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    Hodge's Cafe

    4.1 (63 reviews)
    InexpensiveBurgers, Cafes
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Emily C.

    Continuing our epic burger quest, my friends and I journeyed from Fairlawn to Barberton on a Sunday night, based off a recommendation from a coworker. We had no idea what to expect, other than a burger. Hodge's neon sign greeted us on this dark, chilly night, and we pulled into the small parking lot across the street. Everything around looked rather run down, and my friends and I exchanged uncertain glances. The entrance by the lot is a nondescript door on the side of a dark and windowless wall, and us ladies made our black belt friend go first. He ushered us in, and immediately a smile broke across my face upon stepping inside, and I felt at home. The decor is simply fantastic. Think blue collar dive bar crossed with a country diner. There were a couple deer heads mounted on the wall, Christmas lights strung from the ceiling, and NASCAR on the televisions, complete with a huddle of retired men gathered around a screen with their beers. The booths are cozy, complete with red checked tablecloths. Our waitress was quite friendly, and we all put in our burger orders, along with a side of fries. She didn't ask us how we wanted them cooked, but we figured they were the masters. And indeed they were. Our burgers were all cooked medium to medium-well, and while we would usually prefer medium rare they were still juicy as all get out and packed full of flavor. It's also worth mentioning that these burgers are HUGE. We barely managed to finish the fries we ordered between the three of us! This isn't what I would call a specialty/craft/gourmet burger place, but definitely the most solid of straight-up burger places. We will be returning. Upon finishing and paying our checks, we were given burger punch cards. Earn all your punches, and you get a free burger. Sounds good to me!

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    Marlena P.

    Very great food. Treated like family as soon as I entered. Will definitely come back here again!!! Had a blast!

    Monday night cheeseburger basket special
    Tina P.

    Best burger around! Freshly made burger patties. Amazing size and taste. Many varieties to choose from. There are also other typical food items such as steak, chicken and fish. They also have a full bar. There are daily food specials which draw the regulars back. The interior is old, cramped and outdated (basically what you think of as a classic greasy spoon or dive). However, when you serve great food, the rest is mearly aesthetics and gimmicks. Love the burger punch card too!

    Hodge Burger & Fries
    Cliff F.

    Best burger in Barberton and It might be number one in Summit County . I called ahead and ordered takeout and It was hot and fresh!

    Chandra H.

    Hodges's is a great place to stop in and have amazing burgers! The fries are the best, just like you get at the fair!! This was our first time, and we will for sure be back! The bartender handles the bar as well as all the tables, she was friendly and fast! It was 60 degrees here on a January day and they had the doors open it was great for some fresh air! It was an overall delicious experience!!

    Cara S.

    okay being honest... hope in the wall, yes, but best burgers and fries and good mixed drinks! the end!

    Wesley S.

    Local hole in the wall. With really good burgers, wings, chicken noodle soup. If you are there on a Wednesday night try out the all you can eat spaghetti for $5. Also excellent prices!!

    Bacon Swiss Burger with onion rings

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    Went here today, small place but you can ca and reserve the big table for groups. Awesome burgers!

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    10 years ago

    Took the family to dinner at Hodges lastnight. Still great burgers. Great atmosphere, and great people! Love the burgers here.

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    The best damn burgers in Ohio. Big, juicy and in many varieties. Fries good, beer cold, staff friendly. What more can you ask for?

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    Omg best burgers around for sure!! Love love love their food! Need to go back very soon... It's been way too long since I've been there

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    their burgers are big enough for two people! they have a pretty good variety of burgers.. it's small but delicious food!

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    My how the mighty have fallen. This place used to make the best burgers I've had anywhere hands…read moredown. In the past several years, ownership has changed hands 3-4 times and they've gotten further from what made them so good each time. I visited today and it will be my last attempt. There are several things you can do to ruin a great burger and they seem intent on checking all of the boxes. Weird, grainy and overly sweet "house made" ketchup: Check Oversized bun that is dense and almost stale? Check Horrible locally made pickles? Check Hopping on board with the weird trend of putting some of the condiments on the top bun and some on the bottom bun? Check I could go on, but nothing about the food at this place resembles anything they served during the glory days that allowed them to stay in business for multiple decades. Some people don't understand the concept of "If it ain't broke..". Too many Food Network style ideas with very poor execution. As soon as I saw the word "confit" in the description of today's special burger, I should have turned around and left.

    Burger was very good. One of the better ones I've had in the area and I've been trying a lot of…read morethem. They make their own ketchup but I did not like it, apparently it's a new recipe. Fries were good and I ate them with malt vinegar. It's an old diner style, very cute and historic. They have amazing bottled soda. We tried the black cherry, root beer and cream soda. I don't like cream soda but my friend who does said it was really good. Both root beer and black cherry were great. The lady working was sweet and told us about some of the history of the place. She was fun to talk to and nice. Only reason I'm giving it 4 stars is I left hungry and spent $16 on a burger, fries and a bottle of soda.

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    Cult Kitchen

    Cult Kitchen

    4.5(33 reviews)
    4.0 mi

    Stopped by for lunch on a Saturday. Partner ordered wings…read moreand I opted for the chicken sandwich. Both were very tasty. The huge portion of fries was too much (but delicious nonetheless!) It's worth noting that they share a space with Magic City Brewing and when walking in, it wasn't immediately clear what we were supposed to do. The only bartender on staff wasn't particularly talkative/welcoming in the sense of explaining what was going on or how things worked ...and the Cult Kitchen staff are behind a window past the bar. (I dont necessarily blame CK for the MCB bartender, but they're choosing to share that space and it's part of the experience so it seems like it's relevant.) We sat down at a booth and realized was a small table sign with a QR code for the food and drink menu. Below the codes is a small line of text that explains to go to the Cult Kitchen window for food and go to the bar for drinks. This isn't necessarily a bad setup, just had to adjust our mindset as it's more casual and in line with a food truck experience. ...like going up to the window more ketchup (it's in little lidded containers) for all those fries ...and cleaning up after yourself, as there is no one busing tables. Again, the food was very good but the overall experience was just lacking. It seems like it could be something really special if the hospitality and service was there!

    In Akron for business and used Yelp to help find a place for a meal while in town…read more Be aware you will work a little upon arrival though at check out your are still offered the option to tip. Despite the positioning on their website it's not a traditional sit down place. It's an order window and then they bring food to the table. They share space with the Brewing company so a bottle of soda is what you get from the order window but anything else you go over to order at the bar separately. Two of us went for an early dinner. We opted for pretzel app which were tasty and a very big portion resulting in us not finishing them. I would say that app could easily serve 4. Slider special was tasty but considering the heavy portion of fries not everything on my plate was finished and neither was my coworkers meal. Eyes were bigger than our stomach. Place has about 10 (?) tables/booths and then folks sitting around the bar at the brewery side. I imagine on a popular day of the week (we went mid week before the dinner time rush) it could get crowded and loud. Feel of the place is grunge/biker though clean and well kept and without feeling 'theme restaurant'. I would say it has its only unique personality. Had we been more prepared from the restaurant's website for what the place was we might have more enjoyed things. It's just feels more 'out drinking and getting the nibbles' than a destination meal.

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