New restaurant opening downtown

YOUNGSTOWN — Organic coffee, beer from small northeast Ohio brewers, poetry readings, discussion groups and gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches will be staples of the Lemon Grove, a downtown restaurant/bar expected to open in mid-June.

Jacob Harver, the Lemon Grove’s owner, says he wants his place at 122 W. Federal St. to be unique.

The floor and bar at the establishment are built from materials salvaged from a 160-year-old barn from Brookfield.

“We’re trying to use as many recycled products as we can,” Harver said.

Also, Harver and his construction crew are making the tables with Eric Alleman, a Cleveland artist and playwright, stenciling art on each of them.

“You can buy a table if you like it,” Harver said. “We’ll just make more.”

Local art to be displayed on the Lemon Grove’s walls will also be for sale.

It’s costing more than $100,000 to turn the former pharmacy that’s been vacant for some time into the restaurant/bar, Harver said.