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| - If the Beer Engine ever closes I think I'm going to need to be pink-slipped. For real, we're talking 72 hour psychiatric hold in a hospital. I've been coming here for years now and it never gets old. The food is delicious, the beer selection is out of this world, prices are reasonable, and it's a great place to sit and relax whether you're at a table with friends or at the bar by yourself.
The menu is made up of a pretty broad selection, with a leaning towards German food and burgers. There's the usual pub fare thrown in, but it all begins and ends with the burgers for me, specifically the Tuscan. You put bacon and goat cheese on a burger and I'll eat it, any time, anywhere. The menu's pretty big, and every time I go I tell myself I'm going to branch out, but then I think about the Tuscan and....yeah, branching out doesn't happen often. I've managed to pry myself away and get the chicken chorizo sandwich a few times and it's been just as delicious. Chorizo chicken patty, tomato, and avocado? Those are three of my favorite thing all on one sandwich. The andouille sausage bites are also not to be missed. My friends have branched out more than I have, and none of them have been disappointed. For vegetarians or those avoiding red meat, all the burgers can be made with chicken or vegetarian options.
Forcing myself to be objective, there are a few downsides. The service CAN be slow at times. Servers are always friendly, but if you're in a huge hurry this might not be the best choice. And while I haven't sampled the entire menu, I've had a few things that weren't so great. The tomato soup is basically just a bowl of chunky spaghetti sauce, and I'm not a huge fan of the mac & cheese bites (but my friend absolutely loved them, so that could just be me). The burgers also tend to be cooked more on the "medium well" end of the spectrum regardless of how you order, so if you're someone who likes their burger rare you'll probably be disappointed. It's also not the largest of restaurants, so it can get pretty packed, especially in the colder months when the patio is closed. They also used to do this crazy brunch, which I miss. They had a sandwich that was a homemade sausage patty (roughly the size of a baseball) with egg, sandwiched between two pieces of french toast. Not something you see very often. They still do the Bloody Mary bar on Sundays, but I wish they'd bring that menu back.
I really had to stretch to come up with something negative to say about the Beer Engine, and the positives completely outweigh the negatives. I should also mention that the kitchen is open late and also open 365 days a year. I've spent more than my fair share of late nights, as well as a few Christmas's, here.
Whenever I hear someone talk about coming to Lakewood to go to Melt I always tell them to skip the 3 hour wait and come here instead. Laid-back and unpretentious, it's a must if you've never been.
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