Classic Restaurants of Summit County

by Sharon Moreland Myers, Images Courtesy of the Akron Beacon Journal--Summit Memory Project

Overview

Akron and Summit County's classic hot spots have satisfied palates since the early twentieth century. Akron alone could sit up to thirty thousand people at once during the golden age of the '50s and '60s.

Marcel's made a name for itself with its scampi, and Icaomini's became synonymous with lobster. Ladd's dished crowd-pleasing coney dogs, and Yanko's sliced up its mouthwatering shish kabobs. Digging up vintage images and recipes, author Sharon Myers leads readers on a delectable trip down memory lane to the area's most renowned and cherished eateries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467138512
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/18/2018
Series:	American Palate
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	1,078,679
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Ohio native Sharon Moreland Myers graduated from the University of Akron with a BS in comprehensive business education. Later in life she became interested in local history and created numerous programs on various topics of local interest throughout Summit County. In 2015, she collaborated with Judy James, special collections division manager of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, on the extremely popular "The Golden Age of Restaurants in Summit County" exhibit. Myers has been married to her high-school beau for forty-nine years and they recently moved from Ohio to Naples, Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Preface 9

Downtown Akron Restaurants 15

Northern Summit County Restaurants 61

Eastern Summit County Restaurants 95

Southern Summit County Restaurants 99

Western Summit County Restaurants 107

Supper Clubs 151

Bibliography 163

Index 165

About the Author 173

Editorial Reviews

"Local culinary history buffs will be pleased to see recipes from several of the restaurants, like Chicken in a Nest from the long-gone Kaase's at 53 E. Mill St. in downtown Akron.



Unlike the exhibit, the book includes some spots that opened fairly recently, including the Blue Door in Cuyahoga Falls, Blue Canyon Kitchen and Tavern in Twinsburg and Merchant Tavern in Merriman Valley.



Myers packs a lot of information into the 160-plus pages; the history of many places is summed up in about two or three paragraphs. She includes a short history of supper clubs, including the Semler Tavern in Cuyahoga Falls, which the Beacon Journal's Mark Price described in a 2006 column as a "rip-roaring resort." Akron Beacon Journal "

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