Ponti’s aunt Therezia Olah started Balaton in 1961 as a small takeout spot. A few years later she graduated to a larger full-service restaurant further up Buckeye Road.

Balaton restaurant closed its doors to the public in early 2022 but the owners, at that time, said they were pursuing a new location. Late last year they announced that they had indeed found a new ...

CLEVELAND — Long before the Balaton Hungarian Restaurant took up a corner on Shaker Square in the 1990’s, it was already an institution. It was a staple on Buckeye Road, on Cleveland’s east ...