Brixx Wood Fired Pizza + Craft Bar — Restaurant in Asheville

I’ve eaten here many times before and it was always fine but my experience this evening was so horrible that I won’t be coming back. I visited this evening with my husband and our two year old. We placed our order of two pizzas and an appetizer. Appetizer came out fairly quickly but that was the only thing that went well. We waited over 30 minutes and no sign of our pizzas. Our waiter would swing by and drop off drink refills for my husband but no apologies or updates on our food. Finally he comes by and brings us the CHECK and tells us it’s no rush. We hadn’t even had our dinner yet. My husband flags him down to tell him as much and he doesn’t apologize or even make any sort of indication he’s concerned that it’s been so long and we haven’t gotten our food. He goes back about his business. Another ten minutes pass and still no food. I flag our waiter down again to ask when we might expect it and he acted sort of annoyed and said he thought someone mentioned our table but he wasn’t sure and he would check on it. Another 5-10 minutes pass and our food finally comes out. My pizza was lukewarm at best and had clearly just been sitting around for a while. My husband’s pizza was somehow hot so I don’t even know what was going on with that. At that point I had waited so long for my food and was so annoyed that I wasn’t even that hungry, and definitely not hungry enough to eat a lukewarm pizza. I didn’t even bother complaining about it or asking for them to heat it up because I didn’t trust that we wouldn’t be waiting almost another hour and I just wanted to leave at at point. Our waiter finally comes back and asks if we wanted a box. No inquiry about if our meal was good, which is odd considering the fact that I had basically an uneaten pizza in front of me. No apologies for our food taking a long. This was honestly the worst service and worst restaurant experience I have ever had and I can say that I will not be...

We were seated very quickly. Drink orders were taken immediately, food order was made promptly once we were ready. We ordered a pizza, a pasta, and wings. The waiter apologized for the delay on our food, but we weren't even done with our first round of drinks by the time it arrived. It was hot and very fresh. Some of the best wings I've ever had, especially for the price--the flavor alone was worth the cost, but they were also cooked perfectly and the servings were very generous. The ranch was delicious, and the vegetables were also fresh. The pizza was awesome. Perfect crust, and I could taste all of the individual toppings. The ingredients were very high quality, the vegetables were fresh, and the flavor was excellent. The pizza was smaller than I expected, but still a great value for the price, and definitely filling. The toppings didn't seem as evenly distributed as they could have been, but I didn't miss anything in any one bite, and I really appreciated the housemade level of preparation. I did not try the pasta, but it was apparently delicious. I thought it looked dry, and there wasn't much sauce, but my partner said that the flavor of the sauce was evenly distributed and the dish wasn't at all dry. He really enjoyed the dish. The drinks were really excellent. I will definitely try to recreate these, be disappointed, and have to return to the restaurant for more. I will definitely be back. This is the kind of place that's too expensive for weekly date nights, but good enough that it will always be a good contender for special occasions. Our waiter Gavan was awesome--there weren't many other waiters on the floor the night before Christmas Eve, but I didn't see a single table that wasn't served promptly and enthusiastically. He was readily available to us and provided...

Edit: 4/18/22 It feels like this location's quality has slipped a little. Ordered drinks and wings last night and there was a much more limited wine selection, and the cocktail that my friend ordered was just thrown together and not mixed or shaken or anything. The blue cheese dressing, which I have always loved, barely had any cheese in it and wasn't very flavorful. The wings weren't evenly cooked either. I'll still bring my son because it's an easy dinner with good simple kid options, but I was disappointed to introduce someone to their food and drinks for the first time. Hoping that when supply chain issues are resolved then the quality will get better as well.

Original: My son and I love to come here and sit at the bar for dinner. Their children's menu is great and they are always willing to add or subtract things from their pizzas if you want to customize. Good beer selection. The wine menu could use a little help, but it's not bad. Always such nice...