Paradigm Brewing

Why 3 stars? Because the company was better than the food. --- --- ---I came here to meet up with some family after a tough week. While I didn't necessarily have Paradigm on my radar, I was excited to visit because the weather was perfect outside and I was happy to see the fam.It was a pretty crazy day here with not only the amazing weather, but they were also hosting some kind of Oktoberfest. My aunt arrived way before us, which worked out well because she got our name on the list for a table, which was an hour wait. I doubt this happens on a more typical day.We ordered a couple of pretzels, which ended up being the highlight of the meal. They were the biggest pretzels I've ever seen and I loved every bite. 5-stars.As for everything else? I was a bit disappointed. I ordered a flight of beers and didn't like any of them: Hefeweizen, Coconut Blonde, Cafe Rogue, Oktoberfest. The first two were probably 3-stars, while the latter were more like 2-stars. For my entree, I went with The Texan. It was... fine. Not horrible, not great. 3-stars.I was glad to have met up with the family but I wouldn't need to some back to Paradigm.

I enjoyed the April burger for my birthday, the Mac Daddy. Absolutely amazing. My family and I love the pretzel and sausage appetizers. Topped it off with a Passion Fruit Blonde.

Love that there is a spot like this in Tomball/Spring area.Lots of outdoor space. Seemed very kid-friendly, and there were a lot of kids when we went on Saturday late afternoon.It was pretty busy when we got there. Service was great and friendly! But the food came out pretty slow. The food was ok - standard beer food. Love that they have locally sourced Kielbasa - best thing we ordered! I liked the Passionfruit ale! We were not blown away by any of the beers we tried, but still good! We'll try some others when we go again.We'll definitely be back. Seems like a great place to gather with groups.

You only need to know four words about Paradigm Brewing... 'Precision India Pale Ale'. I would call it 'Perfect Pale Ale'.

Food was delicious. Atmosphere was nice and kid friendly. They said the beer was good also.

This has become almost an annual stop for us when I'm in Houston for Business and returning to DFW. The Facility itself is large and impressive with the adjacent property. Although it was somewhat quiet this go round, the last time we were there we witnessed numerous Employee Christmas Celebrations happening with Cornhole and other Games being played. They have a solid selection of quality craft beers and the Pita and Hummus off the charts. They make it in house and combine it with Pico de Gallo which I would never think of combining but that's why I'm not a Chef. BRAVO! And let's not forget to call out RACHEL who is a very friendly and attentive server. Also one of the Owners greeted us and asked how we were doing as well. Tomball is a growing area and this would be a great spot to live nearby to hand out with Friends and Family.

Great brewery & family friendly. They have a hard seltzer and wine which is a huge plus. I'm a fan of their pineapple blonde The pretzel is AMAZING and you can't go wrong with the grilled cheese or pizza. They could use a few more lights outside.

Stopped by this spot twice so far. The winning aspect of this brewery is the building and land itself. Huge huge huge wooded yard with playgrounds and basic nature for kids and dogs to pick up sticks and play in the dirt.I was pleasantly surprised by the small business market. Good variety for the suburbs and a small market. I love their support of the local School of Rock. The kids were jamming out in the outdoor stage. It was far enough not to disturb conversation at the outdoor patio and you could move closer if you wanted the music. Bring camping chairs for the stage- only 3 picnic benches close by.The indoor space matches the outdoor in its impressive scale- soaring ceilings and huge glass windows really tie it to the land.Service- still working out the kinks. Online menu wasn't current. They were out of some items my party wanted- the 9" pizzas. Also they are unable to move your bar tab to a table tab.The Crown Pretzle is where it's at! HUGE and great compliment to the beer.Brussel sprouts were yum!My party enjoyed the pork belly bites.I had a Heartland Hefeweizen that I will get again.

If you want to feel like you are at a children's playground.....this is the place for you. Probably 7 kids for each adult. We were nearly hit by a soccer ball and softball while trying to enjoy our beer outside. They need to have an adults only section. The beer wasn't bad but I would not go back....especially on a weekend.

Second time for me to try this place; wife and son I think have been 3 or 4 times now. It's right outside of our neighborhood, which is probably why we've given it as many chances as we have.I'll start with what's good. The appetizers are pretty decent. On this trip we had the pretzel and the sweet chili Brussels. The pretzel itself is good, the beer cheese is runny and not that great, and the mustard seems like a run-of-the-mill deli style mustard, nothing special. The Brussels are roasted and have sweet, semi-spicy sauce that they're drowned in which takes away from the roasted texture but tastes good overall. Hard to really mess up either of those two appetizers. You can go further into Tomball at another Brew Pub that rhymes with Pyre-Pant where both of those items are found and executed better.Now for what's bad. Service is always spotty; tonight if we didn't actively seek out our server, she wasn't checking on us or refilling drinks without us waving her down. We were there around 7pm and the place was honestly clearing out, so maybe she was more pre-occupied with her closing duties than checking on her tables. She was friendly when she came around but that's about it.I had the pork belly BLT for my main, my son got the same, and my wife got the standard burger. For $15.50 you get the sandwich and your choice of fries or tots. We all opted for the tots which were good. Hard to mess up frozen tots. The BLT comes on sourdough bread with an aioli, bacon and pork belly. There were 2 tiny pieces of pork belly on my sandwich and a single piece of sad looking bacon; it was more bread than anything else. This sandwich couldn't cost them any more than $3 to make and they're charging $15.50. There's a growing trend around here where restaurants charge exorbitant prices for gastropub style food but then don't even give you your money's worth when it comes to the overpriced ingredients. The sandwich tasted fine but for $15.50 I expect more than a couple ounces of meat on it and a single piece of bacon. Truly pathetic.My wife got her burger and it looked pretty good when it came out, despite her ordering it medium (when she was asked) and it coming out well done and dry as a hockey puck. For reference, my first and only other time going here I ordered some burger that was $17 and had the same experience; cooked to hell and back, dry as hay. So that is no longer an "off day" for the kitchen in my opinion. They ask you how you want your burger cooked for whatever reason, but I guarantee you it's coming out well-done and then some.I imagine this place does well because the beer is decent and they have a large playground and ample amount of space where you can ditch your kid while you get day-drunk. That must be how it survives and even thrives, because drunk people will eat anything and enjoy themselves as long as they aren't being hassled by their kids.Food sucks (mostly) service is 'meh', beer must be good because otherwise people wouldn't keep going back for the food.Go a few minutes further into town to the German brewpub, it's much better food and you actually get your money's worth.