Reviews for Granite City Food & Brewery in Naperville, IL
The food here is mediocre at best. The one server worked super hard to get everyone served on time, so kudos to him. The female... bartender was not personable at all and treated us like peons. She truly presented as she could not be bothered by us. There areso many better restaurants in the area. Don't even bother. Not worth the visit. Read more
I was actually a little shocked at how poor my experience was here. I had received a gift card to go here and I was looking... forward to it. I made a reservation through OpenTable via the website. When I arrived, to my chagrin, the waitress had to checkto see if there were any tables available b/c apparently they had just sat several large groups. I went for the Taco specialnight. I was able to order two margaritas by the time they came? which is no big deal; but to my surprise apparently thebartender had decided to give us virgin style? Not sure. Just interesting how two margaritas on an empty stomach doesn?t giveany sort of indication that there was actual alcohol in the drinks. I actually never finished my second due to the fact that itwas all mixer and was starting to bother my stomach. The tacos came out and, of course, they were cold. The beef ones weren?tseasoned, so it tasted like cold hamburger. The chicken tinga ones were fine, but still would have liked them warm. I think Iactually laughed when I tried the salsa. Because it isn?t salsa. It?s marinara sauce. Chips were stale. I was really lookingforward to supporting a new business. I still haven?t even used my entire gift card, but I don?t have any desire to come back.Overpriced. And the quality, taste, portions, and warmth of the food is nowhere near justified. Just go across the street toWhite Chocolate Grill for the same price but a classier, better experience. The only bright spot was the bubbly, friendlyhostess. The waitress was huffing, sighing, and rolling her eyes. Dropping the drinks and condiments with loud thuds each timeshe swung by the table. Pictured: the marinara in question Read more
Came here for dinner tonight. We had 4:45 reservations and showed up about 15 minutes early. The hostess was way over occupied,... left to attend to the phone, take out orders, and every customer who walked through the door. It took awhile for her to get tous, which I understood. We were seated by 4:50. A rocky start, but it was understandable. Our server practically met us at thetable, at which time we ordered drinks and apps. Drinks were out quickly. Apps took awhile, and one was hot, one warm, one cold.Flavor was mostly good, but the cold item that should've been hot was pretty much ruined by the time it got to us We place ourorder when the apps came, and ordered another drink. Didn't see the waiter again until sometime after the food runner broughtour table. I had been out of my drinks (water and coffee) since before he left the table last time, and the additional drinkhadn't come. I inquired about the drink, and the waiter said it was ready and he was going to go get it. Came back ten minuteslater without it. He said the bar was backed up. And, by the way, we decided we're out of 2 of the 5 entrees ordered. Back tothe menus. Fast forward a long time... Drink eventually came, everyone ate, got the bill. Yeah the two entrees we had orderedthat they were out of were still on the bill, along with the replacement entrees. Now, we wait for the server again, let himknow about the mistake, he corrects it, we pay and go. So I would say about 90% of the food that we actually got AND made it tothe table was 4 star food. The service and apparent lack of organization in the kitchen brings my rating down to a high 2 stars.Though the service wasn't great, the server was friendly. I'll add a tenth of a star to bring us back up to low 3 star rating. 3apps coming out of the kitchen at the same time to the same table shouldn't vary from hot to cold. And running out of a dish at5:00 isn't normally considered great planning. Read more
I've seen some really poor wings. But this takes the cake.. bartender told me.. "they are small, but you got extra" this is the... worst wing serving I've ever seen. Do not order the wings for $16.99. So disappointing. Read more
This first part of the review, which is two stars at best, is actually from a couple of years ago. Food prep could be better -... read on. I ordered the dark flight of four. The glass of the Broad Axe was 1/3 head on top. Not a full four ounce glass of beerthat I would expect. My wife and I ordered the bowl of onion soup. Hot, rich and beefy. Very good. My wife ordered the BennieMac and Cheese. Very good, but the piece of toast that came with it was over done and dry, mostly air as far as bread goes.Flavor was good though. I ordered the Short Ribs per the recommendation of our waitress, vs. the bone-in ribeye. I should havegone with the ribeye. The portion was small - three ribs, maybe three to four ounces of total meat. Throughout, I kepttasting/chewing on tiny bone fragments, like you might find in cheap hot dogs or sausage. I know from experience this is ONLY aresult of poor preparation. Bony meat cuts should ALWAYS be scraped with a knife, sharp spatula or other appropriate devicebefore cooking to minimize the leftovers from the cutting process. I needed to use a sharp toothpick at home to remove the lastpiece from one of my teeth. We might still return to try different menu items. **Update** My wife and I had dinner again hereon March 12, 2022. We were seated somewhat promptly after a short wait due to staffing. It's unfortunate that people don't wantto work these days. Anyway, we ordered the onion soup bowl again and it was very beefy, tasty and delicious. I again had thebeer flight of four. It is a better deal than one pint of one beer. I still was somewhat saddened that 3 of the 4 glasses didn'tarrive full. See the photos. Each glass of beer started off with a nice head, but as that diminishes the bartender should top itoff. I mentioned this, and the waitress was happy to take care of it, actually bringing a small tasting glass with a little bitmore of each of the three. That was a nice gesture. Another thing is the waitress had all four glasses Read more
My husband and I came to town for the night and ate here. The waiter was on top of things . The food was wonderful . The bloody... Mary?s were VERY GOOD ! We also got a flight taste of beer. Some were not for us to bitter but some were good for$ 4.95 we justhad to try . The sirloin steak potatoes and asparagus was AMAZING ! My husband had the ribs (which fell right off the bone withfries and asparagus , THAT TOO WAS AMAZING ! We will be back ! Read more
My husband and I went to the Naperville location for my sister 42nd bday tonight. I ordered the chicken and asparagus pasta. My... husband had the Tudson chicken. We also had slice of chocolate cake which was delicious Read more
Awesome Sunday brunch! Sat at one of the high tables that surround the bar and had the bartender Greg as my server. He was... polite and helpful covering details of the brunch since it was my first time there on a Sunday. The food was all excellent, farbetter than what you commonly get on buffets. Everything was served at the proper temperatures and all of the servers and staffwere very welcoming. I've been to this location several times during the week and have always been pleased with both the foodand service. Greg was particularly nice and took the time to answer any questions I had. I'll continue to visit for greatweekday specials and their exceptional Sunday brunch. Highly recommended and special thanks to Greg! Read more