Bill A.
Yelp
We made out second visit to Warehouse 72 last night in the past month, to give them a second opportunity to impress more that the first; didn't happen. We really like the vibe, but everything else falls short.
At the bar before dinner, I asked what Sweet Vermouth they used in their Negroni's, I'm very particular and don't like the typical cheap Martini and Rossi so many bars use. To me the quality of vermouth is more important than gin. When they told me M&R, I said I'll have an Old Fashion.
Unfortunately, they served me a Negroni, when I asked if I was served a Negroni, he said yes. About 2-3 minutes later the other bartender came around bar and said, "Try this I think you'll like it", this time it was an Old Fashion.
I ordered the Charred Octopus based on the website photo, big miss between what I was served and the photo, check out the photos posted. My portion was half the size of the website photo, over cooked and chewy. Possibly one of the worst pieces of octopus I've eaten; and I've north of 50 octopus dishes in the US and Europe.
My main complaint was the "Oven Fired" pizzas. Once I saw the picture on the website, I was excited to give it a try. What a disappointment! I've had much better pizzas from the freezer section at HEB. My Carne Pizza appeared to be a Tombstone frozen pizza cooked in a regular oven. The crust was one of those premade frozen that you get at the grocery store. If it was homemade, they need to fire the pizza maker or take pizza off the menu. I did see a fired pizza oven in the open kitchen, so it really puzzled me.
Not dishes all were as poor as those above. The Sous-Vide Pork Chop was excellent and the Pan Seared Branzino was cooked perfectly.
We love the vibe and venue that Warehouse 72 provides, but they really fall short in the kitchen.