This bar *is* a hole in the wall, and while that carries a certain charm, it's not enough to earn our beloved 5 star distinction. Every Thursday night, around 9:30, this dingy joint undergoes a transfiguration when Glenn Schwartz warms up his guitar with a few electrified hymns. His energy runs high and his chops are unparalleled--a prodigious, bluesy Johnny Cash with a penchant for the pulpit. You'll know it's time for the band's break when Glenn lights the room with some verbal brimstone. "Our military is filled with gays and women--shameful!" "A bible that's falling apart, is for a soul that's not." The stuffy business men in the room chuckle, "I think he's talking to you, Jim." Then the room falls silent as Glenn commands the floor. If you can't handle extreme personalities and viewpoints, stay away. If brilliant, impassioned, creepy blues guitar doesn't stir your soul, stay at home. You could drop hundreds of dollars on a night out in downtown Cleveland, but you will not experience the guttural, 5-star thrill that Glenn Schwartz brings to Major Hoopples on Thursday nights. read more

Awful! First off the owner of the joint should not be behind the grill cooking. Secondly, as a restaurant owner, you should not run out of main necessities that are on your menu.... bacon and mayo.... thirdly, when you have 4 different people order the same "hoople" burger 3 different ways cooked and it comes all the same way back, there's an issue with that. Then when you, as an owner argue with a me as a customer about it not being an an issue. As a paying customer, I have a problem with that and I do not recommend this restaurant/bar as a place for anyone is looking for a new place to visit. The service was good, but the rest of the "service" was the most unbelievable and utmost rude owner ever. DO NOT GO THERE! read more

i love hoopples, and if i were more of a bar-goer, i would go every week. really, i give the bar 5-stars because of their AMAZINGGG spinach & artichoke dip!!!! SERIOUSLY, IT'S SO EFFING GOOD with those little pieces of fried pita bread with parmesan cheese. DROOOOOOOOL. the atmosphere here is a nice, laid-back, with very few bro-sightings in my experience. but really, the spinach & artichoke dip. #boom read more

Hands down worst bar experience I have ever had. Owner was so irritated to provide customer service. One drink and left.

Overall all this dive bar seems to be a typical family setup. You wont find anything super fancy here but it works. The food isn't bad and the beer selection isn't over the top. But that certainly not the reason for coming to this place. You come here with a group of friends or a friend and enjoy each others company while having a few beers and a quick bite. Definitely seems to be a spot that the locals habit. Give this place a try without any super high expectations and it will get the job done. read more

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Been here many times to see Glenn. Went early recently to actually eat here for the first time before Glenn and the kitchen was CLOSED!!! Apparently on a huge night crowd wise, the owner's son wanted to save some $ by not bringing in a kitchen person! BTW, bartender (Herb) rocks and always has been solid. A true asset. OK, the owner's son told us and others we should have had leftovers before we came since it was the day after Xmas! Nice! Another couple order food I'm but he would not let them eat it! Of course we left after the first set to go to a legit place to eat and they lost out on more drinks if they had food. The bartender suffers for poor decisions from management. Usually a good experience from Herb but not even his great service can save this. read more

Hoopples is a favorite local bar, it's like our Cheers, to many Clevelanders! Herb and Norm are classic bartenders, knowing your favorite drink when you walk in the door. The fried pickles, buffalo chicken dip, pad thai & chick pea burgers are the best items on the menu! Watching the games being projected onto the bridge is perfect. #thisiscle read more

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A staple in the Flats. Love chatting with the locals here and good bar food. Oh and the view is fantastic. read more

We just went to Hoopples because I kept hearing about their tacos being good. I didn't care for them. I think the tacos as Park View on W. 58 (Hooples sister bar) are MUCH better. Regardless of the tacos, Hoopples was having a "major" issues tonight with drain flies. As I sat at the bar, I was nearly swarmed by small flies. It was gross. PS-the view is amazing! read more

Owner was extremely inappropriate and rude. Will never return due to this poor customer service. This is also not the first time he has acted like this when I've been in this bar. No person should be treated the way he treated me and my friends that showed up willing to give his bar business. read more

I had never heard of Hoopples before this past weekend when my friend decided to have his birthday celebration there. I definitely think it's a hidden gem, as I've driven past it and never even noticed it. It's in Ohio City on Columbus Avenue but still close to the w 25th bars. When we got here about 8:30 on a Friday night, the bar area was crowded and all the tables were taken, but there was plenty of standing room. As the night progressed, the place got pretty packed. I overheard one guy say that he goes there often, and he's only ever seen it empty or completely packed, with no in-between. Since I had skipped dinner, I decided to order some chicken fingers and seasoned fries. The chicken fingers were thing and pretty average, but they gave you a good amount. The helping of fries was also substantial and was delicious. They season it with some kind of spices and what tasted like a lot of pepper, and they were very good! To drink, my friends and I mostly stuck to beer. I'm a fan of IPAs, and the chicken fingers, fries, and maybe 3 bells 2 hearteds came to I think $25 or so, so it's not an insanely pricey joint for The Ohio City area. Overall my experience was good and I will definitely be back! read more

Been going for years. Usually only time I go here is because someone else wants me to. Domestic beers and shots mostly. Food is really good from what Ive had. Use to be a working class bar but this last Friday night it looked like an episode of Ally McBeal or How I Met Your Mother. Young professionals "slumming" it have one vapid conversation after another.... read more

A nice little corner bar with good food, and great views! The bar staff is also very friendly.

tacos on tuesday unusual tortilla bends but does not break Carry on. read more

Wondered to this place when exploring Cleveland on a Saturday night. It was pretty warm and stuffy inside the bar, so not sure if they have air or not. The outside patio was super nice and loved that they has a projector on the overpass above. Neat little place to check out! read more

Baseball trip to Cleveland. Spent some time with Lisa the day bartender. Great spot with fascinating location. Draw bridge operates outside the huge windows behind the bar. Friendly staff. Cool outside space with live music and sports projected onto one of the bridge supports! Blue collar feel and prices with super hospitality. read more

The worst treatment by the "bartender" and "cook" in any establishment in my 55 years of life. Extremely rude.

I like this place, but I recently came here because I knew they had lots of tv's and brought friends from out of town to watch a game. We requested a non-Ohio State game to be put on tv and the bartender rudely told us no multiple times because "this is buckeye country". If he was nice about it, it would have been one thing but he was extremely rude. then he didn't put our food order in. We left without food or drinks after almost an hour. read more

I love Hoopples. Great Taco Tuesday specials.. 2 tacos with all the fixings $3.50 - choose from chicken, beef or black bean. Had 1 chicken and 1 black bean. The black bean taco is one of the best tacos I have ever had in my life. DELISH! Friendly atmosphere - great view. Great beer selection and has huge patio. Bar bowling, darts.. what else could you want. read more

Third time at Hoopples and very disappointed! Loved the atmosphere in past visits but definitely not this time. Owner waited on us and was very abrupt and rude. Snatched a glass out of our friends hand, turned and walked away when one of us was briefly indecisive regarding his order. Never welcomed us when we arrived and appeared annoyed with us. Sadly will never go back. read more

I love this place. The first thing I love about it is that the view of the city while sitting at the bar of this place makes the city actually look like an impressively beautiful city. Seriously, I would recommend sitting at the bar for just this reason. The second thing I love about it is Glenn Schwartz! I've been here several times to see him, and he always puts on a great show (even though he is crazy.) I haven't eaten here, so I can't comment on the food, but the drink selection has always been fine, there's almost always close street parking, and the atmosphere and music are worth the trip alone! Would definitely recommend this as a cool Cleveland thing to do. read more

Definitely a younger crowd (call it mid to late 20-somethings). We caught Hoopple's on a night of a beer pong tournament so it was extra loud in there. But still fun. Great view of downtown from the bar stools. A Blue Moon draft and a bottle Michelob Light was a meager $6.75. Um, BARGAIN. Seems like a great place to stop mid-week after work for a drink and they seem to have a pretty decent live music lineup on Friday nights in the summer. read more

Went again with some friends this past summer. The bartender was a little surly, and there were a bunch of people there from a wedding party. We got shots, beer, and played the "bowling" game after escaping from W.25. It is everything that I could have wanted out of a divey bar. I love this place, it's like Cheers, but Cleveland-y. read more

The View Lives On! A great view of the Cleveland skyline while having a drink or some good bar food.

Definitely a working class hero bar with the greatest view of the Terminal Tower and the Industrial side of the Flats. The staff goes out of their way to make you feel comfortable and always keep the libations flowing. Supporter of the Blues as well as other local R&B acts.The food is classic bar food with some ethnic dishes thrown in. Good beer and liquor selection. Someplace where you can always be part of a conversation without really knowing anybody. read more

Good times here!! Nachos are THE best and burgers even better. Importantly, great service.

This place is one of my favorites. It is a very casual place with an excellent patio!!! If you are looking for a place to go where you can just sit and relax and have a good bite to eat, look no further. read more

A great place to grab a few drinks.Norm is a very friendly owner and always has a great bar staff..

If you love to hang out at a hole in the wall bar, this is your place. The drinks are cheap and if you're craving a late night snack, order up their grilled cheese sandwich for $2.50. It comes with chips and a pickle...and if you're nice they'll even throw a tomato on it. With the best view of the city, cheap eats and quarter bowling, you just can't beat it. read more

I am not sure how my review was taken off the post but we were at Hooples recently and it started with my wife asking the bartender for a recommendation on a burger versus a chicken sandwich. She was given a rude response of it is bar food. The next incident was the cook had a tremendous attitude and basically called me out for being in his path to the kitchen. I was minding my own business and the confrontation was very inappropriate and not good for business. The service was poor at best with major attitudes. read more

The view of s about all I can say is good about this place. We come in and it is very busy I ask to order food. The bartender tells me the kitchen closes in ten minutes but says sure I can an order. We order nachos,basket of fries,cheeseburger and a mushroom melt. The nachos and basket of fries come out, fries are cold but I understand they are swamped. 15 minutes later the cheeseburger comes out. It is completely cold like as cold as the lettuce. I wait about 5 min thinking she would return to the table with the mushroom melt. So went up told her this burger is ice cold and the other one we didn't even receive yet. She says hold on a minute I stand and wait 10 minutes watching her take drink orders while I a paid customer still did not have my food.while waiting after ten minutes Another bartender comes up asks me what I need told her what was going on and she says I will get her another comes up and asks me what I need(still waiting on her to come back) he says the kitchen has been closed for almost a half hour and I still did not get my whole order. Meanwhile she comes up and gives me the money back for the cold cheeseburger and the mushroom melt I didn't get. While it was now 11:55 not may places to eat open anymore. We drove 6 hours and we did not eat since 2pm. All that she would had to say was the kitchen is closed and we could have went somewhere else. read more

I will definitely NEVER go to this bar again. Norm is NOT a nice person at all. He is not professional. I tried to book the party room upstairs for a birthday. We met and saw the room. He stated it was $150 ($100 Deposit). Food was an option not required. Stated people could order food downstairs. Party was going to be late, therefore we didn't think food would be something we'd be interested in. My friend called to reserve the room and Norm changed his mind about the food stating it was required to order a minimum of $200 worth of food. He had told us when we met that he's had parties of 50 people and they ordered the minimum of $100-$150 worth of food. Not sure what changed. Then I called him a few minutes later and asked him what happen to what we had discussed. He said and I quote, " I just don't want to do your party". He didn't give me a reason at all and was rude. Party was like 3 weeks away. Now I have to find somewhere else last minute which is going to be impossible at this point. Very sad about this because I really liked coming here, especially in the summer. read more