Restaurant Review

One Well Brewing

Dining out in the middle of a Global Pandemic presents some challenges. Thankfully, here in Southwest Michigan we still have weather warm enough where we can sit outdoors on patios to feel just that much safer. I was trying to think of a good patio to visit to meet up with a friend for dinner, and ONE WELL BREWING fit the bill.

When we arrived (masked up) we were greeted by a host who explained how things were going to work. I loved this because with everything going on, each restaurant has different procedures. It was so nice that someone was able to fill us in right away.

My friend and I decided to share some of their Bip’s Family Recipe, which is TEXAS CAVIAR. If you have not had Texas Caviar before, it is a dip with black-eyed peas, black beans, corn, chillies, tomato, red onion, and cilantro tossed with olive oil and red wine vinegar and served with tortilla chips.

A server brought it out shortly after we placed our order. It was light and tasty! A perfect snack for the hot day that it was! We munched on it as we sipped our beers (STATE OF BEAN for me and XALAPA for my friend) as we decided on what to get for dinner.

One Well doesn’t have traditional servers. You order your food and drink at the bar and they bring it out to your table when it’s ready. What was nice about this, was that there wasn’t anyone coming to our table to check in constantly. It made me feel as if we did not need to rush to be done. It was nice to be able to have a snack and some beer, and really take our time with figuring out what we wanted. There were plenty of servers around to ask any questions, but we knew that when we were ready to order, we could simply step inside to the bar to place our order.

But don’t be mistaken, the staff was definitely still busy. Only they were spending their time running food to tables and spending extra time clearing tables to do proper sanitation of them, which I saw them do thoroughly throughout our evening there.

I decided on the GRILLED CHEESE INCIDENT for my dinner. It was a grilled cheese sandwich on naan bread with smoked cheddar, mozzarella, provolone, muenster, sautéed spinach, and artichoke. I also added pulled pork to it. It was served with a side of kettle chips and a pickle.

My friend got the GO CLUCK YOURSELF! SANDWICH, which was a pulled chicken sandwich on Panini bread with bacon, pico de gallo, guacamole, monterey jack cheeses and chipotle aioli. It was served with salt & pepper kettle chips and a pickle. She ordered hers sans bacon and with vegan chicken and vegan cheese. She was super excited to see that it was an option to have her meal meet her vegan diet requirements, along with many other options on their menu for her!

Both of our sandwiches were delicious!

My grilled cheese was PACKED with pulled pork and oozing with yummy cheese. I only at half and saved the rest for later. Although my chips were tasty, I would say a handful of them were a tad on the stale side.

My friend’s sandwich was delightful! Although I am a carnivore, I really enjoyed her vegan chicken. It was pretty darn close to the real thing! The flavors all worked wonderfully together.

I loved my experience at One Well Brewing! The staff was incredibly helpful, friendly and they made me feel super comfortable with all their cleaning.

The food was very good! They are very creative with their menu and have so many options for people of all dietary needs.

You can help support this incredible locally owned restaurant and devour some delicious food and beer by either dining in or with carryout!

Elizabeth Precopio is a hairstylist by day and 24/7 food enthusiast. She visits restaurants in the Kalamazoo area and blogs about her experience at feedmekzoo.com