Chef, restaurateur, award-winning cookbook author, and Food Network regular has worked around the country quite a bit. His restaurants include Atlantic City's Angeline at Borgata and Mabel's BBQ in Las Vegas, and Bar Symon, an airport oasis with locations at Pittsburgh International Airport and Dulles. But Symon's hometown is Cleveland, Ohio — and he's still involved in the city's culinary scene.
The Takeout spoke with him at to learn about Cleveland haunts. Symon's top dive bar? he said. — otherwise, it's just a scuzzy bar.
So what's special about Around the Corner? "They actually have great chicken wings and ," Symon explained. But that's not the only reason he loves the bar: He also cites nostalgia. "I've been going there since I wasn't legal to drink, so I'm going to say Around the Corner," he added.
Let's get the legal liability out of the way: The Takeout does not condone underage drinking, and we're sure Symon doesn't, either! Around the Corner has plenty to offer the under-21 crowd, including a kid's menu, burgers, and buffalo wings. Supposedly, the bar's owner introduced the city to the beloved bar food not long after . How to visit Michael Symon's favorite dive While I couldn't fly to Cleveland to try Around the Corner myself, I did my best to check it out online — and the beloved Cleveland bar seems well worth the visit.
Browse through , and you'll see a lively location with both indoor and outdoor seating and a range of rooms. The bar's front room, a wood-pa.