18 Ways I’ll Celebrate 40 Years Of Rascal House Today
On this second day of April I find myself looking back to the year 1980. Sports, music, movies and the birth of a brand-new pizza place in Cleveland, Ohio. There are more than 10,000 ways to enjoy Rascal House, probably closer to a million, but I stopped after 18 because I got really hungry. This happens every […]
Let The Madness Continue
One of my favorite things about college basketball is seeing how far fans are willing to go in order to distract opposing teams from making free throws. We all remember the Duke Speedo Guy, for better or for worse, from 2003. And Arizona State’s “Curtain of Distraction” in recent years has taken the game to […]
The Rascal House Giant Fish Sandwich is BACK!
It was the best day of my life. Just me, my boat and my copy of The Old Man and the Sea. Outside it was cold, blustery and snowing sideways. Not fit for man or beast! as W.C. Fields (and my dad a few thousand times every winter since 1967) would say. I was in […]
Rascal House Redefines Great Super Bowl Moments
Ah, the Super Bowl. The Big Kahuna. Four Quarters of Crazy. Or, as I like to call it, Mouthwatering. Sure, you have the commercials that have everyone talking on Monday. And the best players in football etching their way into Super Bowl history. But what is everyone really thinking about while this is all going […]
Unearth Your Rascal House Menu
If you’re like me your place remains in a state of shock at least through the middle of January from holiday parties. Remember Jake’s living room in Sixteen Candles? I bet some of you haven’t even taken down the tree yet! But I’m here to tell you that you don’t need your Susan Powter workout […]
New Year’s Eve: A Rascal Flashes Back And Looks To The Future
In 1987 Cleveland hosted a New Year’s Eve Run. An untimed 3.1-mile fun run (with costumes) that started at midnight on East 12th Street, headed up Euclid toward Public Square, and winded around various streets until everyone finished on East 12th. Back then I was a member of the CSU cross country and track teams, […]
I’m Dreaming Of A Rascal House Christmas
The dream returns every year around this time. Although I’m sound asleep, I rise at 5 on Christmas morning and tiptoe quietly, like I’m 4 years old, down a creaky stairwell to our living room. Where our Scotch pine, adorned with ornaments made of genuine Rascal House gift cards has sprouted dozens of Rascal House […]
Cyber Monday Is December 2nd
Cyber Monday, Black Friday’s high-tech cousin, takes place on December 2nd this year. This is a great way to cash in on sales without having to leave your device. Because, as we all know, standing in line outside a store all night for a big screen TV is so yesterday. Alright, let’s see what everyone […]
Miracle on Euclid and 18th Street: A Thanksgiving Story
It was the day after Thanksgiving, 2017. Black Friday. We took the kids downtown to see the lights. It was a day that followed perhaps the best Thanksgiving ever. One with homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes and Great-Great Grandma’s gravy that came here from Poland nearly a century ago. It remains a secret recipe under lock […]
National Eat With A Friend Day
Today is National Eat with A Friend Day. Since Rascal House is best shared with friends, we’ve kind of cornered the market on this holiday. What’s that, your friends are mad at you? Something about not picking up the tab at a nameless eatery three weeks ago because you just didn’t feel like it? Nothing […]