Fat Heads Brewery & Saloon

24581 Lorain Road
North Olmsted, Ohio
Signature Dish:  The South Side Slopes

This microbrew pub is located just outside of Cleveland.  It has a big chain feel to it, but only has two locations:  Cleveland and Pittsburgh.  They tout headwiches, which are sandwiches the size of your head. They claim they are large - and they mean it!  The signature South Side Slopes is filled with Kielbasa, sauteed pierogies, onions, cheese, and their horsey sauce.  A bargain at under 10 bucks, this huge sandwich is a heart attack in the making.  It was voted the #5 Best Sandwich in the USA by Maxim Magazine.

The restaurant is ranked as the #1 best casual dining in Cleveland by Urban Spoon.  Some of the microbrew beers are the most decorated beers around.  The 'Head Hunter' has won six awards from events such as the 2010 Great American Beer Fest, the IPA Festival, and Cleveland's Oktoberfest.  Up in Smoke, Gudenhoppy, Bumble Berry, and Goggle Fogger have all won awards, too.

They have traditional fried wings, but they also have smoke house wings that are dry rubbed and slow cooked using their original "slowpoke" cooking method.  They have sauces ranging in heat from mild to 4x.  But those were not good enough for me.  I had to try the 5x "killer" sauce on the smoke house wings.  This cleared my sinuses as well as my pours as sweat covered my forehead.  But it wasn't just hot.  It was tasty, too.  Great, great wings!

Although I was tempted, I avoided the South Side Slopes and ordered a Divine Swine.  The pulled pork was incredible.  Fries accompany any burger, fried fish or tuna steak sandwich, while homemade chips partner any other sandwich.  And they are sticklers about not making substitutions.  But both are sinfully good - and come in large portions.  I don't care if you have not eaten in a week, you will not go away hungry.  This well decorated establishment met all of the hype it gets.  It is one of the most unique brewpubs I have ever stepped foot in. When in Cleveland, be sure to visit Fat Head's for a headwich of your choice to complement the tasty Head Hunter brew.