Date Night: Crop Bistro

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I have heard nothing but great reviews for Crop Bistro. Located on Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, this Bistro is sure to fill you up after a long week of work. Crop Bistro works and coordinates with local businesses, ensuring some of the freshest food in town. Here is some more information on Crop Bistro:

One of America’s top restaurants (according to Zagat)…Cleveland’s best restaurant (according to Cleveland’s Scene)…and winner of the 2009 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, Crop Bistro & Bar is located in the heart of downtown’s vibrant Warehouse District, and features a menu of modern American cuisine, built upon foundations of flavor, freshness, and invention.

A project of well-seasoned Chef and food professional Steve Schimoler, Crop was originally imagined as a laboratory for Chef Steve’s cutting-edge culinary research – a Customized Restaurant Operations Platform, if you will. Today, that concept has expanded into a casually elegant showplace for Steve’s relentlessly inventive fare.

Relying heavily on local foodstuffs culled from the region’s small farmers and artisanal producers, the menu is a celebration of contemporary craftsmanship, focused on intense flavors, top-quality ingredients, and a heaping helping of culinary whimsy. Like the harvest, the dishes change frequently, to best utilize all that is fiercest, freshest, and most fabulously delicious.

- Crop Bistro

Here is a look at their delicious dinner menu, but if you're in the area for lunch stop in!

Appetizers

Crop Egg Drop

Poached Egg, Julienned Veg, Ginger, Soy, Green Curry Broth

Truffle or Balsamic Popcorn

Chile Deviled Eggs

Entres

Cherry Chipotle BBQ Ribs

Mac & Cheese, Rainbow Swiss Chard

Rack of Lamb

Moroccan Spice, Raisins, Apricots, Almonds, Mint Gastrique, Israeli Couscous

Braised Short Ribs

Smoked Mushroom Barley, Horseradish Crème Fraiche, Baby Carrots

Butternut Squash Ravioli

Apples, Roasted Squash, Chard, Prosciutto, Cider Broth

Grilled Tasmanian Salmon

Tomato, Mushroom, Miso, Mashed Cauliflower

Pork Paillard

Gremolata, Cheese Grits, Smokey Black Beans & Bacon

Seared Ahi Tuuna

Late Summer Tomato Crudo, Quinoa Salad, Balsamic Reduction

So be sure to make your reservations at Crop Bistro for a truly great dinner or lunch! Why not invite the family out for a pre or post Thanksgiving meal.

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