Spaghetti Done Right
Some restaurants claim they transport you to a magical place when you stick a fork in their spaghetti. Where everyone plays stickball in Brooklyn and Louis Prima sings “When You’re Smiling.” Where family comes first and romance is just a breadstick away. Our story begins in Cleveland. In 1980. When Mike and Fouly Frangos revolutionized […]
Psst. Happy New Year.
At this time of year there are three words (Happy New Year) that make us think of one word (FRESH). This makes it virtually impossible to think about anything else but our original pan pizza. Just thinking about it makes us invent new words. Like fresh-tabulous and fresh-licious. Naturally, fresh-tastic things happen when we double-proof […]
Why We Moved To Cleveland During Christmas Break
This is a true story as far as you can tell. It began eight years ago. My son, Ryan, was home from college on Christmas break. We lived in Joliet, Illinois at the time. He was a freshman attending Cleveland State University which is five hours and 17 minutes (356.9 miles) to the east. It […]
A Couple Of Famous Friends Come Clean About Their Favorite Layover
Santa Claus has said on numerous occasions, “the best way to Santa’s heart is through a Rascal House chimney!” Rudolph, with his nose so bright, agrees. “Listen, I’m not saying that Santa doesn’t appreciate all the cookies that children leave out for him, he does! But what really gets the old man’s belly shaking is […]
A Thanksgiving Toast (Somewhere in Cleveland)
Thank you, extended family, for being with us this Thanksgiving. I know many of you traveled great distances to get here. But before we eat I have a special announcement. Do you remember how we toyed with the idea of skipping turkey this year for something different? You didn’t! Now hear me out. Let’s not […]
It’s National Blog Posting Month. Really!
Hey everyone, Rascal M here! November is National Blog Posting Month. I’ve written about a lot of things so far. Like our menu options that run deeper than the middle of Lake Erie. Month-long holidays that make your heart go pitter-patter like National Burger Month. And that interview I had with the Box Lunches was […]
Would You Climb Mount Everest To Eat at Rascal House?
With 5 stores in greater Cleveland, finding a Rascal House is easy as pie. But what if a Rascal House opened at the top of Mount Everest? Keep in mind it would take you 40 days to reach us. We could only imagine what your journal entries might look like… Day 1 We arrived at […]
The Photographic Goodness of Being an Original
Being original means standing out in a crowd. Like in this picture, taken one morning around 6:30 from the corner of Euclid and East 6th. I was minding my own business when, suddenly, I walked smack dab into one of those glory moments. One where heavenly music plays and everything in the world stops while […]
The Tasty Convenience of Rascal House Box Lunches
Every day Rascal House makes 5 different kinds of Box Lunches and sells them to the great people of northeast Ohio. I sat down with the Box Lunches recently to learn more about them. They were suspicious of me at first. I don’t blame them. Most reporters bring a tape recorder, maybe something to write […]
12 Ways to Say “WOO-HOO, it’s National Chicken Month!”
Rascal House wakes up everyday with one goal in mind: to honor made-up holidays no matter how made-up they sound. It’s National Chicken Month, a great time to remind you that we serve chicken. Like our award-winning pizza, pasta and burgers they’re stacked with mouthwatering goodness. Grab a couple of napkins before reading this. […]