Phil the Fire

There's no link for Phil the Fire because, impossibly, it's gone.

After we got the Cleveland Ethnic Eats book (see previous post), Dr. Jay quickly zeroed in on the most exciting restaurant of all: a soul food estabishment called Phil the Fire that served fried chicken and waffles. Yes, together. And apparently the best way to eat them is with both maple syrup and hotsauce.

I won't go into any more explanation, because both locations closed earlier this year.

I don't know what to think, other than we didn't get here soon enough. A place like Cleveland should really be able to support at least one restaurant like this. I'm pretty disappointed.