The wait staff was very friendly and I think this would be a great night spot. However it wasn't enjoyable during the day. The sun beams through their windows and for some reason they didn't put them down. They have really cool decor though. We had Korean Corndogs which I've been waiting to have. Unfortunately the cheese was only medium temperature so it was like eating a block of cheese vs. a gooey delicious Korean Corndog. Overall the flavor was good. Just needs a little more heat.
We live pretty close to the Catalyst and we’ve made it a popular spot for us on our Saturday date nights. With that being said, we’ve been here a few times and had quick and friendly service regardless of the amount of people in occupancy. We went this morning for Father’s Day Brunch and we’re happy to see that it wasn’t too busy, and with a child it’s nice to get in and out of there within reasonable time. Well, it’s open seating for brunch. We sat down and the only person that even approached our table was someone dropping off our silverware. We waited 15 minutes before we saw another couple with a small child walk out because no one had approached them either. So we followed suit a few minutes after. It’s pretty bad when you’re at a restaurant with not even a third of the occupancy filled and wait close to 20 minutes and NO one approaches your table.
They always have a wide variety of craft beers on tap. Love this place and staff is always willing to let you sample. The food is also great but I mostly like to come here for the local beer and if it’s nice their patio seating!
Why here on a Saturday afternoon and it was not very busy. Imagine it would be extremely busy during football season. The service was good and the food was tasty. I had the Philly cheese steak with sweet potato fries.
We really enjoy this place. Comfortable, casual atmosphere. Amazing variety of local brews! Great food selection. Always friendly, prompt service! Televisions EVERYWHERE … tuned to lots of viewing options. Staff was very helpful assisting us in selecting our beverages.
Service was good , there was eight of us and we got our food at different times. Some were almost done by the time the boys got their chicken strips and they got their fries when almost everyone was done. They were very busy. Everyone liked their food.
Patio! $3 Sunday brunch beers, good apps to monch while day-drinking. . .
Used to frequent this spot often before the change to Catalyst. Returned recently and was hoping for another great experience but my friends and I left disappointed. (Note - the is the South 56th St Location)First off when ordering lunch the server asked which of the side-items we wanted, for which they typically tell you what is included. We misunderstood and picked items off the broader side-item menu. No biggie, but would be nice had the server warned us there was the up-charge. Next came the meal. We all ordered something different but found the quality of the food was not the same as years past. Edible but nothing to return for. When we went to check out we only found out after paying that there was an extra fee for using a credit card. Again, the server should have told us ahead of time OR there needs to be signage as we would have opted to pay in cash. The other problem was the server said they were struggling with a new system. We let it be known we were in a rush to get going but it still took a good 15+ minutes to settle the bill.We certainly want the Catalyst to succeed and hope this was an isolated experience. The atmosphere is great, especially with the patio and we love the beer selection. But if the food doesn't improve I suspect we'll only drop in for happy hour drinks.
Food was just ok, nothing great or worth going back for. Service extremely slow (understandable because it was during a busy time) however the appetizer we ordered came after we all got our meals and drink refills took forever and we were never even given the waters we asked for. Women's restroom was closed for cleaning during a stint of our visit however could see the girl inside "cleaning" was typing into a messaging conversation on a tablet - when she finally opened up the restroom the counters were still wet and bits of toilet paper were still on the floor so it was a little frustrating to wait outside the restroom for over 5 minutes and upon entering things were not actually clean. The reason they get two stars instead of one is for the decent selection of local beers/drink options but our group will not be back!
Nice patio and food is too notch. Beer selection and service is Nebraska friendly. Wife and I really enjoy coming on Friday nights, in fact we are here right now with friends