Further Thoughts on Brixx

[ysabetwordsmith]

Brixx, which I have mentioned before in April and May, continues to be a favorite pizza place. The last time we were there, we tried the 4x4 meat pizza.  This time we got the Hawaiian, which was bumped up a notch by the addition of fresh cilantro; that makes a surprisingly large improvement in an already good concept.  :D  Worth noting, they now have more desserts besides the s'mores pizza, which is excellent hot but doesn't reheat at all well so is only good when you have enough people to eat it all at once.  The sundaes are terrific -- we got a chocolate one, with a very complex sauce.  

Also, they're very responsive to feedback.  They've added NA beers.  We discovered this when my partner Doug spotted the St. Paulie Girl's on the menu.  They were out.  And instead of being either completely out of NA beer or offering a crappy version like O'Doul's, they had a replacement: Kaliber, one of Doug's other favorites.  Turns out one of the staff has been working hard to build a really top-notch selection of craft beers, not only the alcoholic but also the NA ones.  Since they already have a perfect-10 craft root beer -- which is my go-to beverage there even though I rarely get anything but water at a restaurant -- I also pointed out that there are a few small brewers catering to NA celebratory beverages with fancy sodas or sparkling fruit juices.  It was nice to see people who aren't looking at restaurant work as just a job, but as a passion, presenting edible art and hanging out with people.

It's kind of like a little slice of Terramagne.  \o/

Comments

[stardreamer]

What's their root beer? If it's not St. Arnold's, you might suggest that they expand to include that one. I went to a root-beer tasting at a con a few years ago, and at the end of the evening St. Arnold's was head and shoulders above everything else but Virgil's (which is a specialized taste -- if you don't like anise, you'll hate it). Since it's local to us, that's now the only root beer we buy.

Well...

[ysabetwordsmith]

It's from a small brewer, and is actually brewed, although it's nonalcoholic. I don't know the name, though.

[alatefeline]

That is fabulous!

Woe!

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Ooh, sounds great! ... Alas and alack! None closer to Philadelphia than the far side of DC!

Till I got to "not only the alcoholic but also the NA ones" I thought you meant "made in North America".

Re: Woe!

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Could be worse, out west there's only one in Colorado. :( But they do seem to be expanding. Ours is a reasonable one hour away in a town we visit regularly.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Envy. I gotta come taste for myself.

Yes...

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

:D It's worth taking out of town guests too.

[book-worm5.livejournal.com]

Mm, sounds good. I'll have to look them up if I'm ever in a relevant section of the States.