Saturday, June 22, 2013

Rock Bottom Brewery

The brew house pub has been a trend for a number of years now and the Rock Bottom Brewery, located on Fountain Square (and on line at http://www.rockbottom.com/), has been doing it for over 20 years. First opened in Denver, there are now almost 40 locations nationwide.

Mark has been going to this location almost since it opened. It was a favorite lunch spot for a couple of his day job clients. Both of us have eaten here numerous times and thought it was about time to put up a post.

The place is large enough to accommodate a good sized business luncheon crowd. The bar side offers the typical sports channels on hanging flat screens. The sizable dining room is more traditional. On both sides you can see and, yes, smell the area where the craft beers are made. But we weren't here to drink, we were here to have a burger.

Burgers
The menu is rather substantial, catering to just about every taste. Even burger lovers have options. Nine different burgers are available. We each chose the Classic Burger, at least a third pound of sirloin, cooked to our taste and covered with a bold cheddar cheese. The burgers are lean and juicy with the taste of a good seasoned flattop. The bun was lightly toasted and the garden was fresh and crisp. 

Because it was a week day when we visited for the blog, we had a bit of a wait. Oh, we were seated right away, even if it was way in the back, but sat and waited to be "discovered" by our server. Once she got to us she was friendly and worked hard to keep things moving. The kitchen, being lunch time, was a bit slow but that allowed us time to chat about our favorite sports teams, the Reds, the Bengals mini-camp, and, of course, our Australian Rules Football team the Collingwood Magpies who are struggling this year to stay in playoff contention. 

When the burgers did arrive they and our fries were hot. Our server making sure they didn't sit around and cool, waiting to be delivered.

We wouldn't say this burger is in our top 10 but for a chain burger it is very good. We've been here when it wasn't as crowded and the service is much quicker. We strongly recommend that, if you haven't already, you give this place a try. Maybe go at dinner and sample one or five of the craft beers.

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