S. Bronx’ only beer garden,
Bricks and Hops, has it all!
BY ALEX MITCHELL
The south Bronx’s only
beer garden is tapped and
ready for business. Called
Bricks and Hops at 65 Bruckner
Boulevard, it’s bringing
another creative and unique
eatery to the expansive ‘downtown’
strip, along the newly
re-utilized Harlem River waterfront.
The newest addition to the
neighborhood is run and operated
by the same entrepeneurs
behind The Bronx Drafthouse
next to Yankee Stadium and
neighboring hip hop-themed
restaurant, Beatstro on Alexander
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Avenue.
This beer garden offers over
40 different brews, 20 of which
are available on tap. More than
just beer though, Bricks and
Hops offers one of the few outdoor
backyard sitting areas in
the entire borough.
That wooden deck-like
backyard is garnished with
fl owers, candles and even a
tree sprouting through a portion
of one of its benches. The
atmosphere is so perfect, diners
forget they’re in the heart
of the city.
If beer doesn’t satisfy your
pallet, you’re still in good
hands at Bricks and Hops.
The restaurant offers plenty of
signature cocktails that sign,
seal, and deliver a punch…especially
the libatous Ready,
Fire, Aim!
This cocktail combines
mezcal, lime, pineapple, honey
and arbol chile just to make
things a little extra adventurous.
That’s in addition to the
henny coladas and many other
unique non-beer drinks.
The food at Bricks and Hops
offers quite a bit of tantalizing
fl avor as well.
The Bronx Bully Chicken
Sandwich, a massive fried
chicken cutlet smothered
with red cabbage, pepper jack
cheese, pickled jalapenos and
garlic aioli on a brioche bun is
defi nitely a keeper; mix it with
a side of chili rubbed fries and
it will take more than one
Bronx Brewery Summer Ale
to wash it down.
The beer, food, atmosphere
and artwork inside and out are
a very direct nod to the Bronx,
maintaining the authentic feel
of the borough along with its
culture and cuisine.
Bricks and Hops has some
very generous happy hour
deals as well. Tell them you
know Alex even though nothing
will likely happen, but
hey, you’re still in for a great
time.
A Bronx Bully Chicken Sandhwich inside Bricks and Hops.
Schneps Media/ Alex Mitchell
The backyard of Bricks and Hops. Schneps Media/ Alex Mitchell
To commemorate Co-op City’s
50th anniversary, the Co-op
City History Committee and
residents hosted ‘Pioneer Day’
on Saturday, June 22 to honor
the original cooperators, ‘pioneers,’
for laying out the strong
foundation of the community
and thanking them. The special
occasion featured live musical
performances by Metropolitan
Klezmer, Sky Caldwell, Soul Latin
Line Dancer and The Lickety
Split Band. (above) Pioneers
who moved into Co-op City in
1969. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
Co-op City Hosts Pioneer Day
(l-r) Pioneers Riverbay general manager Noel
Ellison; Eva Kindaicki Lazaar; Riverbay Board
president Linda Berk; Fred Clark; Riverbay fi rst
vice president Bernard Cylick and Riverbay Board
director Claudia Sampson welcomed everyone to
the community celebration.
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
(l-r) American Legion Post 1871 veterans Lloyd
Edmondson, Norman M. Thomas and Post 1871
commander Toba LaCrown.
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
Congressman Eliot Engel (c) met with Riverbay
general manager and Pioneer Noel
Ellison (l) and Pioneer Charles Bishop during
the festivities. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co