BZ’s Bistro: Pizza, Pasta, Wings & Good Times in Midtown

The name may sound familiar to many because it’s a restaurant that’s been around since 2009.

However, it hasn’t always been at the same location.

BZ’s Bistro, formerly named BZ’s Pizza & Italian Kitchen, was most recently located at 7856 E. Wrightstown Rd., but a few weeks ago, they opened a brand-new location in midtown at 3225 N. Swan Rd. #105A.

Sure, there’s a new name but the restaurant is still what many know it by: a great hangout spot for hardcore Cleveland Browns fans, a friendly neighborhood bar atmosphere, and an Italian restaurant with stellar pizzas, pasta dishes, wings, and sandwiches.

Co-owner Chef Brian “BZ” Sorell is still in the kitchen, dishin’ out his beloved pizzas like the BZ Special (pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onions, and roasted peppers) and the Hammer — often referred to as the pizza that’s a combination of nearly everything on the menu. The Hammer is loaded with pepperoni, sausage, ham, capicola, onions, and roasted peppers, and then it’s all nailed down with some pesto sauce on top.

Chef Sorell takes pride in the wings on the menu, too.

He marinates the wings for a few days, bakes them in the pizza oven for caramelization, and then flash-fries them in each of the restaurant’s housemade sauces — traditional buffalo, garlic parmesan, and fire honey (a spicy, Sriracha-flavored Thai-inspired sauce), to name a few.

If you’re looking for dessert, order the cheesecake. I’ve never met a cheesecake I didn’t get along with and BZ’s cheesecake and I immediately became friends. If their cheesecake, which is made in-house, had a phone number, it’d be one of my speed-dials.

They also have a full bar with draft beer and cocktails to strike your fancy. You can check out the full menu online.

The restaurant is open 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Monday, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Tuesday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Friday – Saturday, and 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Sunday.

BZ’s Bistro is located at 3225 N. Swan Rd. #105A. For more information, visit bzsbistro.com.