Eeeeh.
What can I really say about Gordon Biersch. Below expectations? Poor value?
First thing - our bartender had to say "bro" every couple seconds. Drove me batty. Also had no clue what an IBU was and tried steering me away from their seasonal beer because it "comes in a smaller glass" (it was a 10%abv beer. of course its not served in a larger glass). I'm not looking for cicerone level knowledge - but come on... It's a brewery/restaurant.
The beer:
I was very underwhelmed. I tried both their standard IPA and season IPA - not impressed. Ended up ordering their Pilsner (hard to mess up a pilsner). Also along side grabbed a bloody mary. The bloody was nothing to get excited about but I wasn't expecting anything really from it.
However - for a place that is a "brewery" I expected the beers to be quite a bit better. Nothing really to write home about, very round and bland. Also expected the bartenders to at least have SOME beer knowledge.
Food:
The food was actually really good! I had the crab/artichoke dip and the tenderloin sliders. Food temp was great! Food quality was great! I would come back for the food over anything else.
Value:
When I visited Gordon Biersch I came for happy hour. For two apps/small plates, one beer and one bloody my tab came to $40. Not exactly "happy hour" pricing - despite having ordered items that were supposed to be "happy hour". Price point was the biggest let-down of all actually. At $40 for a beer, well vodka drink and two apps - you can dine at some phenomenal restaurants here in Vegas. This clearly is not one of them.
The food its self is good - but at the price point there is much better. Because of the poor value I would probably not try this place again.