CLE v CIN this weekend - anyone going?

by AngG on May 14, 2007 5:16 PM EDT

Someone (I want to say Turkmenbashi, but I've got a memory like a goldfish) suggested we do diaries to see who's going to what games when, and since I'm trying to decide if I'm going to the Friday or Saturday (or none at all) game of the Indians/Reds series, I thought I'd see who all else is going and make my decision based on if anyone awesome will be there. :)

Also, as a bit of an aside, and I realize that this is probably not the place to ask, does anyone happen to know of any vegetarian restaurants in downtown Cleveland? Not restaurants with vegetarian options, but actual vegetarian restaurants. I'm... kind of a picky eater, and I want to know if I have to plan to pack myself some sandwiches for my trip (or if I must steel myself for meals made of naught but french fries) or if I can actually plan to eat out.

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Re: CLE v CIN this weekend - anyone going?

It's not exactly downtown (maybe 15-25 minutes away, depending on traffic) and it's not totally vegetarian, but put Tommy's on your restaurant list.

by mkwng @ Let's Go Tribe! on May 14, 2007 6:08 PM EDT reply actions

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Ooh. Thanks for the recommendation!

by AngG on May 14, 2007 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

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I second Tommy's....make sure you get a milkshake!

by Nat on May 14, 2007 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions

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I'll third the Tommy's suggestion. Fantastic food, and Coventry is a really cool area.

Now the Lord can make you tumble, and the Lord can make you turn, and the Lord can make you overflow... but the Lord can't make you burn

by Turkmenbashi on May 14, 2007 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

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I live just around the corner - Coventry is pretty cool and I know a few veggies of various types who love Tommys

by dave @ Let's Go Tribe! on May 14, 2007 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions

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You know that a good portion of options at any Indian restaurant (that's "Indian" as in "from the Indian subcontinent") will be vegetarian, right? Though I am not in Cleveland so can't tell you whether such establishments are plentiful.

by Jackdaw on May 14, 2007 8:07 PM EDT reply actions

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well, I'm actually vegan, and then I get into the whole ghee thing and it just gets very complex. :) but yeah. Indian restaurants are supposed to be good for such things. I'm just kind of wuss about them.

by AngG on May 14, 2007 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

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Make the splash into Indian dining. You'll be happy you did. The saag (spinach) dishes tend to be excellent.

by JulioBernazard on May 15, 2007 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions

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My vegetarian ex-gf was a big fan of the aloo mutter gobi, although it might run into yer ghee issues.

You could always just show up and ask for a plate of basmati rice.

by Jackdaw on May 15, 2007 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions

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Can't believe how much people drink in this forum.

by Jay on May 15, 2007 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions

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"Anotherr shot of mmmango lassi, barkeep..."

by Jackdaw on May 15, 2007 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions

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I quit. Last night I had 24 shots of vodka and cask and cream. Today I spent the day wishing I knew when to quit.

Founding member of DrBradyQuinn's Medicine Ladies.

by Brad D on May 15, 2007 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

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Ouch, that's bad news buddy.

Now the Lord can make you tumble, and the Lord can make you turn, and the Lord can make you overflow... but the Lord can't make you burn

by Turkmenbashi on May 16, 2007 3:33 AM EDT up reply actions

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This is why you're a miserable founding member of any group of ladies. You don't know when to say when. It's sad.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on May 16, 2007 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions

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My brothers were in town. Things tend to get a bit out of hand when that happens. I am sorry for the shame and disgrace I have brought to Drerikbrady's Ladies.

Founding member of DrBradyQuinn's Medicine Ladies.

by Brad D on May 16, 2007 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions

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It's DrBradyQuinn's Medicine Ladies that we should be concerned about at this point.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on May 16, 2007 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

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If you only have the beer at Great Lakes Brew Pub, it counts as vegetarian, right?

by Brick. on May 14, 2007 8:19 PM EDT reply actions

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yes, but unfortunately that results in me getting drunk under the table by everyone else at the table, who is presumably also eating.

by AngG on May 14, 2007 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Re: CLE v CIN this weekend - anyone going?

AnG --

I'll be at the Saturday game most likely, with my cousins who will be in town from Cincy.

Now the Lord can make you tumble, and the Lord can make you turn, and the Lord can make you overflow... but the Lord can't make you burn

by Turkmenbashi on May 14, 2007 10:14 PM EDT reply actions

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Have you checked out Panini's?

No, seriously, my suggestion would be, eat somewhere out-of-state. My wife (only a vegetarian) has a pretty dreary diet when we visit Ohio, and not just because she married into a family that might well have several gold medalists in the meat-shoveling-into-one's-own-face competition, if only that were an Olympic sport, which obviously it should be.

You might also consider switching to Vogonism.

by Jay on May 14, 2007 11:30 PM EDT reply actions

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Ha! Actually, Cleveland appears to be a giant step up from eating out where I live, over on the rural west central side of the state, where I can sometimes get some wilted iceberg to snack on if I go out, and I've found the eats in Columbus generally livable, although that's mostly because the girl I always visit in Columbus lives right next door to an Aladdin's Eatery.

by AngG on May 14, 2007 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions

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Yeah, that would help. I actually spent plenty of time over in that part of the state as a kid, as my Mom's family lived in Lima. I don't remember there being much there outside of Kewpee's -- but there I go talking about meat again.

by Jay on May 15, 2007 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions

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Yeah, there's an OSU branch and some Kewpee's and that's about all there is of interest around these parts.

And Kewpee's isn't all meat. Sometimes it's pie.

by AngG on May 15, 2007 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions

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There's an Aladdin's on Cedar Rd. in Cleveland Heights, though I'm not sure if it's the same ownership as the restaurant you're talking about.

Now the Lord can make you tumble, and the Lord can make you turn, and the Lord can make you overflow... but the Lord can't make you burn

by Turkmenbashi on May 15, 2007 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions

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It is.

by Jay on May 15, 2007 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

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I'm a native Clevelander and I make sure to get a little meat into every meal. I love the stuff. If USA Today ever did a "Best and Worst cities for Vegan Living" ranking, Cleveland would be dead last or close. It's Thommy's [sic] or Aladdin's, or some place I've never dined at called Cafe Limbo. That's about it. I suggest you have a picnic at Edgewater or Willard park, or else stop in at the Feve in Oberlin on the way.

by homelytourist on May 15, 2007 8:10 AM EDT reply actions