"Nestled in the Central District, this craft beer hotspot expanded several years ago to take over the property next door just so it could open its own kitchen. While Standard’s brews explore a wide range of European and American beer styles, the food menu goes for unique twists on Southwestern-style cuisine. Here you’ll find tacos with hariyali chicken and mint yogurt chili, a semolina fried catfish sandwich with pickled habanero, and loaded quesadillas sealed with Oaxacan melting cheese. Founder and head brewer Justin Gerardy recommends the Fat Hen taco with True Neutral, a “Bohemian Pilsner that’s thirst-quenching enough to counter the heat from the taco” or the BLT with a West Coast IPA, “as the house-smoked bacon pushes back beautifully on the heavy hops.”" - Brianna Gunter
