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LAFAYETTE BREWING COMPANY REVAMPS MENU WITH NEW ITEMS, OLD FAVORITES
Journal and Courier
http://www.jconline.com/article/20110706/ENT/107060302/Lafayette-Brewing-Company-revamps-menu-new-items-old-favorites?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAG E%7Cp
July 6, 2011
Artichoke hearts, crimini mushrooms, red and yellow peppers: These
vegetables became a new sandwich that even Lafayette Brewing Company
owner Greg Emig will eat.
"I'm not a vegetable guy," he said.
My Big Fat Greek Pita is one of the new items at the downtown Lafayette
restaurant. The new menu debuted June 27, a little earlier than their
usual annual tweak of the menu.
"We wanted to get things rolling this summer," Emig said.
The big fat pita's vegetables are tossed in a Phillipe Maison dressing
and served on pita bread with a spicy feta spread and fresh spinach.
Gorgeous, full and delicious were the words waiter and bartender Troy
Reutebuch used to describe the dish.
LBC is also using its in-house smoker more with the new menu. The
Brew Pub Club, smoked brisket sandwich and hickory smoked wings all
have a smoky flavor.
"Anything we do that's smoked is going to be good," Reutebuch said.
Both the sandwich and the wings are cooked over hickory wood for
12 hours.
LBC tested new ideas throughout the year. Reutebuch tasted the chipotle
stout sauce with the hickory smoked wings while Emig was perfecting
the recipe.
"It's going to be phenomenal," Reutebuch said.
The sauce is mixed with oatmeal stout beer, one of the restaurant's
house-made brews. The beer cheese crock appetizer, served hot, also
uses the stout beer.
Chicken taco salad is another new item. LBC makes its own
cheddar-jalepeņo tortilla bowls.
For something fresh and light, the vegetable platter appetizer is
an option.
The dish "sounded good" to Lafayette resident Dan Schumacher. The LBC
regular comes weekly on Fridays with various area clergy who often
don't eat meat during their meals.
The platter is a returning item. Emig posted a question on the
company's Facebook profile asking people what items they wanted to
see return.
"It generated 50-plus responses."
The vegetable platter and the Armenian Chicken sandwich were the
winners and are now back on the LBC menu.
"There's going to be a lot of people happy that the Armenian chicken
is back," Reutebuch said.
The Armenian sandwich is simple, Emig said. It's garlic mayonnaise
on a warm pita with sliced chicken breast.
"Then you can do a lot of different things with it."
Customers can add other vegetables if they desire, making it their own.
Schumacher has tried a few dishes over the years, but hadn't recognized
the new menu as he sat with a different crowd: his wife, Judy and
their two friends.
"Maybe tomorrow I'll look a little closer," he said.
While Schumacher may not have noticed the changes, overall the new
menu has garnerned positive comments, Emig said.
"We're happy," he said. "We like to keep things fresh for our
clientele."
Location: 622 Main St.
Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight Mondays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1
a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 8 p.m. Sundays More information:
Call (765) 742-2591 or visit www.lafayettebrewingco.com
From: Baghdasarian
Journal and Courier
http://www.jconline.com/article/20110706/ENT/107060302/Lafayette-Brewing-Company-revamps-menu-new-items-old-favorites?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAG E%7Cp
July 6, 2011
Artichoke hearts, crimini mushrooms, red and yellow peppers: These
vegetables became a new sandwich that even Lafayette Brewing Company
owner Greg Emig will eat.
"I'm not a vegetable guy," he said.
My Big Fat Greek Pita is one of the new items at the downtown Lafayette
restaurant. The new menu debuted June 27, a little earlier than their
usual annual tweak of the menu.
"We wanted to get things rolling this summer," Emig said.
The big fat pita's vegetables are tossed in a Phillipe Maison dressing
and served on pita bread with a spicy feta spread and fresh spinach.
Gorgeous, full and delicious were the words waiter and bartender Troy
Reutebuch used to describe the dish.
LBC is also using its in-house smoker more with the new menu. The
Brew Pub Club, smoked brisket sandwich and hickory smoked wings all
have a smoky flavor.
"Anything we do that's smoked is going to be good," Reutebuch said.
Both the sandwich and the wings are cooked over hickory wood for
12 hours.
LBC tested new ideas throughout the year. Reutebuch tasted the chipotle
stout sauce with the hickory smoked wings while Emig was perfecting
the recipe.
"It's going to be phenomenal," Reutebuch said.
The sauce is mixed with oatmeal stout beer, one of the restaurant's
house-made brews. The beer cheese crock appetizer, served hot, also
uses the stout beer.
Chicken taco salad is another new item. LBC makes its own
cheddar-jalepeņo tortilla bowls.
For something fresh and light, the vegetable platter appetizer is
an option.
The dish "sounded good" to Lafayette resident Dan Schumacher. The LBC
regular comes weekly on Fridays with various area clergy who often
don't eat meat during their meals.
The platter is a returning item. Emig posted a question on the
company's Facebook profile asking people what items they wanted to
see return.
"It generated 50-plus responses."
The vegetable platter and the Armenian Chicken sandwich were the
winners and are now back on the LBC menu.
"There's going to be a lot of people happy that the Armenian chicken
is back," Reutebuch said.
The Armenian sandwich is simple, Emig said. It's garlic mayonnaise
on a warm pita with sliced chicken breast.
"Then you can do a lot of different things with it."
Customers can add other vegetables if they desire, making it their own.
Schumacher has tried a few dishes over the years, but hadn't recognized
the new menu as he sat with a different crowd: his wife, Judy and
their two friends.
"Maybe tomorrow I'll look a little closer," he said.
While Schumacher may not have noticed the changes, overall the new
menu has garnerned positive comments, Emig said.
"We're happy," he said. "We like to keep things fresh for our
clientele."
Location: 622 Main St.
Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight Mondays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1
a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 8 p.m. Sundays More information:
Call (765) 742-2591 or visit www.lafayettebrewingco.com
From: Baghdasarian