Americano

If I asked most people in Cleveland if there is a restaurant called Americano somewhere in Cleveland most people would say no, hell if you would have asked me yesterday I would have said no.  Today though is a different day, as I was looking for somewhere to eat on opentable tonight I saw a restaurant listed that I had never heard of before called Americano.  The restaurant located in Bratenahl, an exclusive Cleveland community, and located in One Bratenahl Place a high rise tower located right on the lake.

Located on the first floor the restaurant itself is a little dated, feeling more like a country club then the very good restaurant that it is.  The food here is what you come for if you come to Americano, and it doesn’t disappoint.  For a first course as a table we shared the house-cured meat selection which was excellent.  Served with a very nice mustard and homemade pickles the platter was more than enough to share with three people.  Served alongside the platter of meats was a house made sourdough bread which was very good, and did not have a overpowering sour taste that some sourdough can have.

For the most part we skipped on a second course, however there was a very nice selection including 3 salads, a caesar, a fall fig salad, and my selection a “trillion” island wedge which was very good, the dressing a standard thousand island was good with a little spice, and the wedge itself was fresh and crisp.  The accompaniments including dried cranberries, bacon, and boiled eggs helped to make for a good salad.

The selection of main courses is also very good, including 4 specials which 2 of the 3 in the party decided to partake in. I had a shortrib goulash, with homemade spatzel, which was so very good, one of the best shortrib dishes I have ever had.  The other special we tried was a pan seared walleye with potato pancake and braised brussels sprouts.  The walleye and pancake played very well together but the sprouts left a little to be desired.  For the last entre my friend had the steak frites with a 5oz filet cooked perfectly along with homemade fries anda very nice homemade aoli and steak sauce.   All in all the entries were very good  and we will definitely be making a return trip to Americano.

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