We are sure you’ll be asking new friends and neighbors for recommendations on all things CLE.  Don’t forget that we can give you some pretty great suggestions, too!  Here you can find HSSA member recommendations here for accountants, alterations, car care, dentists, hair stylists, home care & more.

  • Howard, Wershbale & Co. Four Commerce Park Square, 23240 Chagrin Blvd. #700 Cleveland. (216) 831-1200. Please call to check for possible tax preparation-discounts for Cleveland Clinic Residents & Fellows.
  • Meaden & Moore. Two locations: 25700 Science Park Drive, Suite 280, Beachwood. (216) 593-0900 and 1375 East Ninth Street, Suite 1800, Cleveland (866) 752-4651. General tax preparation and more. Previous members have used Jon Green at Beachwood, but many associates available to help.
  • Alterations Express. Alterations while you wait (pants). 2 locations nearby: 27083 Chagrin Blvd. (216) 896-9331 and 1629 Golden Gate Plaza (440) 460-1073.
  • Shaker Square Dry Cleaning and Tailoring. 13107 Shaker Square, Cleveland. (216) 751-3500. Offers a full range of high quality services with continued customer satisfaction

The following are independent locations that previous HSSA members have used and recommended. Dealerships for all makes and models can be found around Cleveland, but they are typically more expensive.

  • AAMCO Transmission Repair. Several locations. 3984 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights (216) 381-7730. Excellent service. 48 Northfield Rd., Bedford (440) 232-9807.
  • Action Carstar Auto Body & Frame. 21200 St Clair Ave, Euclid (216) 486-6161. Great body work repairs.
  • Alternative Solution Car Care. 3203 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. (216) 371-0801. Great for Toyotas and Hondas.
  • Masterworks Automotive. 1789 South Taylor Road, Cleveland Heights. (216) 321-3134.
  • Putka Brothers Automotive. 3746 Lee Road, Shaker Heights. (216) 283-1666.Very honest, 40 years in the business. Comprehensive service for foreign and domestics.
  • Shaker Quality Auto Body. 12916 Larchmere Blvd., Cleveland. (216) 229-7846. Body work repairs, general mechanical repairs and service. Friendly, great work, and gets the job done quickly.
  • Simon’s Auto Service. 1830 Lee Rd., Cleveland Heights. (216) 371-2354.
  • Swedish Solutions. 1815 South Taylor Rd., Cleveland Heights. (216) 371-5100 & 27999 Miles Rd. Orange Village, OH (440)248-1022.
  • Swedish Solutions Automotive Specialists 1815 South Taylor Rd., Cleveland Heights. (216) 371-5100
  • Washington & Lee Service. 2080 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. (216) 371-2850. Complete service foreign and domestic. AAA approved repairs.
  • Weeks Automotive. 1503 Warrensville Center Rd, South Euclid. (216) 691-3950

ATMs on the CCF campus are primarily KeyBank

  • Discount Cleaners. 3601 Lee Road, Shaker Heights. (216) 283-0795. Quick service, discounted rates with quality care. Tailoring also available.
  • D.O. Summers. Multiple locations around Cleveland, including one close to the CCF Main Campus. Uses the “Green Earth Cleaning” system. Same day service available. Free pick-up & delivery offered. Lots of coupon offers online.
  • Fairmount Cleaners. 2163 S. Taylor Road, Cleveland Heights. (216) 371-1241. “Green” dry cleaners, pick-up and delivery, same day service available.
  • Shaker Square Dry Cleaning and Tailoring. 13107 Shaker Square, Cleveland. (216) 751-3500. Offers a full range of high quality services with continued customer satisfaction.

Please call the office prior to your visit to discuss insurance & payments. Many dentists will take the Cigna Dental Insurance offered by the Clinic, but are NOT listed on the Cigna website. There are many dentists in the area, and the following have been recently recommended by HSSA members.

Pediatric Dentists

  • Merle Frankel, DDS. 29001 Cedar Rd., Suite #600, Cleveland (440) 995-3000.
  • Daniel Gindi, DMD. 8600 Alexandria Drive, Suite B, Macedonia. (330) 467-2763. Pediatric dentist and the office also does orthodontic work.
  • Great Beginnings Pediatric Dentistry. 9964 Vail Drive, Suite 1, Twinsburg. (330) 425-1885. Highly regarded – WELL worth the drive. Very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful staff in a pediatric specific practice – will see emergencies. Games, toys, and an environment that makes your children enjoy their dental experience.
  • Trista Onesti, DMD. 5255 Mayfield Rd. Lyndhurst. (440) 459-2100. Dr. Trista is a Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist. She is very friendly, knowledgeable, and has a helpful staff in a pediatric specific practice. She will see emergencies. Games, toys, and an environment that makes your children enjoy their dental experience.
  • Rebecca Robbins, DDS. 1220 Som Center Rd., Mayfield Heights. (440) 442-5437. Highly recommended by local pediatricians. Toys in the waiting area, as well as TVs in each exam room. Very accomodating.
  • Minda Rudnick, DDS. 3641 Lander Rd., Pepper Pike. (216) 464-7654.

Family Dentists

  • Lisa Browning, DDS. 24300 Chagrin Blvd. #104, Beachwood. (216) 342-4388. Quick appointments, clean office, caring staff, and professional care. Many HSSA members see her.
  • Case Western Dental School. (216) 368-8730-adult, (216)368-6185-pediatric. Takes time (2 appointments), but can save you money if you do not have the CCF dental insurance.
  • Gregory Cook, DDS. 3365 Richmond Road, Suite 220, Beachwood. (216) 831-1816.
  • Seth Greenfield, DDS, FAGD. 9510 Diamond Centre Drive, Mentor. (440) 357-1222.
  • James Potocnik, DDS (of Potocnik & Schermer). 6801 Mayfield Rd. #534, Mayfield Heights. (440) 473-5202. Very good and thorough!
  • Paul Rosenblitt, DDS. 526 Superior Ave., Suite 109, Cleveland. (216) 781-2444.

Orthodontists

  • Wenger Orthodontics. Landerbrook Dental Professional Building. 5825 Landerbrook Dr., Suite 224, Mayfield Heights. (440) 442-0916. Sees both children and adults.
  • Clear Suite Orthodontics. 27970 Chagrin Blvd. Woodmere. (216)372-4339. Specializes in Clear Aligners.

East Side

  • Adam’s Barbershop. 2245 Warrensville Center Rd., University Heights. (216) 321-8100.
  • Best Cuts. 2477 S. Green, South Euclid. (216) 381-5655, plus several other locations. Inexpensive. Great for kids.
  • Cuts N Curls. 6025 Kruse Drive, Suite 112, Solon, OH 44139 Makes kids haircuts fun with cars to sit in, tv shows, toys, and other distractions.
  • Dino Palmieri. Located at Beachwood Place (216) 595-4880 & La Place (216) 765-1400 in Beachwood, Solon Uptown in Solon (440) 248-8810, West 6th St. in Cleveland (216) 344-3200, and Eton Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere (216) 464-7900. See other locations on website.
  • Eddy’s on Coventry. 1785 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Heights. (216) 320-9811. Very reasonable prices and popular with the guys! Ladies haircuts too.
  • The Hair Loft at the Hamptons (Le Salon). 27040 Cedar Road, Suite 121, Beachwood. (216) 831-2415. David A.-great for kids
  • Joe Sgro Barber Shop. 3237 Warrensville Center Rd. Shaker Heights. (216) 295-1092. Great for men and boys.
  • Ladies and Gentlemen Salon and Spa (Aveda Salon). Legacy Village (877) 888-9670. A non-tipping Aveda Salon! Excellent men’s, women’s, and kid’s hair cuts – also a full service nail salon, massages, and waxing. Also have a Mentor location (440) 255-5572
  • Laura Lee Salon. 5441 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst. (440) 995-5000 Another location in Chagrin Falls. Great cuts for men, women and children.
  • Leeza Salon. 21825 Chagrin Blvd, Ste 340, Beachwood. (216) 561-2514. Small out of the way salon, great waxing at a great price…hair, nails, facials, everything!
  • Manifest Manicures and Mixology. 3440 Tuttle Rd. Shaker Heights. (216)920-2166. Located at Van Aken. Non-Toxic beauty lounge offering natural nail care to both men & women while serving hand crafted cocktails.
  • Michael Christopher (Aveda Salon). 6255 Wilson Mills Rd., Highland Heights. (440) 449-0999.
  • Quintana’s Barber & Dream Spa. 2200 S. Taylor Road, Cleveland Heights. (216) 321-7889. Great for men’s cuts & spa services. Lots of Cleveland Clinic customers.
  • Santo Salon and Spa. 31100 Pinetree Road, Pepper Pike. (216) 831-9374. Beautiful salon, good for curly cuts, full salon and spa services available.
  • The Scott Savoca Salon. The Green’s of Lyndhurst. 5676 Mayfield Road Lyndhurst. (440) 461-0711.
  • Shawn Paul Salon. 2483 Lee Blvd., Cleveland. (216) 862-6029.
  • Studio Taylor on Fairmount. 3463 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. (216) 397-9643.
  • Woodhouse Spa. Locations at Pinecrest in Orange and Rocky River. A luxury spa with a full-service menu including massage therapies, facial rejuvenation, whole-body treatments, expert manicures, pedicures, and waxing.

West Side

  • Bella Capelli Sanctuario (Aveda Salon). 24350 Center Ridge Rd., Westlake. (440) 899-1225.
  • Dino Palmieri. Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted (440) 779-1600 & South Park Mall, Strongsville (440) 846-1444.
  • Snip-It’s. 21609 Center Ridge Rd., Rocky River (440) 333-2226. A kids-only salon.

Air Duct Cleaning & Chimney Sweeps

  • Chim-Chim-Cher-Ee Professional Chimney Sweep. 731 Beta Drive, Suite E, Mayfield Village. (440) 421-9591. Efficient and clean.
  • Chimney Guys. (216) 322-3554. Really nice and professional. Rebuilding, repairs, and inspections.
  • Clean Air America. 9261 Ravenna Road, Unit B5, Twinsberg. (333) 487-0306. Services large area High-quality work and excellent customer service.
  • Sauers Chimney Service. 9095 Coventry Road, Northfield. (216) 217-0848. Serving Bedford area as well. Highly rated.

Contractors

Electricians

  • B to Z. Geri Braun. 2927 Ludlow Road, Shaker Square. (216) 991-1056. Husband and wife electrician team. Honest and skilled work—specially trained in the older housing stock typical of the “Heights” areas. Call them and they will call you back after 5.
  • Blue Sky Energy Systems. Gary Cole. (216) 544-9001.
  • DLF Electric. Donald Friedland. Willoughby, OH. Cell: (440) 478-8705 & Business: (440) 942-2912. Reasonable prices. Goes above and beyond.

Handyman/Carpentry

  • Matt of All Trades. (440) 413-4084
  • Henderson Construction. Clarence (owner) does carpentry and other handyman work. Excellent work and prices (216) 376-5845.
  • Sergey’s Affordable Home Improvement. Sergey Kistol. (440) 520-4032.

Garage Doors

  • Precision Garage Door. (216) 273-6733 for Greater Cleveland area, (440) 389-4446 for Beachwood. Other locations available on website. Quick, slightly pricey, but highly rated. Multiple HSSA families have used them.

Heating (gas and electric), Cooling, and Hot Water Tanks

Landscaping & Snow Removal

  • Acosta Landscaping. 28018 Sites Road, Bay Village, (440) 808-8174. Hector has been used by members in the past.
  • CLE Landscaping Co. (216) 438-3253. Year-round lawn care, including leaf and snow removal services.  Very professional.
  • Eastside Landscaping. (216) 381-0070. Great rates for snow removal and more.
  • Ken’s Four Seasons Service Inc. 2208 Barrington Road, University Heights. (216) 371-5992. Plows multiple times per day, very reliable.
  • Landscaping by Mark. (440) 442-9725. Lawn maintenance and snow removal.

Painting

  • Bob VanGunten. 2010 Berkshire Road, Gates Mills. (216) 321-2488. Very good and reasonably priced.
  • Curb Appeal Painting. 240 Alpha Park, Highland Heights. (216) 291-2422. Highly rated on Angie’s List.
  • William Dalton & Son. (216) 381-6575. Nice job, reasonably priced.

Plumber

Remodeling

  • Jones Remodeling. (216) 650-2699. Rob Jones, Shaker Heights Resident.
  • Kitchen Design Center. (216) 524-9100.
  • WTS Home Improvement. 13401 Chippewa Trail, Middleburg Heights. (216) 408-1372. Contact Bill Sholtis.

Roofing

Tree Service

All dogs three months and older are required to have a dog license. Your pet needs to be current on their rabies vaccine! The cost is $20 and you can purchase them online.

Veterinarians

Emergency Veterinarian & Specialists

  • Ohio State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. 1900 Coffey Road, Columbus. (614) 292-1171. For referral cases – long wait, long drive, but EXCELLENT care. One of the top veterinary schools in the country, you will receive care from students and attending veterinarians. Every speciality (from radiation oncology to orthopedic and soft tissue surgery) can be accessed for small animals, large animals, and exotics.
  • VCA Great Lakes Veterinary Specialists. 4760 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights. (216) 831-6789. Expensive but thorough – open when you have an emergency at 2 am.

Boarding/Kennels

Call early for holidays – they fill up fast. Check vaccine requirements!

Behavior/Training

  • ASPCA Virtual Pet Behaviorist. Free advice on your computer.
  • The Behavior Clinic. 9680 Columbia Road, Olmsted Falls.  (440) 334-8534. Dr. Elizabeth Feltes is a veterinarian who specializes in animal behavior.  She treats dogs, cats, birds, and horses with problem behaviors. The clinic also offers classes, including one to help your pet adjust to a new baby.
  • Brilliant Behaviors. Karen Kirtner (440) 570- 4023
  • Cleveland All Breed Training Club. 210 Hayes Dr., Brooklyn Heights. (216) 398-1118.
  • Rescue Village Behavior Hotline. 15463 Chillicothe Rd., Russell Twp, OH. (440) 338-4819 ext. 12. Leave a detailed message and a staff member will contact you. A service of the Geauga County Humane Society. Group dog training classes are also available at their facility.