Hog Island Beer Co.

Such a weird place, it feels like they don't know what direction they want to go in. It took a few minutes to figure out where to enter, which is actually through the back, up some over grown stairs. Interior is very much a hodgepodge of ascetics. Beer is just OK, I did enjoy their hazy IPA, but everything else was meh. Service was friendly but not the most prompt.

The food and atmosphere both deserve five stars, and the beers are also excellent with a five-star rating. They also have love music on weekends. However, the restaurant's layout can be confusing. The hostess couldn't accurately estimate the wait time for a table, initially providing a 45-minute estimate, but a table was available in just 10 minutes. Additionally, she wasn't pleasant to deal with.

Once, we realized that it was a bar, we were worried, because I have a LOT of dietary issues. But I got a salad with salmon and sweet potato fries and everything was great!!! Edit: While I still am giving it a five, I did have a slight reaction. I suspect that it was the sweet potato fries. As reactions go, it wasn't too bad, so I am thinking that it was just a 'smidge' of a contact with whatever the trigger was. Or, maybe there were added ingredients! Whatever the reason, great place with fantastic food.

As two other patrons experienced, I was not pleased with the seating experience. We went to the inside bar and spoke to the bartender about the beautiful weather. She said we could sit in shade and just order beer at the tables. So, we went to the hostess area, and he asked if we're getting food. If we were only ordering beer, we had to sit in Adirondack chairs in the sun, at high noon, not in a shaded area, or just go to the inside bar. And he walked away. This experience left a bad taste in my mouth. Did I mention there were plenty of open tables? Being from Florida, we came a long way and wanted to try the beer. It seems like they want people to order food, not beer. Isn't beer the focus of a brewery? We opted not to get any beer to go or swag. Beer was okay, but it may have tasted better if I didn't have a sour experience in my mouth.