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Michael's Bar was the first bar I went to when moving to the Cleveland Area and looking for housing on the West Side. Â Turns out that it's not the closest bar to my house....yikes. Â
Food is pretty good here. Â I enjoy his wings, $5 mussels (simple keep in mind), the pasta dishes are great, sandwiches are good, but understand that this is a bar / restaurant not heavily advertised nor does Mike truly care how outdated his menu is, his lack of a happy hour, so-so music on the juke, and his late 70's decor. Â He will be the first to tell you 'Eh, it is what it is' in his Italian accent. Â
I like the place for a few reasons. Â Mike is always there and he is always happy to see new faces. Â They have photo hunt and I can ALWAYS get a seat. Â Mike's GF Joyce is also usually bartending with a quick witted comment to all the regulars that grace their presence on a daily basis. Â But most of all, they know me, like me, and it's comfortable in there.
As stated before, there is a juke and there is some good music on there, just have to look. Â Lots of Sinatra because even if he doesn't admit it, Mike is a huge fan. Â There is a pool table in the back too. Â I think he has a dart board but its not put up, just need to bug him about that. Â He occasionally makes some of his famous popcorn which is from a real movie theater style popper. Â He has nice size tv's in each corner and will always have the game on. Â I personally made him a hockey fan during the playoffs.
If you are tempted, stop in, go for some wings and try a pasta dinner or one of his sandwiches. Â I personally like the turkey, mushroom, cheddar or swiss melt. Â Sit and play some music or try and beat the top score of photo hunt, the names should contain jeff/alison/thomas or something like that, although he may have reset the game. Â If that's the case, we'll see you at the top sooner rather then later.