Bites Nearby: Peppermill Pub & Grill

Cuisine: Bar food with Italian twist

Atmosphere: Casual

Drinks: Various foreign and domestic beers; fully stocked bar

Appetizers: They have a variety, including stuffed banana peppers ($8.99), Margherita pizza ($11.99), eggplant rollatini ($8.29), Peppermill Charcuterie ($9.99), hummus ($6.99) and chicken wings ($4.99 to $8.99).

Entrees: Again, there's a wide variety of options. There's pasta dishes like pasta rosa ($9.99 to $14.99), fettucine alfredo ($8.99 to $13.99) and the Peppermill Primavera ($9.99 to $14.99). There's also sandwiches like the chicken parmesan ($7.99), a meatball sandwich ($8.99), eggplant parmesan ($7.99), a reuben ($8.99) or a spicy turkey wrap ($7.99).

Desserts: Varies

Service: Sit down

Reservations: Not needed

Address: 7011 Mill Road, Brecksville, OH 44141

Hours of Operation: Monday: 5:00 p.m. -- kitchen closes at 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Thursday: 11:30 a.m. -- kitchen closes at 10:00 p.m.
Friday: 11:30 a.m. -- kitchen closes at 11:00 p.m.
Saturday: 4:00 p.m. -- kitchen closes at 11:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Cost: $$ (on a scale of 1 to 5)

In a nutshell: 

If there was an award given to a restaurant for having the best disguise, the Peppermill Bar and Grill would probably win hands-down. That’s because this popular Brecksville hangout, with its big-screen TV, its all-you-can-eat lunch buffet and its Wednesday night Jam Sessions, would seem your typical, well, bar and grill. But make no mistake, the Peppermill is really an Italian restaurant merely masquerading as a pub.

For every order of chicken wings, burger or reuben they serve, there are about a dozen or so other items on their menu that you would typically find in your average Italian restaurant, including several specialty pasta dishes.

Even a traditional “bar item” like their signature Little John burger, a tasty 7-inch high, 1/3 pound monster burger topped with sausage-stuffed banana peppers, mozzarella and marinara, has been given an Italian twist that gives it an even greater level of flavor. Pair it with a side of expertly crisped french fries and a bowl of their chicken soup and you have a meal that, by itself, is worth a repeat visit.

Editor's note: The headline originally had the incorrect name of the restaurant. It has now been corrected.