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List of Restaurants offering counter/dining bars — SoloDiners' EAT OUT Week "2007" List of Restaurants offering communal table dining — Solo Diners' EAT OUT Week "2006" Cincinnati Cleveland Westlake (Cleveland close) Cincinnati Sturkey's — (513) 821-9200; 400 Wyoming Avenue; Cincinnati, Ohio Amenities: Enter the lobby of what was once an old firestation and you're blessed with a choice. One direction will take you into the bar/bar area seating 40 where the full menu is available; the other will direct you toward the restaurant proper. Either destination will result in "very good care." That's a promise from chef/owner Paul Sturkey himself, who ministers to an almost even blend of solo males and females at both lunch and dinner. The restaurant area offers several 2-tops, four of which are especially choice, offering a view of the lobby — a chance to catch the action. Others are artfully (and more comfortably for solos) tucked into a right angled niches. Cuisine: Contemporary American Price: Dinner Entrees — $10-26 Neighborhood: NW (suburb: Wyoming) Return to Top Cleveland One Walnut — (216) 575-1111; 1 Walnut Avenue; Cleveland, Ohio Amenities: One Walnut has honed to perfection the hospitable nature of their special events — so much so, they're termed "Hospitality" events. Solo guests are specially pampered. At a recent event, one solo diner, known for a love of good wine, will be seated at a table which will include wine vendors. Another, an unabashed "foodie," will be seated with representatives from the media. The "solo diner-friendly" flavor of special events apparently has cast a spell beyond special occasions. Solo diners — walk-ins and concierge-directed — enjoy raised banquette seating, as well as a seat at the bar (12 seats). Cuisine: American Classic/Eclectic Price: Dinner Entrees — $18-34 Neighborhood: Financial District off East 9th Return to Top Westlake Cabin Club — (440) 899-7111; 30651 Detroit Road; Westlake, Ohio Amenities: Female business traveler alert! Steak house wants to roll out the red carpet for YOU! Currently, throngs of solo business travelers travelers appear for both lunch and dinner, but they're mostly male. Management, desiring a more balanced ratio, wants it known that cigar smoking is banned and female golfers from nearbye golf courses regularly frequent the restaurant for lunch. A 15 seat bar sports dining set-ups at mid-day and bar keeps dedicated to getting their customers fed throughout the day. (Evenings, a few solos indulge in solitary dining in the restaurant proper.) Cuisine: Steak House Price: Dinner Entrees — $17-32 Neighborhood: 20 minutes from Cleveland Return to Top Planning a trip? Visit our sister website. Click here: SoloTravelPortal.com If you have questions or comments about this Web page or site, e-mail: webmaster@SoloDining.com. © 2008 SoloDining.com Return to Top