Birdietown is a built-in night out: mini golf on one half of the room, a full restaurant on the other and a standing-room bar that divides the two, and no gimmicky green astroturf to be found. After dinner, there’s no “what now,” because you can just roll right into a round of putt-putt without ever putting your coat back on—and then back to the bar for a little Fore! Play at the end (we’re talking about Birdietown’s dragonfruit-and-citrus cocktail). The roasted beet salad with whipped brie legitimately tastes like dessert, and a hearty bowl of sweet potato gnocchi with huge hunks of tender, slow-braised pork will warm you from the outside in on Cleveland’s coldest nights. This is a smart pick for date nights and friend hangs when you actually want something to do, not just something to consume.
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