![]() “The restaurant world right now it's not just great food and great service, there's a third piece of that and that’s safety,” Granzier said.īar Italia is also offering curbside pick-up and free delivery in their fleet of personalized Fiat cars. ![]() The menu is not the only thing that went through a major overhaul, staff also made changes to the decor for aesthetics and safety, including plexiglass shields between every table. Granzier said the menu will change with the seasons and they are finalizing a brunch menu as well. It'll always be a work in progress trying to make it better.” We divided between all my executive chefs, and we have our final product now, and we are still working on it as well. We put a lot of work into it,” Granzier said. The restaurant also purchases fresh bread daily from On the Rise Artisan Breads in Cleveland Heights. The pasta is made by Flour Pasta Company in Moreland Hills. “Since we have a Lindey's Lake House 11 minutes away, we would work on going back to our roots and doing Italian again.”īar Italia’s menu features an array of Italian dishes, including a mix-and-match pasta and sauce section. “We decided the past six months, we'd work on a new concept, changing Lakewood,” Granizer said. He, Lindey’s Lake House and Bar Italia owner Rick Doody, and their head chef all have a background in Italian cuisine and running Italian-themed restaurants. Granzier said the move was a natural move for the team. With take-out sales making up 40% of their sales, they decided to make a bold move - converting the restaurant from Lindey’s Lake House to Bar Italia. ![]() “It's sort of comfort food, which this time of year right now is perfect.” Granzier said the team noticed that customers were ordering more take-out and delivery-friendly dishes during the pandemic, like pasta. We were struggling to keep our employees employed,” Granzier said. Lindey’s Lake House in Lakewood re-opened last Thursday as Bar Italia.ĭirector of Operations Patrick Granzier said that when the first lockdown happened, sales at Lindey's Lake House locations in the Flats and Lakewood took a huge dive. LAKEWOOD, Ohio - A Lakewood restaurant struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic has made the ultimate pivot by changing its name and concept to attract new customers.
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