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John Russell Brewing

3.8 (26 reviews)
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Closed 9:30 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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Brown ale.  Limited head but delicious and creamy.
Bob J.

Looking for wings on our way out of Erie and back to Pittsburgh, we stopped here after seeing it on Yelp. Dry rub wings were smoky and good, but they have only BBQ sauce (which did not taste special) and buffalo sauce. The latter delivered too late for me to try it. In hind sight, if we wanted wings, we should have gone elsewhere. Pizza was also tasty although our first one, withe xtra marinara on it, was too wet and sloppy to eat. They gladly made another with extra marinara on the side. It was a veggie pizza and good, with marinara flavorful. Wife enjoyed a bottle ginger beer which she liked. Said it was strong of ginger which is good for her. My house-brewed brown (low ABV before a 2 hour drive) was true to style and delicious. If we lived in the area it would be on our rotation I think. Parking ok, ambience and seating also good. Service VERY good. Awesome communication.

Spirited R.

On our way home, we pulled into a service station, and my wife warned, "Whatever you do, don't look left." When she returned to the car, she asked, "Did you look?" I replied, "Yes, but something's blocking my view." Turns out, it was a brewery--like striking gold! We had no choice but to stop in. Once we arrived, we headed straight to the bar. Our waitress had a quirky charm about her that made us smile. Instead of a flight, I dove right into a beer, though I did sample two before settling on the Oktoberfest, a delicious traditional Märzen lager brewed with Pilsner malt--so good! When it was time to order, she asked for a name, and I gave her my wife's. Her response, "Of course," was priceless! She even complimented my shirt, which proudly displayed my favorite college football team--also hers and her family's, as it turned out. In the end, we were thrilled with this unexpected find. Not only did they have fantastic beer, but the people were just as great. Cheers to stumbling upon such a gem!

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Carter K.

Went to John Russel Brewing with my family and tried a few items from their Pizza oven! The Pizza was good but had a lot of topping's on it which made the pizza a bit greasy but still held a great flavor. The Carbonara was my favorite! Great environment, great and friendly staff and great beers.

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Thank you Danielle! Cheers!

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This place is a home run! Very friendly staff, good beer and excellent taste food! It's a step above normal pub fare.

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When we stopped in, the place was very crowded due to football games being televised.

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Lavery Brewing - Pickle pizza

Lavery Brewing

4.3(135 reviews)
4.9 mi
$$

Freaking awesome. Great place to enjoy a picnic table with the dog or inside in the air con (sans…read moredog). Easy,free parking. We are an hour away but we want everything on the menu. Loved the peach beer myself (just the one) and my spouse enjoy his 3 ipa's. Met good patrons, which always tells me about a place. Pickle pizza hit the spot! And to make it 100% id suggest adding Sriracha or ranch drizzle? It needed just one *something.* but also totally brilliant without.

I stopped by here a number of weekends ago now with my wife for lunch and some drinks. We had been…read morelooking for a brewery in Erie to visit after the Erie Marathon whenever Lavery Brewing popped up on Yelp. This place is large and has both outdoor seating on the side as well as plenty of indoor seating. The inside looked like a mix of cozy and industrial, with a long wooden bar stretching the length of the room, warm pendant lights hanging overhead, colorful beer boards on the wall, and shelves lined with bottles and glassware behind the bar. It had a relaxed but lively feel to it. After looking around to figure out where we wanted to sit, we ultimately chose the bar. For lunch on this day I chose to go with the pimento smash deluxxxe while my wife went with the pesto pizza. The menu described my meal as two smash patties, bacon, American cheese, pimento cheese, and onion rings on a brioche bun while my wife's was described as parsley basil pesto, triple cheese blend, fire roasted tomatoes with a balsamic glaze. I thought that the burger here was delicious as the patties were seasoned nicely and I appreciated the onion rings. While there was plenty of cheese and it was flavorful, I almost could have used more of the pimento. Then my wife liked her pizza here especially the pesto combined with the fire roasted tomatoes. Then for drinks, as I often do whenever I visit a new brewery, I decided to go with a flight here. At Lavery Brewing, a flight consists of 6 beers and I chose the Active Recovery, Seeking Clarity, Lime n Cuke, Throwing Tropical Shade, Sound Mild, and Divine Intervention for my flight. I first started with the Active Recovery which was light and hoppy and very drinkable. Up second was the Seeking Clarity which had a clean start before a heavy dose of hops in the middle which surprisingly didn't linger. Third was the Lime n Cuke which has a strong cucumber smell and the drink itself is dry like most goses with a mild lime and stronger cucumber flavor. Fourth was Throwing Tropical Shade and you could really taste the orange and other tropical flavors with a finish flavor of coconut. For me this was a really delicious beer. Up fifth was the Sound Mild which was light but you got the nice flavor of those toasted malts at the finish. Last but certainly not least was the Divine Intervention which had a strong coconut flavor on the finish. Out of the bunch my favorite ended up being the Throwing Tropical Shade. The bottom line for me is that I would head back here again in the future. My wife and I both enjoyed the beverages and the food and we left both happy and stuffed.

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The Brewerie at Union Station - BBQ Pork Mac & Cheese

The Brewerie at Union Station

3.9(238 reviews)
4.8 mi
$$

Lots of character defines the atmosphere of Union Station…read more We started with the pierogis and spinach dip. My favorite of the two was the spinach dip served with pub made tortillas. For lunch we tried the fish sandwich and soup / salad combo. Fish sandwich came with fries. Fish was on the small side and fries more on the mushy side. I had the onion soup and house salad. The onion soup is not French onion, it resembles it but actually has a sweet flavor. Salad was fresh, I added grilled chicken, it came with a tiny cup of dressing. They do use bottled dressing rather than house made. Our server had 5 active tables, even though she brought ketchup and dressing to the table, she didn't offer drink refills or check back after we received our food.

Flying into Erie on a Saturday evening from Florida and the family takes us to the Brewerie at…read moreUnion station. There's a Christmas popup happening adjacent to the restaurant that is printing money serving college inspired drinks that taste cheap and hungover laden but the vibe is good enough! The focus of this quick review is on the restaurant itself! Beautiful building in downtown Erie that is a Brewerie but also has an fairly extensive menu of food. We were early but promptly seated in a corner of the restaurant. Our server was fun, attentive and quick. We ordered a round of drinks and went into mains after a quick review of the menu. I tried the Reuben and battered cod. Not having either in quite awhile, i was ready to enjoy these. However, the Reuben was ok and very standard IMO but the fries were weird and not great. Stale or frozen then thawed for awhile maybe. Others got the pierogi's that they said were "meh" and one person got the nachos. I heard the nachos were standard which to me meant good here. The battered and fried cod was delightful. Not greasy and batter was light. Drinks, the mango habanero was not good. The house made ginger was strong and the bourbon surprisingly did not mix well. IDK how else to generalize the Brewerie as just ok with the best things being the staff and maybe their nachos. Restaurants try to be bars and bars try to be restaurants sometimes. This is definitely a bar moreso.

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Erie Brewing Company - Bar area

Erie Brewing Company

4.2(28 reviews)
5.5 mi

6/20/25 Ate List:…read moreBeechwood Burger - 7.3 This spot is cool. I feel like it's deceptively solid. I've seen this spot go through so many iterations of name, execution, menu, and seating over the years. But it now "seems" to have stabilized somewhat. They do a kinda weird but not too crazy thing. Drinks can be ordered at your seat, food must be ordered at a window. Two seperate checks. Not insane, not convenient, but it's fine. Kinda sets these into the weird "Do I tip you both? Do I tip you at all?" Like it operates like a brewery but with the food "process" of Panera. Whatever. Anyway. So, before I say this - they get some credit because they "made it right" without me pressing. My food was given to another patron and I was waiting for 45 minutes before I asked what the deal was. They offered me a free app - appreciated. Meal wasn't comped but they felt bad, they fired up mine fresh, was ready in 15. Also, from the other guests, I seemed like an anomaly so I wouldn't let this fluke that they rectified be that impactful on my overall feelings. The burger was good. Their namesake burger. Overall very solid. Not an all-timer. But if I was craving a burger - this would satisfy it. Tots were solid too.

To be clear, the four stars is solely for the Erie Brewing Company beer and server. If I could…read moresomehow separate the Beachwood Inn Hardwood Grill, they would have a one or two star at best. The facility itself was nice and clean. Their business model is a little odd, but that did not take away from the great beers they have on tap! On the other hand, the food service, at least in our one visit perspective did not do them any favors. I must say I did overall enjoy my Southwest salad; however, you could smell the old fry oil from our order of tots and the pepperoni flatbread reminded me a lot of the pizza I had at the high school cafeteria! The fry oil dripped through the tots and pulled on the countertop! Yuck! The old saying, "you only have one chance to make a good first impression" is true! Not impressed with the food at all.

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Lucky Louie's Beer & Wieners - Punxsutawney Jerry

Lucky Louie's Beer & Wieners

4.8(347 reviews)
2.7 mi
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Wow what an amazing place to have a meal…read more.. Did NOT know what to think but it was awesome. Vegan Friendly... They can make you anything you want with vegan dogs, vegan cheese (even cream cheese) and vegan sauces... Make sure you use the right door.. and they even have a covered patio area...

Driving from Buffalo to Pittsburgh there were several requests in the car for "good french fries"…read more I did a google search and Lucky Louie's popped up so we figured we'd try it. The place itself is pretty tiny. About three tables and hightop chairs along the bar. The menu is on the wall and huge! We ordered the kids Octodog which was a huge it. It is a hot dog cut into the shape of an octopus and served over macaroni and cheese. The octopus even had a face cut into it. My daughter said it was almost too cute to eat. My husband got the two dog special - two smaller versions of their signature dogs - because he was having a hard time deciding. They were served on "regular" hot dog rolls vs. the specialty buns most of theirs come on, but it was a perfect way to get to try two different flavors for the price of one of their signature dogs. I got the greek fries. DELICIOUS! I love the flavor of their greek sauce and the combo of the ingredients was just perfect. If I order this in the future, I'll probably add a hot dog chopped up on the top (to get the taste of a favorite dish from a hot dog shop back home). Service was quick and friendly. Overall a wonderful place with a great selection of unique and creative fry and hot dog options. Definitely a place we will be back to!

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