Best American Restaurant in Painesville

Q: Where are you located?

We are located in Painesville, OH at 792 Mentor Ave

Scratch kitchen inside Ohio's 1818 inn

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Scratch kitchen

Fresh ingredients and scratch-made sauces are part of the work here.

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Hot sandwich and fries

A warm sandwich and crisp fries make an easy tavern meal.

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From the kitchen

The historic inn

Joseph’s 1818 is inside one of Ohio’s historic inns in Painesville, with history dating to 1818.

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Had dinner tonight on the perfectly shaded patio, surrounded by trees and sipped The 1818 cocktail. I usually don’t have this type of drink thinking it will be too sweet but it was really, really good! We split the Empire Burger and the Pot Roast Dip. Both were so good and served with some of the best fries we’ve ever had! Similar to fair fries but cut really thick, DELICIOUS! My boyfriend got the in house made Lave Cake and absolutely loved it! Before we left we walked around to see what they…

Melissa C.

Had an amazing classic burger Friday night. Cooked to perfection and super juicy. Love the building and atmosphere. Great patio. The service was stellar!! Seriously. I have some dietary restrictions and all five of the people who came to our table rose to a new level to make things right including our super server Dianna and Tom one of the owners. Lenny another owner Cooked my burger. Excellent house Chardonnay. And DO NOT pass on the chocolate lava cake. Friend had a great reuben. Thank…

Cynthia C.

Our first time at Joseph’s 1818 and it was all good. It was a beautiful day so we sat outside on the deck. My wife had the Tavern Burger and substituted a really good salad for the fries. I had the Joseph’s Reuben sandwich with hand cut fries. Both sandwiches were excellent and the hand cut fries were equally good with salt and vinegar. The service was fast, friendly and very attentive. We look forward to going back because there are quite a few items on the menu we want to try.

Kerry O.

ok The Food was really good. The ribeye was in my top 5 ever. Our server Natalie should get 5 stars alone, she was attentive, fast and followed through on all our requests. We will be coming back and recommend this place to our family and friends.

Matt L.

Our family died in last night. The all you can eat crab legs were on point. Our server checked in so much we wanted to pull him up a chair. The kids got to eat from the big people menu last night, and the hot Italian sub was impressive. We shared a fried ice cream. Our group sat on the patio,and I see ourselves returning to dine in again. Thank you for the great experience!

Kevin H.