The Rail

Fairlawn, United States

4.2

Closed now

20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 330-864-7245
Website:
www.therailburger.com
Address:
3265 W Market St, Fairlawn, OH, 44333
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Trendy
Noise Level
Average
Good For Dancing
No
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Best Nights
Mon, Wed, Sat
Coat Check
No
Smoking
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Drive-Thru
No
Caters
No
Has Pool Table
No

Today

Today 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Fairlawn) 03:50 Monday, 2 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm

Description

Specialties

The menu is anchored by locally sourced burgers, an impressive selection of craft beers, old-​school hand-​dipped milkshakes and interesting, housemade specialties.

History

Established in 2011.

The Rail is the vision of award-​winning chef and restaurateur Mike Mariola. Opening and running two of Wooster, Ohio’s most successful restaurants – South Market Bistro and The City Square Steakhouse – Mariola set his sights on Akron for his latest venture.

Combining his lifelong passion for great, fresh food and a dedication to sustainability, Mariola is able to redefine the typical burger joint with a menu you have to taste for yourself.

Meet the Business Owner

Michael M.

Business Owner

The Rail is the vision of award-​winning chef and restaurateur Mike Mariola. Opening and running two of Wooster, Ohio’s most successful restaurants – South Market Bistro and The City Square Steakhouse – Mariola set his sights on Akron for his latest venture.

Combining his lifelong passion for great, fresh food and a dedication to sustainability, Mariola is able to redefine the typical burger joint with a menu you have to taste for yourself.

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20 reviews of The Rail

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Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
Been here a couple of time for lunch, at first, it appeared as another trendy eatery in a mall venue. The burgers looked good, I’ve been here twice for lunch mid week and have sampled their chicken sandwiches (one friend the other grilled) and I was satisfied, enjoyed my meals (they have been good and tasty) on both occasions. The service was good, prompt with a smile. I’ll be back to sample more items off their menu and see how dinner goes.
Place rating: 5
Akron, OH
Seriously the best burgers I have ever had and their milkshakes are fantastic. Also, I have always had great service. The selection of burgers and non-​burger items is great and there is something for everyone. I love the comfy atmosphere of the restaurant. It is a great place to take friends.
Place rating: 5
Strongsville, OH
I can’t believe that I haven’t reviewed The Rail yet!!! We’ve been going here, and now the N. Olmstead location for quite some time now. Kevin S. Is absolutely correct. This place does get a legitimate 5 Star review! This location is on the small size but it is comfortable.
Great local brew selection, not just IPA’s. The burgers are local and fresh! Even my super picky 10 year old LOVES this place. I can’t possibly express how juicy (not greasy) these burgers are. The meat is so flavorful that they don’t need a fancy rub on them. The cheese and bacon are plentiful too. If you don’t try the rail you’re cheating yourself.
Place rating: 4
Pigeon Forge, TN
The place has a clean trendy/​sports feel. Our waiter was friendly and attentive. We both had burgers, which were very tasty, they proclaim its local. The meat was cooked perfectly. The prices are a little high (my burger was $ 11.00), and is served by itself. Everything is a la carte, which adds up quickly. Between two of us, with fried pickles, onion rings, and two burgers=$ 37.00. I feel you are paying more for the quality of beef (I am very sensitive to overly-​fatty beef, which makes me feel nauseated, but after eating my sandwich I felt fine!). I have eaten at all the other burger joints… and this one by far is the best!
Place rating: 4
Fairlawn, OH
I’ve only been there once but I enjoyed my burger!
Place rating: 5
Fairfield, CA
I travel a bit and look for local. This is it! Local beef, local brews. If your carb conscious any burger can be ordered naked, no bun and it is presented very well. If you are here for dinner look for Anna, she knows her taps!
Place rating: 5
Hudson, OH
Best burger joint around. I have tried them all and The Rail gets 5 stars
Place rating: 5
Akron, OH
Wow wow wow. In our never ending quest for the best burgers in Ohio, my friends and I ended up at the Rail for a Sunday dinner. We were seated almost immediately, and our attentive waitress gave us the extra time we needed to decide which of the many burgers we wanted to try. I ended up choosing the Seventh Heaven, and my two friends chose the Local Yokel and the Crouching Tiger (Hidden Bacon) burger. We also ordered sweet potato and truffle fries to share.
Our food came out impressively fast, and everything was cooked exactly how we had requested it. My friends and I all divided up our burgers so we could try each other’s, which was an excellent choice! All of them were incredible.
These burgers are heavy duty, definitely not a light meal by anyone’s standard. As I bit into my friend’s Crouching Tiger burger topped with pulled pork and bacon, I laughed to myself imagining the ridiculous amount of calories crammed into this spectacular meat masterpiece. But I definitely didn’t care at all. Every burger was flavorful, juicy, and oh so wonderful. The fries were also fantastic. Not a single complaint here. We will be back!
Place rating: 1
Valley City, OH
45 minutes to wait for a table only to watch other people walk right in and get a seat. Drove 40 minutes to be frustrated. Piss poor customer service and wait times. Will never give a place like this my business. Only reason why they are getting 1 star is because I can’t give them 0 stars.
Place rating: 5
Uniontown, OH
I’ve been wanting to go to this place for a while. It was worth the wait. The burgers were cooked to perfection. Fries had a unique flavor that I couldn’t quite figure out but it was delicious nonetheless. I wasn’t planning on getting a drink but then I tried my wife’s Long Island Iced Tea and I decided I needed one for myself as well.
We decided to go early because we tried to go once before and the wait then was over an hour. We showed up at 4 on a Saturday and were told that the wait would be 15 – 20 minutes or we could be seated right away outside. It was a beautiful day so we opted for outside. We were our server’s only table outside, but she did a great job and was very attentive.
I ordered the Crouching Burger which is loaded with thick bacon, pork shoulder, crispy wonton, rail sauce. Oh, and the burger is a ½ pound. The only problem with the burger was that I couldn’t set it down once I picked it up. The juice from the pork was dripping all over so the bun would have been all soggy if I put it down. The crispy wonton added a nice crunch to the burger.
My wife and I each got a burger and shared the fries. With the burger being so large, sharing the fries was the right choice. The burgers are a bit pricey. Mine was $ 12 on its own. Normally, I like having my own fries because I can usually finish them, but I was satisfied after the meal.
The only real issue I would have with this place is the price but knowing that everything is from Ohio, it doesn’t surprise me and since I’m a born and raised Buckeye, I’m willing to spend the extra money to support this place.
Place rating: 5
West Hartford, CT
Wow. Fantastic Burgers!
Cooked to perfection. Great selection of unique burgers. Fair beer selection.
Try the pretzel or the pickle apps. Totally different and tasty.
Definitely coming again when in town.
Must try!
Place rating: 4
East Amherst, NY
I really like the burgers in this place. Also a great selection of local beers. They also do a really good chicken sandwich if you’re not in mood for red meat. Try the onion rings as a side.
Place rating: 3
Mogadore, OH
I have to admit — I wasn’t impressed this time — I wonder why? The burger with the sausage was ok
And I thought the sweet potato fries were just not as good as the first time I was here
I don’t know it was just ho hum this time around
Place rating: 3
Akron, OH
My son is the real burger aficionado in the family; I knew this place had a good reputation on that count, so I suggested we stop here after a post-​Christmas shopping trip. Late Sat. afternoon/​early evening — the place was crowded just as I had expected, but our wait was rather reasonable. After only about 10 minutes, we were offered a seat at the bar, which was just fine with us.
Service was prompt; my son ordered a Bootlegger burger that sounded good to him and I got a pair of the Roast Beast Sliders. They have a good selection of beers on tap — I don’t care for IPA’s that much, and being familiar with most of their other selections, I ordered the house Meat Hook Pilsner, brewed by Millersburg Brewing. It was a very good pilsner — clean and crisp, a nice solid beer to help wash your food down.
Some might call the place loud, but it is not overly so — and that is not something that ever bothered me. That may however, have accounted for the greens that found their way onto my sliders — even though I had asked the server to have the kitchen hold the spinach. They tasted fine, but I was thinking that if they cut the meat a little differently they would have not fallen apart quite so easily. As for my son’s burger, he said it was rather good, but that he’d had better. We shared his skinny fries, which were perfectly done.
If I’d have been hungrier, I would have tried a burger myself; they looked very good to me. That said, our experience was fine and I certainly wouldn’t mind coming back here again. It was interesting to see they do some «programming» — with some special beer tastings with appetizers; that might make for a fun night out with some friends. All in all, a nice place; trendy décor — a nice mix of clientele. Service was competent and reasonably efficient — mixing in a few smiles and friendly banter wouldn’t hurt.
Place rating: 4
Akron, OH
The food tastes great.
Trendy.
Expensive. Try getting out for less than $ 20 for a drink, fries and burger.
Place rating: 3
Wooster, OH
I stopped in with my family for lunch at 1:30 on a Saturday. We were told there was a 20 – 30 minute wait. Fortunately, we only waited 10 minutes.
Our server, Tequila, was very nice and attentive. She even directly addressed our 3 year old, which was really thoughtful. Needless to say, service was great.
I ordered a beer that was printed in the menu and featured prominently on the chalk boards, however, that beer was not yet available. Frustrating. I ordered plan b, which was easy enough to choose because there’s a pretty good selection of beverages.
We ordered sweet potato fries, which were good, but not spectacular. My wife ordered the Phillipe, which she liked very much. I got the 7th Heaven. I really enjoyed the flavors and the combination of the toppings. The only downfall is that I ordered a medium burger but received a VERY rare burger. I ate it anyways, (I hadn’t eaten all day), and it was good enough.
Milkshakes were tasty. Strawberry had plenty of flavor, as did the peanut butter brownie. But, they were $ 7 apiece. No bourbon, no fancy ingredients. $ 7.
Moral of the story: If you’re planning on eating at The Rail you are going to pay a premium. I’d give it another try, but I have 2 – 3 craft burger places that I prefer to The Rail in both quality and value. For the price I expect burgers to be cooked to perfection and larger milkshake portions.
Place rating: 5
Raleigh, NC
When I go back to Ohio I like to go to places that we don’t have anywhere else. Enter The Rail. Everything is locally sourced. Local cows. Stadium Mustard on the table. *If you are not from OH and do not know what this is, go find a way to try it! OMG. I miss some things about Ohio, and I really do miss the local restaurants that offer authentic Ohio cuisine.
ESPECIALLY when they serve Great Lakes Christmas Ale on tap! (Once again, if you have never tried this, you are in for a great treat. Go get it!)
I had a burger and my mom had the chicken club. We shared an order of fries (which was plenty!)
Service was great. Ambiance was nice. Big fan here.
Place rating: 5
Pittsburgh, PA
The best hamburger I’ve ever had. I asked for the rarest and it was falling apart pink. The meat was fresh and, seasoned, and perfectly aged.
I had the one with the egg on top. My friend had the one with pulled pork.
It was hard to choose because all of the burgers were great concepts. If the rest are as good as the ones we tried I will be visiting this place again and again…
One big bonus it’s that the handcut fries are never ending and they offer gluten free buns. It was hard to get the waiter to understands the concept of a lettuce wrap on my burger but I got it and it was great!
There is a massive beer selection if you are into that sort of thing!
Place rating: 5
Henderson, NV
I’m pretty partial to the state of Ohio and The Rail is 100% Buckeye. I spent a Saturday afternoon here eating delicious Ohio beef, drinking Ohio brewed beer, and watching the Scarlet and Gray beat down another opponent in defense of their national title. The Rail is consistently on a wait, but I found myself a spot at the end of the bar where Diana took care of me for the next 7 hours. It’s been a while, but it was comforting and I felt at home sitting in a bar full of Buckeye fans where it is forbidden to change the football channel through the entirety of the game.
I stayed long enough to have two burgers during my visit. I had the Local Yokel and a classic burger with fresh mozzarella and grilled mushrooms. Both burgers were excellent with half pound patties sourced from Ohio and with loosely packed beef providing a tasty and juicy burger. As far as drinks, I had a nice sampling of four Ohio brews with the Thirsty Dog Siberian Russian Imperial Stout being my favorite. And I had one sampling of the Ohio distilled Watershed Bourbon which had a familiar fumy taste like Knob Creek.
Service was outstanding as I always had food or drink in front of me. Although working on the floor, the server Laura was also friendly often stopping by striking up conversation and assuring I had everything I needed. All of the other employees I encountered throughout the day were quite amiable. The price point for the burgers may be a little high for this area but was just right for me as some gourmet burger joints where I’m from charge 30−50% higher with inferior product.
The Rail is a must stop from now on when I’m in the area. If you’re looking for a good burger and brews you should stop by and support local.
Place rating: 3
Raleigh, NC
We had lunch here yesterday, while the service was great the food just didn’t do much for me. We had the fried pickles as an appetizer then I had the tourist sub veggie burger as my entrée, and we shared some fries with Sriracha and cheese. The fried pickles weren’t breaded very well. My veggie burger was just kind of bland and mushy. The fries were drenched in Sriracha, not what I really expected.
Everything is fresh and The burgers are made with local beef. Next time I will get a burger and a milkshake! Everything looked awesome but I wasn’t in the meat eating mood so that’s probably where I went wrong. I’ll try it out again next time at Summit Mall.