Evolution Craft Brewing Co. & Public House

201 E Vine St, Salisbury - 21801
288 reviews
American
(443) 260-2337

Came in for a meal and some craft beer and thought it was good, but really nothing more.I will say our server was very attentive and did a great job. I had the crab cake sandwich and was disappointed with the fact that it was so small. It seemed tiny compared to the bun they serve it on, but it was decent (not great) flavor.I also wasn’t super impressed with their beers. I had the pineapple IPA. It was ok, but once again - that was about it.I’ve been here before several years ago, but feel that their quality has dropped off dramatically. Maybe that’s not true overall or perhaps I fought them in a bad night, but I wasn’t impressed this time.I will also say that my wife had their creamy crab soup and she loved it. So much so that she said it was the best crab soup she had ever had. It would be unfair to leave a review and not include that detail.

Three couples went to Evolution Craft Brewing and Public House for a special birthday for my husband. The service was very good and most of the group had a good meal. The Truffle Parm Fries are delicious. Unfortunately, my husband's meal was not very good. He ordered the Mediteranian Chicken Pizza. It sounded very good on the menu, but it really had hardly anything on it and no real taste. It was overpriced for what he got at $15. A disappointing birthday dinner for him and first meal there for us. We will go back to eat there, but we won't be ordering any of the pizzas and it won't be for a special occasion.

It was wonderful. First time there and will definitely be back. Got the crab dip, lot of lump crab and with ciabatta bread. Just delicious. Crab cakes and sweet potato fries. Service was great. We were catered too. Please stop there if you want good food and good service in a wonderful atmosphere.

Service was average. Outdoor seating was super sunny. Beer was decent. Food was expensive for mediocre at best. Portion size was ok. Shiitake pot stickers with sauce tasted like something they got from the freezer section at a grocery store. Burger was moist but had no seasoning to it and the lettuce looked bad while flopping off the plate to table surface(removed lettuce before eating). Soft crab sandwich was lack luster. It was a large crab, but way too much batter and again nothing had seasoning to it(maybe a beer batter since you are a brewery). Couple bites of the crab tasted fishy. For the price I expected an overall better experience.Also, was looking at clothing while there. Unless you are an 11 yo bean poll nothing would fit a person.

Love the atmosphere, food, and drinks. Great outside seating area. Dog friendly outside. Great for parties

I enjoy the atmosphere of Evolution as well as the great Brews and appetizers and overall welcoming of the staff and patrons.Unfortunately tonight was great in the beginning but ended very disappointingly as I was asked, no, told to leave by one of the managers. Apparently I made one of the wait staff(Lindsey) so uncomfortable that it was necessary for her to ask that I be removed.First of all most of my service that I received from her was as excellent as I would hope to find but I felt I followed a gentleman's protocol when I asked if she had a boyfriend and if he worked here for which she answered no & no. After her second no I replied "no?" And she appropriately said "no" with a serious look on her face which told me I didn't need to ask her anything else except for food or a refill but low and behold she had went and told her managers that I made her so uncomfortable that she didn't feel safe serving anymore unless I was removed.Look I understand if the questions weren't what you expected but waiting to see if I planned to pursue anymore questioning would have been more appropriate than claiming that you're so uncomfortable that you can't serve anyone unless I'm removed. Again I wish to stress that the service and atmosphere were excellent/more than expected up to this disappointing ending.

Awesome restaurant! Great food and nice atmosphere. Everyone was so nice and friendly.

They got rid of their amazing brunch menu. I would not go there if you are seeking brunch because they have little to no actual brunch menu items. Very disappointing when we found out about the switch.

When this place first opened it was great: great food, good atmosphere, great beer. However the past few years it has certainly gone downhill: bacon tastes like grocery store microwave bacon (yet they charge $3ish for it plus cheese on a burger), the staff is overwhelmed a bit (which is understood today's business but they couldn't line up apps and main courses) and the cost has certainly gone up a bit from what is was. I hope this place gets back on the rails cause they used to be great.

I had twice bad experience with them recently. I don’t drink, so it’s just about their food and service. One bad experience was that I had to wait about one and half hour to get my chili to go. Me and my coworker had lunch on a Saturday. I told the waiter that I wanted a chili to go and I ordered when I sit down to have our lunch. I talked to them four times and nobody got me the chili even after I finish my lunch there. In the end, the manager went to kitchen and got the chili for me. The other bad experience happened today. My partner ordered 16 pieces of chicken wings for me. Omg, they were super hard and dry. Not enjoyable at all. Completely different from what I ate there before. What’s worse is that I got diarrhea immediately after I ate their wings. That’s the only thing that I ate in 8 hours today. And, I only drinked warm tea. I feel really disappointed.