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  • First Look: Le Burger 4304, Opening at Intro in Ohio City on Dec. 17th – Cleveland Scene

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    Le Burger 4304 (2407 Lorain Ave., 216-998-5355), the restaurant that replaced Pioneer at Intro in Ohio City, will open Wednesday, December 17. The concept comes from JJJ hospitality, a Minneapolis-based hospitality group that opened the original location in that city last year.

    “Our goal when creating Le Burger was to put an incredible amount of backend work into the food, just like we would at the nicest fine-dining restaurants that we operate or have worked in but have the end result be really approachable for the guest,” says Jonathan Gans of JJJ hospitality.

    In Minneapolis, Le Burger is a high-volume fast-casual eatery. In Ohio City, it has been reworked into a full-service operation with draft beer, wine and cocktails. The stars of the menu are the wagyu-blend burgers cooked on a flattop and topped with a variety of ingredients such as foie gras, smoked bacon, fried onions, truffle aioli and special sauce.

    “Le Burger is what happens when fine-dining chefs get nerdy about burgers,” says management. “We spent years perfecting every detail – from our signature meat blend to the burger salt, to the miso butter we brush on our house-baked buns.”

    The restaurant also offers staters like beer-battered cheese curds, house-made chips and creme fraiche dip, bountiful salads, crispy chicken sandwiches, fried cod sandwiches and housemade vegan and vegetarian patties. A pair of entrees – steak frites and slow-roasted chicken frites – are also on the menu.

    Those triple-cooked frites are big hit in Minneapolis, adds Gans.

    “We take a huge amount of pride in our french fries,” he explains. “They’re really very special.”

    There is also a kids’ menu and desserts like soft-serve ice cream and pot de crème.

    After removing the live-fire cooking suite and pulling out all the camping-chic décor, the space is now light, bright, airy and open. Most of the color comes from the ceramic tableware and serving trays.

    When it opens this coming Wednesday, Le Burger will serve lunch and dinner seven days a week.

    In early 2026, JJJ will reopen Jaja upstairs. Diners can expect the same maximalist setting but an all-new menu from executive chef Logan Abbe, formerly of The Last Page.

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  • Greens Salad Co. to Bring Fresh Salads and Wraps to Intro in Ohio City

    Greens Salad Co. to Bring Fresh Salads and Wraps to Intro in Ohio City

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    Southwestern salad from Greens Salad Co.

    Rob Bromund and Ben Buckley met while working in restaurant management. After moving to Cleveland, they noticed a “shocking absence” of quick, healthy food options. Not only did they observe a gap in that area, they also discovered a substantial demand for it as well.

    “Even though Cleveland has a numerous amount of phenomenal restaurants, they don’t really cater to the health aspect of anything,” says Bromund. “What we’re going for is a fast-casual, healthy restaurant to try and promote more of a healthy living lifestyle in Cleveland. It’s a liveable, walkable, bikeable city.”

    Come spring, Ohio City will welcome the first location of Greens Salad Co., the result of the partners’ endeavors. The fast-casual eatery will be located at Intro (2051 W. 25th St.) in Ohio City, next to the entrance to Truss Event Venue.

    “If you’ve been to Chopt in the Northeast, it will be very similar to that,” says Buckley.

    Guests will work their way down the line, selecting ingredients like greens, toppings, proteins and salad dressings. Or, customers can choose one of nearly a dozen signature creations. The Southwestern, for example, features romaine, pickled red onions, black beans, tomatoes, corn, avocado, tortilla strips, roasted chicken and chipotle-ranch dressing. There’s also a Caesar, Cobb, vegan Black Bean Burger Bowl and Tahini, with greens, toppings and baked falafel. There will be seasonal salads and soups come wintertime.

    Salad choppers will be on hand to chop and toss the salads, and everything can be ordered as a wrap as well.

    The 1,200-square-foot space will blend industrial features such as exposed concrete floors with warm woods and live greenery. There will be some seating, but the operation will be largely carry-out. The goal is to be quick, efficient and affordable. Mobile ordering will further speed the process along.

    If all goes well in Ohio City, it’s likely that more locations of Greens Salad Co. will sprout throughout the city.

    “Our plan is, year one, try and streamline everything and make it replicable, profitable. And by year two we want to be opening second and subsequent locations,” says Buckley.

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