Tustin Brewing Company - Tustin
I’m back! I know you all missed me. My wife and I just celebrated our 2 year anniversary down in San Diego. I’ll post about our eating experiences there probably later tonight; we had some great food and great times in LoCal. And now back to the reviews!
Tustin Brewing Company
Between the running of errands and house hunting in Tustin, we had the pleasure of going to the Tustin Brewing company for lunch today (8/03/08). I figured they were pretty much a pizza joint, since most brewing companies in Southern California seem focus around pizza (BJs, Oggi’s, etc.). I was right that they served pizza, but that it’s just a small part of their menu. We were set on pizza when we entered so that’s what we had on our mind. Of course this being a brewery I was also focused on beer. So as the waitress asked us for our drink order I located their beers and ordered a Lemon Heights Hefeweizen ($4.00 a pint).
Tustin Brewing Co. Lemon Heights Hefe
Now I’m not sure if they actually make their beer there, since a couple years back one of my friends smashed my dreams by telling me BJ’s and Oggi’s don’t actually brew their beer at their restaurants. I lived through that devastating discovery! But back to the Hefeweizen; it was a good solid unfiltered wheat, a great beer for a hot day. Next was an order of Buffalo wings.
Tustin Brewing Co. Buffalo Wings
It appears they only serve them one way, spicy! The wings came piping hot with a lot of sauce on them, they were juicy and extra hot in spicy. Both I and Mrs. DanGarion enjoyed our 10 drumette wings ($8.95 or $6.95 during 3pm-6pm happy hour). Then it was on to the main show, pizza. Tustin Brewing Company only has one size of pizza since it’s just part of their menu, but they have nine different pizzas on their menu; three cheese to garlic shrimp. Their pizzas are “wood fried” and can be made into a calzone for an extra dollar. We went ahead and ordered the old standby Pepperoni Pizza with extra sauce ($9.95 others range up to $12.95). They make it with homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni and oregano.
The pizza is about the size of a medium from a normal pizza place. The pizza came out hot from the oven, with steam rising from it. The crust was average, not too thick and not to thin and crunchy on the outside. The sauce tasted fresh like it is was advertised with a good amount of oregano. There wasn’t too much cheese and about 3-4 pieces of pepperoni per slice (6 slices). We both agree that it was a good solid average pizza, one we would come back for.
Inside the place is open and airy. Each wall has a couple medium size HDTVs on the wall as well as two huge projection screens on opposing sides. It looks like a great place to watch the game, especially with their assortment of beers. Service was average, can’t complain about average service. There is a full bar, and also outside seating. They are also going to celebrating their 12th anniversary later this month.
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Tustin Brewing Company
13011 Newport Ave # 100
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 665-2337
Thank you for visiting Eat in OC : DanGarion is a training professional who was born and raised in Orange County. He and his wife enjoy checking out new restaurants which led to creating Eat in OC. Similar Posts
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I always wanted to check this place out, but haven’t ever been there. Thanks for the review.
[...] Dan over at Eat in OC hit up Tustin Brewing Company (whoa, didn’t even know there was one) for some “wood-fried” pizza and Hefeweizen [...]
I haven’t been here in years and years. I should go again. Did you think the wings were good then? My husband and I love GOOD wings but hate blubbery fatty ones.
@http://artandaioli.blogspot.com/: The wings we OK they weren’t great, just average. I really used to like Wingnuts http://www.wingnuts.biz/ over in Costa Mesa, but they disappointed me the last time we went there, they had less flavor. Hope they are better then next time. Actually I sort of like the wings at Hooters, you can get them naked as well, which cuts out all the breading, I liked them the last time I had them. I’m pretty easy to please when it comes to wings.
We live right near the Tustin Brewing Company and enjoy their food quite a bit when we are in the mood for a game, beer and “bar food.” Their menu has a lot of diversity, so there’s something there for everyone. We tend to be put-off, however, by the service. They are not very friendly or have consistent service. We have been going for over (4) years now; it gets better and then it gets worse again. Not sure if you have had the same experience. We do enjoy the salads, pizza and the pesto chicken pasta is my fiance’s favorite meal there!