Gino W.
Yelp
When I moved to the Far South Suburbs, several friends had given me a recommendation for checking out Homewood Brewing Company. I am almost a full year of living in the suburbs, and I finally decided to follow through on the recommendation.
I went one evening after work in the middle of the week. It was not a full house, as I imagine it would be on the weekends, so I sat in the bar area. It has a spacious floor plan, and seating is spaced out enough to accommodate a crowd without having everyone feeling cramped.
For a cocktail, I started with a Manhattan. My hat goes off to the bartender because I slept well after I got home. For my first landing, I had the Creole black bean hummus. That came with grilled pita and julienne vegetables of carrots, celery, and bell pepper. That was a good choice since it was light enough that I was not full going into the next course, but it was flavorful enough that I had no problem finishing all of it.
My second landing was a bowl of seafood stew. Aside from the mention of curry, it reminded me of moqueca de peixe, which is a popular Brazilian dish. While there was a nice flavor, it was still kind of light. Given there was coconut milk in the recipe, it was thin and came with no hint of coconut from the milk. There was a salad of herbs that came with the stew. The cilantro and mint would have worked being in the dish rather than as a bouquet on the side.
My final landing was bread pudding with a passion fruit toffee glaze. It came with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I also had coffee as an accompaniment. I would have liked for the bread pudding to have been hot, not just a notch warmer than room temperature. Nevertheless, I was not disappointed.
I am not one for beer at all, and I am not one for having multiple cocktails away from home because I am a lightweight. Homewood Brewing Company seems like the kind of place that does beer and cocktails rather well. I noticed that they have patio seating, so I may return during warmer months for a seat outside. Overall, my first dining experience was not disappointing.