Comments on: Hopworks Grand Opening

By: derrickvee

derrickvee — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:43:08 +0000

also stopped by last night around 7:30 and quickly ascertained eating anytime soon was not a possibility. we left but hope to return for an early happy hour in the next week or two to beat the crowds.

i wonder if HUB stays hot if it will spur any improvement to the disaster that is powell. also, does the alleged ‘vitalization’ (i would say revitalization, but i’m not sure if foster was EVER vital) have any teeth to it?

By: nmarchetti

nmarchetti — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:04:50 +0000

I’m glad you got in…we went around 7pm and they had a wait to "get in the building" that was close to half-an-hour long. They were at code capacity (I think fire) and couldn’t let any more bodies in the brewery. Once you got in it was another one-and-a-half hours wait for a table. As much as my wife and I and some friends wanted to check it out, we ended up over at Green Dragon. I had a HUB beer there so I guess we didn’t totally miss out…

Will try again another time.

By: dieselboi

dieselboi — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:27:53 +0000

I am so glad you made it out on opening day. Well done sir. We waffled and landed on not going due to not wanting to deal with the crowds. I’m glad you had a good time.

I have been thinking about the location also and wondering if it is right, but then again, Christian Ettinger wants to reuse everything and I bet that location was less expensive than anything in North close in or in the central eastside. Also, it affords parking. It is only 1 mile walk from Roots and Lucky Lab if you’re interested in doing a brew crawl – and that 1 mile would be through Ladd’s addition.