Down The Block

Down The Block Pizza, gourmet sandwiches all made from scratch, best homemade meatballs, fresh salads & wraps & win

Gourmet food to take home and home of the Original Smoked Bologna Slider. The pizza dough is made fresh daily with our special recipe and topped with our homemade Italian pizza sauce and covered with freshly grated provolone cheese. We grind out own steaks and pork butts to make our own meatballs, sausage, and bratwurst, and burgers. The Italian beef and our original Philly Cheese steaks are made with a 12 hour slow roasted chuck roast. The sliders are a must try starting with the smoked bologna, pork belly, pork tenderloin, and meatball. We also have a wide selection of wraps, the freshest salads and appetizers including Mimi's meatballs, arancini, homemade provolone sticks, stuffed hot peppers just to name a few.

10/08/2026

Who doesn't love some great pasta? We have had so many request from our friends for linguini with meatballs and linguini and clam sauce. Well let me tell you this was an easy request to fill as we just love both of these dishes and clams are just perfect right now.

Linguini with Meatballs - Down the blocks homemade meatballs where we even grind our own meat seasoned to perfection with cheese, breadcrumbs, and the perfect spices. Oven baked then added to the sauce for flavor. We put 2 large meatballs atop a wonderful plate of linguini and our homemade marinara. Simple, elegant, and a stable in our household growing up and we just love linguini noodles. . $14.00

Linguini and Clam Sauce - White Clam Sauce of course. Garlic, scallions, cheese, parsely, loaded with clams in a rich sauce topped with 10 middleneck clams. The flavor is just out of this world and right here waiting for you. $17.00

Now since we are on a pasta kick we also have our homemade Pasta Fagioli. Now this is a dish we take great pride in and once you taste you will know why. Pancetta, Homemade Sausage Cannellini Beans Tomatoes, W**e, Pecorino Romano, Love, Roasted Carrots, Celery, and Onions all simmered to a lovely rich sauce and that's right where we add the Ditalini Noodles and Spiach. The noodles cook right in the sauce and WOW WOW WOW and WOW! This is just soooooooooooooooooo good.

We are not done...

How about some Arancini. 2 large Arancini made with Chef's perfect risotto, peas, sausage, and cheese. Fired and baked and served with marinara and Asiago cheese. $10.00

For Pizza we are offering a Garlic Shrimp Pizza with a garlic sauce base, blistered cherry tomatoes, spinach, garlic buttered shrimp with a lobster claw on top just because. Was not ready for how good this actually tasted.

Now finally a delicious New England Style Seafood Chowder with clams and cod and potatoes, aromatic vegest oven roasted, fresh parsley and topped with kettle cooked potato chips. Don't you just love Down The block's soups?

09/30/2026

We just can't stop bringing you delicious food and this week is no different...I get so many people asking me why I say our food is simply the best and my simple answer is why would I want to be like everyone else and fight for second place. Chef Mike and Chef ray have really been stepping it up.

Down The Block Lasagna and what a treat. An enormous portion of homemade noodles, the best ricotta you will ever have, provolone, and Pecorino Romano, with our homemade meatballs and homemade sausage and homemade sauce. And yes we say homemade because we consider Down The Block our home and our family and people come here to share a meal. This is just loaded with everything and waiting for you. This goes fast and we will try to keep up. $15.00

So the vegetarians out their don't feel left out and by no means is this any less delicious, a beautiful 3 cheese Spinach Lasagna with 3 different homemade sauces...Marinara, Alfredo, and Pesto - really how great is that. This is just so aromatic and tasty please let us know how much you enjoy. $15.00

Now our soups our simply out of this world and we kind of have a running contest of which ones customers enjoy more. So Chef Mike wanted to put out this fantastic chicken vegetable with gnocchi and let me tell you we all ate it up. It has everything you could want and the gnocchi just puts it over the edge. This is hearty and warms the soul...Enjoy.

Brussels sprouts were such a hit last week Chef decided to crispy fry them, add some smoky bacon and hot honey finished with pickled red onion, toasted walnuts, Romano, and bright Lemon Aioli. How cool is that? $10.00

Then a a Pesto Sauce Pizza Caprese Style with Cherry Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella, and Balsamic Glaze, and Fresh Basil. Chef Ray out did himself on this one.

09/25/2026

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09/23/2026

Wow did the weather turn quick here in Northeast Ohio and we find ourselves here at Down The Block craving some comfort food. As you should know by now, when we grave something our customers get some over the top specials and of course this time is no different.

Let's start with opening Great Grandma's 100+ year cookbook to see what we want to make...Hmmm what do I see - exactly what I was looking for...Her homemade perfect pierogi recipe. I already knew what I was looking for but a little suspence is a good thing. Potato, multiple cheeses, bacon, lots and lots of Love, wrapped in a beautiful dough, boiled then fried with butter, onions, and cabbage placed along side some perfectly pounded out and lightly fried pork schnitzel and a dollop of sour cream. Now this is special and we truly love sharing with everyone. I truly hope you enjoy as much as we do. $15.00

Pierogies only
Cheese Potato, and Bacon - $10.00 for 3
Cheese, Potato, and Brisket - $11.00 for 3

Chef's felt left out so they put together our famous chicken pot pies. Peas, carrots, celery, green beans, and other veges in a wonderful gravy topped with a light puff pastry brushed with butter and baked to a golden brown crust. $12.00

Now I love brussel sprouts and as far as I am concerned they are no longer a vegetable but a decadent treat for true foodies. I have had sweet, savory, with bacon, over noodles, with cheese, plain, salt and pepper etc etc etc. but this is one always gets Mimi and I. Seasoned brussel sprouts with simply the best blue cheese, bacon, walnuts, and cream, all over fresh gnocchi. Just awesome. $10.00

Let's finish off with Chef Mike's beautiful Mushroom Soup. Creamy, delicious and full of blended and creamed fresh mushrooms - 5 different kinds to be exact. What a great way to warm up on a cool Autumn day.

Of course we have the Best Wedding Soup available until Easter.

09/16/2026

Never a boring day at Down The Block. Chef's playing with their phones, Mimi driving everyone crazy, and me just laying back relaxing. Other than Mimi driving us all cray those things are not happening. So what are we doing? Bringing you great food...and listening to Mimi. So here are the great things we are bringing to you...Lot's of love guys lots of love here.

Mushroom and Blue Cheese Risotto. Literally the best blue cheese you will ever taste with 4 different mushrooms, garlic and thyme and cream and love and and and. The earthy aroma and garlic scent just make you feel warm and cozy. What a great dish. $15.00

Of course the best gyro to be found with are out of this world homemade tzatziki sauce made with Greek yogurt, none of that sour cream stuff and wow I will put it up against any ones. Served with our hand cut fries for $13.00

Pulled Pork Homemade Mac & Cheese with Smoked Gouda, Cheddar, Velveeta, and love. This is just great and everyone needs to try. topped with crispy onions and BBQ sauce. $14.00

Chef Ray was feeling left out so he came up with Ray;s Hawaiin Pork Pizza with fresh jalapenos, red onion, pulled pork, Chipoltle BBQ sauce, and beef pepperoni.

09/11/2026

So it appears everyone is enjoying the delicious Wedding Soup. Don't worry we have plenty.

So this week's special, better late than never, are really going to put a smile on your faces.

We have a wonderful Creole Stew with fish, shrimp, and andouille sausage, peppers, onions, perfect spices served over fresh Jasmine Rice. What wonderful spices that just have the perfect aroma. Nothing like some exceptional Louisiana comfort food to start off the Autumn Season and I know it is not officially autumn yet but Labor Day has passed, kids are back in school, and football is going strong. $14.00

We also have Down The Block's fantastic Cordon Bleu Sandwich with our huge fried fresh cut chicken breast, fresh Virginia Ham, Swiss Cheese, Toasted Brioche Bun, and simply the best Ch*****ne Dijon Mustard Sauce that is just a bit extra that will find anywhere else. Served with Curly Fries $14.00

09/09/2026

LOOKIE LOOKIE LOOKIE!!!!!!!!!

Down The Block’s self proclaimed best wedding soup in the great USA is back and ready to go. What a beautiful marriage of flavors we have it here and our homemade meatballs just push it over the edge. Lots of love and some secrets but simple and elegant and yours. Now I know there are great cooks and chefs out there that make their own wedding soup but it is OK to be second best - deal with it. And I know all the Italian grandmas are just seething but look at this way…you can buy mine put it in your pot and say you made it and no one will know but us. Enjoy.

09/02/2026

I am going to start off with the Pizza Special this week. Why you may ask or the question I want you to ask to fit my narrative...The the reason is the tomatoes in Northeast Ohio our simply out of this world this season and the caprese sandwich was such a hit we wanted to put it all on a pizza. Our homemade red sauce with with fresh mozzarella, burrata, blistered cherry tomatoes, basil,and aged balsamic. This is just absolutely wonderful and what a way to eat. Everything you need right there in front of you.

Now a true Down The Block Favorite...Chicken Cacciatore. Braised chicken thighs, San Marzano Tomatoes, Roasted Peppers, Garlic and served over creamy Pecorino Romano Polenta. This is just reminds me of Grandma's house. Comfort food at its best.

Then we have chicken thighs in the house and what a better way to serve them than in a rich bourbon ginger brown sugar reduction glaze over a perfectly cooked Jasmine rice with ginger and scallions topped with toasted sesame.

Wow how about this finale? Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers Not the premade stuff. Made right here at down the Block. Chorizo and Italian Sausage, bacon, with cheddar and cream cheese, grilled onions, scallions, garlic and the best spices ever. Really this is just fantastic and just wait unit you see how we do it next week.

08/25/2026

Starting Wednesday Morning August 26th and ending when we sell out...

Vegetables, especially tomatoes, are in peak season right now and of course we have some treats for you. I am going to digress for a moment and address something before it happens - While tomatoes may considered fruit, before people try to correct me and make me explain myself the facts remain tomatoes may be a botanical fruit but in the culinary world, they are a vegetable and were ruled to be a vegetable by the United States Supreme Court in 1893 so I feel OK saying tomatoes are vegetables. Isn’t the internet great? Now on to the good stuff…

How about a perfectly toasted garlic oil ciabatta bread loaded with burrata, fresh buffalo mozzarella, sliced cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, homemade pesto, basil leaves and drizzle of Balsamic glaze and a pinch of salt and pepper. I am not sure what can be more satisfying with Northeast Ohio tomatoes in August. $12.00

Then we have our fried green tomato and eggplant on the same ciabatta with a lemon garlic aioli and whipped ricotta, served with a side of marinara. You will forget this is a vegetarian sandwich. This sandwich is just layered with love. $12.00

Now this next item is just plain fun and everyone who ate one at the Strawberry Festival – it is back. THE MEATBALL BOMB. Just sounds like something you will want - doesn’t it. One of Down The Block’s homemade meatballs, with fresh mozzarella, wrapped in pizza dough, fried and served with a side of marinara. Basically, fried dough wrapped around a meatball with beautiful fried cheese to be dipped in marinara. Need I say more? $4.50

And since we have burrata cheese and fresh cherry tomatoes in house Chef wants to do a Calabrian Pepper Drunken Shrimp Rigatoni with 5 jumbo shrimp, sweet and spicy Calabrian Peppers in a vodka sauce finished with Pecorino Romano, fresh basil, and burrata cheese. $18.00

As for the Pizza – Crispy Chicken Caesar. Homemade dough topped with our garlic sauce white pizza with provolone covered with crispy chicken, bacon, blistered cherry tomatoes, Romaine lettuce, shaved Asiago, and drizzled with our house blend Caesar dressing.

What a great week at Down the Block, not only did you learn something new you have a chance for some really great food. You are welcome…

08/20/2026

Let's get right into these delicious specials. Chefs are upset with me since I am late getting this out but here we go...

Lobster Ravioli with and 2 large Shrimp in a Sherry Tomato Cream Sauce finished with Fresh Basil and Romano cheese. Decadent and delicious and only $21.00

A customer favorite and a Lisa Ianetta staple...Our fresh light chicken salad on a toasted croissant. Fresh cut chicken, Hellmann's mayo, celery, our Chef's secret seasoning and lots of love. Imagine light and filling and satisfying and there you have this sandwich.

Nothing quite like a beautiful Pastrami Sandwich especially when Down The block decides to do it. Perfectly cooked pastrami, with melted Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing, whole grain/yellow mustard blend, on 3 pieces of toasted deli style rye served with curly fries. $14.00

Now why stop at the sandwich when we can also put this inside a calzone where we also add caramelized onions, caraway seeds, provolone along with everything else on the sandwich but inside our fresh dough instead of rye bread. This is just cool.

For the pizza fanatics we have a Loaded Baked Potato Pizza with garlic sauce, cripy bacon, seasoned roasted potatoes, melted cheddar and provolone cheeses, finished with scallions and a drizzle of sour cream. Hope you are hungry.

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9209 Chillicothe
Kirtland, OH
44094

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Monday 11am - 8pm
Tuesday 11am - 8pm
Wednesday 11am - 8pm
Thursday 11am - 8pm
Friday 11am - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 9pm

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