When James Turcotte and Kirk Swanson opened the doors to Chagrin River Diner in the summer of 2018, they weren’t just launching a new restaurant—they were finally betting on themselves. After years spent managing a national chain, the duo knew they had something more personal to offer. Something with heart. Something rooted in the place they call home.
“We knew we had it in us to build our own,” James says. And so they did, just off the Chagrin River in Downtown Willoughby.
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