By Julia Kazar

The Lockview

The Lockview

Everyone loves a nice grilled cheese sandwich, and put it with a bowl of tomato soup and it becomes the perfect meal on a cold winter day. But, The Lockview in downtown Akron is putting a new twist on the classic meal. They offer twelve different kinds of grilled cheeses. Everything you can imagine from goat cheese or mozzarella cheese and toppings including peppers, pepperoni, and pickles. All their sandwiches come with a side of coleslaw and goldfish crackers, or you can substitute the crackers for fries, sweet potato fries or tater tots. If that’s not enough to make you want to come check out this restaurant they also have a huge selection of beer and wine for you to enjoy with your dinner and, when weather permits, a rooftop patio that you can enjoy your drinks and meal on while you look out over downtown Akron.

The inside restaurant is a little small but it creates an intimate feeling, and you don’t feel cramped inside or anything like that. The service is fast and efficient from the moment you walk in the door, but they don’t rush you through your meal by any means. All the food is reasonably priced and if you come in for lunch on Mondays from 11 am to 2 pm you can get an even better deal, everything over $5 is lowered to just $5. Everything already under $5 stays the same price. But even if you can’t make it during that time, you can still get a filling meal for under $10.

All the food looked and smelled amazing. One of their most popular and most delicious sandwiches is made with pepper jack cheese, jalapeños and comes on cheddar sourdough bread. It does have a little kick to it, but because the jalapeños are sautéed it’s not unbearable. Desserts vary from night to night but the strawberry cheesecake that they serve is one of the best in the Akron area. The only thing that left a little to be desired was the coleslaw. “I usually like all coleslaw a lot, but I’m not really a fan of this one” said diner Dawn Thompson. “But, other then that I was really impressed with all the food here.”

Periodically The Lockview showcases a local artist and their work. Right now the spotlight is on Apollonova. Take a look at some of the artisits painted works, on display all over the restaurant while you’re enjoying your dinner.

The Lockview is a very family oriented place and a great restaurant to bring the kids to. So if you’re looking for a new place to try out this is the one. There really is something that everyone will like here, no matter how picky they are.

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