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| - I've only been here twice so far but I'm already "in-like" with this place. My boyfriend and I just moved to Cleveland Heights recently and we're always in search of a good brewery and happy hour. Granite is only about a 10 minute drive from our residence and I love the vibe of legacy village so it's pretty much in the perfect location.
Let's start with the decor. It's definitely more modern and chic than I would expect from a brewery. And I almost ALWAYS judge a place by its bathrooms. If an establishment takes time to put the same amount of effort and decorating into its bathrooms as it does the rest of the place, the restaurant/bar/etc is USUALLY a winner. Granite City hasn't let me down yet so as of now, my "bathroom theory" is on point.
Now, the food. I've mostly only tried the items on the happy hour menu ( chicken wings, Batch 1000 Pork nachos, and the mini Asian shrimp tacos). Everything was delicious. And let's talk about the marinated pork on those nachos! Amaze balls! I could literally just eat those nachos and be satisfied. Also, I was really surprised at how much shrimp came on the tacos, considering that it was the happy hour-sized portion. I would get those again for sure. My mom ordered the fish n chips (which I tasted of course ;)) and it was pretty good. Crunchy and seasoned pretty well. I didn't care too much for the coleslaw but I'm not really a fan of coleslaw in the first place.
On to the drinks, I ordered the blood orange bourbon sour which was okay but had a weird after taste. Probably wouldn't get it again. My mom ordered the American Mule. She said it was good but disappointed that it didn't come in the typical copper mug. With my mom, it's all about asthetics so of course she felt some type a way about this lol she mentioned it to the bartender who responded "well, it's an American mule not a Moscow mule so....." Anywho, we happened to visit during Craft Beer Week so we were able to try the various in-house brews for a really good price (2.50$ pint special on Tuesday during beer week). My favorite would have to be their staple, Batch 1000. I wasn't too found of their 3 seasonal beers. Again, a weird after taste.
So overall, I will definitely be back to Granite City and I highly recommend staying up to date with their specials by signing up for their eclub. See you soon Granite City!
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