Ashley...here's your crown! A five star experience, in a beautiful building, with fantastic food &…read moredrinks and excellent service! The Met has a policy that your server gets to proudly wear a crown if their name is mentioned in a five star review. Love that policy!! Wear it proudly Ashely!! The Met is a unique building downtown Lima. It was built in the late 1880's and was originally home to the The Metropolitan Bank. It has since been morphed into a restaurant with very attractive original features. The wood floors and plaster ceilings...along with the attractive decor really enhance the dinning experience! The team here is very friendly, professional and welcoming. Ashley was outstanding. She hustled, knew her menu and had great recommendations. Ashley was very attentive and helped us enjoy the evening. I appreciated Liz stopping by and welcoming us. Liz shared lots of history and helped us appreciate the facility. The Met has a large food menu that has something for everyone. They have a large selection of beverages and specialty cocktails. All at reasonable prices. We started with a couple of Mule drinks. One was a designer St. Patrick's Day Mule and their specialty Met Mule. Both were very tasty, cool and refreshing . We started with the Focaccia bread appetizer. It had a lightly golden/chewing top with a soft and moist inside. Liz said that they make the bread fresh three times a day. The bread had a slight olive oil taste with a mild amount of Italian herbs. The soft whipped butter was a nice add. The side salad had lots of fresh spring greens. There was a few tasty tomatoes and lots of stronger tasting onions. The thin Parmesan cheese shreds were an excellent touch. The house ranch dressing was very smooth/light/creamy moderately thin with a mild ranch taste. My wife had the chicken bacon ranch flatbread. The crust was thin and crispy. She really liked the ranch house made sauce and how it accented the meat toppings. I had the Met Meatloaf which had an outstanding meat flavor. The meat was made with Italian sausage which had a slightly spicy kick. It was moist and tender to go along the beefy taste. The smooth red sauce on top was slightly sweet & spicy. It accented the meat nicely. The mashed potatoes were real with lumps, eyes and minute peel pieces. Very smooth and delicious! The grilled asparagus had a slight crisp to go along with the tender stalk. Not much seasoning detected...just a nice olive oil taste. Overall a fantastic dinner experience. We sat street level and watched the pedestrians come & go while enjoying the decor of this unique facility! The menu is large and the food and drinks are outstanding. A special trip to The Met in downtown Lima is worth a try!

We drove in from Columbus to meet friends from Toledo. It's about half-way for both of us…read more Glad we found The Met. I think someone we knew had been here and gave it a high recommended. We arrived at 11:30 and left at 2. They were nice to let us linger. Everything we had was terrific. Soups are made in-house. I'm thinking most all things on the very large menu were probably very good. They seem to care about the details. We also shared some ice cream cookie sundae concoction that was 5*. Metered parking on the street and there was a free lot but it was full. Meters were $2 for two hours. Nice staff and there were no staff shortages! Lilly our server was perfect. If we pass through again we will stop in! The bar area is exquisite.

It's hard to get more divey or more great than this long-time family tradition dating back to 1950…read more Solid breakfasts and bloodies served for the 8 of us with the kindest server. Great fun controlling the Touch Tunes and laughing. Breakfast was delicious no matter what was ordered.

A quintessential 1950's rust belt bar/restaurant in an Ohio rust belt city. Opened in 1950 and…read moreprobably never remodeled since. I love the no-frills vibe of the venue, staff and customers. My first impression? Dark! I arrived at noon:30 because a passing acquaintance mentioned Lombardo's having the best BPTS. The staff and regulars numbered five and were bantering about nothing at high decibel. I sat at the bar and grabbed a menu. It is a perfectly useful, simple, no-frills list of food and prices. The bartender/waitress was a tad slow to engage this newcomer, but finally got around to taking my order and delivering a glass of water. My second impression? Still dark. The BPTS arrived after the usual wait and was hot from the fryer. It comes with nothing, but the usual garnishes are available for an up-charge that seems a tad rich. $1 for a slice of winter tomato? Pass. $1 for a slice of cheese? Pass. $1 for a slice of onion? Pass. The bun was fresh and the pickle spear was beginning to trend from crisp and crunchy towards a hint of limp. I enjoyed the porky goodness and flashbacks to my childhood BPTS memories. Will I return? Probably. I hope that the kitchen will do breakfast-for-lunch. I am also curious about their hamburger ... $3.50, but the double hamburger is more than 2x the regular burger. What's with that?

Locals place still serving plenty of meals at 8:00pm. Service was quick and friendly. Several…read morefryers and they must put out the wings with the setup they have going. Kitchen is in the open. Ordered pizza since I read some good reviews. Disappointed with the premade crust was pulled out. Pizza was better than I expected it to be. I would say for the area- it's worth the stop for a pizza and beer

They had the best fried bologna sandwich in Lima. I'm…read moregoing to revisit The Sugar St. Bar on my staycation this week (beer:30). I'll give a new rating asap. 'Pablo Pinkerton

They offer Corona and Bud Light bottles. Maybe 20 bottles of liquor. Teenage girls running in and…read moreout. Smoking indoors. Loud music and couldn't talk without shouting. I'm really not sure how they are in business.

As Lima's only LGBTQIA+ bar, you can't go somewhere else…read more This little town bar has a homey feel inside. Like Cheers, but with glitter. The bartender Zen was very kind and fun to chat with. There's plenty of bar seating and a few tables. They also have a coin operated billiards table. There is a side room that is used for Drag shows and other events. The prices were reasonable and they have a great wine selection. There is an adjacent private parking lot and an area out back as well.

Celebrated my 70th birthday tonight at this amazing, fabulous bar. SImply wonderful and welcoming…read moredrag show. Maximum respect!!!! Will be a regular and I will spread the word. Congratulations on your re-opening a month ago.

It's like "Cheers" for bikers. Everyone knows one another, and they mostly are friendly. I wouldn't…read morerecommend visiting unless you have a motorcycle or know someone who hangs out at Waiting Room. Otherwise, you might find yourself a little lost. Bottled beers only; about $2 each

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We stopped here for lunch because of the great ratings. Those high ratings are right, it's worthy!…read more 318 is the name and it's also the address. An interesting place, and they are putting together great food and it has 15 beers on tap! I had the Freight Train grilled chicken sandwich. It came with provolone cheese, a mango habanero chutney, crispy bacon and an Asian chili sauce on a nice brioche bun sporting a 318 brand! Ya baby! I also had fries that were coated and delicious. None of this lasted very long! It was great! As Arnold said, 'I'll be back!'

Great service, I even tried the Peanut butter & jelly burger…read more The atmosphere was great each time we visited.

It's a typical dive bar in a sketchy area. Drink specials are awesome. I ordered two vodka…read morecranberries and they were $3 each. Can't beat it! Also, the place appeared worn but, it's a dive bar. People appeared to enjoy the atmosphere. Nice music selection and there is a pool table as well. The bartender was friendly and appeared to have great rapport with the patrons.