Opened in 2019, and located in Bridge Park in Dublin, Urban Meyer’s Pint House has become a game-day destination for those in and around that northwest suburb. Saucy CEO Brent Zimmerman is confident that the Cleveland location will be just as popular.
“There are rabid Buckeye fans in Cleveland, Ohio, and surrounding areas,” he explains. “Saucy is packed every single Buckeyes game. And we’ll be the most elevated sports-watching experience that exists in Cleveland.”
Founded in 2017 in Ohio City, Saucy Brew Works has since expanded its footprint with taprooms and brewpubs in Columbus, Sandusky, Pinecrest and elsewhere. When the opportunity to add a new venture downtown arose, Zimmerman was more than eager. He and his team have just embarked on a project to turn the former Winking Lizard space in the Gateway District to the newest Urban Meyer’s Pint House. The space at 820 Prospect has been vacant since the Lizard closed in 2021.
“I look at a lot of things all the time and this opportunity is the most exciting in what’s out there right now,” he says. “This location is amazing. The foot traffic is eight times more than our Ohio City location. It’s a missing tooth that needs to be activated.”
Zimmerman says that the new Pint House will have the same spirit, tone and purpose as the original but added that the Columbus restaurant is seven years and the layout of the Cleveland location will dictate the overall design. It’s a massive property with three floors that can be used for dining, private events and office space for Saucy Brew Works. Fully booked, the restaurant can entertain up to 500 people. Like the original, the restaurant will have a “7-0 Room,” honoring Meyer’s winning record over the team up north.
The goal is to open around summer of 2025.
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