When Absolutli Goosed shuttered its doors last month, its owners took just two weeks to turn their space at 3196 S. Grand Blvd., into Brickyard Tavern. Though the layout remains the same, patrons shouldn’t ask the bartender for a favorite Goosed martini. Co-owner Robin Schubert and her partners wanted to launch a new venture: a warm, approachable neighborhood restaurant where locals could catch the game, play music on the new juke box or hang out on the patio.
The menu, created by Pittsburgh native Jon Homer, includes traditional pub fare like chicken wings and spinach dip to unexpected offerings. Case in point: the chicken-and-waffles sliders served on cinnamon roll-waffles with Jim Beam-maple icing. Fried fare is nowhere to be found – even the chicken wings are baked – and all of the menu items are less than $11.
The bar features eight taps, six of which currently feature Schlafly brews, and there are dozens of bottles and a rotating list of seasonal craft cocktails is available. Brickyard Tavern is open Wednesday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Here’s a First Look at what’s in store at Brickyard Tavern:
-photos by Michelle Volansky
This article appears in November 2015.