Buckstop Bar & Grille

We live about 5 minutes from The Buck Stop. We have lived there for 9 years and I believe this is the 4^th restaurant in that building. My wife and I call it the place where restaurants go to die. Needless to say we didn’t have high hopes for The Buck Stop.
Our first visit was the day that they opened. Things were in a bit of a disarray and the food wasn’t the greatest. We waited quite a long time to go back and give it another try and I am really glad that we did.
We originally went back because my wife wanted to try the Phở. Since she was trying the Phở I decided to try the fried rice. They were both amazing. We have been back several times now and it is just as good every time. We also really, really like their hot wings.
The theme of the bar and the food definitely don’t go together. I admit, I didn’t really get the buckeye theme with Asian food, but I have to say that it all works together. Mainly because the fried rice is so amazing.
It is clear that the owner takes pride in her food and makes the fried rice from scratch each time it is ordered.
So, if you don’t mind a little rough around the edges, do yourself a favor and go here and get the best fried rice in town. Maybe the best fried rice I have ever had.

Excellent authentic Phở, large portions. We loved the egg rolls. Very friendly staff as well.

Beautiful egg rolls and potstickers! Healthful Phở and fantastic fried rice. I haven’t even gotten to the burgers and sweet potato fries, tho my husband reports the fish is delish! This place, tho not quite a looker, is Chesterland’s best kept NOM NOM NOM secret. I’d like to think it would stay open so I can keep enjoying!

I’ve had some not so great food since my positive experience with the bahn mi sandwich. The fried rice is kind of bland and the batch I had was at least a day old — fried rice does not keep well even for a short time. The other bar food is so so. This place is a comfortable spot to watch a game, have a beer and some decent grub. But not much more than that.

Decent place for a quick dinner. Not much to do for kids, mostly good for adults.
Their best thing are the homemade eggrolls. They have a few Asian items on the menu and I wasn’t impressed with most but the eggrolls are very good!

Went on a Monday and Phở was not available. Had 2^nd choice, Banh Mi sanwich. WOW! One of the best Banh Mi sandwiches I have ever had. Perfect in every way. Ton of hot french fries to go with. Came back Tuesday for the Phở and was pleasantly surprised by a huge bowl of Phở with plenty of bean sprouts, jalapeño slices, & cilantro to add to the soup. Waddled away satisfied.
Bar needs help. Asked for Wild Turkey American Honey, nope. Tried for Jose Querva Gold and Amaretto de Sarona (4:1), no Amaretto de Sarona. I didn’t even try for Chambord. I guess that you have to be a beer swiller to appreciate their selection…
Tuesday is $ 1 Egg Roll special. You have to order at least 2, but you can’t take any home with you, that sucks.

This place is disgusting, I ordered a Pepsi at first and when it came out it tasted like bad well water mixed with sugar. Sent it back and got a water, still tasted like rust. For my meal I ordered a cheeseburger medium with american cheese. 35 minutes later it comes out and it’s just the patty with a bun. No lettuce, tomatoes, or pickles like it said on the menu, had to ask for it seperatly. My cheeseburger was not good at all, tasted like a fish filet at McDonald’s.

I finally had a chance to try their Phở and it was great! Their egg rolls are pretty good too. I love that they are generous with the bean sprouts, so I didn’t have to ask for extra. The noodles were very good, I must say much better then I expected at an American bar & grille, and the broth was tasty just the right amount of spice.
Although I know Phở isn’t everyones cup of tea, I would strongly recommend trying it if you stop in to the Buckstop.
One additional note: their beer selection has gone down since their first days open. this is not a negative for many people, but it would be nice to see a few more options especially with all the great local breweries around Cleveland.

Horrible … horrible … horrible
Did I say horrible? Food is right off a Sysco truck… I saw one there when I pulled in. Nothing fresh… always frozen and the meat (if that’s what it is) is unrecognizable
No matter Will T… it’s still HORRIBLE

I ordered a well done cheddar bacon burger, when it was brought to me, I was impressed with the size, they are good sized burgers and I promise you will not leave hungry. It was cooked correctly and tasted very good, only thing was the cheese seemed a bit light, a bigger piece of cheese would make the burger perfect. The french fries were also pretty good. Sitting in the booths was a bit awkward as I almost felt like a child trying to reach, experience may vary, but I felt the table was too high up/​seat was too low. I haven’t had that problem at any other restaurants. Definitely try this place out soon!

I got the mushroom Swiss burger. it was cocked to order and it was good. the fries are just regular fries. not bad, not great, just good regular fries.
this is there soft opening. I will check out more items later.
in any case Buck Stop will be my go to place when I want a burger and fries and im eating in Chesterland.