First... 2 stars = "Meh. I've experienced better." and I have...wish I could have gave it 3 stars.
Me and my son visited Growlers on a Friday night (2/25/2011) and we got there early, I'm glad because seated is very limited.
We checked out the beer menu (I'm a beer geek) and liked what I saw, very good selection. I ordered a cask Victory Harvest Ale my son a black IPA...after they gave us the wrong beers we swapped...not sure what I ordered is what I got...either way my beer was not a PBR so I was good.
We ordered the pretzel only to be told they were out....ok, how the hell are you out of pretzels on Friday evening at 5:30 pm when you open at 5:00??? Seriously???
So we ordered the nacho's...they came out looked great, good taste but WAY more chips then toppings. Actually, after we ate maybe 25% of the chips the toppings were gone and we didn't eat the rest.
Next...I ordered 2 sausages and 2 sides, the sausages were Italian and turkey and apple...both were very good. My side were mac and cheese and chips. The chips were very good...a little burnt which I like but the mac and cheese was PLAIN no tasting noodles and cheese. Seriously, I had to go back and re-read reviews about how great the mac and cheese was and ask have these people ever tasted REAL mac and cheese??
Needless to say we left I guess 80% of the mac and cheese on the pate as it had no taste at all.
Next beer order was for me Hercules and my son a Yeti...both served proper and timely.
We then ordered a hot dog since our server said they were so good..and it was. Made on site the hot dog was what we should have ordered from the beginning.....sparse on the sides but very good flavor.
I liked the place and the beer selection, but I cannot grasp how you could be out of pretzels on a Friday night 30 minutes after you open...that is poor management of a high profit, easy to make iteh and that baffles me.