For today's #MarketFriday by 
This was on one of the very few trips we took to visit Hubby's parents in Akron. They love to take day trips so they took us to the West Side Market in Cleveland.
I quickly want to warn any vegetarians or those adverse to seeing raw meat
I had no idea what I was in for, thinking it was just a big grocery store or a few farm stands.
It was sort of that, but in a way more impressive way. It had the feel of an open market with the shelter of a roof!
Which was good since it was a very cloudy, rainy day.
At the time we went, Dragon Fruit and Rambutan weren't things we saw in our usual grocery stores here on Cape Cod.
There truly was a wide array of things from produce to sweets, like these cake pops and classic rock candy! What is the point of rock candy, honestly? Can ANYONE explain it to me?
The meat cases really caught the eye of my very carnivorous husband. Not that I'm not a fan, but he's a SUPER FAN!
A full cooler of just bacon? Yes, please!
There were taxidermied animals pretty much everywhere.
The selection of breads was GORGEOUS. My in-laws did end up buying a loaf to go with Dad's 'famous' (frozen) meatballs and spaghetti, that night.
Unfortunately, since we were traveling there was really no reason for us to be here, as we couldn't buy anything really. But Hubby did buy us a piece of Baklava to share. It was so good. There is something about the joy of eating a sweetie when you know it's homemade and not full of curious things.
I continued to be amazed by the original structure from 1912.
It truly was a great market and I can get why it was so crowded.
Yep. More meat. But we laughed at how big those steaks were! Like from the Flinstones! Brontosaurus steaks, anyone?
There was something else to see around every corner.
We spent a bit of time at the market, but not as much as we could have if we weren't being guided. The parents like to move on quickly. I could see us spending much more time if it was somewhere we could go to regularly.
If you are in Ohio, near Cleveland, I highly recommend a visit. Totally worth being in a crowd.