The Foundry

Great place for football, but definitely overpriced food that's decent. Love the tv's!

I dropped by here for a brew, and did not try any food.  The place is massive, dark, and with a faint smoke tinge in the air.  There are numerous TV's and an OTB room, so it has the feel of a Vegas sports betting parlor room - just a lot more subdued and dark, at least on a weekday early evening.  The service is slow.  The beers are also on pricey side at $5.50 - $6.50 for a 12 oz glass.  They have at least 3 different beer menu sheets, so you have to ask a couple times to make sure you know what selection they really have available.  They sell three beer blends (i.e., black and tan or Blacksmith), so that's a plus.  Good to see it, but will be moving on to the next pub or equal.

I have never been a fan of the Foundry.  But a friend wanted to celebrate his birthday here with some shuffleboard, so who was I to argue?

The good is that there wasn't a cover charge.  The Foundry charges cover for everything you can think of: live band, UFC fights, DJs, and sometimes that live band doesn't start until you're walking out the door.

The bad is everything else.  The food is overpriced, and it isn't very good.  Aside from the occasional pretzel roll on a burger, the menu is passable.  

I wasn't in the mood for a beer, so I asked the waitress for a drink menu.  She replied, "we don't have a drink menu."  OK, then why is there a table of 5 girls with martinis, and why is there a drink menu on the website?  There isn't a beer list either, so you have to walk around and read the signs by the entrance or the men's bathroom if you want something other than a Coors Light.

A lot of other people in our group griped about our waitress too.  The service, if you can call it that, is pathetic.

The birthday boy was getting irate when it took longer than expected for a shuffleboard table.  There are 4 tables, and one group had been using it since 7:00 p.m.  It was now 10:00 p.m.  Although it may have been my friend's fault for wanting to go on a Saturday night, there doesn't seem to be much regulation for the tables, not to mention the other patrons tend to be douchey a-holes.

Men, don't go here to pick up women.  I'm a woman.  I like men.  But I noticed that a lot of the women here are just gross.  A larger girl kept making an awful duck-lips face and trying to grind on her attractive friend.  Most of the women here dress like slobs, but appear to show up for the DJ who spins tunes that got played out at weddings in 2005.

The Foundry suffers from a lack of identity.  Is it a wannabe brewery?  A sports bar?  A club?  They even offer salsa lessons now.

Avoid!  Go to Fox and the Hound across the street instead.