last night we went to the bridgeport brewery in the pearl district. it was just remodeled not too long ago, and this was the first time we had been back since. i was really really disappointed. it used to be mainly a beer & pizza place. now half of it is a stupid special "dinner" place, and the other part is a pub/bar area. pub food it is not. it's all hoity-toidy now, with pre-set pizza options. i was looking forward to some simple pepperoni pizza, and they didn't have that. they only offered individual 12" pizzas, with thin crust, and it says very clearly on the menu - no substitutions whatsoever. very disappointing. shame on you, bridgeport, for taking away a fun, relaxed place and making it stuck up & antiseptic. bleah!!!
1 comment:
I had my first bad impression of the "new" Bridgeport when they had their "grand reopening". It was on First Thursday, and our group "The Four Violas" had played for the Community Music Center's benefit art auction at the PNCA. We were looking for a place to go have a quick beer and maybe a snack after we played. We went over to Bport and found it was like a NY club - long line out the door and around the block with bouncers checking ID's. Inside, it was supremely loud and to me, hip. Not what we were looking for - we went to Le Happy instead. It makes me sad that I'll never go to Bridgeport Brewpub again - I remember playing darts there with David Amado, Tim Hankewich and Adam Flatt, and having fun concerts upstairs and fun beers and pizza downstairs. It's a great loss for those of us who have had a least a small taste of the fading glory of Portland's more humble past.
Post a Comment