On the sunny side
Hangover Easy offers all kinds of eggs for breakfast, lunch
However trite it might sound, it’s a phrase that Scott Mccrary lives by: Keep it simple.
At the new Hangover Easy in Olde Towne East, the menu is uncomplicated by modern trends and designer ingredients.
“Eggs are what we do,” Mccrary said. “You can get them almost any way you want.”
That includes pork belly and eggs over medium, on a biscuit with a ladle of hollandaise sauce.
The new Hangover Easy takes over the former Black Creek Bistro spot at 53 Parsons Ave.
The 2,800-square-foot space is minimalist in design, with colorful seating, some sentimental bric-a-brac, high ceilings, wood floors and seating for about 60.
“We were ready to grow,” Mccrary said. “We’re ready to try the neighborhood.”
Breakfast and brunch items include pancakes, chicken and waffles, French toast, omelets, falafel sandwiches, signature burgers and hefty salads.
“The majority of our breakfast is made from scratch,” Mccrary said.
Most prices are $9 to $12. There is a beer and liquor license but no wine, Mccrary said.
Some things will change with the season. For example, the featured pancake is the oatmeal cream pie, in which granola is mixed into the pancake batter. When cooked, each of the pancakes is slathered with butter cream and the top festooned with a little bit more granola.
The coffee provider is locally based Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea.
Mccrary and his four brothers — John, Tony, Nick and Joe — are the founders of Hangover Easy, which includes a location on the Ohio State University campus and another in Cincinnati.
A fourth site, now known as the Court Street Diner in Athens, will close for remodeling in June and be renamed Hangover Easy when it reopens in August, Mccrary said.
“We try to find the older buildings that have a personality to them,” he said.
Hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call 614-928-3778.
Griddle fare
In other breakfastand-lunch news, George’s Linworth Diner has opened at 2245 W. Dublingranville Road.
Brothers George and Samir Cela, owners of George’s Beechwold Diner in Beechwold, have opened the 71-seat restaurant in Linworth Crossing, at the southwest corner of Linworth and Dublingranville roads, near Worthington.
The classic diner, with 18 seats at the counter, offers traditional fare such as eggs, omelets, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, French toast and many a la carte items.
There’s a full array of lunch items, including sandwiches, salads, burgers, chili and soups, plus larger platters, including a 6-ounce rib-eye for $12.25, the most expensive item on the menu.
Among the signature dishes are a homemade meatloaf melt on rye, Rueben omelet and fish-and-chips made with cod.
Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 614-396-6401.
Fresh and fast
Teriyaki Express has opened at 1490 E. Livingston Ave. on the Near East Side.
The carryout-only restaurant, with four locations in Cleveland, serves Japanese food, including hibachi and sushi, and Chinese fare.
Entrees, cooked fresh to order with house-made sauces, are priced $7 to $17.
Teriyaki Express is open for lunch and dinner daily.
’Round Hilliard
Meatball Mafia, specializing in Youngstown-style meatball and sausage subs, is going to be part of the Center Street Market in Old Hilliard.
Brothers Robert and Vinnie Delliquadri, owners of a food truck by the same name, will join roughly 10 fulltime vendors at the market, which also will be home to Crooked Can Brewing Co.
“I think we would describe our food as Italian-american but leaning a little harder on the American,” Robert Delliquadri said.
He said the permanent location will allow the company to add menu items, though that’s still in the planning stages.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Delliquadri said. “We’re happy to have a home.”