NASHVILLE, Tennessee — “It was a sexual style assault on my wife.” That’s what James Lassiter told a reporter from WTVF in Nashville after he and his wife took their family to a Japanese Steakhouse for dinner. Isabelle Lassiter couldn’t believe it when one of the chefs used a plastic toy to spray water in […]

CLEVELAND — One of Public Square’s historic restaurants is closing its doors after serving Clevelanders for decades. John Q’s Steakhouse will close on June 15, owner Rick Cassara told Fox 8 News Thursday morning. Cassara said shutting the restaurant down was a “business decision,” and that it was a sad day for his many longtime […]

CLEVELAND – A long-time restaurant in downtown Cleveland’s Warehouse District announced Wednesday it is closing its doors at the end of the year. Lindsay Killian, spokeswoman for CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries, said in a news release that the Cleveland ChopHouse & Brewery will permanently close after Dec. 31. The restaurant, located at 845 West St. […]

The Lancer Steakhouse  — a popular nightspot for almost five decades where notables in the black community rallied Cleveland’s first black mayor and celebrated the country’s first black president — was destroyed by fire Sunday.  The cause of the fire is unknown. A passerby reported the blaze at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, but it had been […]