Windmills Craftworks — Restaurant in The Colony

A few days ago, I agreed to meet some rando guy off Flinder (knock-off Tinder) at this random small diner over in Frisco; well wouldn’t you know it, he text me 20 minutes before we were scheduled to meet, said he was running late and asked me to order three steak sandwiches. Why three? I have no idea. None the less, I got to the diner, ordered and waited… And waited… And Waited… The food came, I text this guy multiple times for the next three hours and he never responded nor did he show up, I eventually decided to just eat the now cold sandwiches. Big mistake. I mean, one maybe, two was kinda pushing it, but being ghosted for the 7th time this month put me into a big downward spiral and I inhaled all three sandwiches. Like I said, big mistake. Upon leaving said establishment I developed the meat sweats, I drove half way home and was just drenched; Like ring out your shirt drenched. So I decided to stop by the Walmart and pick up a new blouse because I just felt like I was going to crawl out of my skin in this sopping wet top. Well that was mistake number two for the night… No wait, that’d be mistake number three, I guess meeting up with this guy was mistake number one, eating the three sandwiches was mistake number two, and Walmart was number three. So I went to pull into this parking spot at Walmart and this giant raised truck with California plates tried cutting me off. I laid on the horn and flashed my brights, and to my surprise out hopped this five foot nothing 80ish year old woman, just swearin up a storm. I don’t know if I was on a testosterone high from all the meat I ate or what… But holy sweet baby Jesus, I was overcome with the desire to hurt somebody.  I mean bloody their nose, blacken their eyes and kick them in the balls. You ever have that happen to you?  Have you ever become so enraged for no reason whatsoever? But then I asked myself, “WWKBD?” What? You don’t know what WWKBD means? It stands for “what would Kevin Bacon do” …mmmm bacon… that reminded me of the time I bribed a squirrel into doing my art homework with a piece of bacon. The euphoric look on that little guy, or girl, or nonbinary creatures face as they finally got the chance to express themselves instantly put me in a good mood so I decided to let Barbra (that was the feisty 80 year olds name by the way) have the parking spot and decided to just head back towards The Colony. On the way, I got a killer craving for a Carmel Macchiato from Starbucks, but of course, no Starbucks on the way, plus it was 8pm at this point and I wasn’t too sure if coffee was such a great idea… And then I saw it, Ernie! Oh, Ernie is what I named the art loving squirrel by the way… And of course this wasn’t the real Ernie because he/she/they were hit by a semi at least 4 years ago… But like a beacon drawing me toward it, Windmills and this little squirrel, I pulled in and there was a spot up front. It was a sign! I rushed in and was met by a gentleman named Quinn who said something I’ll never forget… “Just one?” …Mind blown. just one… Yes, just one… Those kind worlds and non questioning or judgmental nature of this kind man showed me, I am fine as just one… I don’t need to be meeting men off of Flinder any more. I had Quinn… Wise wise Quinn. And as I gazed into Quinn’s brown-hazel-bluish eyes I said “oh wise sir, I have traveled from so far, was drawn to your establishment by the beacon of the squirrel, but caramel I crave, what say you sir?” He replied in true Quinn fashion, “I got you fam!” This angel brought me the best Salted Carmel Pie I’ve ever had! I mean it was the only one I had ever had, but being able to sit there and savor this pie while contemplating Quinn’s wise words of “just one” …This was an experience I’ll never forget. Someone should really live this Quinn...

I’ve been going to Windmills for a little over a year now. Figured it was about that time.

Beer/Brewery: My favorite part about Windmills. The brewery is one of the cleanest I’ve ever had the pleasure to get a tour of. The beer has been solidly consistent every time I go and it’s the main reason I keep going back. A beer flight is ideal since you can taste a few and then focus in on the ones one likes more.

Favorites: -Enchanted Tiki Forest (IPA): my current IPA obsession and favorite… possibly in the world (odd muse and celestial beerworks ipa’s give it competition, but different enough that I really can’t get an ipa like this one anywhere else). Ideal gateway to get people to like beer/ipa’s. Fruity and not too hoppy. So easy to drink that one could easily ask for 4 back to back.

-Midnight Paradox (Schwarzbier): the best dark lager I’ve ever had. Hands down. You think it’s going to hit like a dark beer, but it’s much softer. Mildly Smokey and easy to drink.

-Origami Harvest (Hefeweizen): my current favorite US Heff. Haven’t found one in the States that can currently compete. There were previous/other breweries that had really good ones, but I can’t seem to find any current better ones. Wheat 🌾 in beer form with hints of banana and clove.

-Cara Luna (hibiscus ipa/blonde): Never had anything like it. It’s smooth, easy to drink, and makes you want another… and then another^3. Not too hoppy, which I love, and it smells great.

-Midsommar (Pea Flower Kölsch… with a purple twist): A purple beer; perfect for pictures/the-gram. Tastes exactly what a Kölsch should taste like… except it’s the best Kölsch I’ve ever had.

-Sword of Machiavelli (Imperial Stout): amazing, clean, and dark beer with a high ABV.

-Vibe Check & Disco Yes & Sunny Mirage (Fruited Gose; three different beers): amazing fruity gose beers that are perfect for summer refreshments and ideal to get ‘non-beer drinkers’ to sway them.

Live Music: The venue/set-up/aesthetic is to die for. It’s a gorgeous set up with amazing sound. I’ve seen about a handful of sets by now. Can’t beat watching an intimate live music setup while drinking amazing beers and eating delicious food. Best sets thus far have been Gaby Moreno and Fabiola Mendez; if they had more similar music/sets, I would definitely be there. (Future Show Suggestions/Wishlist: Carla Morrison, Natalia Lafourcade, Daniela Andrade, Maye, Babi, Rosa Cecilia, Jimena Amarillo, Kora, etc…)

Food: Favorite appetizers: -hot and sweet guava chicken (that sauce 👌🏼) -Honey Chili Potatoes: perfectly sweet/spicy -Chipotle Maple Wings: amazing wings 🪽

Favorite Mains: -Wagyu Burger: delicious and reasonably priced -Saag Paneer: small portion for price, but it’s a delicious and fancy twist to a classic -Dilli Butter Chicken: ideal when in the mood for an Indian food classic

Service: Favorite server thus far: Lexie. Asked all the right questions (allergies and such), provided great recommendations, and was perfectly attentive and...

This review is not against the food or the facility itself but rather the management itself, Total Environment. In short, I strongly advise AGAINST any third party vendor working with this organization or anyone affiliated with them.

I run a video production business in the area and was recently contacted by them along with White Melon Advertising & Productions to record a concert at their venue.

I performed a site visit, had significant back and forth over email with them, all the while confused as to whom among the four different people in an email chain was actually in charge of calling the shots. Collectively, this was hours of my time ultimately wasted as they ended up pulling the plug on what they had previously committed to at the last minute. They did not explain why they cancelled at the last minute either other than a passive "sudden change of plans".

This meant the arrangements myself and several others made to fulfill their request were all for nothing. Normally, when you cancel on an event vendor, you typically have to pay a cancellation fee for the reservation of their time. Because this organization was so disorganized and frankly, incompetent, during the whole process of finalizing details, it wasn't until late in the game that I was able to submit a contract, which they conveniently didn't sign.

To make matters worse, I was also conversing with Jamie Morris, the director of operations at Windmills, to get logistics of setup all in order. Our first conversation, a week or two ago, went well. The second time I contacted him to follow up, he pretended to not know who I was and then, after remembering, proceeded to curse me out, hang up on a call abruptly, and then block my number. To this day, I still have no idea what prompted him going postal, as all this happened before the anyone else had indicated they were cancelling our agreement.

To say all of this is unprofessional is understating the matter. The fact that they've refused even a small cancellation fee that I've requested is not only unprofessional but unethical as well.

Working with Total Environment and White Melon Advertising & Productions has ultimately been a huge cluster and is indicative of either an illegitimate operation or gross incompetence. Since they haven't responded to any of the emails I sent prior to writing this review, I'm left guessing as to which...