Whistlers Kitchen & Bar Wood-Fired

Avon, United States

4.2

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 440-934-6358
Website:
www.thepizzarak.com
Address:
36816 Detroit Rd, Avon, OH, 44011
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Good For
Dessert
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
No

Today

Today 2:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Avon) 03:49 Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Business hours

Monday –
Tuesday 2:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 2:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Thursday 2:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday 2:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday 2:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sunday 2:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

The Pizza Rak at Whistlers Ice Cream Shoppe offers wood fired pizzas, certified angus beef steaks, pasta, slamming appetizers, especially the mushrooms. Salads and french bread pizza perfect for lunch. Eat on our charming outdoor year round patio where you can also enjoy a cold beer or glass of wine! We only serve the best, the creamiest custard in a home made waffle cone or built into a sundae!

History

Established in 2006.

We are a family owned business that started simply as an ice cream shoppe. We are full service with floats, sundaes, creamy custard soft serve, whistlers and slush. In 2011 we did a woodfired oven addition and kitchen. We make wood fired thin crust pizzas that will knock your socks off. Recently, we opened our enclosed all season patio. We have been busy in the kitchen and brought a full time chef with local steak house experience to the table. He developed a menu with filets, strip steak, pasta and appetizers that only the wood fired oven can produce. The patio is charming and great for a glass of wine!

Meet the Business Owner

Tess R.

Business Owner

My husband Nick and I along with my mom Dorothy, are all owners of Whistlers and Pizza Rak. It is truly a family business. We grew up in Avon and love it! Our kids go to Avon schools as well. We are proud to produce a thin crust wood fired pizza. We enjoy interaction with our customers and are always looking for ways to improve.

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20 reviews of Whistlers Kitchen & Bar Wood-Fired

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Place rating: 2
Lorain, OH
Pizza was ok… For $ 1.50 a topping that pizza should be covered with them there was barely any toppings at all… Lil ridiculous. Service was good, waitress was nice and prompt. Probably won’t go back.
Place rating: 5
Avon, OH
Love the place. The ambience is awesome. The pizza is awesome. Martha is awesome. Love all the staff. You can get a drink anywhere, its Martha that makes it special!
Place rating: 5
Avon, OH
Great service and Martha is one of the best bartenders around. Very personable but professional. Great pizza and drinks!
Place rating: 3
Sandusky, OH
This would be 5 star but other things factor in here.
First and foremost pizza there is a lot better as is any take out vs dine in. Not knocking them for that, that is my choice.
The knock comes with the service. We have had good service dining in but when we try and tell a staff member your website is down and we couldn’t review your menu then I would expect a little more class and respect.
I just don’t believe people sometimes.
Overall, great pies, staff hit or miss sometimes.
Place rating: 3
Lakewood, OH
Cozy casual place; ok service only. The pizza we got looked nothing like these photos or anything resembling wood fired crust… Sparse toppings/​barely hot pizza.disappointing.
Place rating: 5
Delaware, OH
Food is delicious and prices are reasonable. There is a nice variety I had the lobster pasta plan on having it for a couple meals or sharing. Hubby had the wood fired pizza it was great… and their house dressing (a secret recipe) is excellent. Martha is pleasant and makes you feel very welcome we will return!
Place rating: 4
Avon, OH
This is a cute quaint mom and pop unique kind of place that makes for a great summer spot. The pizzas were fresh and tasty but a little expensive. Inside there is an ice cream shop with homemade ice cream that includes more exotic flavor sensations like oatmeal cookie.
Place rating: 5
Ann Arbor, MI
Really enjoyed the Black and Blue pizza. The staff was super friendly. Overall, a wonderful experience.
Place rating: 4
Grand Rapids, MI
The house dressing is very good and the pizza was excellent. The waitress was pleasant. I would definitely eat here again.
Place rating: 1
Lakewood, OH
We ordered carryout from here on a Sunday night. It sucked. We ordered the 3 meat lovers pizza and the toppings were scarce and totally dry/​overcooked as was the crust. We wanted to order the calamari appetizer but the gal said their fryer was down. What does that mean at 7:30 PM on a Sunday? So we skipped that and ordered a house salad for $ 5. According to their menu, it was supposed to have fresh mozzarella and a blend of fresh greens and spinach. No cheese, no spinach and all brown iceberg lettuce. We couldn’t look at the salad as it was inside a brown bag stapled shut.
It didn’t make sense as there was no one inside the restaurant. Funny, the sign outside says to «Give the independent pizza chains a chance, we will prove you right!» So not true here. When we stopped in to pick up our order, I looked at the pizza and it did not look good and I thought about cancelling the order based on appearances. However, we paid for it, coming to $ 21.00. The pizza was terrible and did not look like the pictures that fellow Unilocalers posted. What a joke. Will never order from here again and do not recommend. Upset that we spent the money for crappy food.
Place rating: 5
Avon, OH
Excellent pizza! Great thin crust and wood fired! Excellent service and a nice outdoor seating area.
Place rating: 5
Elyria, OH
First let me say I rarely order steak in a restaurant other than top steak restaurants; they normally can’t make one as good as I can at home.
That being said I read about the wood fired oven cooked steak at Whistlers and decided to try the strip steak… what could go wrong… a strip from a pizza/​ice cream shop and a picky steak eater. It was FANTASTIC!!!
I’ve been to St Elmo’s in Indy… I like Whistlers better, also a great salad and vegetable of the day. very impressive
Place rating: 5
Cleveland, OH
This is by far one of the absolute best places I have been in a long time! From the pizza, to the ice cream, to the servers and the regulars who visit here I had an amazing experience!
I was on a double date when we decided on this restaurant because all 4 of us had never tried this place. I didn’t realize that they used to only sell ice cream and only within the past couple years added the pizza to the menu. Our waitress was phenomenal by way of service and personality! She was one of the best I’ve ever had while dining out. She made our experience incredibly fun and besides the food she is another reason I can’t wait to go back!
Our group ordered the Black & Blue Steak Pizza and the Big Red Pizza. Both were so fantastic that we didn’t need any to go boxes. We all also got ice cream (of course) and were able to add that to our bills. During dinner my boyfriend attempted to kill a bee that was trying to land on our pizza and was stung in the process. The owner showed up at our table with a spoon of ice cream to cheer him up! Again, so awesome! We all got a good laugh out if that.
They currently only sell beer and wine but will soon have a liquor license but I like this place the way it is!
Place rating: 5
Mentor, OH
Holy amazing! This place has the best wood-​fired pizza I have ever had. Wait staff is very friendly too. It’s a little small, with limited seating, but very cute and cozy. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking to eat in or even order out. It’s perfectly cooked and not soggy like most wood-​fired pizzas tend to be. All fresh ingredients too. Very reasonably priced as well.
Place rating: 5
Barberton, OH
Really nice family owned place. It’s where the locals go.
Brruchetta and Margrhita Pizza were amazing. Service was very good.
Homemade ice cream was a bonus! We’ll be beck!
Place rating: 4
Ashtabula, OH
Quaint historical pizza parlor. Great root beer float with homemade vanilla ice cream, yum! The margarita pizza was good. I would suggest adding extra cheese for it and I’m not a huge cheese fan, but it was a little bare of cheese. If I lived closer I would definitely frequent this nostalgic pizza shop.
Place rating: 4
Lorain, OH
This place is very well known around town for their ice cream which I haven’t tried yet but I figured I would give the pizza a taste test.
Their pizzas are wood-​fired to give the crust a nice crispy crunch. The crust is very thin making it a nice tasty meal with a little less carbs. On this particular pizza I ordered pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms and «hot» Hungarian banana peppers. These peppers were not spicy at all. I was looking forward to having a little bit of a kick from these peppers but they failed to satisfy in that aspect. There wasn’t a lot of sauce but I’m not complaining about it because I don’t think a lot of sauce has ever really suited a thin crust. As a whole I thought the pizza tasted pretty good and I would definitely order it again especially for that thin delicious wood-​fired crust!
Place rating: 4
Avon, OH
Ate in for dinner on a Saturday night. Not too busy, only a couple other tables during our visit. Service was very good. Chelsea (our server) was very friendly, and available for refills, etc.
Food was excellent. We had a margeherita and a half cheese/​half pep & sausage. The margherita was fantastic. Very curious to try some of their other pies.
The ice cream (homemade) was also great. My wife, who is not easy to impress, said it was some of the best she ever had. I guess it was pretty good, then.
We’ll be back for sure!
Place rating: 5
Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL
Just passing thru the area and decided to Unilocal a Pizza sit down restaurant and came across this little treasure, first and foremost we walked in not knowing what to expect… But were immediately greeted by a very friendly and welcoming young lady her name is Allie she was our server/​bartender, all businesses should have an Allie! She was so well informed on the menu and pizzas and how delicious they were, she is so right on! OMG! Chef Craig knows how to prepare a wood fire pizza to perfection! Chef Craig has it down to a science his pizza crust the little bubbles on top making every bite so delicious. He was so gracious he came out to ask us how we liked the pizza, you can see he has passion for what he does, they are delicious! We enjoyed a couple of pizzas some wine and great conversation we certainly can’t wait to go back! A Hidden Gem!!!
Place rating: 4
Ann Arbor, MI
Hand crafted sausage and home made mozzarella make for a great pizza. Four cheeses in total. The mozz was quite welcome on my salad, too.
Service was friendly, though the pizza took a little more time than I would have expected for wood fired pizza.
If you’re looking to spiff up your date, go to the bar side. If you’d rather bring the kids, set right up next to the ice cream counter. We got here just before a group with a dozen toddlers, whoo boy!
All of their ice cream is made from scratch in the store — I couldn’t resist tasting a half dozen flavors, and even then, I had to get two together — oatmeal cream pie and cappuccino crunch.