Restaurants in Brunswick

The chefs at Tres Potrillos are perfectly in tune with the dozens of Mexican dishes that have been enjoyed for generations. They pile pork, shrimp, and chorizo into big and extrabig burritos, top enchiladas with fresh green tomatillo sauce, and craft specialty tacos with wheat tortillas and avocado-cilantro sauce made in-house. If you're in the mood for steak, they've got it cooked with Jalisco-style sauce, grilled up with chicken, or buried in shrimp and melted cheese. To wash down feasts and to help you break the ice with all those balloon animals that show up for Kids Night Thursdays, the bartenders hand out daiquiris, sangria, margaritas, and Coronas.

Eager eaters can begin their Vaccaro's journey with a plate of savory antipasto ($15) before hunkering into classics such as veal saltimbocca ($29) or the meatless eggplant involtini ($22), a breaded or grilled slab of eggplant with ricotta, goat cheese, vegetables, and lemon butter. Pasta offerings include angel hair, penne, and whole weat linguine with your choice of sauce ($14), and lasagna al polpette with meatballs, fennel sausage, and baked mozzarella ($17). In a feat of culinary alchemy, Vaccaro's house-made noodles are fashioned in part from the skins of cabernet sauvignon grapes, filling pasta guzzlers with antioxidants while diminishing the appearance of wine lips. Visitors can even savor guest-inspired pizzas ($10–$15), such as the pepperoni-packed Kelly Janas; the Steve Marks, a barbecue-chicken concoction; or the Boba Fett, a treacherous mixture of mozzarella and greed. A resident sommelier is on hand to advise patrons which pours pair perfectly with their plates; with such an extensive wine list, sippers may find themselves in need of guidance.

At each of its international locations, Fresh Healthy Café delivers—as its name implies—a fresh and healthy alternative to fast food. More than a dozen creations take form as wraps, panini, or salads, such as the Mediterranean packed with roasted chicken, olives, and feta cheese, or the Mexican Fiesta teeming with black beans, spicy mayo, and corn salsa. At the juice bar, a friendly staffer fills biodegradable cups with fresh-squeezed juices or blends whole fruit and non-fat yogurt into hearty smoothies. Beyond lunch, Fresh Healthy Café caters to the morning crowd with oatmeal bowls and parfaits layered with fruit and yogurt. They also do their part for the community by sponsoring school programs and picking up the gold coins that reckless people litter.

T.G.I. Friday's transforms the six worst days of the week into the only day of the week that is acceptable to most Americans. Friday's is equipped to fill your life with Jack Daniel's sauce and endless salad and breadsticks. The multipronged menu contains prongs for burgers, sandwiches, salads and soups, seafood, pastas, chicken, and more so that any craving-flame can be put out.

A 17-year tradition in the Cleveland area, Alfonso’s expertly prepares classic Italian fare using fresh ingredients, culinary care, and spicy dancing when necessary. Both the lunch and dinner menus offer generous portions of pasta, pizza, and more. For a hearty lunch, try the customer favorite meatball sandwich ($7.75), served on country Italian bread with red sauce and provolone cheese, or chicken parmesan ($7.50) with provolone and red sauce on an onion roll.

The cuisine architects at Tony Maloney's populate an eclectic menu with Italian, Irish, and American recipes, building culinary bridges to complement a convivial pub ambiance. Net a coastal classic with the fish ‘n’ chips, hand-cut fries wedded to morsels of cod that have been beer battered or lightly battered ($8.99). Meatballs roll into a 9" hot grinder sub ($6.99), and mushrooms, swiss cheese, and roquefort sauce blanket the Czar burger's Black Angus patty ($8.99). Table tenants can obviate the need to freehand a drawing of a frisbee or a CD taped to a frisbee by tracing the borders of Freddie's Favorite gourmet pizza, freckling a bed of provolone cheese with spicy smatterings of hungarian hot peppers and italian sausage ($9.99–$15.99). Guests can also assemble a custom disk ($7.99–$13.99), and festoon it with such toppings as pepperoni, artichokes, and mandarin oranges ($1.25–$2.50 per topping).