Van Aken is at 3441 Tuttle Road in Shaker Heights, at Warrensville Center Road and Chagrin Boulevard. Its Market Hall holds an amalgamation of stalls – diverse cuisines and fast-casual service, from coffee to bread to sandwiches and more. Ninja City’s stall will be in the back near seating options. A patio also is available in the front of Market Hall, whose culinary tenants include Lox, Stock and Brisket; Banter, Rising Star Coffee Roasters, Old Brooklyn Cheese and others.
Almost all of the changes coming to the former Domo space are aesthetic, he said, though the layout will be altered some. The adjacent dining area will be subbed out. Fallon said he and his team initially considered moving unto Van Aken when the Shaker Heights development was starting up a few years ago, when Ninja City previously was in University Circle. But Ninja City wound up in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood.Fallon grew up in Shaker Heights, a five-minute walk from Van Aken, so he appreciates resources being nearby as well as people who are familiar with the eatery.