John Q’s Steakhouse

Ate here in 2010. This was such a great place. Cleveland sports memoribilia, great atmosphere, excellent food and service. Ashame its closed.

Had a steak with a baked potato. Steak was cooked perfect. This may sound petty but no bacon bits for the potato. It’s a nice place and the food is good. Easy to get to down town place. I stayed at the marriott 2 blockes away. If u like steak u should stop by, but bring ur own bacon. Just kidding u will like this place
Visited November 2011

Delivers with
I enjoy their food, nice stuffed mushrooms app.

Hello dreary 1980s steakhouse. This place reminds me of a steakhouse hangout for an old mob movie without the Italian flair. The décor is dark with large wooden paneling and the old school 1980s greenish chandeliers. The tables were covered the drab green picnic table-​type clothes.
The staff was very attentive, but the food took a little longer than expected for a salad and a couple sandwiches. The server told me that the soup was reheated instead of made freshly that day?
I had a tomato basil bisque soup and the chicken spinach salad with bacon dressing. The tomato basil soup was hot on the outer edges of the bowl and luke-​warm in the middle, classic sign of reheating. The tomato basil soup reminded me a slightly glorified campbells soup with a little extra cream and tomato chunks.
The chicken spinach salad fared slightly better with nice tender chicken and the spinach was very fresh. It was nothing special or particularly delicious, though. Purely, chicken, spinach, red onion, cheese, and a few tomatoes. The bacon dressing was very sweet, perhaps an attempt to create a sweet and salty flavor? The dress left something to be desired. It didn’t even bother using the dressing on my salad.
Bottom line: you will get a fairly decendent salad at this place during lunch.

Do you remember when a four course lunch consisted of a steak, potato, cigar and scotch (neat)? If so, you found your place. This is where old lawyers go to harden their arteries, and young lawyers go to eat from the free buffet during happy hour.
The steaks are gristley, the clientelle is gristley, the waitresses are gristley (but generally pretty nice). It’s all old school. Salads are iceberg. Cheese is bleu.
The bright spot– the happy hour buffet is really good. It can be anything from shrimp cocktail to swedish meatballs to a cheese and charcuterie platter. Free. For nothing. You do have to buy an (as in single) overpriced drink, but hey– free shrimp.
Bring your crusty old granddad for lunch. Scrape together a fiver for happy hour/​dinner. We’ve all done it.

Great lunch today, the Cajun chicken fettuccini was outstanding. Moderate crowd, and noise. Service was prompt and attentive.

I don’t know. After reading the other reviews, I almost feel guilty handing out four stars to John Q’s. Well, I’ve eaten here twice, and both times, the food and service have been great.
Today’s visit was for a friend who is retiring, so we all plopped our butts down at John Q’s for lunch. Water and warm, crunchy bread were promptly served to all by our waitress. A very large LED TV was displaying football reruns immediately to my left, which was nice because I like to watch football.
The lunch prices were reasonable and I was in the mood for a burger. So I ordered the John Q cheeseburger, medium, and with provolone cheese. To my delight, the burger was cooked correctly and it was really delicious. It’s not the best burger in Cleveland, but it’s definitely big and above average. The crispy home-​made potato chips were tasty and made a nice side.
Overall, the experience was nice and it was worth the $ 14 with tip included. I heard a gentleman next to me complain that the soup was totally cold, but otherwise, this was a very good dining experience from my perspective. The service was fast and excellent during lunch rush.