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Granite City Food & Brewery
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
5 reviews for Granite City Food & Brewery
I've gone to the Granite City in St. Cloud, MN before and enjoyed their little sampler brew shot platter and they do have good loaded waffle fries.
We went here on our last day in the area because nothing else was really open so got an average lunch selection, I felt it was a bit pricey for the area and for what we got but at least with a chain its predictable.
Every time I've gone to Granite City, there has been something that has really bugged me.
The first time we went, my wife and I were meeting some friends after their meal, and so ended up at the bar. I don't know about all y'all, but I generally like to know how much something is going to cost me before I order, not after. Seriously, how hard is it to just toss some prices onto your beer menu? I'm a relatively cheap person, so most of the time, if I don't know how much something is going to cost me, I won't take the chance.
The second time, we went with a group of friends after a hockey game. They had a deal going that for every goal the Stampede (the local hockey team) scored, you could get 10% any food items that same night with your tickets. They scored 5 goals, so with 50% off coupons, we decided to have some drinks and appetizers. Expaining the specifics of what transpired would be pretty dull, so lets just say that they didn't honor the deal fully and our bill ended up being a lot more than we expected. And that was after we confirmed the deal with our waitress before ordering.
The third time we went to the resaraunt for a full meal. The food was good, but nothing special (almost everyone in our group of five felt about the same.) However, the prices were a bit high in my opinion. Not obscene, but higher than they should be for the level of food we received.
Some other, overall observations:
The atmosphere is definitely not my thing. It has a very "corporate" feel to it and the decor is rather uninspired.
The overall service has been hit and miss. Once, not so good, the other above average.
The one thing that it does have going for it is that it's a microbrewery, and it's the only microbrewery/resaurant in Sioux Falls that I know of. Please if I'm wrong, someone let me know. While I would never count their beers among my favorites, it's obviously a step above your standard (boring) beer options.
I guess my final assessment is that I would go back to Granite City for a beer, but choose someplace else if I wanted to order any food.
Meh. I dont know. There really isn't anything special about this place. It is your average, run of the mill corporately run brewpub. The food isn't anything spectacular but its not horrible, comprable to red robin, but they dont even quite make that level.
Atleast their service isn't too bad, they took care of me and my girlfriend quickly and efficiently. Nothing really stuck out in my mind about this place as being over the top or having any great quality to keep people coming back, but hey Ill try it again
Don' be goin' and takin' me for GRANITE! Douglas K. here with a fresh review!
I just ate at Granite City Food & Brewery in Sioux Falls (SD) last night with a coupla friends. My girlfriend was, sadly, 2000 miles away in California (USA).
Granite City serves the best food until the latest at night in Sioux Falls. Lemme say that one more time: they serve the best, latest, food. The best food that is also the latest. If there is a wave of "best food" washing up on the shore of Sioux Falls (SD), Granite City is the last receding portion of the wave as it returns to sea: the LATEST.
After Granite City closes you're left with no food options that won't make you question the entire food delivery system in our country.
Granite has great salads, big portions of comfort food like meatloaf, and good, huge burgers. Never had their beers but go for it.
I'm sick in bed and I just may yelp the whole world. Well, I'd better head out!
Douglas K.
For predictable corporate food, this place ain't bad. The beers are really this place's saving grace, with a respectable IPA on tap that I haven't had any reason to wonder beyond.
For food, I've generally gone with the flatbreads and the buffalo burger. The burgers are a little risky, though, with the end product be considerably and unpredictably over/under-done. And, of course, smoking is permitted inside, which is a strike in my mind.