. Again, out of this world! The sauce was this excellent tangy,mustardy,garlicky goodness. If you like pizza (come on, who doesn't?)- you NEED to get to Gillespie's.
Good Vibes here. Â I think everyone reviewing this place can vouch for this. Â Which is why we keep going back. Â Comfy bar to sit at and friendly people to talk to. Â
Last visit was for a Browns Game and Bloody Mary's. Â Both were good, surprisingly. Â
I felt like I was at an extended relative's house where everyone knew each other even though they didn't. Â It wasn't a bunch of 22 year old meatheads drinking vodka cranberry like the last time I was downtown for a Browns Game. Â Just some nice people enjoying some beverages on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
I haven't tried the food yet, so my review is based solely on the friendly service and atmosphere. Â Hard wood is nice, especially when I'm not the one cleaning the floors.
Stopped in a couple of weeks ago for the Yelper meet-up/Browns game (Thanks Cara!) and had a decent time in this pub. Â We found ourselves downstairs in a private area with a couple of good-sized TV's for watching football. Â I'm not sure if I would ever recommend heading into the basement again because the smell was a little off, and not just in the bathroom! Â The main floor had a lot of atmosphere and was a good place to hang out though. Â Pizza was filling, nice crust and solid toppings. Â The Sauerkraut balls could have had a little more filling in them, for the most part I just tasted deep-fried breading instead of the full Sauerkraut flavour. Â :-(
Uh, CHEAP beer though....holy crap, our tab came out to almost nothing. Â Unless the bartender forgot to add on about 5 drinks or so! Â Maybe we got a Yelp discount? Â I dunno, but whatever it was, it was hard to beat those prices.
The best part of my time here at the Map Room was the look on a fellow Yelper's face when I pointed out to him how the girl behind the bar was pouring his Guinness....she plopped the glass on its bottom, turned on the tap and WALKED AWAY!! Â Seriously?? Â No head on it whatsoever when she brought it over, I rarely drink beer and even I know how to pour a proper Guinness....
Good place to go and grab a beer (or five) and some pizza during a game, it was a little slow on Sunday, but I imagine the crowd is a lot larger during the week after work lets out.
I've heard of Map Room many, many times. Â But being the proud Clevelander I am, I never knew exactly where it was. Â This is coming from someone who drives down W. 9th EVERY DAY on my way to work. Â I just assumed it was somewhere on the west side, and I'd find it eventually.
Little did I know, I would get to experience this hidden gem sooner than later. Â Through the suggestion of my group of friends, we stopped in to watch the Browns home opener last weekend (following a successful first tailgate at the Muni Lot, I might add). Â I felt like I was finally admitted into the super-secret Map Room club.
Many thanks to my friend Gar for showing me the light. Â We sat in the dark bar, watching the Browns, eating pizza and enjoying some beverages. Â Our entire group of six was able to sit (together, too!) and we weren't approached by the usual douches and chotches that typically frequent downtown establishments, especially during a major sporting event. Â The service was good, the atmosphere was great and I was able to actually enjoy the company of my friends, instead of merely staring at them or screaming at each other in order to communicate. Â
After such an amazing first experience, the likelihood of my returning to Map Room is about as sure as the Browns starting the season 0-3.
Chill downtown spot. Warehouse young professional crowd. Good beer selection at a great price for downtown. $3 Heineken. And tasty thin crust pizza. I like it!
I stopped in to catch the end of the Cavs game with a friend. Also grabbed a small mushroom pizza. Bartenders were very nice and helpful. I honestly just loved the atmosphere. All wooden bar, high-top tables (my favorite), beer, and cool people.
Map Room is my time of bar. Â Laid back and unprententious. Â Don't get me wrong; I do enjoy crazy nights at packed bars with loud music and big dance floors, too. Â But more often than not, I prefer a quiet bar with good beer, good food, and good conversation. Â Map Room comes pretty close to hitting the mark.
The atmosphere is perfect in that it's very casual. Â This is a great place to go to for a relaxing drink after work. Â The food is pretty decent- better than the overly greasy slop that many places serve. Not culinary artwork, but who expects a 5 star meal from a bar? Â The beer selections is pretty huge. Â I went here craving a woodchuck and they were unfortunately all out. Â I asked the bartender for a recommendation as a replacement and he really had no idea what to offer. Â This is why they only get three stars. Â Your bartenders need to know their drinks. Â Especially in a bar with countless beer offerings, patrons who want to try something knew should be offered great recommendations, not a look of confusion.
After my first 24 hours in Cleveland, I determined that I needed to find my go to bar. Somewhere simple, unpretentious, low maintanence, and fed by a continuous stream of talent.
I found just that at the Map Room. The bay is simple, filled with rich hardwoods, an airplane, and a vintage motorcycle. The beer list is healthy, and Thursday night features a two dollar special. Mostly importantly, the Map Room has a 2010 Gold Tee machine.
The crowd is warehouse local young professional. Young teachers and real estate agents mixed with the occasional rocket scientist. The talent is solid, and the vibe is as easy as Sunday morning. Speaking of which, I am hungover and could go for a patio beer. I wonder when they open...
I was looking for a place to watch the Indians/White Sox game. I turned to yelp and saw this place was pretty close to my hotel, seemed to have solid reviews, and was only reviewed by locals.
IN
Glad I went. The pizza was nothing special,but I wasn't expecting much from Cleveland pizza. The tap selection was nothing special either, but the bottle selection was pretty solid. Prices were ridiculously cheap too. Seemed to be $2-4 for all bottles.
This is a solid chill place. Everyone there seemed to know everyone else, but I didn't feel out of place. There was a BMW airhead in the back and large airplane hanging from the ceiling. Oh, and the music was provided courtesy of my favorite satallite radio station.
If I lived in Cleveland, this would be my bar.
Great bar, good prices, and BEST pizza in town. Â It's right across the street from my building but I would recommend coming from other neighborhoods to come hang out at this place. The staff is very friendly, and the atmosphere is the young professional downtown crowd without the "bump and grind" feel of West 6th. Â
If you want a table, get there early - this place fills up!
Great place when you want to go downtown, but don't want the drama of the W.6th nasties. Â Nieghborhood atmosphere in a downtown setting. Â Good place for the "young professional' crowd. Â Totally agree with the hot bartender statement. Â drool.
Food is awesome too. Â A fine gentlemen once shared a pizza with me there after he politely moved my car since I was too intoxicated to do myself. Â In fact I did not even know this man, yet trusted him with my keys. Â Perhaps my recolection of 'awesome' food can not be trusted.
Also one time I saw people wearing snuggies there. Â
They have a juke box too.
One of the best reasons to check out Map Room is, of course, the fact that the bar tender looks like Matthew Fox. Can I get a halleluiah? Don't worry, I don't degrade myself by hitting on him; we usually just stare and drool.
The second reason to check it out is that it is basically a warehouse district bar for the rest of us. It isn't overflowing with hussies or hoodlums. Their food certainly looks amazing (I have never tried it) and they have crazy cheap ($5) nightly specials.
Also, it is a great place for professionals to meet-up after work, and to be introduced to a special someone. ;) I should definitely get a second job as a matchmaker.
My favorite bar in Cleveland, located directly across the street from my apartment building. It truly has a neighborhood bar feel, where everyone knows your name...and your drink! The bar has lots of dark wood and maps covering the walls, hence the name. If you are coherent enough to appreciate the decor, you will notice the sporadically placed English telephone booth, motorcycle, and airplanes hanging from the ceilings. While I am not a big pizza fan, all of my friends swear by their recipe. It is supposedly the best in Cleveland, deriving from the pizza served at a nearby restaurant in Little Italy.
If you are looking to escape the over-hyped, overcrowded, and overly trashy scene on West 6th, head one block over to West 9th and find comfort in the laid back scene at The Map!
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