Crushed By Giants Brewing Company
Brewpub · Near North Side
600 N Michigan Ave 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60611
Highlights
Craft brewery with experimental beers, burgers, pizza & nachos
Craft brewery with experimental beers, burgers, pizza & nachos
"Crushed By Giants in River North is hidden on the second floor of a building with an AMC theater right above it. But movie time can wait—grab some food here first (the burger with a beef and bacon patty is excellent) along with a crisp Kolsch or a very pine-y IPA. Since it’s in River North, it’s common to find a handful of tourists and people with children hanging out next to the giant vats of beer, but it never feels overwhelming even if your tolerance for tourists is minimal." - josh barnett, adrian kane, john ringor
"Crushed By Giants in River North is hidden in a building with an AMC theater on the floor above it. Grab food here before or after a movie (the burger with a beef and bacon patty is excellent) along with a crisp Kolsch or a very pine-y IPA. Since it’s in River North, it's inevitable that there'll be tourists and people with children hanging out next to the giant vats of beer, but it never feels too overwhelming." - John Ringor
"The neighborhood’s first brewery arrived in the middle of the pandemic and has been enticing locals and passersby with experimental craft beers and unique pizzas. Grab a flight or growler to go and pair it with pies coming out a $25,000 PizzaMaster electric oven. Dubbed “Double Oven Pizza,” the dough is baked twice to produce a crust that’s crispier than standard Neapolitan-style offerings. Options range from a Margherita to a taco-inspired “Un Mejor Hawaian” (al pastor sauce, pork, mozzarella, pineapple, onions, cilantro, lime). Carryout orders can be placed here." - Jeffy Mai
"The pandemic was tough for the owners of Crushed By Giants as they opened their new brewpub with a menu of tacos inside its downtown home. They shifted operations to create a new style of pizza, one that’s crunchier than ownership’s Lakeview pizzeria, Roebuck, where they specialize in New Neapolitan pies. Give this new style a shot." - Ashok Selvam
"Last week, Crushed by Giants — a downtown brewpub that had been open for three months until the state shutdown indoor dining in October — reopened for the first time since fall with big changes. Ownership has since purchased a $25,000 pizza oven to focus on takeout, hoping to better entice nearby residents in Streeterville. A new style of pizza, one that owner Greg Shuff says is unique to Chicago, has replaced the tacos." - Ashok Selvam
