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Great Basin Brewing Co. - Carson City

4.0 (763 reviews)
ModeratePizza, Brewpubs, American
Closed • 11:00 am - 8:30 pm
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Jeffrey C.

Nice central location short waking distance midway between the Nevada State Museum and the capitol. Nice atmosphere, large with screens. Great sevice although food took a while but that's was not the norm supposedly. Great beer selection, duh. Good menu variety. Good food. Why 4 not 5 stars? Weak Happy Hour. $2 off pints and wine and app food deals BUT they do smaller portions. Sort of defeats the purpose of Happy Hour prices and gives off a bait and switch vibe. We ordered the fried pickles and brussel sprouts. Check out the photo. The fried pickles were 3 slim pieces, pretty ridiculous. Brussel sprouts were night and day difference on the portion size. I had to ask the server if he ate some of our pickles.

Nashville Fried Chicken Sando
Lauren C.

I went during lunch and it was perfect timing. I decide to get the fried chicken sandwich but make it Nashville hot with some sweet potato fries. It was great and had a kick that I could actually taste. They had a new waitress training at the time and she did a great job. No complaints, no food was left, and we were in and out with no extended wait or any issues.

Happy Hour fun.   Brussel Sprouts and Fish Tacos with a Lager.
Aaron F.

Happy Hour is the way. The chili Beer and Lagers are my go to here. $2 16oz Beer for Happy Hour, and the small bites menu is good for a snack and go. Also, can't go wrong with a good burger.

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R C.

After exploring the area, we decided on enjoy a beer (or two) and some food. Well we walked in and were quickly seated. Our server, sorry forgot your name, was helpful and able to answer our questions, we decided on a few items and our party of six shared them. We ordered two pizzas (pepperoni and a capitol combo), we got the pretzel, caesar salad, BBQ brewmaster plate and a few beers. First off the pizzas are delicious and easy choice for anyone who comes here, it will not miss. The bbq platter was also very good, the portions are not huge but each sausage was tasty. The pig wings were tender and flavorful with the hot honey sauce. The pretzel was also great and paired with the stone ground mustard from the bbq plate was excellent. The only item that I think I would change would be the Memphis wings, they were on the salty side for all of us, the flavor is there but a lil too salty, I think the hot honey sauce would have been a hit on those wings. We tried a few beers the lager, Juicy IPA and an amber ale. I skipped the lager, my dad enjoyed his brew. As for the other two, I found them to be refreshing with a nice balance of hops for each of them and a great companion to the dishes we ordered. If we are ever in the area again we would definitely stop by.

Crispy fish tacos
Jennifer S.

Staff were friendly and wonderful as always. This is one of our go to spots in Carson and I think the kitchen was having an off night. Food was very slow to come out and when it finally did we were a little disappointed. My husband had the Cajun chicken Caesar wrap, but there was nothing Cajun about it. He said it just tasted like Caesar. I had the crispy fish tacos and they were not crispy at all. The usual golden brown outside was soft and just tasted doughy. The new chipotle sauce was nothing to write home about. I preferred the green sauce they used to have on it. The fries were top notch as always. We will be back, this by no means deters us, but was just our experience this trip.

BBQ plate
William M.

That Great Basin is even better than it was when I first visited a few years ago shows how committed they are to continuing to providing a fantastic dining experience. The Brisket Sandwich special, Garlic Fries, Hot Pretzel, Pan Asian Noodle Salad, Brussel Sprouts and Pork Belly Mac & Cheese were on our table today. It would be tough to pick a favorite...everything was outstanding. Service and ambiance are excellent, as always.

Very salty food. Big disappointment.
Anthony T.

I can't believe I'm actually going to give this review a one star review. Great Basin Brewing has been a favorite of ours for well over a year almost 2 years now. It's been our go to place. Today being Father's Day, we were out and about in town and decided we would eat there. All the way there I kept bragging to my grandson how great this place is and it's our go to spot. yada yada yada. It wasn't very busy and we were seated very quickly. The service has always been pretty friendly. The service today was adequate and I'll get to that in a second. My grandson ordered the pork belly, Mac and cheese. I kept saying how that is a really good choice and he's really going to like it. My wife ordered the half rack ribs with fries and coleslaw. I had what I think is called the butchers platter with ribs, chicken wings, and pork belly. The food arrived and looked pretty darn good. But that's where it ends. My wife kept saying how salty the food was. And I got to thinking about that as I was eating my wings with the so-called Memphis dust flavoring on them. Those were equally salty so I thought wow OK maybe it's just our taste buds. Then I tried my ribs and they were also salty. I tried my wife's ribs just to see if they were that salty and come to find out they really were and dry. The fries that came with my wife's food tasted like they were old like they've been sitting out for a while. The coleslaw was also bland. After bragging about the pork belly and cheese, my grandson stated that it was pretty bland with very little flavor. So I tried it just to see what was going on and sure enough it was really lacking something what I don't know. I'm thinking garlic because it was pretty darn bland. I honestly hate to give a review like this because I really like this place as I said before it's been our go to spot. Now, as far as the service the server, she was very friendly, but that was pretty much it, after getting our food she didn't even check on us until it was about time for us to leave and she brought us our check. It's just kind of weird because there's a couple of servers here that are exceptional. So I don't know what's going on, but this was a very big letdown for a couple of regular customers. As usual, the place is clean and spacious with plenty of TVs to enjoy sports. In the end, the beverages were about the best part of the meal. It was Father's Day, so my beer was free so thank you for that maybe this was just a rough day. I don't know. I don't know if you have new cooks or what but this was pretty bad considering how much we like this place and how good it has always been.

Barb H.

If you don't appreciate your regulars and kick them out when they complain BEN, you shouldn't be a manager! Get control of your bar! Get out of the kitchen! Melissa was great as always, what the hell is wrong with management???

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Tara T.

A lot could improve. After an 8 hour day of packing up and unloading a u-haul, my dad and I wanted comfort and a cold one. We got seated at the last resort high top table that didn't match any of the other wooden ones, all I could smell was the metal and both our chairs were wobbly. It's all good but our waters took a while to come out and then my dad's beer took 10 minutes before she came back to tell us they were changing the keg. When we got our beers, they were filled to the brim and had no carbonation. Is that like a thing now, with beers being flat? I looked around and the other beers I noticed didn't have bubbles either. Anyway, since we were uncomfortable we ordered a few items from the happy hour to share. I will say the food was good but they need help with service, the design/layout of the tables, clean out the tap lines, and more comfortable seating.

Raven B.

Great selection of food. Awesome calamari fries. Excellent customer service and good drinks. The rewards are also fantastic, so please sign up

Crispy Fish Tacos
Lauren B.

Great Basin is consistent and tasty. This was my first time at this location and I noticed some challenges with maintaining the outside tables and slow service but everything else was to be expected. The fish tacos were a little off balance wise (not enough acid) but the patty melt was perfection. The beers were cold and tasty. Everything was good!

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Shirley N.

The four of us popped in for lunch after our visit to the nearby Nevada Railroad Museum. My BIL suggested this for our lunch respite after being here before. We were seated and handed menus. Andrew was our server. He was very attentive and had loads of energy. Being a brewery we had local beers and a mocktail. Lunch entrees- * sis & BIL both had two piece fish & chips * hubby got the fried chicken sandwich * I got the cheeseburger with onion rings (sub)- I requested well done. A bit too done. Medium well would have better as the patty was a little dry. Onion rings were very temperature hot. Well battered. Our orders didn't take long. And we left satisfied. Overall 3.5 stars

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Ask the Community - Great Basin Brewing Co. - Carson City

When is happy hour?

Hello our happy hour is Monday thru Friday from 3p-6pm. Please visit our website to see what we offer. Thanks!… 

I saw there was outdoor seating, are dogs allowed?

I went there on Friday, and the waitress said the outdoor seating area by the coffee shop in back on N. Curry St. is no longer theirs, so she couldn't speak for them. But they do have outdoor patio seating on their W. Proctor St. side, but it will… 

Where do you get your pickles they are amazing?!

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