Granite City Brewery/Restaurant looking for high profile location in downtown Detroit

[CityGirl]

this is the first time i've heard of this chain. anybody been to any other locations across the country? Quality food?

I've been to a couple of Granite City restaurants across the country, and while I find their beer good, their food is typical and overpriced---you know that every recognizable chain restaurants' food tastes the same category.

[noise]

I've been to a couple of Granite City restaurants across the country, and while I find their beer good, their food is typical and overpriced---you know that every recognizable chain restaurants' food tastes the same category.

I'm kind of in the opposite boat. I don't prefer chain restaurants, but I find their food slightly better than average. I find their beer pretty lacking.

[DLife]

Agreed..I've been to the BJ's Brewhouse restaurant chains and the beer is so- so. Granite City is unique in that they truck in the liquid wort from South Dakota for fermentation on site to keep their costs low. I'll stop by and give it a try this month--I saw they open today in Troy.

[CityGirl]

Agreed..I've been to the BJ's Brewhouse restaurant chains and the beer is so- so. Granite City is unique in that they truck in the liquid wort from South Dakota for fermentation on site to keep their costs low. I'll stop by and give it a try this month--I saw they open today in Troy.

This is interesting to me. The beer I have had at GC is brewed on site. You can see the brewhouse and all the equipment from the dining area.

I had their salmon and rice with asparagus, most recently. Yucky. I could have made it myself and done a better job.

BJ's Brewpub [[brewhouse?) has HAD good food, but of late, when I ate there just this last time I visited, their portions were greatly reduced and their prices raised. They have reduced the options on their menu, too.

I much prefer the independent brew pubs that are not chains.

I will agree that Rock Bottom has both good beer and good food.

[Orthophonic]

I'm kind of in the opposite boat. I don't prefer chain restaurants, but I find their food slightly better than average. I find their beer pretty lacking.

Granite City is not too bad overall. For chain breweries I like Rock Bottom a little better, for beer and food. I would not travel a long way to go to a GC or a RB, but either would be a nice option if you are in the neighborhood.