The Wedge

The Place

The Wedge sits at 2802 James Street in Eastwood, right next door to The Curd Nerd — the award-winning cheese shop that owner Sarah Simiele launched in 2021. When The Wedge opened in April 2025, it completed a block that now has a reason to anchor a whole evening. Simiele is a Brooklyn native and Binghamton University grad who won the 2023 National Cheesemonger Invitational, and the restaurant is built from that credential outward.

The space is cozy and eclectic. Mismatched tables, chairs, dishes, and glassware fill the room — much of it crowdsourced from friends, family, and neighbors when Simiele was building the place out. Cream-colored walls, a navy bar back, and warm lighting make it feel like a stylish version of your grandma’s kitchen, if your grandma was a nationally ranked cheesemonger. There’s a community table for larger parties. The bathrooms are quirky works of art in their own right.

The Food

The menu changes daily to honor seasonality. A few things are constants: the pimento cheese served with chips and the burrata on toast carry over from The Curd Nerd next door. The housemade thin-cut fries come covered in a “snow” of parmigiano reggiano that melts into them on the way to the table. The goat cheese leek galette arrives in a butter crust shell on a bed of greens — crispy outside, creamy inside. The baked brie, the pesto gnocchi, and the daily mac and cheese rotate through.

The cocktail program is as cheese-obsessed as the food. The cacio e pepe martini is made with parmesan-infused vodka and peppercorn-infused vermouth. Aperitivo Hour runs 4–5pm on dinner nights with drink specials and light snacks before full dinner service starts at 5.

Worth Knowing

The Wedge is open Wednesday through Saturday for dinner and Sunday for brunch. Reservations on OpenTable for parties of six or fewer; walk-ins are welcome at the bar. The Curd Nerd next door is worth building extra time around if you’re making the trip.