Brandon Torre has had a fondness for Italian delicatessens since he was a boy. As the executive chef for downtown Canton’s H2 Huth & Harris Wine Merchants, Torre found the opportunity to open an Italian deli of his own upstairs from the H2 at 427 Tuscarawas Street E.
Shawn and Amy Wilson’s goal for Game Time Bar & Grill was to be a neighborhood family place. “And that’s what it’s turned out to be,” Shawn said. “Most of our customers are coming from a mile or two of our restaurant. We try to keep our prices affordable for most people.”
After 20 years in the soccer business as co-owner of the Canton Invaders and commissioner of the National Professional Soccer League, Steve Paxos was ready for something new.
Now in his eighth successful year at his often-bustling downtown Canton eatery Thatsa Wrapp, Wagner’s first food venture downtown was a place called A Centre Place in the McKinley Centre that ran for 17 years, from 1992 to 2008, followed by a year at The Stables on 12th Street NW and almost a year at the 356th Fighter Group.
If you’re craving something exotic to eat on a summer’s day, cruise over to Irie Island, Stark County’s sole (and soulful) Jamaican restaurant. Melissa Bailey will take care of you.
A neighborhood pub in business since 1991, The Irish Exchange recently took the step of adding some bona fide Irish cuisine to its menu of familiar bar-food favorites.
Eric Lynn was a counter clerk 26 years ago when he started working at Heggy’s Nut Shop. Today, he is president of the Canton standby, which has been serving coneys, buttered french fries and hot fudge sundaes from its lunch counter since 1950.
Drive past Navarre’s Main Street Deli between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekdays and you’re likely to see a line out the front door.
For the growing ranks of craft-beer fans, Jen’s Place Craft Beer Tasting Room in downtown Massillon is an oasis. Jen’s Place, at 43 Lincoln Way E, is a tasting room devoted to Ohio-brewed beers, with Ohio wines and snacks rounding out the menu.
There’s a simple meaning behind the name of Mint & Lime Asian Bistro.
“Mint and lime means fresh. Everything fresh. Everything,” said Kenny Ly, owner and chef of the restaurant at 7180 Fulton Drive NW in Jackson Township.
