Meet Mikey and Al.  Mikey is a lifetime resident of Greater Cleveland and a trained culinary artist.  Al is a 15-year transplant to the CLE and a blogger.  Together, they love Cleveland, food, and all the city has to offer.

The concept for the blog was imagined over a (surprisingly bad) restaurant dinner that the couple shared.  After some pretty harsh critiques of the meal, Mikey jokingly suggested that the two should become food critics.  Voila!  Cleveland Chow was born!

Cleveland Chow’s purpose is to provide honest and accurate reviews of local dining in the Cleveland area.  We hope that residents and visitors alike will enjoy our recommendations as they make their dining plans in the CLE!

The #CLEchow rating scale is a five-point scale based on our impressions of the following points: taste, presentation, service, atmosphere, and value.