Cleveland-Heath

What Cleveland-Heath does

Cleveland Heath is a single-location gourmet comfort food restaurant and bar located at 106 North Main Street in the historical Boehm Building in Edwardsville, Illinois. Founded in 2011 by Eric Heath and Jennifer Cleveland — both graduates of the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone — the restaurant was taken over in 2017 by Executive Chef/Owner Evan Buchholz (Le Cordon Bleu, 20+ years of kitchen experience) and Owner/Operator Gina Buchholz. The menu centers on upscale comfort food built around named local farm partners (Rensing Farms, Creek Stone Farms) and is paired with hand-crafted cocktails, an expansive bourbon and scotch list, and seasonal craft beers. The restaurant serves lunch, dinner, and brunch with menu items priced from $5 to $38 and offers a pet-friendly patio with Pup Kitchen pet meals.

The business operates a physical dine-in and takeout model with no visible online ordering, no mobile app, and no third-party delivery integration. Revenue is generated from four streams: dine-in food and beverage sales, off-site and on-site catering (with $100-$200 room fees for private events and per-person pricing on buffet menus), seasonal Holiday Family Meal packages, boxed-lunch business catering, and digital gift cards sold through the SpotOn platform. Customer segments are local community diners in the Metro East St. Louis area and event/catering clients (individuals and businesses hosting private gatherings).

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer with no online ordering channel: acquisition relies on word-of-mouth, local presence, and an email newsletter signup from the Squarespace-built website. The company is privately held, has no venture or institutional capital involvement, no disclosed subsidiaries, and no expansion beyond the single Edwardsville address.

Name

Cleveland-Heath

Legal name

Cleveland Heath

Website

https://clevelandheath.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cleveland Heath is a single-location gourmet comfort food restaurant and bar in Edwardsville, Illinois, founded in 2011. It serves local diners via dine-in lunch, dinner, and brunch, plus catering, private events, and gift cards, featuring locally-sourced ingredients under chef-owner Evan Buchholz.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

Keywords

• Gourmet comfort food
• Casual dining restaurant
• Private event catering
• Craft cocktails bar
• Farm-to-table dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Edwardsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from restaurant dining including lunch, dinner, and brunch menus featuring gourmet comfort food, cocktails, craft beers, wines, and specialty beverages.
2. Catering and Private Events: Catering services for private events with buffet-style menus, room rental fees (Mon-Thu $100, Fri-Sat $200), and per-person pricing on food items.
3. Gift Cards: Digital gift cards sold through SpotOn platform, generating upfront revenue before redemption.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cleveland-Heath operates a single-location gourmet comfort food restaurant offering dine-in lunch, dinner, and brunch service featuring locally-sourced ingredients, plus catering services, private event hosting with customizable buffet menus, holiday family meal packages, business boxed lunches, and digital gift cards. The beverage program includes hand-crafted cocktails, an extensive bourbon and scotch list, seasonal craft beers, and a curated wine list.

Product overview

Cleveland-Heath is a single-location gourmet comfort food restaurant located in Edwardsville, IL. The establishment offers a unified dining experience centered on upscale comfort cuisine prepared with locally-sourced ingredients. Its product portfolio consists of in-restaurant dining services across lunch, dinner, and brunch periods, complemented by catering and private events services including holiday family meal packages, business catering, and on-site private dining room reservations. Digital gift cards round out the service offerings. The restaurant does not operate as a technology platform with modular products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dining Services (Lunch, Dinner, Brunch) Full-service restaurant offering gourmet comfort food across lunch, dinner, and brunch service periods, featuring locally-sourced ingredients and seasonal menu items including starters, soups, salads, sandwiches, entrees, and desserts.
• Catering & Events Off-site catering and private event hosting services with customizable menus including starters, salads, sides, entrees, and desserts served buffet-style for corporate events, private celebrations, and business meetings.
• Holiday Family Meals Seasonal holiday meal packages for families to enjoy gourmet comfort food at home during holiday occasions.
• Boxed Lunch / Business Catering Corporate catering service providing boxed lunches for business meetings, office events, and corporate functions.
• Private Events On-site private event space rental with room fees ($100 Mon-Thu, $200 Fri-Sat) and customizable menu options for intimate gatherings, celebrations, and corporate functions.
• Gift Cards Digital gift cards sold through the SpotOn platform (egiftcards.spoton.com), redeemable for food and beverages at the restaurant.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pup KitchenminorOthersThird-party partnership providing pet meals for dining on the restaurant's patio. Cleveland-Heath offers Pup Kitchen meals to customers dining with their pets, offering three meal options (Turkey Meal, Chicken Pawt Pie, Hearty Beef) at $7 each. No formal commercial partnership terms disclosed; appears to be a service enhancement for pet-owning customers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• True Food Kitchen: Chef-driven casual dining concept with a strong farm-to-table and seasonal menu philosophy. Directly comparable to Cleveland-Heath's locally-sourced gourmet positioning and chef-led identity, though operating at chain scale.
• Seasons 52: Fresh grill and wine bar chain emphasizing seasonal, locally-sourced ingredients in an upscale-casual setting. Closely mirrors Cleveland-Heath's multi-daypart (lunch, dinner) service model and seasonal menu rotations.
• Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants: Casual upscale concept pairing scratch kitchen dining with an expansive wine and beverage program. Directly comparable on the bar-program strength (bourbon/scotch/craft beer) and the premium casual positioning Cleveland-Heath emphasizes.
• The Publican: Chef-driven Chicago independent focused on craft beer, bourbon, and locally-sourced comfort fare. Most directly comparable peer in terms of chef-pedigree, beverage program depth, and upscale-casual positioning; operates as an independent like Cleveland-Heath.

Broad incumbents

• Yard House: Casual upscale chain with an extensive bar program and broad American comfort-food menu. Overlaps with Cleveland-Heath's craft beer, bourbon, and comfort food positioning at national scale.
• Maggiano's Little Italy: Italian casual-upscale chain with family-style and private event capabilities. Comparable on the catering/private events revenue stream and on upscale-casual price positioning.
• The Capital Grille: National upscale-casual steakhouse chain. Competes with Cleveland-Heath for special-occasion and date-night spend in similar price brackets, though at significantly higher scale and uniformity.
• The Cheesecake Factory: Large-menu casual upscale chain with broad appeal across occasions. Competes for the same casual dining dollars in similar price tiers, though with substantially larger footprint and brand reach.
• Eddie Merlot's: Upscale-casual steakhouse chain with a strong wine and bourbon program. Comparable on premium beverage positioning and on the casual-upscale special-occasion occasion Cleveland-Heath targets.

Regional players

• First Watch: Daytime breakfast/brunch/lunch chain with a farm-fresh sourcing philosophy. Comparable on the brunch daypart and locally-sourced positioning, though concentrated in different geographies and operating only breakfast through lunch.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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