I have been here before a few times and will say the food alone is worth visiting for. However, service wise I was so unimpressed today. Requesting unseasoned salmon & received a salmon with seasoning. Orders came out wrong, our appetizers must've been ordered at different times as one came out 2 minutes before the entrees. She rarely checked in on us & just overall wasn't impressed. When I came in it was a minute before being greeted, with 5 ppl noting me - as someone who worked in the industry for 11 years, a simply "someone will be right with you" would've had me feeling fine. read more

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Not gonna lie the first 2 times we came here we weren't impressed but that was when they first opened years ago. My wife and I thought we'd stop by for a pubpass- we've always liked how cool the atmosphere is. I had a couple easy Eddie's that tasted very fresh from the tap and my wife decided to try out the nachos since it was happy hour. They were only five bucks so like half price they also have other deals that we will come back and try. domestic are only 250 during happy hour. Our waitress, Ana was great and greeted us with a friendly smile! read more

Brick and Ivy - Sheet pan brisket nachos - Desserts Near Me - Altoona, Iowa

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We came on a Saturday night with a group of friends to watch an Iowa State game and have drinks and food. The restaurant has plenty of booths, tables, bar seating, and patio spots. Service was a little slow, but it was pretty busy. I ordered the sheet pan nachos and they were very average. They came out with some toppings I had asked not be on and the meat and queso were cold. Our server was nice and the place had a good atmosphere. read more

Brick and Ivy - Sheet pan nachos - Desserts Near Me - Altoona, Iowa

Hannah was great! Our food was wonderful and the service top notch! Love the atmosphere as well!

Good service, atmosphere and decent affordability. Live music good but too loud for conversation.

Fries were good, but the burger was extremely greasy and not the best tasting. My sherly temple was sour. The service was fast and got our food fast. read more

Brick and Ivy - Child near my burger - Desserts Near Me - Altoona, Iowa

Bill was $16.58 for 1 Bloody Maey and 1 beer. As the receipt says, I gave them a $20 and had $3.42 due in change. The bartender gave me back $3.00 even. I asked about the $0.42 and was told they don't deal in coin change and just round it. I use cash so they don't lose the credit card charge and they short me on my change. Last time I patronize this establishment. read more

Brick and Ivy - Receipt - Desserts Near Me - Altoona, Iowa

Service was great, but they were out of their signature "Chicago dog". Got a pizza and sandwich. Totally tasted like tomato paste. 20.00 a lunch plate totally not worth it. Tv volume was so loud we could not even talk. Flies everywhere. Trying to swat them every two seconds. Terrible. One and done. Wouldn't go back if it was free food day. read more

So here goes guys and gals- I had pretty high hopes for this place, but it's just another bar style restaurant, nothing stood out. I mean the service was great, we were there maybe 20 minutes and had already got our appetizer and entrees. Unfortunately though the prices are a little steep for what they offer. Most of the stuff runs $14-15 a plate. It was good, tasty fresh food but nothing special. The setting was not too loud, and there was a good variety of tv's. There was plenty of seating indoors and outdoors; however it was way too cold to sit outside. I would recommend the fried pickles for an appetizer. Their onion rings are pretty good, you can actually eat them without pulling an onion out. To sum it up I would consider this place like a buffalo wild wings. read more

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Started off with pretzel bites and queso. The bites were hot and the texture was excellent. The queso had good flavor. BBQ pizza with brisket was the main, split between 2. The gouda provided an excellent smoky flavor to complement the brisket. The crust was thin and not soggy. Our server was quick and attentive. read more

Went to watch ISU men's basketball game. Good food for lunch. Quick and friendly service.

I always love the buffalo wings here, and the ranch is something else. We had a great server, Kaitlynn, she seems like a good worker and I hope she serves us again! read more

Scalloped potatoes went in the trash, inedible. 8 thin slices of burnt potatoes in a mound of oily, dripping horrible cheese. Garlic bread burned on one side and soggy on the other. The onion rings down were the largest ones, all soggy and again, dripping in grease. Fettuccine was just ok. read more

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In my opinion this place is pretty average - I got the pulled pork nachos and each piece of pork was as long as a men's size 11 shoe! It made it super hard to eat any of it since you can't rly take a knife to a plate of nachos. I also had to pivot in my plan to cure a hangover by having some mimosas because they had no champagne! Poor move for a bar with an atmosphere as good as this one! Or at least I think it's a good atmosphere, but the rooftop wasn't open so I can't be sure. To give credit where it's due, everyone with me got a burger of some kind and they all liked their food! Our server was good so next time I'll just order a burger and hope I'm not craving a mimosa! read more

will not be going back, as I had 10 hot bbq boneless wings and ranch dropped on my lap and my server gave me one small rag and did not help clean up and says "how many wings need replaced" when all of them dropped on my lap. brand new comfrt sweatshirt ruined and my lululemon leggings. server replaced the10 wings, did not comp anything on my order, payed $55 to get my $150 outfit ruined. I called the manager when I got home and found out the waitress lied and said I bumped into her, when I was sitting down. manager proceeded to tell me my entire meal would be comped and she would call me back after she talks to the general manager. she called me back 2 hours later and said they would comp my wings, after the phone call prior she told me my entire meal would be comped at least 4 times. and they would like to give me a $50 gift card for a place I am not going to come back to because of the service and lies all over the place to try and cover for my $150 outfit that is now ruined. my tacos were cold, but the wings were hot. do not recommend this place. read more

I was meeting some friends and wanted something quick and fairly light to eat. I checked the menu on YELP before arriving because it was my first time at this restaurant. Apparently, there has been a menu change since the photos on YELP were taken because they no longer serve the wrap I intended to order. No big deal. We were seated inside as it was a bit chilly outside. There were at least 10 adults in my party and pretty much everyone ordered something or other. I ended up ordering a black bean burger and fries. I also ordered a side of macaroni salad because I thought the menu said a side was included with the burger and fries. The burger and fries were $14.00 before tax. The cup of macaroni salad was another $3.00 before tax. The fries and macaroni salad were okay but the burger tasted like they heated it up from frozen. It seemed kind of expensive for what I got. The little basket with the burger, fries, and the cup of macaroni salad totaled over $18.00 after tax. Also, I had to leave a few minutes earlier than the main group and I had to flag down a waitress to pay before leaving. The waitresses were all hanging out in the kitchen or someplace. I'll probably go back because I have friends who like this place. However, I will definitely study the menu and get recommendations for what people like from there before ordering next time. read more

Had a couple of work lunches here. Service was always great and no complaints about the food. From the apps, burgers, to pizza and chicken wings, it was all delicious. The chefs even made some extra hot wings...the best wings I've ever had! read more

Brick and Ivy - Cheese curds & fried pickles - Desserts Near Me - Altoona, Iowa

I've ordered for pick up here before a few times, but it never really did hit me the way I felt like it should. However, this time I went inside with some co workers and dined in. I ordered the chicken bacon ranch wrap with a side of fries and cup of ranch for dipping, and I must say it was actually pretty tasty. The wrap was a nice size and the chicken was well cooked. The other ingredients were fresh and had a nice bite to it. Only complaint I have is I didn't really have that much ranch in my wrap, but I had the cup sort of fix that issue. The fries were nice and warm like they were freshly fried, nice and crunchy and not soggy what so ever. Ranch was tangy and complimented the fries well. Lastly I had 2 mules and a cup of water to cleanse my pallet. It was super busy inside the restaurant, and there was live music so I expected it to be crazy for the servers. Was overall a good experience! My bill came out to be roughly 38$ which is a little high considering what I got, but it was good food and the best experience I've had here. I wouldn't be against coming back! read more

Family and I went to Brick and Ivy in a Saturday night around 5:00 and were seated right away. My 10yo really wanted a Chicago dog and thought theirs looked good so we'd give it a try. Order the Chicago dog for him, wife got the Buffalo wings, younger son got the kids meal dog with Mac and cheese. Finally I ordered the Chicago Dog Challenge. Worst part was the wait (about an hour). I'm hoping it was because I order 8 dogs, but we still didn't think making that should take an hour. Wife thought her wings were extremely dry, but kids both like their dogs and I was very happy with home my dogs came out. (After the staff made 100% sure I actually wanted to attempt it.). I nailed the dogs in a bit over 18 minutes. My wife doesn't think we need to go back because of the wait and the dry wings. To be fair, I have done the Emmenecker challenge and another large burger challenge in Polk City and neither took more than 29 minutes to get to the table (both others had way more components to them. read more

Brick and Ivy - Chicago dog challenge. Half way done. - Desserts Near Me - Altoona, Iowa

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Ate here recently and was underwhelmed. The server was very attentive and friendly, but the food was lacking. I ordered a baked potato as an extra side dish and it was very very small. Not only was it small, but it was a $4 added cost! Anyway, the atmosphere was okay, nothing special. Similar to other sports bars, but this one wasn't up to par. It actually felt somewhat cold... read more

We chose this place because we were staying at the hotel in the next parking lot. It was pretty busy, but when we went in to get a table, most of the interior dining room was empty. The outside areas were where most people were spending their time. We had a pretty good server; however, we had not been informed there were any happy hour specials. We ended up ordering two appetizers just by chance because we weren't hungry for a full meal. We didn't know that the appetizers were about $5 each until we got our check. We would have probably ordered more things to try if we'd known. The moment our food (boneless asian wings and carnitas nachos) arrived, we were inundated with flies. We had to take napkins and fashion lids for the food and try to eat with one hand while waving our other hands to keep the flies off our food and drinks. The server apologized, but still it was really disgusting and made the meal very unenjoyable. This place leaves a garage door open to the patio and the bar has a side open to the patio, which obviously adds to the fly problem. It ruined the whole experience and there's no way I'd ever go back unless they can do something to control the agressive flies. It might have helped if they ever bussed the empty tables, but tables sat with dirty dishes the whole time we were there. We also never got drink refills. Despite tasty food, it was a really disappointing experience. It's too bad because the boneless wings were great. read more

If you want to know what you're eating, this is an establishment best avoided. Server straight up lied about an ingredient--we asked if the mac n cheese had onion and were told no. My partner is severely intolerant of onion and is currently running a fever and puking his guts up, and may need to be hospitalized. In addition, we brought up that the meat on my sandwich was too tough and that I couldn't eat it, and the server told us that "no one else complained about that today," and then walked away. Because of a previous surgery, the meat is tough enough to cause me a blockage and put me at serious medical risk, and they didn't care at all. It was rude and made me feel like a major inconvenience. Paying $140 to have our evening ruined was absolutely ridiculous, and what with the mediocre sandwiches and irresponsible staff, I'd warn everyone away from this place. read more

I had great service at Brick & Ivy. I attempted their Chicago Dog challenge on a busy Friday night. There was a wait to dine in at the restaurant. The restaurant happily accommodated in letting me take on their challenge. My wife enjoyed her queso Mac & cheese cheese hotdog. The all beef hotdogs are 1/4lb! Hopefully on my next visit, I am able to dine on the rooftop! read more

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Audrey was great! Food and service were rip notch! Brisket Mac and cheese was delicious

Stacy was awesome! order the cheese curds. what a great experience, can't wait to get more

Went here for drinks and apps with friends. We got the cheese curds, nachos, stuffed mushrooms and drinks. Everything was as expected. The nachos definitely needed more chicken there were just random huge chunks all over the place. I probably wouldn't recommend the margarita cause it tasted really sour. Also great patio area. The rooftop was closed but would have liked to sit up there. read more

Brick and Ivy - Margarita - Desserts Near Me - Altoona, Iowa

Was staying at the hotel next door. Nice little "Cubby" bar with the roof top patio and garage doors. Had the hot dog and Mac-n-cheese which was a weird twist. Very friendly staff and good choice of beers on tap. Overall enjoyed this place even though I am not a Chicago guy. read more

We found this place by accident as it was right next to our hotel, it didn't come on Yelp when we searched. I had the Asian wings and a side salad. Both were very good. My husband had the garlic Parmesan wings with fries and they were delicious. I got 4 more wings in my order than my husband did.... They had Wednesday cornhole tournaments going on outside and we watched the Avalanche win on a huge TV screen. Fun place!! read more

Brick and Ivy - Asian wings - Desserts Near Me - Altoona, Iowa

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Went to watch world series game 1. Not any normal game. Even went into extra innings. Bottom of the 11th, they change the channel and wouldn't change back so i missed the winning hit. Who does that? read more

Food: 7.5 / 10 -The food tasted great, with a short and concise menu that has a clear a clear theme. With any Chicago / Wrigleyville restaurant, having good Chicago dogs is important and this establishment has great hot dogs. Ambiance/Service: 7/10 -Unsure if the decor is unfinished, but 75% of the walls were plain gray with nothing on them. Our group was greeted and seated right away, with drink and food orders taken pretty fast. Did take longer than average to get our food and checks but it seemed like there was only 1-2 servers for the whole place Value: 8.5/10 -I would go as far as to say the prices were very reasonable. You could order almost everything off the menu with a drink and come out under $15 before tax. read more

Great bar restaurant! Delicious food and plenty of TV 's to watch your favorite team on ( Go Cubs) for us today. Check this place out read more

Brick and Ivy - Menu - Desserts Near Me - Altoona, Iowa

Great food nice people, our server Trevor was awesome and even had the kitchen make me a badass custom order, would recommend

Mediocre food. Fries are good. Hostess seemed annoyed to have to be there. Drinks from bar were weak. Our server was good at his job. read more

Fast service! Awesome food! Loved the atmosphere! Had it not been so cool would have sat on the rooftop bar excited to come back and try that! read more

I wouldn't even give this place a star but had no choice. It calls itself sports bar, but came today to watch the Iowa State Kansas basketball game and they didn't even have the sound on and the bar was full of Iowa State fans and 1 KU fan. When asked if we could turn the sound on the manager told us he was too busy in the kitchen. Won't be back. read more

I've eaten here twice. Both times were disappointing both from service and quality of food. 1st visit: slow day, 8 tables. Our party of 2 took 45 minutes to get food, glasses sat empty. Told a manager about it and she said "yeah he sucks". The manager didn't seem to care about me, the server, or the customers at all. 2nd visit: takeout. Watched about 7 employees walk past me before anyone even said hi. 25 minutes later, the hostess says "the kitchen wanted me to let you know that a piece of your pizza is missing". Legitimately sold a pizza with a piece gone. No discount or voucher at all. All I could do was laugh. Santa Fe burger, pretzel bites, flatbread pizzas are all very average bar food as well. Unfortunate because the place is in a great location and looks nice. read more

Went in during an off time, and we both ordered the BBQ pulled pork sandwich. Was very good and the fries were great as well. Food was hot, server checked in with us several of times, and the wait for seating and food was short. The only thing I would do next time is ask for more BBQ sauce on the side. read more

Stopped here spontaneously to get some dinner after a long day on the road. Light crowd so quick seating. Drinks came quick and were excellent!! Ordered the All Meat 12" thin-crust pizza and a quesadilla with brisket for the 3 of us. Plenty of food and very tasty!! Enjoyed our meal and the service. Thanks!!! read more

We were excited to try Brick and Ivy. Since the weather was so nice we requested to sit on the rooftop, which was self seating. We were not aware that food and beverage options on the rooftop were limited compared to sitting downstairs. Food selection upstairs is mostly bar food or sandwiches. Our server was nice but the rest of the meal was lackluster. We had a couple Moscow mules, which were okay. The server recommended the wings or the margherita flatbread. After ordering our flatbread we were brought styrofoam plates and plastic silverware, which just blow away considering you're sitting on the roof... There was regular tableware being used at the restaurant downstairs. The flatbread which was flavorless and runny. When the check came it was $11 for the flatbread and a $4 up charge to make it margherita (?). Our check came to $32 with tip. At least the location is good. read more

Brick and Ivy - Rooftop Food Menu - Desserts Near Me - Altoona, Iowa

Nice atmosphere and look to the place. Staff was pretty nice, nothing special. Really slow service. Took 40 minutes to get a salad and burger and it was not busy at all. The food wasn't very good. I could've made the grilled chicken Caesar at home. read more