Food & Drink

The old sign still hangs outside this Ohio City landmark that served an unforgettable Wiener schnitzel and provided its patrons a place to reconnect with the old neighborhood.

Hused inside Higbee’s, the Silver Grille was a holiday-season dining destination that grew into a Cleveland icon.
Today, nearly two decades after closing its doors, former patrons still talk about the Welsh rarebit on its menu.

Charles “Big Chuck” Schodowski made us laugh as Ernie “Ghoulardi” Anderson’s sidekick. He later picked up laughs with Bob “Hoolihan” Wells and “Li’l” John Rinaldi. This article originally published in 2008 when he published his memoir Big Chuck!