Cleveland Corned Beef

My husband and I love the Rueben sandwiches and onion rings! The sandwich is piled high with corned beef, one sandwich could give you two meals. We always get ours to go so we can eat as sloppy as we want in the comfort of our own home! Everything is still warm and delicious when we get it home. I am now spoiled with their sandwich and can’t eat one from anywhere else without being disappointed. Service is always fast and courteous as well.

I love the old school diner feel of this place. Corned beef is delicious, but so is everything else. Friendly staff, pro chefs who know how to make this food well. Highly recommended. It’s not a posh place, but I’m not a posh person, I just like a good burger, corned beef or philly sandwich. Fries, with cheese could be a meal!

rude staff and a mostly fat corned beef. Save your money Goodmans was way better!

Awesome corned beef with large portions. Always good for a lunch run. It’s a small diner with a lunch counter style. Expect to be crowed in a small space during busy times, but it’s totally worth it.

Been here half a dozen times, and other than the staff being crabby a few times, this place makes my favorite corned beef sandwich, and leave nothing out. I wish I would of tried goodman’s inn, but I missed that boat!
They also make a nice philly steak.

Me and my 5 year old son stopped at this place for lunch. First time we have ever been there. I walk in immediately start looking at the menu on the wall. Young lady asked me what I liked was very helpful. I brought two corn beef sandwiches. I noticed that they had chairs where you can sit down, so me and my son sat down and waited on our food. When we received the food I figured hey let’s just stay here and eat. I started to pull my food out to give my son his sandwich and a rude Nigerian or Jamaican guy! So not politely told me how there’s a sign by the door stating if its pick up you must leave. Then after embarrassing me in front of the entire restaurant he proceeded to yell out to a crew member put a bigger sign up. I’m pretty shocked at the way the customer service in this restaurant. Most restaurants would have let something as simple as me deciding to change my mind from pick up to dine in GO. Especially when I spent about $ 20 on two sandwiches. pretty sure I won’t ever go back there again. Besides they gave me a cold cornbeef sandwich. The Swiss cheese was not even melted, and the worst part about it all they don’t put mustard on the sandwich. It could have been handled better. At least offer me the option to pay the Dollar to dine instead of just throwing me out.

The wife and I have been wanting to try the Cleveland Corned Beef sandwich shop since it transformed from Goodman’s Sandwich Inn. It no longer has the same menu or the same staff, but it has the same diner ambiance. I tried the Rueuben and my wife ordered a Philly cheesesteak sandwich. My reuben was delicious. It was piled high with corned beef and the bread was yummy too. The thousand island dressing on the side was tasty as well. I would recommend this corned beef sandwich to anyone. Is it the same as Goodman’s? No. Is the beef cut by the same guy in the front window? No. There are more people working here than when it was Slyman’s, but in my opinion, it is just as good.
We waited 10 minutes for our two sandwiches and they were pretty busy. No issues there.
I’ll try it again, but until then, I’ll be wondering why this place isn’t pulling better reviews.
Recommend!

Love the old lunch counter feel and friendly staff who were attentive and quick behind the counter. I found the place to have a nostalgic feel and it was clean. Food was good. Was it the best corned beef I’ve had in Cleveland? No, but that corned beef sandwich was enjoyed. And the dollar fries were crispy delicious fresh cut. Unlimited Horsradish and thousand island at the place settings a plus. Only complaint is they didn’t appear to have a public bathroom?

The lunch food is good, but the breakfasts were awesome! I’m very sad that they are no longer open for breakfast as of 2÷23÷15. The breakfasts were very good and so inexpensive! The sausage was so good that I eat it even though I don’t like sausage! I give it only 1 star because they did away with breakfast, not because anything is wrong with the place.

It’s a greasy spoon and there is nothing wrong with that. I really like the affordable breakfast. The everything omelet rocks and is enormous!!!

The service can be a little slow when it’s busy but it’s well worth the wait. The server had a smile on her face and the staff is social. My meal was large for the price (I got the steak and eggs) and was cooked perfectly. I am definitely coming back here soon.

Had a great corned beef sandwich and an equally good bowl of cabbage soup in this true slice of Cleveland diner. Sit at the counter and watch the hard working crew cook on the flat top griddle located no more than four feet from your seat. Enjoy the other customers and characters that frequent the joint as the gruff but pleasant waitress yells out food orders to the cooks who yell back at her. Probably not a good spot for hipsters, former yuppies and pretentious food snobs.

I agree with the comment on fattier cut of corned beef, but it was flavorful. Generous portions for sure! I had the half soup and sandwich lunch combo for $ 6 – 7. They gave me a full sandwich, it seemed like, and a full pint container of soup. Chicken noodle was good. The brocolli and cheddar soup was just ok. For the price, I would recommend this place.

Really enjoyed the pastrami and corned beef combo with horseradish and mustard on rye. Pretty sure you have to ask for that, as it is not on the menu. You cannot go wrong here with this combo and it is worth it. I will return when in this area.

Not sure about all the hate with these reviewers… This is definitely not Goodman’s, but it stands well on its own.
Corned beef was tender and good flavored. More of a fatty cut, but I would prefer it to lean towards the fattier end of the spectrum anyways. Too lean usually indicates less flavor.
My friend had the pastrami. Meh. I thought it was ok.
We both ordered onion rings. Decent.
The waitress was very nice, and quick. All of the staff seemed friendly.
So…not Goodman’s, but in some ways that was a plus. The old Goodman’s had GREAT corned beef. But holy hell, the place was filthy. And what was up with all those gross, dusty Colonial Club liquor bottles?
This place was clean. Very clean. I was looking for dust or grease. None found.
Found out this is owned by Marc Glassman (of Marc’s stores). Now it all makes sense.
I’ll come back and try more of the menu. Got a matzoh ball soup to go. Looked yummy. I’ll let you know.
Is this the BEST corned beef I’ve ever had? Probably not, but I really enjoyed my sandwich. I look forward to a return visit.

I dont understand some of the reviews on here. This is a great place to grab a quick bite. I actually think there Corned Beef is OK, but I think there are other things that shine on their menu. They have an awesome pastrami sandwich and their soups are amazing! Their Motzo Ball Soup is a meal itself. You can’t go wrong with their burgers and their melts. Their polish boys are great too. I’m not a connoisseur of Corned Beef, but I have been to Jewish Deli’s in NYC, Washington, and San Francisco and to me Corned Beef is Corned Beef, it all tastes the same, its just what you do with it that makes the sandwich special.

I’ll first start with this: if you’re expecting the corned beef sandwich you got at Goodman’s (which was this exact place) you’ll be disappointed. Very disappointed. If you’re expecting the quality you got at Cork and Lennys on the Eastside, you’ll be marginally disappointed. I was never a huge fan of C&L to begin with but was hoping that they may have just taken over Goodman’s and kept it rocking. I was wrong and it may be wrong to have those expectations, but it is what it is.
I had to take a chance to find out, but now that I know I’ll never be back. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not awful, but there are better corned beef places in Cleveland. Slyman’s, Tals and Danny’s Deli are what I’ll stick to.

If you love cheap food, large portions and having to take a shit before you make it home, this is the place for you. There are a few tables in the back, but mostly counter stools. It crowds fast, and chances are that in case of a fire you may die trying to get out. At first we thought the food was fine (corned beef and burgers) but the fries tasted like funky grease and we were sick from the food. Avoid the nasty bathroom in the kitchen… gross is an understatement.
I think the health dept needs to make another visit.

This review is ONLY for their corned beef.
All sales from today were going to the fund for the three young women and child found recently, so that’s very much to their credit; a very cool thing to do.
However. This is a food review, and after trying their corned beef for the 2^nd time there’s no doubt in mind that 1) they really are clueless about how to cook corned beef and 2) see #1.
Look, while I didn’t expect corned beef similar to that from Corky & Lenny’s or Mr Brisket, if you’re charging TEN FIFTY for a corned beef sandwich (which, I think, is what C&L’s charges for their big one), then it had damned well better be at least somewhat in the same ballpark. Not only was it NOT in the same ballpark, I’m pretty sure it wasn’t even in the same national park. Or the same state. Or continent. Or galaxy.
The Cleveland Corned Beef restaurant may do many things well but corned beef isn’t one of them. This is the 2^nd time on Unilocal I’ve had to majorly ding corned beef which came from restaurants with CORNED BEEF IN THEIR NAME. What’s wrong with this picture?
Yes, I know it’s the West Side and, legally, good corned beef is not allowed east of the Cuyahoga, but, still, can’t somebody at least get to «hey, not bad,» as opposed to «hey, I’m gonna barf?»
Apparently not.

Right off the bat, I was excited to try this two-​butt bar seating/​some booths in back dive. Didn’t have to wait too long for breakfast and sat right in front of the flat-​top. Looking over the simple menu, breakfast until 11:30 sharp by the way, there were some great comfort dish choices. Biscuits and gravy, corned beef hash and eggs, pancakes, french toast, two egg breakfast and a breakfast egg sandwich. I chose the corned beef hash because hey, its called Cleveland Corned Beef! After several cups of coffee, we were served a decent sized meal, but the hash was a little over done. I was disappointed that the pieces of potato and corned beef were shaved so small, that after cooking, they shrunk up into little crispy pieces. I’m a big fan of hash, but when its hearty, chunky and flavorful. This had zero flavor, so I had to mash my over easy eggs all over the hash.
I should have chose the pancakes.