Bricks and Birch

I’ve been recommended to check out Bricks and Birch by my roommate! I was told the Thai pizza was a must-eat. For my first time entering this pizza restaurant, I was struck by the amount of light that streamed into the open windows. There’s plenty of seating as well indoors and outdoors. You can directly observe the oven and the flames by which pizzas are cooked in. I came in with the objective to find a good pizza for a potluck for my life group in graduate school. For the length of time it took for me to calculate how much pizza I needed and how much I was able to invest in, the staff were so patient and kind with me! In hopes to find a good vegan pizza for the group, I asked what they recommended and based on their recommendations I got the Veggie pizza, 12”, vegan cheese, gluten free crust. It amounted to about $25, which is a bit on the pricy side for a 12” pizza. However, it was my first time buying a vegan pizza for friends, so I’m glad I got to try it for the first time here. They are also known for their vegan pastries especially the banana bread which I hope to try someday soon! They offered sample m&m cookies that provided the sugar boost for me to drive to my potluck. The wait time for the pizza to be made was about 15-20 min, around 3 pm when there weren’t that many people. The pizza came steaming hot, and I can tell the ingredients were fresh. Sharing them with friends was a delight. I’m considering the higher price as partly an investment in the experience and presentation of the food - thank you to the staff who cares about these! The place is well kept and give me a sense of comfort. I want to give a shoutout to Adalaine for her exceptional kindness and patience with my confusion of what pizza to get. For my vegan friends - this is not a bad place to check out for some fancy pizza.

Cute place. My Caprese pizza was so delicious but very small. I suggest ordering the larger size. It was served on your average personal size pizza pan and you can see how small it is compared to the pan. But the flavor was great, absolutely loved the crust. You could add a salad to your small pizza. $18 dollars for a soda and a small pizza. Also this seems like a place for individual students to set up and work on their laptops leaving limited seating options for groups larger than two. I wish the air conditioning worked better too. Over all nice place to hang out and enjoy a meal

Been here once and will surely come back to try more options. Had the jalapeno cheese pizza. It was delicious but would hope they would use spicier jalapeños. The crust was delicious and the cheese. Portion was small. Had varieties of cookies for desert and they were really good. 👌

Not sure what's happened to this place. Used to be a bustling, really good coffee shop, now it seems to just be an over-priced pizza place. I've been coming here since it was the place with the teapots 25 years ago, it seems to have changed hands several times. The servers who work there don't seem to have any barista training and they are all 12 years old. I'll give you, they are usually friendly young men, but I've stopped ordering espresso drinks because they've fallen short too many times, and as a coffee connoisseur, it's not worth the risk. The food has been good, the soups and the avocado toast have been tasty. However, for the price, a bowl of soup shouldn't come with a plastic spoon. The last time I was there, it was almost completely empty, and the whole place smelled like bleach. Yes, I guess it was clean, but I don't want to taste how clean it is there. I'll still pop in once in awhile because of the convenience of the location, which you can't beat, but I don't get coffee there anymore, and used to regularly. I hope they can improve and at least get some barista training.

Charles, the barista makes the best lattes, highly recommend you come in to try his coffee. He’s super friendly, makes you feel instantly welcome. Genuinely the GOAT.

This place has potential to be 5 stars but some really basic issues holding it back. It seems like it was everyone’s first day working in the restaurant business. First, I ordered the “Swineapple” pizza but when it came out, there was Canadian Bacon on it. “Canadian bacon” isn’t listed as a topping on the “Swineapple,” although the name makes alot more sense now. I’m vegetarian so they had to remake it. I asked the cashier if there are any other hidden toppings on any pizza and he said “no, that’s the only one. Second, they call your name to pick up at the counter but give it to you on a hot metal pan. I burned my hand picking it up. I asked how I can bring it to my table and he put it in a box. A couple minutes later, I saw another customer burn their hand and get a box. Again bizarre behavior from this restaurant. Either bring the pizza to the table or put it in a box BEFORE customers burn themselves. Last, it wasn’t cooked all the way. Although the outer crust was perfect with a little char, the middle of the pizza was raw dough and wet. That means it wasn’t cooked long enough or there are too many toppings for this style of crust. When I picked up my first slice, it immediately ripped in half. The other 4 people in my family also had raw dough in the middle. Not cool. The flavors were great, the pineapple was fresh, and my brother loved the pesto caprese toast. But this place has some really basic problems. The owner needs to pay attention to their restaurant. Include all of the toppings on the menu, don’t expect customers to burn their hand, and cook the pizza for another couple minutes. I’d give this place one more try if I was rich since the problems seem easily remedied, but they’re such amateur issues and not charging amateur prices I won’t return.

This little spot is more of a coffee shop that specializes in brick oven pizzas. Came in and told the girl at the register for any recommendations so I ended getting the Thai chicken pizza which was really good, but it tasted more like a Vietnamese spring roll chicken pizza. Still it was delicious. I also had a cold brew coffee and I took a cookie home which was pleasantly good. I will be back soon to give the other pizzas a try.

What a fun, cozy place to duck into for delicious teas, coffees, and pastries! It's got a wonderful, small town vibe that is a perfect stop after visiting the local sites, like the Lincoln Memorial Shrine and Smiley library! They even serve pizzas and salads, and some beer and wine to go with it. I love this place!