I am torn as I write this review because there were things I loved about this place, but quite a few things that ruined the experience for me.
First, I have to say that the two beers they had on tap that they made themselves were absolutely delicious. I had both the Greenbush pale ale and the Grinder porter and I loved them both.
The food on the other hand was not good. The cheese curds seemed to be a popular choice so we decided to try them. A previous reviewer compared them to The Old Fashioned's, but the fact that they are both breaded fried cheese is where the similarities between the two end. The curds had a cornmeal breading, which was different and made them more crunchy, and they completely lacked flavor. The ranch sauce that is provided to dip them in was good and helped cover the bland flavor, but a good cheese curd will stand well on its own. I ordered the macaroni and cheese with mushrooms and my husband ordered it with mushrooms and duck. The macaroni would have been great, if it wasn't covered in burnt breadcrumbs. My husband and I both agreed that all we could taste was burnt toast unfortunately. The noodles on the bottom of the plate that didn't touch the breadcrumbs were really good, so it's unfortunate the rest of the plate was ruined with charred bread. Our friend ordered the pulled duck sandwich and ended up not being able to eat a quarter of it because he had to spit out the grizzle and fat that he couldn't chew.
I also did feel really bad for the host, who was working by himself and seemed completely swamped with the rush of people that came in. Even though it took over an hour he worked his butt off to get us our seat and was very polite and apologetic about the long wait. We might be back when things calm down, but probably just for the beer.