Granite City Food & Brewery

After watching my sons band concert at Nebraska Wesleyan we decided to go to Granite City Food & Brewery in Lincoln. It was a Sunday evening and we arrived about 7:00. They showed us to our table almost immediately. The menu had something for everyone. I had the Rib Eye Steak & baked potato and my wife had one of their pasta meals. My son had their half rack of ribs and the girls had kids meals. I must say i enjoyed my steak it was well seasoned and grilled they way I like it. The only distraction was the service. While to food came out fast the waitress on several occasions forgot to take care of our request like a childs booster seat, ketchup etc. We had to ask her more than once. Otherwise a great meal in a comfortable setting. We will return as the food was good and everyone enjoyed it.

Nice brewery with really good beer selection !
Food is fantastic as well. Price wise is cheep if u ask me,chicken wrap w beer on draft = 14$....
Its worth it to stop by

Great Cuban sandwich with fries. Fabulous beer selection & I had the admiral: a mix of beers. Portions are large, so share or ask for a "to go box." Felt like they needed more waitstaff given the amount of time we had to wait on a table (much longer than they said) and how many empty tables needed clearing. We had a great waitress who gave us good suggestions including the small chocolate chip cookie with vanilla ice cream for dessert.
Considering it was a Friday night, and we didn't have reservations, the 30 minute wait wasn't too bad. We stood at the bar & had some great beer.
Tip: you might ask for a "half" size portion on the salads if you aren't a huge eater.

Visting family in Lincoln, and I am from Portland, Oregon where there are more brew pubs per capita than any other place on earth.

I went in just to taste the brew..... Well, I'm not impressed. The beer was just not that good. They even tried to mix a few brews together to make better beer. These mixes are listed on the menu.... Sorry, guys..... How about making a good beer in the first place, eh?

Bottom line: I had better beer at another brew pub in Lincoln.

I've eaten here a couple of times, once before I was gluten free I think I ordered a pasta and it was good and last time we were there was just a couple weeks ago.

We were seated quickly and the atmosphere is neat with the brewery viewing window and plenty of in and outdoor seating. Our server was really nice and knowledgeable about the menu and gluten free options. I was really impressed that this place had an entire gluten free menu. I've found this allergy can be problematic in the midwest and was relieved to find a place with a menu with more than just "salad, no croutons, no dressing, no happiness".

The gluten free menu had a lot of choices including gluten free buns for their burgers and there was no additional charge for any gluten free items. We selected the chop salad with chicken, which we thought was great, and the Walleye fillet with vegetables. The fish was cooked very well and the sauce was really delicious. The couple we were with enjoyed their meals as well and their two little ones shared a kids meal with carrots, pasta, and juice drinks. Price was really affordable as well. We didn't have any drinks so our meal was under 30 for my boyfriend and I.

While I agree with many other yelp reviews that the food was not "outstanding" I think for this type of place it was really good. Nothing we ate was bland at all, not even the vegetables. Service was great, atmosphere was good for groups, and as I said...they have a whole menu of happiness just for me. We'll be going back.

I've been to Granite City a number of times, usually for Super Bowl parties, keg untappings, or the Sunday brunch (which is the best in town, by the way). Ot is a popular place and for that reason I have had to wait on a table as long as an hour. Usually this is not a problem for me.

The food is incredible and the service is pretty good although on really busy days it might take a little longer than usual to get a member of the wait staff's attention. I was a little disappointed to find out on my last trip there that the London broil does not appear to be on the menu any longer. This was my favorite dish. The craft beer is first rate and always fresh. The new building feels a little smaller to me than the old one was and I hope I'm wrong about that because moving into a smaller building would be an absolute disaster for one of the best brewpub restaurants in town. I very much like Granite City.

I'm from down South and my family took me here for lunch the other day. The hostesses were very accommodating and friendly right off the bat. The waiter was patient with members of our party coming in at separate times and very attentive. I ended up splitting some type of Asian chicken salad and the Asian shrimp appetizer with another person at the recommendation of my cousin. The salad was very good with the two dressings and the waiter was kind enough to have them split it on two plates, as well as the soup that came along with it (in two bowls of course). The French Onion soup was very good as well.
Because the shrimp appetizer was apparently short one shrimp, they brought us a whole new shrimp appetizer, even though I probably wouldn't have noticed. Not that I'm complaining. It was yummy and we had leftovers! Excellent service and great food all around!

Great food and microbrews. Best during happy hour. 4-6 $1 off tap beers, wine and mixed drinks and half priced flat breads. And from 9-close there is $1 off tap beers, wine and mixed drinks as well as half priced flat breads and $2 off appetizers.

Also you can join the Mug Club for $20 dollars ($10 on Mondays) which entitles you to 25 oz microbrews for $3.95 ($2.95 happy hour), 10% of your bill, $2 off Sunday brunch, points towards rewards and opportunities to win trips.

Update 10-2
Immediately after submitting this review I was contacted by Shane and Brandon, the managers and they have been wonderful to try and figure out what went wrong. Whether it be overwhelmed staff and just mistakes that were made.
They took it upon themselves personally to find out what happened and to work on a solution so that we could feel confident the next time that we would have the same great service as previous visits.
Still not happy what happened. But I appreciate the damage control. We will be back to give them another shot thanks to responsive management.


One of the worst experiences we have ever had at Granite City and I am quite sure we will not be back.
On Halloween (Saturday the 31st) we had a large group of friends and family (15 total) with a reservation for 4pm. We scheduled it for here because they were so accommodating last time and this is before dinner rush.
They didn't even write our reservation in their book. Which I called on Wednesday before. I was even shown the book by the host to make sure our name wasn't spelled wrong.
The host went and got the manager who was this younger blonde in a black and white dress rolled her eyes and acted like we were an inconvenience. Rude. We should have left at this point.
Got to our table which was fine. They had pushed together multiple into a large row table.
We rarely got refills of water/soda. And it took forever to get our food. They did bring out everything at the same time. And our waiter was nice but a bit slow.
It took 20 minutes to get a check and boxes. And we had to tell the waiter repeatedly.
We were over charged. Myself and my husbands bills were separate and they charged us for 2 appetizers not one and almost apparently double charged us. Glad I read the check carefully. Each cup of tea is $3 now. Yikes for hot water and a 25 cent tea bag.
The prices went up a lot and they no longer apply the 10% discount for having their mug club card. They took $1 off total. The hostess said this was the discount. Great I pay $25 for a rewards card and it gives me nothing.
Overall super disappointing!!! Never thought I would write a bad review of here but here it is. I am dissatisfied and disappointed.

Service is hit or miss as well as the food, but if you can find a menu item As your go to meal here they are pretty consistent. The trouble is sifting through the stuff that isn't good to find something cravable. The waffle fries and the dip are always good.
I recommend the Sunday buffet but try and be on the early side, the prime rib is mostly the left over pieces if your there at 11:30