Blind Owl Brewery

We love a family-friendly neighborhood restaurant, which is what Blind Owl delivers! We brought our baby along for our last visit and the staff did a good job making sure we felt comfortable and welcomed. I like that there are plenty of seating options inside including bar seating, high tops, and large tables for groups. In the summer they have a great patio area with big umbrellas to block the sun and outdoor games including corn hole and bocce ball.If you're looking for recommendations from the expansive menu, the Chipotle Chicken Sandwich is delicious and keeps me coming back. Pro tip: you can also order it as a wrap!

Unfortunately the evening didn't go as planned. Management was very confrontational. Our party size was having dinner and drinks( you know supporting a local establishment & the staff ). When our party size increased the management only solution was "I'm shutting you down". When we offered to expand our group to other open tables, after all we were all eating and drinking he said no and repeated you are shut down. Mind you not one person was acting foolish or bothering other customers.When we weren't "shutting it down" fast enough he came at me aggressively telling me to have every cash out now. I simply told him no he can tell them I'm not doing his job for him. If he want to ruin their night he can do it. Many were still eating and drinking prior to the manager ruining the evening and were not prepared to pay until they were finished. Such ashame this establishment was being ran by an incompetent manager that wanted to seek conflict vs being a problem solver. Our two servers were great and this 1 star review is not reflective of their service. If the manager skills were half of the serves things could have gone much smoother with a better outcome for the brewery & our party. Based on the replies I have read from their poor quality reviews I expect nothing less than them blaming their customers (us) instead of taking ownership of their actions.

Finally visited Blind Owl for the first time back in September. The service was quick and the food was good with good portions . I had the "hoot mess" burger, which was very tasy and would recommend. The layout of the building is great. Theres a large outdoor area with tables, firepits, and cornhole . The reason I'm not giving more stars is the atmosphere. Despite being a brewery, they allow kids. This combined with the nice outdoor area makes an environment where people bring their kids and let them run loose while the adults drink and socialize. This is the main reason my friend and I opted to sit at the bar instead outside despite the great weather. The bar is near the doors to the outside area which were left open for the weather. We could hear and see lots of screaming. Some kids were running between occupied tables, including tables that didn't seem to be part of their group. Even inside the restaurant, there were a few tables with kids being rather disruptive. I understand wanting to appeal to multiple demographics and being family friendly. However, theres a point where it felt like having a drink in a daycare. Blind Owl should consider having seperate days or hours where they are family friendly and 18+/ adults only the rest of the time.

Quick drop in for a growler fill, timed the visit to find a large and crowd friendly space, served by energetic staff, I can see good reason to be back for more. There's a lot on the menus. I sampled a couple ales but the Schwartz beer really spoke to me, smooth and vibrant brew. Very tasty!

I recently hosted a resident event here & was impressed with the level of service I received. I was able to get in touch with their events coordinator who was very responsive & answered any of my questions professionally. We were expecting anywhere from 25-30 people. Our event started at 6:00pm & when I arrived at 5:45p they were prepared for our big party. We reserved the bar area which had dim lighting & there were TV's in the bar to catch a game. I would say the food was just okay. Not bad but nothing to write home about. We had wings and pizza for our guests. The wings were okay but I was not a fan of the buffalo sauce or ranch. The ranch tastes like dill ranch which I'm not a huge fan of. The pizza got cold because they didn't have any warmers to keep it warm after they sat it out, which was a little disappointing. Overall, we had a great time! Our waitress Jessica did an awesome job of controlling our large party and getting things we needed diligently. I would go again but maybe order different food or stick to the drinks.

It has been several years since my last review update on Blind Owl Brewery, a pub-style setting that I continue to patronize on a regular basis even though I continue to be baffled by its hit-and-miss dining and dining experience that seems to always fall just shy of its potential. Blind Owl is located at 62nd and Binford Boulevard. The rather large strip center is ideally located for just such a restaurant. Blind Owl has the end of the building and offers a comfortable dining area, a nice and expansive bar area (with open-air potential), and a rather large outdoor area that also offers gaming potential. It's all comfortable and nice. The dining area and the outdoor area are both family friendly. Accessibility is decent enough, though it seems like I inevitably have to look for an accessible spot a few doors down. Curb cuts are appropriate. There's a double doorway that's workable. The hosting area is nearly always utilized these days. I've had several of the meals here and I've lamented that the beloved roasted red potatoes offered in their early days are now off the menu. While there are soup and salad options, there's no denying the menu leans heavily toward traditional bar fare now. They offer a variety of burgers - frequently a choice for me, though I've also gone for the pizza, the tenderloin, and the chicken tenders before. I've long wanted to love Blind Owl. It's close to my home. The food is good. The atmosphere is winning. The service is for the most part decent to good. The snag here tends to be that the service leans more functional than personal and there's detached little touches that always seem to bother me. Tonight was a good example. While I realize that not every restaurant does something for your birthday, as a regular customer who has spent quite a bit of time and money in your restaurant this just felt really flat to me. I wasn't looking for a huge splurge, but I identified it was my birthday and wanted a little something sweet. The Brookie was identified - noting that any part of it could be offered. I identified the brownie and figured that would be a nice special treat. When it arrived, it was a single cookie that looked like it came out of a Chips Ahoy bag. $4 for a cookie. A single cookie. "Happy Birthday." Honestly? That was tacky. It was cheap. It was tacky. It sure didn't make me feel like a valued customer. There was no explanation why I didn't get a brownie. It just all felt very hollow. I dunno. The food was fine. I ordered the all-star with tater tots. It was perfectly fine. However, I basically spent $25 with tip as I've done many times. Maybe just a little sense of welcome would have made this a lot better?This came on the heels of another awkward experience here that I won't go into extensively here, however, between both experiences I'm starting to wonder why I'm spending my hard-earned cash here. There's a Sahm's within a mile. There's a George's Neighborhood Grill less than a mile up the street. I "choose" to come here. Nights like tonight make me wonder why. Awful? No. Good? No. This whole thing left me feeling sort of "meh." You don't get 4-stars for a meh experience. So, I'm dropping my rating a star again and hoping at some point Blind Owl gets back to the way it used to be and the way it seemed headed for quite a while. Will I return? Most likely. Have I come to expect that I'll never feel quite welcome? Yep. Yep, I have.

An event had reserved the event space and had a larger turn out than expected and the manager was being very difficult and not trying to help solve the problem or find a way for it work whether they rotate out to the bar area, etc. He only wanted to immediately kick everyone out. Everyone that was buying food and buying beer and supporting his brewery and not only that but he did it with an aggressive stance and a fight me attitude vs sorry, come back again. It seemed he got enjoyment from a bad situation for all of us and it was very disappointing

We were a group of 7 and sat outside. There is plenty of seating both inside and out. The service was very slow, I'm not sure if it was because we were outside and they forgot about us. The food and beer overall was good. Nothing really stood out. I think I need to come back again and try it inside.

Went with a very large group; many of us got beer flights to sample the in-house brews. Not my favorite; I found a number of the blind owl brews a bit unbalanced/overhopped, and somewhat insipid. They do have a list of "guest brews" from other breweries, and I had a couple of sour ales that were refreshing and pleasing. I also asked for a plain margarita with lime or lemon juice instead of sweet and sour; I got dilute lime juice from concentrate. Not drinkable. Ah well. (For the record: 1 part fresh lime, 1 part Cointreau, 2 parts tequila, salt rim, on the rocks. No club soda.)Had a Cuban sandwich... ish. It had smoked pulled pork on it, as well as ham, served as a panino. I should have added mustard to it; it was tasty but a tad dry. Fries were, alas, a bit overdone. Everyone who got them loved the tater tots; I didn't get to try them. Ambience is ordinary bar, nothing fancy. Chairs aren't comfortable for an extended stay. The one real standout: our server. He got all our orders right, kept pace with us, never lost his friendly grace or efficiency. Kudos!! Big groups are hard, and you, sir, managed with aplomb. Thank you!

On a beautiful, sunny Monday, our family of four stopped in for dinner. We sat outside in their great outdoor space, which had lots of shade and different yard games to play. We had to wait a little bit before anyone came to check in with us, but when she walked over, she had ice water for all of us. Despite being outside, we received good service and had no issues with bugs. We all enjoyed the classic food we ordered. We will definitely be back, especially with all the beer on tap - there's a lot to try!