Granite City Food and Brewery (Kansas City Speedway)

8/3/2008 4:21:13 PM, sunday, august 03, 2008
Wow, the first thing you notice is how clean this place is, and that fake super friendly let me act interested clone server / bartender act that you find at most chain restaurants. Exactly the same as any other Granite City that I have been too across the country. The beers were completely forgettable.

6/27/2007 3:08:29 PM, wednesday, june 27, 2007 [ Updated wednesday, june 27, 2007 ]
Visited on a Wednesday afternoon. The place itself is clean and nice, similar to a decent bar and grill. The beer selection is okay, as they serve their Granite City beers which are average. Service was pretty good, as the waitress was attentive and knew their beer script well. Value was about as expected, as the large draws were about $4 as was the sampler. Not a bad place, but pretty much the exact same as any other Granite City Food and Brewery that you’ll find.

4/8/2007 11:08:18 PM, sunday, april 08, 2007 [ Updated thursday, june 14, 2007 ]
Yep, only 4 beers, and I think one of them was a blend of the Maibock and Northern Light, for those who just can’t take a straight-up Maibock, apparently. Either way, I tried the Duke of Wellington IPA and the Brother Benedict’s Maibock and found the two eerily similar, not a positive thing for styles that are, or should be at opposite ends of a certain part of the beer spectrum. But, the wait wasn’t too long and the food certainly was tasty, if not a little on the pricey side. Inside features stone walls (appropriately enough) and a fairly bustling bar and staff. However, since I don’t live anywhere near this part of town, I can’t see going back at all since there are plenty of fine restaurants in and around my neighborhood. Either way it certainly wouldn’t be for the centrally-brewed, fermented-on-the-premises and uninspiring beers.

2/16/2006 12:09:54 AM, thursday, february 16, 2006
Not bad at all. Went and it still had that brand new feel to it. Waitstaff was overly attentive (not likely to keep up). The beer selection wasn’t great, had 4 of thier own beers on tap, and I know they have macros in bottle, but not sure whatelse. The food was average. The soup was good to great, my pasta was decent to average (bland), and my girlfriends turkey wrap was standard. Beers were average.