CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Bookhouse Brewing has hosted a pop-up waffle bar regularly inside of its taproom for the past year. Soon, the Ohio City-based brewery will join forces with the food business for a permanent collaboration.

Waffle Bar will open full-time at Bookhouse starting Saturday, March 21. Brewery partner Luke Brevoort said the update will define Bookhouse’s food offerings.

“We always intended to expand our menu at some point down the road, and so many people have asked for more waffles more often, that we started talking to him about it. We decided to go with him," Brevoort said.

Waffle Bar -- formerly known as Hungry Bear -- is run by chef George Gadzick, a former professional snowboarder. The business has operated as a pop-up inside Bookhouse Brewing since the brewery opened in October of 2018 at 1526 West 25th Street.

The new Waffle Bar kitchen space, Brevoort said, will occupy a small corner of the taproom.

“It’ll be small but mighty,” he said.

Waffle Bar offers Liege-style waffles with toppings to customize each order. The business will expand its toppings to create sweet or savory options, and new batters will be created to accommodate vegan and gluten-free diners.

Gadzick will offer special waffle dishes on some weekends, Brevoort said.

The brewery will celebrate the new partnership with a Waffle Bar grand-opening party Saturday, March 21, at noon. Waffelbiere, made out of Waffle Bar waffles and maple syrup, will be on tap -- Brevoort said the beer special has been in the works for half a year.

“It’s a batch we made six or seven months ago, but we saved some of it and aged it in barrels, so we’re bringing it back,” he said. "t got very delicious when it was in barrels.”

Find more information about the opening event on Facebook, and follow Waffle Bar on Instagram.

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