Superior Pho ★ 4.6
Superior Pho inside the Cleveland AsiaTown plaza on Superior Avenue, a Vietnamese family-run noodle counter, runs heaping bowls of pho, bun and rice plates through lunch and dinner.
Try: Pho and bun bowls
Mama Santa's is an italian budget eat in Little Italy, Cleveland.
Mama Santa's on Mayfield Road in Little Italy, the Sicilian-style pizzeria run by the Santa family since 1961, anchors the cheap-lunch slice scene on the Murray Hill block.
Address: 12301 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106
Superior Pho inside the Cleveland AsiaTown plaza on Superior Avenue, a Vietnamese family-run noodle counter, runs heaping bowls of pho, bun and rice plates through lunch and dinner.
Try: Pho and bun bowls
Li Wah inside Asia Plaza on Payne Avenue in AsiaTown since 1991, the longest-running Cantonese dim sum room in Cleveland, runs weekend cart service alongside a full lunch menu.
Try: Weekend dim sum cart service and Cantonese lunch plates
Phnom Penh Restaurant on West 25th Street across from the West Side Market, a family-run Cambodian BYOB room, runs cheap-eat noodle bowls, curries and the city's defining Cambodian food.
Try: Cambodian noodle and rice plates
Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream on West 25th Street in Ohio City, the Mitchell brothers' production-and-scoop room inside a former movie theater, runs daily scoops from a Cleveland-produced base.
Try: House-made ice cream cone or sundae
Diamond Deli on South Main Street in downtown Akron, a long-running deli counter for the University of Akron and downtown lunch crowd, runs hot fat sandwiches and from-scratch soups on weekdays.
Try: Hot fat sandwiches and house soups
Slyman's Restaurant on St Clair Avenue, the Slyman family corned beef counter since 1964, runs the city's defining overstuffed corned beef sandwich on rye through breakfast and lunch.
Try: Overstuffed corned beef sandwich