Sokolowski's University Inn was a restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.[1][2] It was recognized as one of America's Classics by the James Beard Foundation.[3][4]
History
In 1923, Michael and Victoria Sokolowski opened Sokolowski's University Inn as a tavern in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood.[3] When the tavern opened, Tremont was called the South Side, and the neighborhood was densely populated. Large families occupied small homes and people from all different nationalities (Ukrainians, Russians, Poles, etc.) lived close to one another. When Interstate 490, 90, and 71 were constructed, hundreds of residential structures were lost. Although the new freeways cut the tavern off from their neighbors in the west, Sokolowski’s found new business among the iron workers.