V.I.P. Express Taxi Cab Service
#1 in Customer Service
Call: 216-570-6571
7 Passenger Van / Guaranteed On Time Service!
All Major Credit Cards Accepted
Rides to and from Airport Out-of-Town Trips
Rides in and out of Downtown
Unique Cleveland Sightseeing Tours 1 & 2 hrs.
Thomas J. Jasany Owner - Operator - Driver
My Book is on Sale at Visible Voice Books in Tremont.
Cash Cab Questions & Answers at bottom of this page.
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Cleveland Entertainment Districts
Tower City
Flats
East 4th St.
Playhouse Square
Warehouse District
North Coast Harbor
Gateway Sports District
Ohio City
Tremont
Little Italy
Things To Do In Cleveland
Lake Erie Monsters Hockey
Q Arena Concerts
The Coolest thing to do in Cleveland: Go to a Cavs Game!
Cleveland Cabby Sightseeing Tours
Unique - Personal - Historical - Comedy Tours
Get picked up at your hotel any time that fits your schedule. / 1 & 2 hour tours / 7 passenger van
216-570-6571 (Click menu on left for details: Cleveland Tours)
Great Lakes Brewing Company
Award Winning / Undisputed Champion for quenching your Thirst! / Great Food: Steaks - Best Hamburgers Indoor & Outdoor Patio / A Cleveland Legend!
Tour the brewery or attend Beer School.
Rockefeller had an office here. / Nice gift shop!
216-771-4404 / 2516 Market St. near Downtown.
Pickwick and Frolic
First a Restaunant - Second a Las Vegas Style Comedy Club /American Rustic Cuisine- Prime Rib to die for! Hilarities: Best Cleveland Comedy / Best Place to Take a Date! / Martini Bar! / Every Fri. The Red Carpet Murders' Dinner Theater.
Sunday Brunch 11 A.M. to 2 P.M.
216-241-7425 / East 4th Street
Lakeview Cemetery
Garfield Monument / Wade Chapel (closed in the winter)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum
Opens 10 A.M., Many people spend a whole day here looking at videos listening to music. Pay a reduced late admission 2 hrs. before it closes 3 - 5 P.M.
Skate Board & Bike Ramps in Back.
The Science Center / Omni max Theater
#1 activity for Children! 101 interactive exhibits for children. You can just go in and watch a 45 minute movie for $10.
USS Cod
Tour a WW II Submarine (Kids Love It!)
Steamship William G. Mather Museum
For tours: 574-6262East 9th St. Pier Just West of Rock Hall
The Good Time III River Cruise
Docked behind the Rock Hall.A Relaxing 2 hour river cruise. I love it!
Nautica Queen Lunch & Dinner Lake Cruise
Seasonal Cruise heading east on Lake Erie. The cruise is better than the food. The price is reasonable. Located on the West Bank of the Flats by the Powerhouse.
The Cleveland Zoo / RainForrest
Free before Noon Mondays.
Cleveland Orchestra
Playhouse Square
Palace, Ohio, State, Hanna,
East 14th St. Theaters
216-241-6000
University Circle of Museums
Cleveland Cultural Gardens
Lolly the Trolley
Cleveland Sightseeing Tours
Cleveland Sports
Tailgate parties everywhere, biggest party in the Muny Lot East of the Stadium on Route 2. Biggest party on Game Day is West 6th St.
Cleveland Indians
Lake Erie Monsters Hockey
Q Arena Concerts
The Coolest thing to do in Cleveland: Go to a Cavs Game!
Cleveland Concerts
Cleveland State University Wolstein Center: College Basketball
Concerts & Conventions
Ray CarrWCSB 89.3 FM
CSU College Radio
DJ Ray - Tuesdays:
7 AM to 9 AM
House of Blues Concert Hall
Peabodys Concert Club
Beachland Ballroom
I saw Real Country Singer Dale Watson here!
Time Warner Cable Amphitheater-Tower City
216-522-4822
Grog ShopI gave Audra Mae a ride to perform here!
MYSPACE.COM/AUDRAMAE
Q Arena Concerts
Brothers Lounge
Cleveland Agora Concert Hall
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The one thing nobody can take away from you is
your sense of humor.... The Cleveland Cabby
Cleveland Legends
The Best Places to Eat In Cleveland!
Meet Chris the Iron Chef from the Streets located on Public Square at W. 2nd & Rockwell between John Q's and the Old Stone Church. Chris has been selling the Best Chili Dog in Cleveland for 27 years!
Mallorca-The Undisputed Champion / Best Spanish & Portuguese Food / Spanish Chef / Award Winning Seafood / Best Service on the Planet! / Best Value
If you're in town for just one night you must go here!
216-687-9494 / 1390 W. 9th St. / in Warehouse District
Great Lakes Brewing Company-Award Winning Undisputed Champion for quenching your Thirst! Great Food / Outdoor Patio / A Cleveland Legend! Tour the brewery or attend beer school. Rockefeller had an office next store / Nice gift shop!
216-771-4404 / 2516 Market St. near Downtown.
John Q's Steakhouse-Best Steak in C-Town period for 30 Years. On location owner Rick Cassara MEATS your every desire! / Classy Atmosphere / Sports Motif Large Flat Screens / My passengers love this place!Try the 24-oz Porterhouse! / Anne is ready to take your order! / Outdoor Patio / Locals eat here!
216-861-0900 / at 55 Public Square / the center of Downtown
Don's Lighthouse- Freshest Seafood! Cleveland Legend for 35 yrs./Great Service! / I love the crab cakes & New England clam chowder! / Locals Eat Here!
216-961-6700 / 8905 Lake 7 minutes west of Downtown
Lola-The Iron Chef is making a lot of Cabbage! Reservations a must! I love the beef brisket pirogies! The Best! Micheal Symon gives cooking lessons.
216-621-5652 / 2058 E. 4th / near Public Square.
Sokolowski's University Inn-
Pirogies & Perch Black Angus & Baby Back Ribs / Tremont's Oldest, Friendliest, Family Restaurant- 1923 / Cafeteria Style Lots of Sport's Pictures! / Locals eat here!
216-771-9236 / 1201 University Road in Tremont
Pickwick and Frolic-American Rustic Cuisine- Prime Rib to die for! /Affordable /Hilarities- Best Cleveland Comedy / Best Place to Take a Date! / Martini Bar! Every Fri. The Red Carpet Murders' Dinner Theater.
Sunday Brunch 11 A.M. to 2 P.M.
216-241-7425 / East 4th Street
Flannery's Pub- People are always here! / Best Irish Pub / Great Food Reasonable Prices / Live Music weekends. Outdoor Patio/ Meat melts in your mouth.
216-781-7782 / East 4th and Prospect
Cleveland Chophouse & Brewery-Upscale/Always Busy / Great Steaks & Chops / 30's and 40's music
You can Tour the Brewery upon request. / Great Beer! Passengers say: The Best Sunday Brunch!
216-623-0909 / 824 W. St. Clair
Pier W- On Lake Erie / Best Seafood / People go here for a romantic dinner or special occasion $$$$
216-228-2250 / 12700 Lake Rd. 10 minutes west of Downtown
Blue Point Grille-Upscale / 5 Star Seafood / Nice Bar / Passengers rave about the delicious meals!
216-875-7827 / corner of West 6th & St. Clair
Downtown Johnny's-Best Italian / Pure Class $$$$
Johnny's Little Bar-In the alley behind the restaurant serving great food until 1 A.M. Cleveland Television personalities hide out here.
216-623-0055 / 1406 West 6th St. Warehouse District
Nighttown- Let's call it Fine Casual Dining / Great Food / Jazz 7 nights a week / fabulous Outdoor Patio heated with glass panels. A local favorite!
216-795-0550 / 12387 Cedar Road
Ginza Sushi & Steak House- Best Sushi in Town!
Lunch & Dinner / Japanese Chef kicks your ass!
216-589-8503 / 1105 Carnegie across from Hilton Garden Hotel
Bricco- Located at Playhouse Square / Best place to eat before or after the show / Casual, Upscale Dress Traditional Italian Fare / Beer-Wine-Martini lists Outdoor Patio in front of the restaurant.
All my passengers love this place!
216-862-2889 / 1438 Euclid across the street from the Theaters
Osteria- New York Style restaurant / Authentic flavors of Northern Italy / For a Romantic dinner! Upscale Italian Dinning / Intimate Atmosphere / Large Wine Selection / Best Italian Food / Live Music on Thurs. & Fri. Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin.
216-685-9490 / 408 West St. Clair in the Warehouse District
When I am approached by a panhandler who needs beer money
I politely say: Sorry my mom told me never to talk to strangers.
Becky's-Award Winning Pirogies / Locals eat here! Best Downtown Dive Bar / Best Value- Wings Homemade Fries / Lunch & Dinner
Service is slow but the food is worth waiting for.
216-621-0055 / 1762 E. 18th near Chester / by Greyhound
Slymans-Home of the Biggest & Best Best Corn Beef Sandwich on the Planet! / Open 11 A.M. to 2 P.M. / The line starts to form at noon and runs outside the door.
216-621-3760 / 3106 St. Clair 1 mile East of Downtown
Siam Cafe-Best Thai, Cantonese, Vietnamese cuisine.
Passengers always ask me for Thai food. Here it is.
216-361-2323 / 3951 St. Clair / 1 mile East of Downtown
Sergio's-Award winning Global Cuisine / Seafood Tapas with Italian, Spanish, Coastal & Asian flavors.
216-231-1234 / 1903 Ford 10 minutes east of Downtown
Ferris Steak House-Since 1940 / Serving the Best Steak & Chops in Cleveland / 3rd generation Owners Secure Parking / Piano Music on Fri. & Sat. / Open 6 days a week Mon. thru Sat. from 5 PM to 10 PM.
216-281-1437 / 8700 Detroit 10 minutes west of Downtown
Ty Fun Thai Bistro- An Asian Bistro / Nice Atmosphere / Best Vegetarian Menu / Passengers from India said the food was very good.
216-664-1000 / 815 Jefferson in Tremont
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Best Cleveland Bars
My Passengers Say: It's the Best!
Best Romantic Bar
Velvet Tango Room
Best Martini /A Cocktail is a Mood, a Place an Aesthetic Statement! / Live Music
You get what you pay for
Classy Speakeasy. $$$$$
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Best Food & Jazz Music
Nighttown- Let's call it Fine Casual Dining / Great Food / Jazz 7 nights a week /Outdoor Patio heated with glass panels. A local favorite!
216-795-0550 / 12387 Cedar Road 10 minutes east of Downtown
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Dance Clubs
Barley House- An Irish Pub / Sports Bar & Dance Club all in one. / Food-Drink-Loud Music / Most Popular Bar on West 6th St./ Gets people on weekdays.
1265 West 6th St. Warehouse District
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Cadillac Ranch / Bar Room- Dance Club! / Best night Saturday / 9 Bars / Bull Ride Fire breathing patio! Started out with a bang, crowd is thinning out!
E. 2nd on Euclid Ave. by Public Square
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Blind Pig- Live Music & DJ Strongest Drinks- Live music upstairs / DJ downstairs
My Passengers say,
The Best Pick-Up Bar!
West 6th St. in the Warehouse District
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Velvet Dog- Party on the roof- DJ- Casual Dress
West 6th St. in the Warehouse District
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Liquid / Fusion / Dive Bar- Loud alternative dance music... The place to go on a Monday Night- Service Night-all the bartenders, waitresses etc. go here
Ultra-Where the high-rollers hang out and dance
Walk through Liquid and down the steps.
All 4 located on the corner of West 6th & Lakeside
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Gothic & Alternative Music
Symposium Night Club / The Chamber
#1 Goth Industrial Club / Wear Black / Young vampires get naughty dose of pulsating lights and electronic dance music. New Wave / Electro / Metal
521-9696 / 228-7110 / 11794 Detroit 4 miles west of Downtown
Phantasy Concert Hall- Alternative Music
Too get the best Goth you have to drive 4 miles west.
228-6300 /11802 Detroit 4 miles west of Downtown
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Best Dive & Dart Bar
Harbor InnBeers from Around the World / Locals go here. / I played darts here in the 70's / Say Hello to Wally! (the owner).
241-3232 / 1219 Main / West Bank of the Flats
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Latin Dance Club
Sunset Lounge- Martini/Wine Lounge / Super Sushi Home of Cleveland Salsa, Latin & Tropical Parties!Sizzling Salsa Saturday / Mature Dance Atmosphere
1382 W. 9th St. / Warehouse District
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If you don't know where you are going
any road will get you there!
My passengers insisted I write a book... So, I did!
A Fares of a Street Savvy Cabby
75 True Stories c. 2008 The most outrageously funny stories from the streets. 138 page paperback with pictures. Adult Reading.
By: Harry Longfellow M. Ed. and Ph. D. in Street Life.
Harry is my pen name.
On sale at Visible Voice Books in Tremont: $9.95
Send a check for $12.95
This includes First Class Mail to:
Thomas Jasany
8261 Memphis Ave, Apt. 8
Cleveland Ohio 44144
Plain Dealer Interview
with Micheal Heaton
Great Picture by Gus Chan
Cleveland rocks...I took one to the face. She left without paying...I tackled her...she picked up a rock and hit me.
Radio Interview with Rick Gilmour
Book Review by Craig Wilson
Legendary Radio Host Bill Gordon - Can't We Talk It Over
Let's Play Cash Cab
1. The streets in Downtown Cleveland are named after
all the Great Lakes except one. Which one is missing?
Ontario Huron Michigan Erie Superior
2. There is a Tiffany Room in Cleveland, where is it?
3. Wade Park was donated by Jeptha Wade the man
who invented what?
4. What business in the Warehouse District has the
best pizza?
5. When you croos the street should you look at the
light or should you look at the traffic?
6. All people are created equal? True False
7. The most powerful person in a criminal court hearing
Judge /Jury/Prosecuting Attorney/Defense Attorney
8. Where does a drug dealer walking the streets hide his
money? Where on his person?
9. How high is up? Write a mathematical formula.
10. Providing college students with a flat fee for an
open bar is a great way for the University to
determine who the future alcoholics of America are?
True False
My Answers to Cash Cab Questions
1. No street is named Michigan. There is an Erie Court.
2. There is a Tiffany Room in Lakeview Cemetery.
3. Jeptha Wade invented the Western Union Telegraph.
4. Map Room best pizza in warehouse District.
5. Look at traffic when crossing the street.
6. False Kid born in the projects is not equal to you?
7. The Prosecuting Attorney can be paid off and
throw the case. He can lose on purpose. There are
good arguments for other answers but this is mine.
8. Drug dealers hide their money in their sock in their
shoe. Shoe or sock is a correct answer.
9. My answer is: 2x 1/2 way up
You may have come up with another good formula.
10. True An open bar for college students is insanity.
Yes I drank my fair share in college. I was a drunk
asshole on many occasions. Now I've been sober
over 20 years and wonder why I wasted so much
time getting wasted. Good Bless the Nerds...they
will be the most successful when the dust settles.
