Brickside Food Drinks - Bethesda

I 've been to Brickside a few times, generally uneventful. Pretty standard bar food, generally speaking, but the experience we had the other night made me vow to never return here. Our friend has a peanut allergy. Nothing on the menu is listed as containing peanuts. She ordered the Barbacoa tacos. As soon as she 'd finished the first one, she realized something was wrong. She started to her mouth started to feel itchy. She asked the waiter if there were any peanuts in the taco, somehow, (because who puts peanuts in a barbacoa taco, right? and the waiter said Not to my knowledge, but I 'll check with the kitchen . Turns out, they use peanut butter in the preparation of the meat. We complained to the manager, concerned for the other people with allergies who may frequent Brickside. He did not apologize. They offered to call an ambulance, but that 's where the niceties ended. He said, We 're following the law... as though that was supposed to make up for the fact that our friend was breaking out into hives. She went to the emergency room later that evening. They didn 't even comp us the barbacoa tacos which caused the whole mess. I 'm guessing they 're not going to want to cover the emergency room bill, either.

Took my boyfriend out for a surprise date and we LOVED this place. They happened to be doing a trivia night when we were there (maybe they do them on Wednesday nights? , but regardless our food was amazing and cooked perfectly. Drinks were amazing as well.

The sweet potato fries and flatbreads are very tasty!

Wanted a Bethesda location to meet up with a couple friends for brunch. This neighborhood is adorable and feels very small town. Love the menu the blueberry and lemon pancakes looked terrific! I had a benedict with artichoke/chicken sausage and substituted a broiled parmessan tomato for the English muffin. WHAT A GREAT IDEA! It was delicious and helped me stay on my current, low carb regime. I 'm doing this at home now. Didn 't love how loud the TVs and music were cut into our ability to talk. Overall, a great place, and I 'll be back.

Brickside never disappoints. Great food, vibrant atmosphere, fantastic service it has it all. It's a great place for lunch, brunch, or dinner. Biggest TV screen I've ever seen; technically, it's a Buffalo Bills spot, but it is an awesome place to watch any sporting event. It definitely stands out as the place to be in Bethesda!