My husband and I recently had an excuse to visit Lockview across from Canal Park in downtown Akron. The restaurant is exhibiting art from Massillon Museum staff members, and I wanted to see Alex Nicholis’ photos (Alex curated the show I currently have at the museum). When we got there around 6:30 on a Friday night of both “Rock the Lock” and an Aeros game, the place was packed. Lockview is known for its specialty grilled cheese sandwiches and huge beer menu. I got a grilled cheese with tator tots — a very middle-school lunchish choice, but this was no middle school lunch. The grilled cheese was mozzarella cheese, tomato and pepperoni on Italian bread. Yum! My husband’s big beef was that it took a long time to have someone take our order and an even longer time to get our food. A really, really long time, with no acknowledgment by our server. He was hungry and pretty cranky about the whole thing, but I was actually just thrilled to try a new restaurant, relax without the kids, and see a restaurant in downtown Akron hoppin’ on a Friday night. Although by the time we left, half the diners were gone, which left a 20-something beer-drinking crowd and made me feel 100 years old. BTW Lockview does have a rooftop patio, but I never even considered it since it was bloody hot outside, even at 6:30. Anyhow, go Lockview! Go Akron nightlife!
