Pondaseta Brewing Co. — Restaurant in Amarillo

I have been to your brewery 2 times now and I absolutely love your beers. Amarillo really needed a place like this and the location is perfect. My husband has been there 6 times already, he likes to bring clients in as much as possible and so far they have all really enjoyed the place and have said they respect your talents as far as creating delicious beer. I agree with them. Your place has become a really popular topic of discussion, either people are talking about wanting to come in and check it out and those that have been there and just love it. For a place without a traditional kitchen, your food options are pretty good. The meat and cheese boards are a bit expensive but they taste pretty good. I know it’s a brewery and you aren’t catering to children but it would be nice if you had at least one kid friendly option. The queso is a little too spicy for my children but again, I know you aren’t catering to kids. The only other suggestion I have is that you guys need to have a diet soda option. My sister is diabetic so when she comes with me she can only nave water. She said she likely wouldn’t return because there really isn’t much of option for her when she is there. Other than the stuff mentioned above, you have a great place.

You’re probably wondering why I only gave three stars if I like your establishment so much but there is a male bartender who is just really uninterested in your customers. He may even be an owner, I don’t know. But every time myself or my husband has come in he just has this demeanor about him that we are bothering him. I ordered a flight on two occasions and he was visibly irritated. Why that would bother him, I have no idea. He is usually standing around talking to what I would assume are his friends and myself and my husband always feel like we are interrupting him when we try to order. The guy I’m taking about is the one with tattoos, gauged ears, a and a black beard. He’s just not welcoming at all. Today we had a coupe different bartenders, the other two were really really nice and acted like they really wanted to be there. One pretty tall guy and a dark haired girl. Again, not sure who owns the place and who just works there but the tall guy and the little dark haired girl were both awesome! They answered our questions, she asked about our holiday plans, suggested food, and let my friend have a couple small tasters so she could find one she liked (not a beer drinker at all). She suggested the skycap saying it was her favorite and my friend really enjoyed it. The tall guy was just super polite and was really attentive. The girl was so friendly and genuinely interested in us. Sadly, the other guy with the dark beard is kind of a jerk. Every time we come he comes off that way. Sorry to say. Hopefully he’s not the owner.

Thank you for opening your brewery on this side of town, you make fantastic beer and we love unwinding at your place. Thanks for reading this...

Amarillo is not exactly known as a craft beer Mecca, but the ones we have a damn good. Pondaseta opened on Amarillo’s southwest side in fall 2018, survived COVID by shifting to curbside pickup and innovative ways to sell merch and snacks in order to remain open, and then picked up where it left off with an aggressive schedule of about one new beer every week.

And I have yet to taste a beer I didn’t like that Kaleb and Trever have brewed. Because of that, Pondaseta has been my go-to throughout their five years, and now that they’re adding a second location in nearby Canyon, you know they’re on to something good. For a long time, independent food trucks and trailers provided pub grub, but then Pondaseta bought its own trailer, which makes it a brewpub. Kind of, I guess. The new location, though, will be in a huge historic depot, and will have a complete restaurant. And yes, I have already let it be known that I will be holding some of my office hours for students at that location.

Because beer. Damn good beer.

My faves at Pondaseta are I-40 IPA and The Fast And The Hazy, two of the four core beers. I have also loved on their other IPAs introduced for brief runs, as well as their Sky Pie Pecan Porter. Think desert beer. That one is for sipping, not slamming.

For my dinner, I went with the Classic Burger, subbing the Beyond patty, and holding the cheese and special sauce. I wished not down with a couple of I-40s, and then short pours of their two winter beers, Festivus Winter Lager and Mukluk Winter Ale.

Pondaseta is definitely worth taking the off-ramp from I-40, and cruising south on Coulter a couple of miles to get a few pints of a much...

After an exciting start and years of loyalty, I'm sorry to say that I've visited Pondaseta for probably the last time. Service has steadily degraded, particularly over the last year. I think there are only a couple of staff left who honestly seem to enjoy working there, and they certainly aren't the ones working the counter.

Friday night my wife and I walked the dogs over to have an early beer and bite to eat. Place is dead. See some books around; ask about them. Cool, yall are having teacher appreciation night. I appreciate teachers; my wife taught for years. Go to order food; get told no you're not a teacher. Left half my beer on the table.

With friends like these, eh? Adios, amigos. Christian,...