I’ve eaten a lot of sandwiches in my life, but nothing quite prepared me for my first visit to Slyman’s Restaurant at 3106 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, Ohio.
Walking through the door felt like stepping into a time capsule where the only thing that matters is piled-high corned beef and the kind of service that makes you feel like family. The line stretched out the door, but nobody seemed to mind.
Everyone knew they were about to experience something special. Since 1964, this St. Clair Avenue institution has been stacking meat so high it defies gravity, and after one bite, I understood why people drive hours just to taste it…