Main Gate Restaurant

Unique atmosphere with fast service. Never expect such good food underneath a warehouse!

Absolute Gem of a restaurant... great food and service ! Doesn't look like much when pulling in but looks were definitely don't match up to the service and food provided

On a road trip through the mid west and was looking for a place open at 5:30 in the morning. Saw this on my phone so we drove there. Looks incredibly sketchy outside, it appears to be in a broken down old ex-warehouse? Do not let this fool you. You enter through stairs on the very left of the warehouse if you are looking straight at it. Then through two doors and boom, hole in the wall little diner. The food was absolutely amazing and the chef, Emilio was incredibly friendly. The food is amazingly priced as well. I recommend the pancakes with eggs and bacon.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE??? This place...where do I start? When you finally find it, it looks as though you are at a deserted truck yard. You are greeted by a couple of signs hanging over industrial plastic strips that mark the entrance. You head downstairs and are taken back 60 years to the place you wish EVERY breakfast/lunch deli was when walked in. The folks are great and the food is STUPID GOOD! If you are remotely in the area go.

CLEVELAND HIDDEN GEM... LITERALLY!!! ;) We wanted an early Cleveland, OH breakfast and since Main Gate (5* rating on yelp!) opened at 5:30am, my yelpiness wanted to go there. Now, EVEN USING YELP directions to get to Main Gate, it got us kinda close, but it definitely DID NOT throw us a baseball strike in any way! We still had to explore the area and hope it wasn't closed, because the "yelp spot" we arrived at, 3900 Orange Avenue, gave off that "abandoned" vibe lol. This gets me in SEEK mode, form of... Bloodhound! I GOTTA find it now! Luckily we found signs of life! Sooo... pro-tip: Stay on Woodland after exiting the freeway. Make a right on E. 40th St. & drive until you see the big green initials of the Northern Ohio Food Terminal on the right side. Finally, look for the restaurant signs, and THEN you know you arrived! (we came on a Saturday morning). Don't be afraid lol the signs are not lying! Walk down the stairs, through 2 sets of doors and... VIOLÀ! We've found it! As we enter, Ms Noelle warmly welcomes us in and Emilio is at grill, working his magic. Menu is simple but there are also specials for the day written on a whiteboard. Ms Noelle kindly helps us navigate the menu. Coffee? Yes. Ice Tea? No. Gotta go to their drink fridge if you want anything more fancy. Their ice water though... is legit! (I'm a water snob). Ok, enough details, LET'S EAT! CORNED BEEF HASH SPECIAL: I am sucker for Corned Beef Hash! It's one of my childhood core memories so, of course I'm getting that for my first visit here! It's a homemade version here and Emilio prepares it PERFECTLY! There's a slight crispness to it, so you know there was a some care put into it. It's a big serving of meat with just a touch of onions and potatoes. Mmmmmmm! So GOOD! My eggs were over medium just the way I asked, and had the right "runnyness" to spill a lil bit onto my hash for a lil more flavor. Toast (only white, wheat, rye, or raisin option today) complimented the meal nicely. Mr. Emilio... you make THEE BEST corned beef hash!!! Props to you Sir! Absolutely made my day! SALMON CROQUETTE & EGGS & VEGGIES: Not many diabetic options for my mom, who was trying to avoid bacon & sausage, but this piqued her interest. We subbed out the rice for grilled veggies. My mom LOVED it! The croquette had an authentic salmon flavor/presence to it and it came with TWO patties. She also ordered her eggs over medium (Hah! Must be genetics!) and was surprised how good the grilled veggies were... not overly greasy, all the veggies still crisp. Solid stuff! VERY EASY RECOMMENDATION! Definitely a locals place but we were welcomed in and treated like family. And the food is absolutely delicious! Now that we know, if we ever return to Cleveland, Main Gate is a fave!