This is the kind of place you want in your own local outdoor shopping mall.
Beer Zombies Draft Room is the newest outpost of the craft beer empire that started as a merchandise brand, transformed into a chain of craft beer bars, launched a brewery, and now has this standalone non-SkinnyFATS location in Downtown Summerlin.
I've tried and enjoyed some of their shareable/app items before, including their Crispy Wings ($14) and perhaps their Sour Cream N Onion Dip ($14). I'm fairly certain that I enjoyed those, although the memory of the latter may be more "hazy." The wings were coated in buffalo sauce and tasted fresh and moist. They're definitely a worthwhile happy hour order (Mon-Thu 3-6pm) when they're priced at 1/2 off.
But I really wanted to hold out until I was hungry and willing to try their pizza. They proclaim that their "Zombie Pan Pies" are built on a 3-day fermented crust, topped with fresh mozz, sauced with Bianco di Napoli tomatoes, and garnished with basil. They also let you add toppings for $0.25 each to a 6" square ($7), a 12" rectangle ($12), or a giant pizza + beer flight called 27" of Flying Zombiees ($40).
I got a square with sausage, onions, and apparently sliced pepperoncini instead of cup-peronis. The sausage was actually enough meat and salt though, and the onions and pepperoncini were nice complements. The dough was really nice too; don't confuse it with Detroit-style pizza because it's thinner and the cheese doth not runneth over and crisp up, but there is plenty of crispy texture overall in the crust, which is also pretty light and airy. It is definitely good enough to compete with any pizza style though.
The beers may not be most Yelpers' main interest, but they've always been mine. Beer Zombies does have their own beers on draft here, but with so many rotating tap handles, they carry plenty of other craft brews, local and out-of-state alike. They've also been running a Flight Night tap takeover special on Tuesdays at an average rate of once every two weeks, when they feature a certain brewery and offer discounts on that brewery's not-available-anywhere-else-in-Nevada kegs (and sometimes bottle pours). I could go on forever about how tasty some of the specials are, but featured breweries over the past year have included RAR, Jester King, The Bruery, Aslin, and others.
Seating is pretty limited, even if you're cool with the outdoor patio. Bottles/cans are not available for to-go purchase because Downtown Summerlin is weird, but they can be enjoyed on-premises. You can also bring your own beers to share with friends and soon-to-be-friends alike, and they even host "Big Beer Sundays" weekly at 5pm to encourage said behavior.
Beer Zombies is a great spot for Downtown Summerlin to have, and I have been there perhaps too many times for my own Henderson-residing good. I will continue to come back for both drink and food though. If you haven't been here yet, you're missing out. read more