Sue F.
Yelp
Change is good. We hear this all of the time. Lately though, change hasn't been so good - inflation, world events, people's attitudes. Thankfully, we can still find some good in this world. This may be small in the overall scope of things, but, for our dinner last night, the change was a bright light in this otherwise chaotic thing we call life.
Like I said, the change is small but for Tailgate Brewery, it's huge. It's a new menu featuring Detroit style pizza (rectangular, thick chewy crust and sauce on top of the cheese) along with an ample selection of traditional pizzas served with unique topping combinations. They also have a specialty pie that changes monthly and a couple of desserts.
This visit, we opted for the special, the Tye Dye. The pizza was a feast for the eyes. If you get this (and I strongly recommend you do), take a moment to delight in the art placed in front of you. This masterpiece is a six slice rectangle covered in mozzarella baked just right with a tad of yummy burnt cheese on the edges. Now for the ocular delight: 3 sauces - marinara, creamy marinara and pesto, drawn in diagonal lines across this culinary canvas. But that's just the background. The main focus of this pie are the small mounds of fresh ricotta cheese dotted on top. The ricotta kicked this very good pizza to something awesome. Who would have thought that a simple dollop of soft, creamy cheese could make such a difference but it does. The creamy marinara also really stands out - I'd love to have a bowl of ziti topped with this pinkish colored sauce.
The pizza was 6 slices. Not huge but we were hungry and not hangry and ended up taking two slices back to the hotel with us.
The restaurant is called Tailgate BREWERY and I'd be remiss to not mention the drink list. A very large offering of brews including hoppy IPAs, lagers, ciders and seltzers. Rounding out these libations were two frozen margaritas. The hubs ordered "blueberry pancake" beer and was just blown away by how it tasted just like it's name.
Service was top notch. We ordered at the bar and seated ourselves. After we were seated, we were greeted by no fewer than three servers making sure we had everything we needed. We also had a chance to talk with the manager, Trey. We talked about his inspiration for the menu. We talked in length about one of the more unique toppings - the honey ricotta. He must have saw us drooling and brought us a sample. People, this is something you will want to eat plain with a spoon. Trey, if you're reading this, I'm STRONGLY recommending that you add a chocolate chunk brownie topped with the honey ricotta and a swirl of Ghirardelli's chocolate sauce to your menu. (And I want credit!!)
We've been to Tailgate Brewery before and just weren't wowed. This time they knocked it out of the park! Can't wait to come back to Nashville!