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.

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.

08/13/2026

Let me tell you what's going on this week at Down The Block and again we have some really great specials for you. I have had a craving for some great catfish and since I have a little input here I suggested we do a a catfish sandwich and a catfish with polenta meal and here is what the Chef's came up with...

Southern Fried Catfish Sandwich with a seasoned cornmeal crust, with lettuce tomato, pickles, homemade remoulade, all on a toasted buttered brioche bun served with seasoned curly fries. Just a great sandwich. $12.00

Blackened Catfish and 2 large Shrimp over creamy smoked Gouda Polenta with roasted red peppers and blistered cherry tomato sauce, fresh herbs and a touch of lemon. I hope you love catfish as much as I do. $16.00

Shrimp and Summer Squash Linguine. Large shrimp, zucchini, yellow squash, red peppers, and cherry tomatoes tossed over linguine in a light garlic white wine and butter sauce finished with Romano cheese and fresh basil. $17.00

How about this for a pizza...Jalapeno popper pizza with smokey chipotle sauce, bacon, cream cheese, chicken, red onion and cheddar jack cheese and ranch drizzle with scallions. Ridiculous.

Also, don't forget the Peach Dumplings and Peach Pizza. Please reserve your Peach Dumplings now - they go like hotcakes.

08/05/2026

Well it is Peach Season here and let me tell you they are just beautiful. I am going to pause here and digress for a moment...how many times have you walked into a fast food place and said WOW this food is beautiful? I would venture to say never and why would you? Now keep that in mind as we go through the specials as this is what you get when you have to wait an extra few minutes and pay a few cents more...something fresh, beautiful, and delicious where you feel happy and satisfied. OK back to why you are here...

My great grandma's homemade peach dumplings are back. A perfect large summer peach, wrapped in our homemade dough, boiled in vanilla, cream, and cinnamon water, cut in half when soft and served with brown sugar cinnamon, and cottage cheese topped with fresh butter. I would pre-order as they go faster than I can make and this is one of the things I am the only one allowed to make. Love it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert. This is the epitome of love and my grandmother spent much of late July and August making these for the family. I wish everyone had the opportunity to walk in her home and smell these being made.

And since we have so many peaches we decided to make a peach salad.
Grilled peaches, goat cheese, candied walnuts, red onion, with a homemade lemon honey balsamic vinaigrette dressing.

Also bringing back our infamous Peach Pizza. Garlic sauce, provolone, peaches, goat cheese, ricotta, red onion, prosciutto, and balsamic glaze topped with hot honey. This is only for the true connoisseurs out there. Elegant, beautiful, and tantalizes every taste bud imaginable.

How about a really cool sandwich that you just can't finish in one sitting? Our Fresh cut roughly 8 ounce chicken breast, lightly battered and fried topped with a marinara and ricotta cheese, placed atop toasted ciabatta garlic bread with melted fresh mozzarella, with perfect Roma tomatoes, homemade pesto, balsamic glaze, and fresh basil. How can this be better? People as why our chicken is so good. Simple..We do not brine it with tonnes of salt and sugar and other stuff we just use fresh chicken like you would at home. "FRESH" being the key word.

Now for the ultimate dinner special. Pan seared grouper over roasted pepper and Pecorino Romano cheese risotto garnished with basil oil and a lemon wedge. A truly outstanding piece of fish that would rival the best Florida restaurants right here in Kirtland, Ohio.

And people call us a pizza place. Do I have your attention yet?

07/30/2026

I can’t begin to tell you how much fun we have been having with all these delicious specials. People are just loving the variety and tasty combinations the Chefs have been bringing your way…and this week will be no different. We try to appeal to everyone by offering a dinner special, sandwich special, pizza special, and some things that are just unique and fun and I know we hit a homerun, especially with the first one.
So, I imagine we have all had franks and beans at some point in our lives. Fried hot dogs with Bush’s baked beans all mixed together – a childhood classic. Now Down The Block has elevated this to an award-winning culinary masterpiece. How can we do this you are probably asking yourselves. Well let me tell you…We fry 4 different sausages in butter, Nathan's all Beef Hot dogs, our Homemade Italian Sausage, German Franks, and Andouille Sausage, add in Grilled Onions and Scallions, Poblano Peppers, Cannellini Beans, Whole Grain Mustard, Ketchup, BOURBON, Diced Tomatoes, and some really cool spices and of course love to bring you an Adult, Gourmet, Homemade Franks and Beans served with Tater Tots, and Garlic Bread for dipping. I feel like a kid again. $14.00

Then we brought in some Grouper for a pair of great specials…
Pan Seared Grouper over Coconut Jasmine Rice, topped with a Vibrant Pineapple Mango Salsa with a hint of Lime, Cilantro, and fresh Pepper. Garnished with Chili Lime Crema and Scallions with a garlic knot. $24.00
Blackened Grouper Sandwich with Shredded lettuce, Pineapple Mango Salsa, Chili Lime Aolii and our fresh hand cut fries. $21.00

Finally, how about a beautiful Blackened Chicken Broccolini over fresh Pappardelle with the perfect Creamy, Garlic, Alfredo Sauce? Sounds perfect…doesn’t it? Add some grated Pecorino Romano and a roll and you are set. $18.00

Well…How did we do?

Down The Block Chef’s are bringing some hot and heavy dishes this week. We touch quite a few flavors this week and are ...
07/22/2026

Down The Block Chef’s are bringing some hot and heavy dishes this week. We touch quite a few flavors this week and are offing complex flavors, simple bites, and somethings that are just fun to eat and some well that you just need to try – trust us.

Down The Block’s decadent homemade creamy Mac & Cheese. 4 cheeses that perfectly come together over our Cavatappi Noodles. Topped with 6 large Blackened Shrimp. How could you not enjoy it? Topped with green onions and fried onion straws $18.00

Now we have some really great customers that give us some ideas for dishes and we try many of them. But this is one we just had to share with everyone. Jen and Frank reminded us of a childhood favorite that we had almost weekly while growing up. They were talking about a place in New York that serves meatballs on a salad. Who would do that but let me tell you something…this is absolutely fantastic. Growing up we had Spaghetti and Meatballs 3 days a week and on Wednesday we my mom would serve the extra meatballs on the salad. OMG was it great and for some reason the tradition just went away – worst thing about growing up. Well, we are bringing it back. Chopped Romaine Hearts, Red Onion, Black Olives, Tomatoes, Shredded Pecorino Romano, and 2 or 4 heavily sauced meatballs on tip with a side of our homemade balsamic vinaigrette. I have had this twice in the past two weeks and I can’t wait for it again this week. Soooooooooo gooooooooooood!!!!!!!!
Regular $14.00 (2MB's) Large $19.00 (4MB's)

How about some Crispy Baked Potatoes, Smashed and covered with Butter, Sour Cream, Salt & Pepper, Pulled Pork, BBQ Sauce, Cheddar Jack Cheese and Scallions and baked. Do I have your attention yet? $10.00

Now check out these pizzas. Absolutely beautiful…
Soppressata with thin sliced Red Onion, Calabrian Peppers, Ricotta and Provolone cheeses all layered on our homemade tomato sauce and pizza dough baked to perfection then topped with fresh basil leaves. This is just a cool pizza.

Mortadelle on our homemade Olive Oil and roasted Garlic Pizza Dough with Kalamata Olives, a hint of Lemon, and Fresh Mozzarella and Burrata Cheeses. We place a generous amount of Mortadella on pizza after baking and sprinkle with Pistachios for extra love. This is not fancy but if you are a fans of Mortadella and Sicily we got you.

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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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