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Eastern Great Lakes Innovative Users Group

2010 Meeting
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Akron, OH
October 15, 2010

Local Arrangements: Where to Eat

Akron City Club Bistro & Bar
Radisson Hotel/Akron City Centre
20 W Mill St
Restaurant and Lounge,  Salads, sandwiches, entrees.

Out Main Street doors, turn left cross the street, turn left  to the upper Plaza across from the banks.

Barley House - http://www.barleyhouseakron.com/
222 S Main St, Akron, OH 44308
Sandwiches, appetizers

Out Main Street doors, turn left.
Corner of Main and State Street

Crave - http://www.eatdrinkcrave.com/flash/pdf/crave_foodmenu.pdf
57 E Market St
Modern American/Eclectic/ala Carte Gourmet

Out High Street doors, turn left.
Corner of Market and High St

Hattie’s Café (Art Museum) - http://www.hattielarlham.org/cafe/menu.htm
1 S High St
Pastries, sandwiches, salads

Out High Street doors across the street from parking deck

Hattie’s Café (Library) - http://www.hattielarlham.org/cafe/menu.htm
Main Library/60 S High St
Pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads, ice cream

First floor of the library next to the book store.

The Lockview - http://www.thelockview.com/TheLockview_Menu.pdf
207 S Main St
Home of the Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwich!

Out Main Street doors, turn left.
Almost to University Ave

Olive Tree
106 S Main Street
Diner, Burgers, Desserts

Out Main Street doors, turn left.
Corner of Main and Church

Street Treat Grill
147 S Main St, Akron, OH 44308
Grilled stuffed pita sandwiches

Out Main Street doors, turn left.
Corner of Main and Bowery

Wafa’s - http://wafas.net/files/wafas_menu.pdf
Shoppes at Akron Centre/76 S Main
Middle Eastern

Out Main Street doors, turn right. Cross at first light. Go left into that First Energy building.

Quizno’s
Shoppes at Akron Centre/76 S Main
Toasted subs and salads.

Out Main Street doors, turn right. Cross at first light. Go left into that First Energy building.

Within Driving Distance:

Luigi’s - http://www.luigisrestaurant.com/Menu_.html
105 N Main St
Authentic Italian specialties, pizzas, cheese covered salads

Turn right out of parking deck; turn right at light (Mill St). Turn right at light (Main St). Continue on through two lights; turn right at street right after second light.

The VegiTerranean (Chrissie Hynde’s New Vegan Restaurant) - http://www.thevegiterranean.com/
21 Furnace St/Northside Lofts
Featuring Vegan food with an Italian flair

Turn right out of parking deck; turn right at light (Mill St). Turn right at light (Main St). Continue on through two lights; turn right at street right after second light.

Friday Lunch Trolley

Date: Friday October 15th, 2010
Time: 11 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Sponsor: City of Akron

Get out of the office on Fridays and ride the FREE lunchtime trolley through Downtown to your favorite restaurant.  Trolley riders will get prizes and a coupon for special discounts at select Downtown Restaurants.  Visit www.downtownakron.com for more information.

Participating restaurants include Barley House, Big City Chophouse, Bricco, Crave, Damascus Road Coffee, DaVinci's Pizza, Diamond Deli, Hattie's Cafe, House of Hunan, I.C. Sweets, Lockview, Menches Bros., Northside, Ohio Brewing, The Olive Tree, Papa's Food to Go, Peanut Shoppe, Street Treats, Spinelli's, VegiTerranean, Wafa's.

Market at Lock 3

Date: Friday October 15th, 2010
Time: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Lock 3
Sponsor: Downtown Akron Partnership & City of Akron - www.lock3live.com/homegrown.aspx

The Market at Lock 3 features fresh produce, farm products, art and more! Taste our specialty hot dogs from Lock 3's grille wagon for lunch and enjoy the summer Friday afternoons with FREE use of sports equipment in our new Grotto area. Equipment includes bocce sets, Frisbees, cornhole, marbles, kites, gloves and balls.

Vendors include: Big Fat Greek & Italian Pastries, Homemade Delites, Braun's Chocolates, Great Harvest Bread Company, Y-Not Llamas Farm, Jimmy's Jams, Rubber City Clothing, Zelio Noto, Planet Kingdom Bakery, Bowman's Flowers, Grecian Delights, The Peanut Shoppe, Anthony Misich's Produce, KC Coffee Co., Irish Pottery Wheel, Charles Gourmet Garlic Farm, Squarerooted, Richardson Farms, OSU Master Gardner, Hattie Larlham- Ability at Work, Awareness Skin Care, Barley's Orchard & Farnm Market, Clay Barcus' Pork & Beef, Teresa Fisher's Handmade Soap

Downtown workers can ride the trolley FREE on Fridays from one end of Main Street to the other – Canal Place to Northside.

This event replaces the Wednesday & Friday markets at Cascade Plaza.