Brick & Brews — Restaurant in Texas

Last night we happened upon a neat little craft market with a bunch of local or "localish" vendors, family decided to spur of the moment stop by and see what it was all about...and this place was snuggled in with a few other places.

We ordered sausage and pepperoni PIzza's and they were both very good. Now, rating pizzas can surely be subjective, but I personally like a thinner crusted pizza, not overloaded with either sauce or cheese and that is what you get here. We also got the Buffalo dip appetizer, which was tasty, and honestly, a bit different and original.

Speaking with the owners, turns out this is the only place that bakes a "Brick Oven Fire Baked" pizza in the general area...and that oven is not large, so on a night like Sunday night, a night they normally are not open for business, it probably seemed to some like it took a while to get their pizza...but the place is not a large chain or built for mass production...so IMHO, any reviews specific to Brick & Brews claiming that it took too long to get their pizza...should also include whether the place was packed to capacity due to perhaps a special event...like this one.

And as most small business owners...especially small business restaurant owners are apt to do, they like talking to their customers...so if there is an issue, which we did have...it was still pretty dang easy to just talk to them to get it sorted.

So yes, 5 star review even with a minor issue, because the place is wonderful, has a nice crew working there, and pretty dang nice owners to boot. We'll be...

We love trying new places, so we made the drive to Bricks and Brews for dinner on 7/30. The small dining room was packed when we arrived, and since a line was forming, we grabbed a clean table in the corner—I wasn’t sure if it was seat-yourself, and failed to read the "rules" at the door or any signage explaining the process. One employee (I think?) walked past, but he wasn’t in uniform and didn’t acknowledge us, so we just sat down.

Eventually, we figured out that you order at the bar—after grabbing our own menus. It was a little confusing, especially for a first-timer.

We ordered the buffalo chicken dip and a couple of beers. I do want to flag the presentation: the dip arrived in a tinfoil bowl with completely burnt toast. I honestly wasn't sure if that’s how it was supposed to look, but I can't image it is. We didn’t complain or speak to a manager—we just went with it.

The vibe inside leaned heavily “frat house” with what looked like an all-bro staff (if your name is Tanner, Conner, or Kyle, you're hired!) The service seemed to favor wine drinkers over beer drinkers; those tables got noticeably more attention. We felt a little "left out."

That said, the bartender did check on us once things slowed down and brought another round. We ended the night out on the patio, which was enjoyable.

Overall: not a bad experience, but the execution and service could be tightened up—especially for new guests walking in for...

Very expensive, very bad pizza. Ordered the Fig and Pig and got an argument and a sick stomach. The dough is bad. It’s just bad. First time, pizza came with a bucket of arugula on top and raw dough underneath. Guy came out to assure me that it wasn’t raw, just so greasy that is seemed raw. No, it was greasy AND underbaked. I didn’t want to argue, and he further assured me a replacement pizza would be out in 5 minutes. Much longer than 5 minutes pass, my family has finished their dinner, and finally a replacement pizza is brought to me. It has less arugula this time, but with burnt crust, slightly more cooked but still a bit gummy bottom, and just as much grease as before. Besides the dubious cooking method, the taste is off. It’s too sweet. It tastes like they dumped a jar of jam on a pile of cheese. I’ve had fig and prosciutto pizza before at other restaurants. It’s never been this sweet. $22 for the worst pizza this side of a Chuck E. Cheese. Child’s cheese pizza was also suspiciously soft. Husband enjoyed bbq pizza, but it wasn’t worth $22+ I give 10 stars for atmosphere. Too bad you’re paying so much for the owner’s over head. I really should have just asked to have the pizza comped and walked away. I took the stupid thing home and now it’s glaring at me from the box. I really can’t eat this thing. I already feel sick from eating essentially a spoonful of jam on raw dough. And paying so much for the...