Swensons breaks ground on Brooklyn restaurant; free cheeseburgers offered

Swensons Drive-Ins has broken ground on a restaurant in Brooklyn and will offer free Galley Boys to celebrate. This is a rendering from 2017 of the Swensons Drive-In planned for University Heights. (Rendering by Starr Design; photo by Jeff Piorkowski)
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BROOKLYN, Ohio – Swensons Drive-Ins has broken ground on its sixth Cleveland location and will be offering free Galley Boys this Tuesday, Sept. 21.

The restaurant, at 7414 Brookpark Road, will be located in the lot in front of Best Buy. A food-truck cookout is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The first 100 customers will receive a free Galley Boy - Swensons’ signature double cheeseburger with speared green olive. Other menu items will be available for purchase.

The eatery, known for its old-fashioned curbside-only pickup and tray service, is expected to be completed this winter.

Swensons was founded in 1934. The Akron-based restaurant has a dozen locations in Northeast Ohio plus several in Columbus and one planned for Cincinnati.

The freebie ceremony will be a few days late but still worth celebrating: Today – Saturday, Sept. 18 – is National Cheeseburger Day.

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