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| - The remodeling of this building was done extremely well, and I was extremely impressed when first seeing the interior. But, the food is terrible, and unfortunately, I doubt I will ever go back.
The staff is friendly, and I really want them to succeed, but I think the writing is already on the wall. If they don't fix the food, it's going to fail.
First off, it is more of a restaurant atmosphere than a "Saloon", as suggested by their logo. I went for lunch, and there was quiet music in the background, and everything was spotless. Don't expect it to be a raucous bar. I'm not really sure what it will be like inside on game days.
Second, even though the name says "brew", this place specializes far more in wine than in beer. It's not even on the menu! They had 5-6 domestic beers on tap, but nothing that stands out.
Unfortunately, the real killer here is the food and the prices. The fries are crinkle-cut frozen fries (unacceptable), and it costs $1.75 to add them on to a burger. A burger without fries shouldn't be more than $5, but it's $7.50 here, and it's not even that large. The only good thing to say about the burger is that you can customize it more than almost any other place. They had probably 6 types of cheese, 6 types of rolls, lots of toppings, and sauces. Unfortunately, the burger itself was terrible (probably frozen meat).
A friend got a pizza, and the spices and toppings on the pizza were good. But, I'm pretty sure the pizza dough was precooked a different day, and then just pulled out of the freezer. It was tough, and mediocre.
I really hope that the owner sees this and fixes the food issues. If so, I'll be back. But, as it stands now, this place is doomed to failure.
EDIT 3/13/2014:
I'm updating the review today, since I went back for dinner.
It seems the frozen fries are still there, but the dinner food seems quite good. I got the thick cut ribeye, rare, and it was genuinely cut thick, priced very well, and extremely tasty.
My fiancée ordered one of the overpriced burgers plus fries. The fries were still not good, but for some reason, she wasn't charged for them. The menu says they cost extra ($1.75, I think), but I'm wondering if they just include them for free now. If they are included, then the burger is not really overpriced. The burger was much better this time, and the amount of customization allowed is really fantastic.
The decor is still great, the place is very clean, and we had good service. Considering all of this, I feel that I should raise my review to at least 3 stars. I've decided to go to 4, since I feel bad about the earlier negative review.
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