192 Brewing Company / The Lake Trail Taproom — Restaurant in Kenmore

I really want to like this place but I find it hard to rate it higher than 3 stars. They have plenty of beer on tap. They bring in live music from time to time and showcase other local brewers. There is a large outdoor area with some fire pits, as well as a good sized indoor seating area. Unfortunately there are just some areas where they come up short.

Food- They try to make it sound fancy and just can't deliver. My first visitEarly spring 2014) I tried their Cajun Sausage Poor Boy (spicy andouille sausage link, shredded lettuce, tomato & Cajun mustard aioli for $9) and the sausage was dry and shriveled. No attempt at a fancy mayo is going to fix that. I was starving and should have sent it back but I ate it and kept my mouth shut. The second attempt was last night and I picked their nachos (topped with your choice of grilled chicken, BBQ pork, or vegetarian black bean chili, and loaded with cheese, olives, jalapeno, tomato, green onion, cilantro lime sour cream, & guacamole for $12) I thought, how difficult is it to make nachos? I went inside to order to speed up service as the waiter had his hands full taking care of everyone outside enjoying a great summer evening. I was asked if I want chicken. I asked what my options were, and she said chicken and black been. No problem I will have chicken. My friend also ordered the nachos with chicken. The wait wasn't to bad, but how long does it take to melt cheese on chips? We were both hungry and began eating and then notices there wasn't any chicken. The nachos themselves are nothing special. We informed the waiter, who is very nice, and went back to fix the matter. He came back with cut up chicken that looked like it was microwaved, not grilled. My buddy and laughed it off and finished up. Lesson learned.

Business Appearance - They have been open at this location for more than a few years but everything looks tossed together with scrap building material. Plywood, exposed 2x4s, random junk furniture piled up. It looks to be an old work shop. Big bay doors, large open concrete floor and would make for a cool theme if they cleaned up their act. Outside there is a collection of garage sale finds, log rounds, really just tossed together. It is what I would expect from a "soft opening" we're not ready yet not an established business. For how they seem to want to portray themselves (and price accordingly) they fall way short.

Part of me wondered if I am hard to please, but I am about the easiest guy to please. Sell me beer and food, don't bend me over a barrel doing it, and I am happy customer. The place has so much potential, I wish they would try a little harder. As a business they come up short for their customers. Sadly, there are too many other alternatives that offer a better experience.

I will go their again but I can't justify it being a normal hang out. I'll meet friends and drink outside, but I will eat somewhere else. I hope the owners see this review and take it constructively. Writing reviews is not something I normally do. I am just disappointed in the 192 Brewery Company and what I think it could easily be.

Beer = Good or great depending on your preferences Food = Not even fair, made even worst by the price Staff = Polite Grounds =...

This place is an absolute disgrace, a culinary crime scene that should be shut down. A burger that costs an absurd $16 (no fries) should be a gourmet experience, a symphony of flavors – instead, what arrived was a pathetic, frozen hockey puck that had clearly been torched on the grill, rendering it an insult to both beef and basic cooking principles. And to add insult to injury, after an agonizing, nearly hour-long wait, this charred abomination was still bloody and raw in the center. The value proposition here isn't just ridiculous, it's a scathing indictment of their entire operation.

Adding to this litany of failures is the complete absence of fries. This isn't just an oversight; it's a glaring symptom of their deeper issues, screaming either sheer laziness or a profound lack of basic culinary skill that prevents them from even operating something as fundamental as a fryer. It's truly pathetic that a place serving burgers (however terrible) can't even manage to offer a staple like fries, likely because it requires a modicum of effort and competence they clearly don't possess.

The beer? Forgettable, at best. The food? An unforgivable abomination. But the horror doesn't stop at the plate. The so-called "beer garden" is a post-apocalyptic junkyard, a depressing collection of filthy, decrepit furniture that looks like it was scavenged from a landfill in the late 90s and has been rotting there ever since.

This establishment isn't just depressing, it's a stomach-churning testament to neglect. Everything, and I mean everything, is filthy beyond belief, a clear indication that whoever owns this joint abandoned all semblance of care and pride over a decade ago. The owner should not just be ashamed; they should be utterly mortified by the abject failure they've allowed this place to become. This isn't just bad; it's an eviscerating, soul-crushing...

Stopped in for the first time while on a ride. The beer was not very good, the service was not very good. The bratwurst was $13 which in my opinion is overpriced but was informed this was justified because it's a "special german bratwurst" and it had a "special mustard" that didn't make it on the bratwurst and was told "it's probably underneath the sauerkraut" It was not. The kids dog looked and tasted the same as mine and is only $5. I don't mind paying for quality, but I do mind feeling like I've been ripped off. I then was double charged and told when I called "We pre-authorize each card for the initial order amount and then the final balance" It's insane that they run multiple transactions on your card for a visit. I didn't get a "sorry we'll make it right" or a "we're sorry this happened let me see what we can do" just justification after justification. The woman that answered my call was exceptionally rude when I questioned their method of pre-authorizing and final charging guests.

Needless to say I hopped off the excuse train and will not be visiting ever again. There's many other locations to grab food worth the price with better beer. If I could give this place zero stars I would, I'm surprised they've stayed in business but then again maybe not so shocked when they're charging $13 for a hot dog and sauerkraut. Do yourself a favor and skip this place and opt for better quality and...