LAKEWOOD, Ohio — A flaming sharable cocktail served in a miniature dumpster. “Shrek” on the television, only on Tuesdays. Someone sitting at the bar with a whiskey and a warm bowl of soup.
It is not the most obvious recipe for a neighborhood gathering place. But at LBM, those things belonged together.
Lakewood has never lacked watering holes: dives, sports bars and unassuming pubs whose food gives you a reason to stay for another round. When LBM opened in 2017, it made room for something different: it established Lakewood’s craft cocktail scene…