what do east and west siders want? (reader poll)

happy_dog_east-west.jpgBob Perkoski

As local businesses and institutions establish an east-west presence, which ones would you MOST like to see cross the Cuyahoga River to the other side? Take our poll and tell us what you think!

For example, eastsiders wish they had...

The Big Egg
Lucky's (bring back the Vine & Bean!)
The Pork Chop Shop
The Root Cafe
Villa y Zapata

Westsiders wish they had...

Barnes and Noble
The Cinematheque
City Buddha (come back)
More ethnic food
More sushi
Zagaras

A partial list of businesses and institutions that have crossed the river

Bac - Tremont/Ninja City University Circle
Blazing Saddle Cycle - Gordon Square/Little Italy
Campbell's Sweets Factory - Ohio City/East Side location coming soon!
The Cleveland Museum of Art - University Circle/Transformer Station in Hingetown
The Cleveland Orchestra - University Circle/West Side Residencies
Crop - Crop Bistro Ohio City/Crop Kitchen University Circle
Melt - Lakewood/Cleveland Heights
Mitchell's Ice Cream - University Circle/Ohio City
Phoenix Coffee - Cleveland Heights/Ohio City
Piccadilly Artisan Creamery - Cleveland Heights & University Circle/Ohio City (now closed)
Rising Star Coffee Roasters - Hingetown/Little Italy
The Happy Dog - Gordon Square/The Euclid Tavern in University Circle
The Music Settlement University Circle/The Music Settlement at The Bop Stop in Hingetown
Urban Orchid Hingetown/Little Italy
XYZ/ABC Gordon Square/Ohio City/University Circle