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    Bodega Brew Pub

    4.1 (155 reviews)
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    Open 10:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    Andrew S.

    In the area for work and walked past here so decided to try it out. Asked the bartender what was good and without hesitation he said the Rubens. I got the Pusan Ruben which has kimchi instead is sourkraut. It was out of this world delicious. You can tell the brisket is cooked in house and all the flavors came together. We sat at the bar but if your at a table you have to walk up and order from the bar that caused it be be a tad loud when busy but great food and a great beer selection.

    The BLT
    Elle N.

    Stopped in for lunch for the first time as we live nearby (we moved here recently). I was hesitant to eat here/stop in as I was put off by all the dusty beer bottles in the window. But once inside I realized those bottles are in an enclosed space in the storefront window display and the inside is wide open, tidy and clean. A really pleasant surprise! The menu was appealing, prices are fair and the service was good. Of the 2 sandwiches we ordered, the BLT was bland with the bacon too crisp for my taste but it was otherwise fine, but the other sandwich, the Cuban, was given high marks. Overall, this seems like a solid choice for lunch in downtown.

    One of the many beers they have on tap.
    Mark M.

    I stopped here when I was visiting my daughter and son-in-law a couple of months back. We are taking a bike ride and decided to stop in for a beer. I checked in on Yelp and guess what! A coupon for half off and appetizer! So we got the pretzel. It was huge and it was delicious. They have a lot of beers on tap and it's a cool building.

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    Nikki B.

    Stopped in on Christmas Day about noon... was there a couple hours, the place just got busier as the day went on. I've been meaning to stop in since I moved my mom to the area a few years ago. I got the vibe the Bodega is an Institution! I love the old tap handles, coasters and world money that adorn numerous places! Elizabeth took great care of us...offering beer samples and making a delicious Old Fashioned! We didn't dine on the $15 holiday meal as this was a stop as our dinner cooked @ home. I liked that the tap lists are on overhead TV's and broke out by lists, such as Christmas beers. There was a good selection; the local breweries, several WI breweries and just good breweries from around the US and a few high ABV imports. The stool seating are regular height bar stools, so easy to hop on to and padded, thanks. The place never got annoyingly loud as it got busier, thanks! I love the whole wall of floor to ceiling windows! Street parking was easy and w a convenient 2 hour limit. Now that I've finally made it in I will definitely be in when I come to town. Thanks Bodega and Elizabeth for a fantastic inaugural visit, cheers!

    My kind of place
    John O.

    Best La Crosse beer bar Must stop when I'm in town I'm the Duke for now La Crosse is a really fun city to visit. Great people, great scenery (for the Midwest, anyways) and given that it's in Sconnie - a pretty big drinking culture. There are a ton of dive bars in town, but if you are a beer geek like me then it is the place to be. As their sign says, 400 beers, 15 taps and open 366 days a year. They are also open until 2:30 in the morning. I thought bar close in Sconnie was two, but apparently there a few places that keep rocking until 2:30 at least in La Crosse. Staff has been super friendly every time that I have been. On my visit today, they hooked me up with a little taster of a $170 bottle of champagne. Tasted like $20 champagne to me, but the gesture was much appreciated.

    Braunschweiger & Onion Sandwich
    Mandarin Y.

    We are new in town and wanted to try out some local brews. Based on the reviews, we decided to pop in and give this place a chance. They offer a HUGE selection of bottled/canned beers, I believe over 400 of them, and 20 beers on tap! They serve typical brew pub fare that hits the spot. We decided to order the Braunschweiger & Onion sandwich (since it's a classic Wisconsin sandwich). The sandwich was very tasty, I highly recommend it, and the richness of the sandwich really compliments beer. We visited on a Monday night and it happened to be their weekly trivia night. We ended up staying for over 2 hours sampling beers, grabbing a bite, participating in trivia, and having a blast. The atmosphere was welcoming and casual. The staff is super friendly and informative (lots of good beer suggestions). They don't have their own parking lot so you would have to find street parking. I recommend checking this place out and I would gladly return.

    Avocubano
    John P.

    I thought I'd visit a recommended dive bar with a great beer selection and good sandwiches. Great afternoon drinking spot. Great service from Matt who had some very good recommendations for local beers on tap as well as sandwiches that the locals love. I ordered the AVOCUBANO -- a bit of a twist on their Cubano. Fresh ham, roasted pork shoulder, Swiss, sliced dill pickle, homemade guacamole on a Fayze's sub roll. It was great. I also ordered a CHILI DOG made with St. Joe's Meat's 1/4 pound Bodega dog, homemade chili, topped with onion and cheddar. I was good, chili could have used more spice. Matt was more than accommodating when asked to give a couple of samples of beers on tap from the area. Great place to hang out and do some work on your computer. Great furniture layout to just read a book with a great beer. The only drawback is, and I know it's a dive bar, they need to work on their bathroom.

    Peach Sangria...
    Raquia D.

    Visited here this past Friday during the day.... The GOOD: The grilled cheese sandwich was made with turkey, how I requested. The bathrooms were clean. There are also many beers on tap and lunch specials. Oh and my other friend enjoyed her fish sandwich on brioche. The BAD: The buffalo chicken pizza had wayyyy too much bleu cheese...my BFF and I agree on that. The service was meh. They tried, but it wasn't busy and they could not keep up. The UGLY: The mixed drinks are TERRIBLE! Stick to tap. I had both the Bloody Mary and Peach Sangria...both very bad. I requested a medium heat Bloody Mary, as did my friend. After watching the bartender make another, I see why I hated it. She had NO CLUE what she was doing! At one point she added sriracha! That is a very specific ingredient and should not be added to a standard Bloody Mary without asking the patron. The Peach Sangria was weak and full of meh-looking canned fruit...oh and a fork! I guess to eat the fruit? No thank you. All in all, if you stick to beer and wine you will be ok. The food is variable. Good luck with that!

    Free popcorn!
    Kristi S.

    Our experience here was less than desirable. Service was super slow. The food we ordered was burned and half was never delivered. Beers were pricey and tasteless (how do IPAs NOT have much taste?? ). Old fashioned was made with cinnamon Schnapps (what the heck??). The atmosphere was very neat (super old building with tons of charm), and they seemed to be dog friendly (I met a wonderful pup...most definitely the highlight of our visit). I honestly cannot comprehend how this place has such high reviews on Yelp.....severely disappointed. Save your maoney and time and find a different place to dine and drink.

    Bottles and cans
    Adrian G.

    Very friendly bartender. Went around 11am in a Sunday, sucks they didn't have like a brunch/mimosas option but still very good. They had supposedly over 400 beers! Amazing! Only had an appetizer with a buddy and this place mango salsa was delicious but their guacamole sucked. It was pretty brown. If it was gonna come out this way than they shouldn't have offered it to me. They should've just left it out. I would've given it a 5 if it wasn't for that brown guac. So sad to be honest. LoL their beer was Fuckn amazing! Went down so smooth and has beer from all these different breweries and different locations from all over Cali! Loving it!! Next time I will go back to try their better lunch and dinner options. Y'all should try this Forsure!! Most extensive beer folder, could get some organization too though. Maybe by region or type of beer or alphabetical.

    Vakiti S.

    Good place for tasting local brewery and they have their own brew from basement. Good for young gen.

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    Great service and ambiance. Offered free sample beer while we decide. Good beer and house made pastrami sandwiches.

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    Food, beer selection, service and ambiance is great! We've gone several times! We'll be back!

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    No flat bread anymore if I could give 0 stars I would 0/10 until menu is back to normal

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    It's a great place and a La Crosse tradition. Worth swinging by on holidays like St.Pats or New Years.

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    Stopped in @ noon open on Sunday. Being the first & only one at the bar for a bit I had a chance…read moreto chat up the friendly beertender Jenna. She helped me build a flight and gave me two samples of beers that piqued my interest... Spruce-A-Lool and Shitty Lyte Beer. Of the five bees I tasted... all were wonderfully delicious. As I exclaimed about the Spruce-A-Lootel "it's not offensive like I assumed and was pleasantly palatable". The Shitty Lyte beer I expected to taste like a regular domestic... had a little..something to it, I can't describe it, but a little punch. Jenna was attentive and funny my whole visit despite the bar filling up w customers. All the customers were equally as funny as we all talked and joked. Don't skip past Pearl Street and your directions are correct when it reads to take a left in to what looks like an apartment parking lot... you go the short distance past that to Pearl Street. I liked that the brewery really covered your palate with light to hoppy to malty and flavorful. I really enjoyed the Siberian Disco Toasted Stout and Java Lava Coffee Stout. I also enjoyed my Old Fashioned, they have a menu of cocktails as well. I definitely won't be waiting another four years for my third stop in to Pearl Street. Thanks Jenna for an afternoon of delicious beer over laughter and brewery styles and beers, cheers!

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    Second time coming in. Can't say I like their beer but the food is tasty…read more Got a burger and cheese curds this time. Super filling. The fist time, we shared a crab Rangoon pizza, which was oddly delicious. Will definitely come again.

    This was not on our hoppassport- so, not an official Hundreds of Hops Amazing Brewery Race Stop…read more We have been meaning to swing in for quite some time &, while on a bike trip, decided this was THE time to go out of our way to get here - scenic riding to an out of the way location, perfect! First things first, it's out of the way for almost everyone, no doubt. That said, once you arrive there's a large open parking lot & tons of seating, as this place is huge. We opted for bar seating, tho tables were also readily available. Speaking of huge, the tap list is also rather large. I love the way they do the flights, with no real set number, just as few or as many tasters as you'd like. Each taster has FANTASTIC signage, keeping you informed as to what you are drinking. We did a flight & 1 full high abv BA. The oktoberfest had lovely spice. This was also our lunch stop & we ordered a pretzel with 2 sauces - cheese & mustard, the mustard sauce is a sweet mustard, be warned & the cheese sauce was so-so. The pretzel was a bready-type, as in pretzel shaped breadstick. While it wasn't bad, it also wasn't that authentic Bavarian-style one might be expecting, as I know we were expecting it. I wouldn't order it again here. We also order the Blackened Mahi Tacos. These went nicely with the brews & we both enjoyed them. Initially, service was very attentive, and we were adding as we went. Once we stopped adding to the order, service tapped out & we ended up standing at our stop waiting for the bill. Nothing too drastic. We had both used the restrooms in turns while waiting & the bill came up just as the 2nd of us walked back up. All in all, pricing wasn't crazy high, service was good, the selection was varied & appeared to have something for everyone. The vibe was a bit underwhelming, perhaps because they had just opened for the day(?) We were both glad that we'd made the stop & there was only 1 beer from our selection that neither of us cared for. Each of us disliked 1 other, but that worked, as the other 1 did like it. The only real disappointment was the pretzel, as pretzel snobs... if there is such a thing as a pretzel snob...

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    I went to Reid's Landing today and I am revising my rating downward. I still feel this is a…read morebeautiful location and view, especially for eagle watching (we were on our way back from nearby Wabasha, the home of the National Eagle Center). I had the soup special, a bowl of the French Onion Soup, and my wife had the Pub Burger. Although both dishes were presented attractively, neither one had a "wow" factor, and in fact, were bland and lacking in flavor. It's too bad because,I was really in the mood for Onion Soup. The onions were cooked well, but the soup really was lacking in taste. I think the broth tasted like canned broth and did not have any depth of flavor. My wife felt the same way about the hamburger; it also was bland. So neither dish was particularly memorable. So one less star for food. They also loose another star for their continued surcharge for both a credit card and a debit card. When I rated this place two years ago, they were charging a 5% "employee pay supplement" which is no longer legal. However, it is also illegal to charge a 3% surcharge on both credit cards and debit cards (this new law was effective in January of 2025). Restaurants CAN charge for credit cards, but it is illegal to surcharge for debit cards. In fact, not only is this a Minnesota law, it is a Federal law, and part of the rules for Visa and Mastercard. Another option is that restaurants CAN give a cash discount from the menu, but to do that the menu must show prices using the credit card price and state that they give a (in this case) a 3% discount for cash (note: a menu discount, not a menu surcharge). If a credit or debit card is used, then it must match the MENU price and the check needs to show the menu price total, and separately show the cash discount. I tried to show the General Manager this law and explain it, but he was very dismissive and borderline rude. At first he tried to tell me their was a discount for paying in cash, so I asked him if that was discount off of the menu price, and he said no. A lack of a surcharge is NOT a discount; it is a surcharge!

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