Granite City Food & Brewery

 

 

 

 

The atmosphere of this place is like a normal chain family place, maybe a bit nicer with the stone walls and fireplace and such. Even so, it's a bit loud. The beer is nice and fresh, albeit their selection is limited to about half a dozen of their brews. Their beers are pretty good for the most part, but I've been in when they are out of one of their regulars, which shouldn't happen when you only have six beers. Service is friendly, although they seem to have multiple people who do each table and work at different speeds. Last time my meal came out before I got bread or water, which was odd. Food is pretty good, flatbreads especially. PRices are decent ($5 for 20oz beer, $10 for a burger/pizza). Worth stopping if you're in the neighborhood, but not a landmark.

Pretty much the same as most GCs--clean lines, upscale look, though the SLP version seems to be above average. The waitress Cassie was very helpful and a budding beer geek. The Hefe on tap right now for the summer season was more than respectable and an enjoyable pint. Didn't have time for food this round, but the place was doing good business well past the lunch hour in the early afternoon during midweek. As with all GCs, the selection is limited to their mainstays and a seasonal. Town Hall Brewery tomorrow is putting out more seasonals in one day than GC does all year--not bad but not mind blowing.