Best Of Cleveland: Giant Bloody Mary

Be prepared for stares of awe when you order the giant bloody mary from South Side’s Sunday brunch menu. The behemoth beverage, aptly named the Mother Mary, comes in a one-liter beer stein. But what's on top elicits the envious looks. A feast’s worth of food sits atop the drink — a grilled cheese sandwich, hard-boiled egg, candied bacon, mini tacos, a mozzarella moon, a deep-fried jalapeño popper and a kebab skewered with kielbasa and miniature potato pancakes. There’s even a Miller High Life on the side. “It’s the ultimate brunch,” says executive chef Natasha Pogrebinsky. “You don’t have to think [about what to order] at all. It basically comes with a breakfast.” At $25, it’s a good deal, too, given it’s more than double the size of South Side’s other bloody marys. Owner Sherman DeLozier even comes in every Saturday morning to whip up a weekend’s worth of his secret-recipe mix. 2207 W. 11th St., Cleveland, 216-937-2288, southsidecleveland.com

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