wicked weed brewing

rude.. the hostess sat us in front of the kitchen door. i politely asked if we could sit somewhere else.
she said no. i asked the server if we could sit elsewhere and he said no problem. the hostess gave us mean looks the wholetimemaking it a very unpleasant experience. the food was fair at best. the beer was pretty good, but not worth feeling uncomfortable good.

great beer.. that's all we had.

tried to get a table to order an app with our beer but they wouldn't give us a table because they were being held for diners--there weren't all that many. it was like 4ish on a weekday. rules are rules and i guess they know what they're doing. that was mildly off-putting, but ultimately we had a goodtimeand good service and outstanding beer.

hi there,
i just wanted to put my "2 cents" in about my visit today. my fiance & i were told to try this place out while we were in town today so we did. mind you, we had our almost 2 year old with us as we had just been to the arborteum. upon arrival we were greeted by less a than thrilled hostess who proceeded to seat us. yes, we asked for a highchair. no issues there. i was not under the impression that there would be children's menus if there were highchairs...but there were no children's menus...at all. this may not be a place for kid's all of thetimebut there should at least be the option of those menus especially if you charge your guests for the food you order for them. when our server finally showed up, she was very quiet, did not seem like she wanted to be there at all & didn't even offer to get our son anything to eat, much less give me a chance to ask for anything for him. just took our order & left. we had the plantain chips to start & those were stale & bland & just downright disgusting. so disgusting my son wouldn't even eat one & he loves anything resembling chips. i was finally able to get her attention so that she could take the chips away & so i could ask for a grilled cheese for our son. we got our food, my bison burger was dry & cold but the coleslaw on it was a nice enough touch to cover that issue up. my fiance's burger seemed ok. the grilled cheese was way too big to be considered a kid's grilled cheese but that's what it was labeled as on the receipt. i have been in the food service industry for almost 10 years & i observe my surroundings at restaurants all thetimebecause i want to leave the proper tip & the proper review just as i would expect others to do. the place itself is nice. i like the industrial feel to it. the servers i observed around me though were not at all interested in their guests & did not seem at all knowledgable about the menu. i could not even see any managers walking around to check on guests. i saw the hostesses "shootin' the bull".
basically:
food rating-3 & 3/4 stars out of 5
service-3 stars out of 5

still enjoying mytimeat the wicked weed but so far so great. my food was great, the beers have been great, and all the employees have been prompt and polite. great brewery to stop by.

everytimei have been here i have had a blast. they've always got a new beers the atmosphere is on point. there's two stories. downstairs they have an outside patio upstairs is more for dining and wining and then the large bar. the layout is great. it's a lot of fun to go on the weekends and meet new people very friendly atmosphere. and if you see the french toast beer, don't hesitate. get it. you won't regret it.

this is the secondtimei've been and i really enjoyed both visits. the food is really very good. i had the bison burger with blue cheese slaw and my husband had the fried chicken sandwich with kimchi. interesting and tasty. previous visit we had the cheese plate which had a nice assortment. i am not a huge beer drinker but my husband really enjoyed the few he tried. the waiter helped me choose a beer i would enjoy. very knowledgeable about the product.
the service is very friendly and efficient. the atmosphere is a little loud and you will wait to get in, do go early.

beer is okay, popcorn is sooo stale-do not order it, other food okay, and hostesses horrible. they wouldn't let us sit at a booth at 5pm to eat when the place was empty and the booths remained empty the entiretimewe were there...

good beer, skimpy on the food. great beer and vibe (very crowded, expect a wait) and a fun atmosphere. i have been several times but this was the firsttimewe ate there. brussels sprouts were excellent. i had the smoked trout lettuce wedge and there was literally maybe a spoonful of shredded trout. they could've been a bit more generous with that.

wicked weed brewing was just awesome as the lasttimewe were there. they have a very ambitious beer list (duke's assessment, not mine) with a ton of offerings. their food remains top-notch. we both opted for burgers given it was lunchtime, and i chose the weed burger: beef burger + pimento cheese + cheddar salt pork rinds + red onion marmalade. on a bun i could tell was baked that day. with crispy delicious fries.

it was just so perfectly executed once again. and even though it was 3:30pm on a saturday, the place was jam-packed with people. they had a fire pit outside too.

terrible service. i am a local and this is the first review i have ever written on this site. i felt compelled to due to the terrible service we received at what used to be my favorite bar in town. locals be warned...you are not appreciated. tourists be warned too!

maybe i should preface by saying we've always enjoyed ww during the day/late afternoon. fun patio, decent service, good food, awesome beer. but at night it is a different beast. they are making money hand over fist in this place so even if management reads this they probably won't care. at all. but i'd like to warn you before you experience similar frustration, so here goes.

4 of us visited around 8:45p on a friday wanting a late dinner and beer. we were relieved to see the front patio half empty and several tables available inside as well. we were stopped by a bearded bouncer who said they were at capacity and that we would have to wait until 4 people left before we could go in. my visiting friend politely said "oh, but there are open tables on the patio?" to which he robotically replied "we're at capacity. you can wait until 4 people leave or you can go." incredibly rude tone. i was shocked, but stupidly we decided to stay. here's the thing...i'm a local, so i know that there is a tasting room downstairs. so i can understand that if there are lots of people down there it could throw off the capacity. i explained this to my friends, not the bouncer. a visitor has no way of knowing this...and the bouncer did nothing. i'm not upset about the capacity rule...i get it. but you have to explain to people the reason for it, especially when the front patio is 50% empty. it's simple customer service.

we waited for about 10 minutes for 4 people to exit. during thattimeit was absolutely infuriating to watch the same scenario churn over and over again: people approach door. people are denied entry. people look over at empty patio, then back to bouncer. "at. capacity." he replies with no explanation. totally rude, totally ridiculous.

once in, we approached the hostess stand where three young ladies were chatting. we were ignored for a minute or two and then finally one of the girls, quite annoyed that we had interrupted her conversation, asked me how many in our party. 4...and we'd like to sit on the patio please. she asked my name so she could put us on the list. "there's a wait?" i asked, looking out at the 10+ available patio seats (set and ready to go!) and long wall of seats at the big window (all empty!). "yes. there is a wait." huh. to which i replied "ok, we'll just sit inside then" and gestured towards the half empty dining room including the vacant 4-top by the front door. "ma'am? there is a wait." she curtly said, voice raised.

i am 35 years old and hate it when people call me ma'am. i am not ma'am, my mother is. and this whole thing is now beyond ridiculous. i took a deep breath and serenely asked how long the wait would be. "45 minutes." 45 minutes?? i'm sorry but i laughed in her face. now it's my turn to be an a-hole like the rest of the staff here. "so...when are you going start calling some names off the list?" "ma'am...we are going to start paging these people any minute now." really??? wow! ok, i'd like to see that!

there was no paging. there had been no paging in the 10 minutes we had been waiting outside with the jerk bouncer. not one table had been sat in that time. i'm not sure there was ever even going to be any paging. complete and utter nonsense.

maybe the kitchen was backed up? short-staffed? again...fine...i get it. but just tell me. something...anything...please. a little peek into the amazing business strategy that apparently is keeping the dining room half-empty for all patrons to see, including those on the 45 minute wait lis, and never seating anyone. insanity. we left.

you think you're cool wicked weed, but you're really not. not as cool as you think you are. i beg of you, if you're reading this (which you're probably not because you're too busy counting your money), please use one of those day-long "staff meetings" that you so proudly boast about on facebook to educate your incredibly rude staff on the importance of being polite and courteous. make an attempt to explain why the train is off the tracks...who knows, we may even stick around. because i really like your beer and as a local, i'd like to be proud of you. right now i'm ashamed.

instead we went next door and dropped $200 at seven sows on amazing food, creative cocktails and excellent service. it pays to treat your locals right.

good saizon. that is it.. after arriving in town for the night, we asked around for the hotspots. everybody told us wicked weed. so, we get there, and it's packed. great outdoor seating, and the atmosphere were very cool. we get there just as the late night menu starts. we're starving and don't mind. i get the cuban sandwich, and a delicious blueberry saizon beer. this was the absolute worst sandwich i've eaten since jimmy john's years ago. the bread wasn't slightly crispy, it was burnt. black on the bottom. burnt. the shaved pickle slices on one half was just the skin. there was one thin slice of each of the meats, and the cheese had melted off the side off the sandwich while on the press. the fries that this travesty of a cuban sandwich was accompanied by must have came right out of the freezer.why did expo or the cook even send this turd out?btw: i'm an avid home cook with 10 years in the food and beverage industry. anyways to top it off, our waiter hardly checked on us. by thetimehe offered my date a refill we were just ready to go. he had a total of three tables. we aren't the type to complain, so i write reviews. we even still left him a 20% tip. i normally take thetimeto show my appreciation for excellent service and/or food with a review. taking thetimeto write a bad one is a first for me.

this place is gonna make it!. my wife and i ate for the firsttimetonight at wicked weed, on high test biltmore avenue next door to the orange peel. my first reaction was, wow, they've done a great job with the space! high ceilings, lot of raw brick walls, glassed-in open kitchen on the main floor, with the tasting room and brewery downstairs. the exterior looks great, too, a much more uptown look than i'd expected.

our calamari appetizer with romesco and coriander ($9) foreshadowed that this place has its act together -- it was nicely fried, not heavy or greasy. my classic beef cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, onions and pickles was one of the better ones in town, and a real bargain with loads of shoestring fries for just $7.50. (a double burger is $12 with fries.) my wife had the brautwurst on a toasted bun with mustard ($9), which she described as good but not knock-your-socks-off good.

with a flight of six four-ounce wicked weed beers ($9) and two 16-ounce full pours ($4.25 each), our bill came to $45 before my usual generous tip. sure can't complain about the price!

service was very good, friendly and prompt, and our only complaint was that it took four requests before we got water ... finally, after we'd finished the meal.

parking is easy in the aloft hotel public lot (free because once again the machines aren't working -- the city of asheville taxpayers are losing tons of money, as if the city bureaucrats have money to burn). the only parking issue is when there's a big event at the orange peel, when the aloft lot charges $7.

even on a sunday evening, wicked weed was nearly full, upstairs and downstairs. the noise level is energetic but not painful.

a lot of restaurants in asheville have been closing recently -- bistro 1896 (what's the deal with that?!), the asheville public, the magnetic field, boca and others -- but wicked weed is a restaurant/brewpub that looks like it will make it.

i'd definitely go back.