Thunder Island Brewing Co

Had a great gluten free burger and beer. Service was attentive and friendly. Would come and hang out here again.

Pros: the Sweet Chili Cauliflower appetizer and their Sweet Potato Waffle Fries are incredible. Cons: just about everything else. Service was interesting. Everyone was nice, but only if they graced you with their time and attention. Because once seated, you have to flag them down every time for everything, like refills of water. Regarding the food....as others have mentioned, they seem to be trying to be all trendy with their slightly gluten-oppressed and vegan-adjacent menu, or in plain terms, they're trying too hard. The burger with supposed bacon onion jam had a weird, too-sweet after-taste that overpowered all other flavors (yet this alleged "jam" was nothing but bacon bits and sauteed onions). The blackened chicken sandwich was tasteless and dry. The chicken bowl was plain rice, plain shredded cabbage, and a plain, unseasoned flattened chicken breast with those fake grill lines on it from the food service company, and all with zero flavor. The chicken curry had nearly no actual chicken and was, very strangely, served with plain, un-buttered, un-toasted French bread. Like, why and wtf and who thought up that combo?? The few strands of wilted, limp microgreens dropped on top of the chicken bowl is their idea of supporting local farmers, i guess. But their chicken isn't locally raised? And as a brewery, they don't make their own root beer? Feels like some good "we support locals" lip service with no substance. Most breweries generally all have some tried and true dishes that go excellent with beer, such as nachos or pizza or sliders, but that have their own personal flair added to their menu to make the dishes their own. Thunder Island just has thin, little egg rolls and taste-free tofu bowls and vegetable appetizers; surely, super enticing dishes for beer drinkers (he said sarcastically). Plus, it pisses me off that a place with so little flavor thinks they deserve charging $20 for these dishes. Blasphemy! The space itself is rather odd and bland. Glaring white walls with glaringly bright lights with no artwork or atmosphere. For a place with the word "Thunder" is their name, the space feels awfully timid and meek. Not really impressed, overall, but I guess I'd eat there again if nothing else was open and there were no other options.