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    CRAFThouse

    2.7 (284 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    "Breakfast plate"

    If I could give this place a zero I absolutely would. The sausage came out with the packaging still on it. They have no knives so we had to use a plastic knives to cut sausage that was tremendously overcooked. They have no butter, had to bring out melted cooking butter. Our server was very nice. It was her second day, but I will never come here again absolutely horrible experience.

    Server needs to be fired
    Joe D.

    I sat for 50 minutes waiting and not 1 person came to help me. I walked to the bar and asked the 1 waiter if I'm supposed to order somewhere else, he ignored me so i just stared until he said, yeah the bartender can help you. So i walk to the empty area of the bar and waited another few minutes for the bartender to take my order before i just gave up and left. There was female waitress (blonde) she walked around in circles doing nothing or playing on her phone. I've never waited 50 minutes in an empty restaurant before, was ridiculous. Never again will i return to this hole. See video for evidence of empty and picture of waiter just standing there on phone.

    "Fried Mack n Cheese" if that's what you wanna call it
    Olivia W.

    Unfortunately, our experience at the CRAFThouse left a lot to be desired. Despite the restaurant only having a few occupied tables, it took an unreasonably long time for anyone to even acknowledge our presence. We ordered water, a round of drinks, and an appetizer. The blue raspberry margarita was undrinkable -- it tasted overwhelmingly like rubbing alcohol with no hint of flavor, and we ended up sending it back. For the appetizer, we tried the fried mac and cheese, which tasted like it had been pulled straight from the freezer and deep-fried. It lacked seasoning, texture, and overall appeal. As for the chicken quesadilla, it was edible but bland -- definitely nothing to write home about. By the time we left, we were all joking (half-seriously) about whether we'd end up with food poisoning. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this spot based on our visit. The quality just didn't match the expectations. Not to mention they had tvs SO LOUD! We had to yell at each other just to engage in a conversation ...

    Burnt medium rare burger
    Daryl B.

    Only 2 of what i would consider craft brews, just because its not bud light doesnt make it craft. Burnt is NOT medium rare, waaaaaaay overcooked burger. Not great just edible. Service was pretty good. Chicken sandwich is chicken jerky.

    Lilly A.

    To go daiquiris! Mitchell did a great job serving us. The vibe was chill and you can tell it's a great spot to come hang out with friends.

    Bad queso

    Don't get the queso it's trash and messed up my drinks. Bad queso, bad queso, bad queso.

    Mac & Cheese (Side) Hawaiian Smoked Brisket Tacos (2pc)
    Denita W.

    I was in town for a work visit and stopped here based on a quick glance at the menu. The service was great but the food was disappointing. I ordered the Hawaiian BBQ tacos and it comes with a side. The chopped brisket tacos came out with cold pineapple slapped on top straight from a can of pineapple chunks. It was meh. The brisket was ok but the pineapple really brought this down quite a bit. The pulled pork Mac & cheese was the side I chose. It was inedible. The Mac & cheese alone was bland and the meat on top was not great. I tried to add bbq sauce, but it did not help. I usually box all leftovers because I hate food waste but I left the Mac & cheese on the table.

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    Donovan S.

    This is a college bar/restaurant and is exactly what you'd expect. The food was OK, the drinks were OK. Our server was really good and got this review an extra star. He was fast and came back plenty of times but not too much. They have a lot of frozen drink options just beware of massive ! I don't think we'll be back. Not a bad experience, just better options around.

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    Loved it. Good beer. Good food. Great atmosphere. Service was great. Huge TV's so we could watch the soccer game.

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    I great place to go if you want to drink for a reasonable price. Food is pretty good, daiquiris are a must.

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    Service was at bare minimum. Drinks didn't taste that strong nor good. Food was pretty good, music was good and so was the atmosphere.

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    Tayler was fantastic service and the brisket tacos were out of this world good. Prices r very fair. We'll be back!!!

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    Beware of the "5 Star" Reviews…read more Offering free drinks/apps in exchange. I do want to point out that I never submit reviews. Went in and sat down quick, yet the food took over an hour. We sat, ordered drinks along with the food when we got there. After we realized the people around us that arrived significantly later were already paying to leave, we got up to ask about our food as it had easily been 40 minutes. Got told it would be a couple of minutes, gave us waters. Mind you, we are now over an hour into waiting. Food started to roll out and we kept getting offered free chips in the meantime- sorry but this solves the situation how? We are now going to be full of chips and not food. 2 of the meals still took an extra 20 min after the majority rolled out and of course, my parents' food came out COLD. What were we waiting for on this exactly? A lady, who I am assuming is the manager, came to apologize, told us she would remove the 2 items from the ticket. We were understanding. However, she then admitted they dropped the ball- this is where this place really lost us. She stated that they tried to reheat the plates and just pass it as "fresh." Thank you for finally being honest but this truly just gave me a bad image of management. I felt like they just threw the team under the bus. We asked for the check and when we asked if she did comp the 2 plates, she gave an attitude responding, "I did, I fixed it" and then proceeded to send someone else to check us out. That is not how you manage or take ownership. As a manager myself, you take care of the person full on through to try and turn the situation around. Had she done that or had the staff communicated that they messed up when we had initially asked, we would've been completely fine instead all that happened here. We were in there for about 2.5 hours. Unfortunately left disappointed due to the good reviews we initially saw.

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