Wichita Brewing Co. & Pizzeria — Restaurant in Wichita

Great atmosphere and really friendly service. Breweries generally have great food, and this one lives up to that reputation.

My dining mate and I were there for lunch, so we stuck to the lighter fare, pizza, an Italian sub, a beer sampling, and one of their signature cocktails.

Overall, I would definitely go back, especially to sample their dinner offerings, and of course, more beer.

DISCLAIMER, before I start; I am a 2nd generation Italian American who grew up in Boston, have traveled extensively, and have lived all over the world. So my experience will be filtered differently that others. That said, bottom line up front, lunch was delicious and I would order the same of everything again.

The sandwich came with a side, and for a small up-charge we were able to elevate that to an appetizer, which we did, and chose the Italian meatballs with marinara sauce sprinkled with dried Parmesan cheese.

I really liked the meatballs. They were flavorful and tender. The sauce was good, although just a tad sweet for me, but again, probably preferable to the majority of diners based on American taste preferences.

I had the grinder and my tablemate had the pizza. I ordered the grinder grilled, which wasn't standard, but they cheerfully accommodated me, and for me it made all the difference.

The cold cuts were plentiful and fresh, and everything was prepared with the right amount of proportions. What I look for in an Italian grinder is the proportions of meat, cheese, and seasonings. There's a creamy tanginess I look for, off set with oregano (which was ready on the table as an offered seasoning), which this had. The bread was fresh and the grilling made it a little crisper, which honestly saved this sandwich. The only thing that would elevate this grinder would be to serve a bread with a harder crust, that offered a crispy crunch when biting into it. If this were an Italian sub shop or pizza shop, this review would have gone very differently, but it isn't, it's for a great restaurant where this is only a small example of the menu.

My tablemate ordered the pizza. They offer a large variety of pizza options, and we got a pepperoni. I didn't eat a slice, but I did try some of the crust. My lunch mate really enjoyed the pizza. The crust was thin, almost like Flatbread and had a nice texture, was cooked well, and the sauce and cheese seemed fine with the same sweetness on the sauce which worked much better on the pizza for me.

The beer flight was all beers from their brewery, and were all great - I chose two IPAs and two wheats - I would certainly order any of them as a full...

I would like to give some feedback from our 12-4 visit. We were on the west side of town and WBC sounded like a great place for dinner. Unfortunately, there was a 45 min wait. We called the WBC on the east side of town and there was only a 20 min wait and it is closer to our house.

We asked if we could be added to the list, the hostess took our name and number and said they would call when our table was ready. We received a text message from Yelp that we were on the list and could check our place with a link. When we arrived we waited in the car for a call for 10 min. The kids got a little stir crazy so we decided to walk inside to check in with the hostess. She, in a not polite manner towards my wife, told us they gave our table away to someone else and it would be another 20-30 min. Hearing this, I then inquired why we were not called or texted that our table was ready. The hostess then was very impolite stating they got very busy and had to give our table away. I asked again how we were supposed to know the table was ready as we received no call or text? Both hostesses offered no explanation and continued to explain that it was our fault that we were not waiting by the hostess stand. We decided to wait for a table for another 20min. After being seated, we had a great experience. Our waiter was great and the food was excellent.

I was/am very frustrated by this experience. While we were waiting we watched the hostesses take numbers from everyone that entered the door. To me, during COVID, that is suggesting that waiting in the car is the preferred/safest option while the table is being prepared. How long would we have had to wait in the car before we received a call? Did all other customers that returned to their car receive calls to let them know the table was ready or did they also lose their table because they did not wait inside? This was horrible customer service.

We are huge fans of WBC and plan to return many more times. I do have to say if we receive this type of service again it may be our last...

I used to get the grilled cheese stuffed pizza it was my favorite and so flavorful! But these last 3 times I’ve tried it has been a big let down. They raised there prices on it within these last years which is fine BUT please atleast keep the quality up. On two occasions I’ve ordered take out and felt cheated it was made with little effort and I get it bad days busy days but for it being called a grilled cheese stuffed pizza it had little to no cheese, felt like I was biting into bread more than anything. I would’ve just ordered a regular pizza for far cheaper but like I said it was my favorite pizza. On the most recent occasion I dined In, ordered a beer because they are still great brewery and got the same pizza I always do to share with a friend and sadly it was the same story, not enough filling and on top of that it was burnt pretty badly, had to use a plate to keep the excess inedible pieces. It was busy maybe 15 people in there. Servers were great but I feel like the quality of the food has diminished. Not worth almost $20 for this pizza anymore, would rather just drink...