Brixx Wood Fired Pizza

Best Service. Friendly Manager. Great Food. I enjoy Brixx at lunch and also for Happy Hour and dinner. Always great service. Never had a bad meal. The staff appears very organized and always very helpful and polite. Note worthy: Happy Hour drink specials. ½ combos at lunch. I definitely recommend! I visit Brixx at least twice a week!

This is a GREAT place. My family came to visit from out of town and requested we go here for lunch.
We dread going out to eat with our 2yo and 4yo. Very kid friendly!!! Dough to play with then cook, crayons and chalkboards at some booths. Gluten free dough and vegan cheese… we can finally take my 4yo out for pizza!!!
Love the lunch special and lunch punch card is such an awesome deal! Everything we have ordered has been great. The Mediterranean salad was outstanding!
Great outdoor seating area.
Lots of great craft brews, from many Illinois breweries! Great drink specials every day of the week. Unlike most places that don’t have specials on Friday and Saturdays. Would be a great late night place to go also, bc they have some good specials after 10pm!
Food has been out super fast, which is very important with 3 littles. Great service every time we have been there. Charity was our server on our last 2 visits.

Best service at any restaurant in town! Jared was our server and he did an excellent job taking caring of us!
We got the spinach and artichoke dip, 4×4 pizza and the spicy shrimp pizza. Everything was very good! The shrimp was cooked perfectly and not overly seasoned. However, there wasn’t much spice to it. I didn’t mind because I don’t like too much heat, but my boyfriend thought it could have used more. Overall we still very much liked it.
It was our first time tonight, but we will definitely be back. I don’t normally write Unilocal reviews; in fact this is my first Unilocal review. I was compelled to write a review for Brixx because the food and service is great and it definitely warrants more than 2.5 stars.

Saw all the reviews that said that this place was average but everything tastes great and the service was definitely there!

A very eager to please staff. The pizza’s taste isn’t coherent… everything on the menu tastes exactly like the separate ingredients listed. You can’t really go too wrong with pizza, though.
P. S.: Smores pizza? Really?
EDIT: Hardworking manager. Kudos to the staff and their efforts.

Service is nice. We went on a weekday for lunch so it wasn’t very busy.
Clean and well kept restaurant. If you are looking for homely, traditional pizza, it is not the place for you.
We had the artichoke pizza with artichokes, black olives, cheese, and sliced meatball. The flavors were all over the place. When you make a pizza it is so important that the toppings complement each other. The toppings on this here are all substitutes of each other– there is too much tartness from the olive and artichoke that the sourness overrides any other taste.

I went out to eat today with a couple friends and my 3 year old daughter around 1pm. The waitress offered dough for my daughter to play with and she said they would bake it and she could eat it. It sat the entire time and she did nothing with it. She forgot to put my food in so my friends started eating without me for some time. I tried my daughters pizza and it was absolutely terrible. For wood fired pizza I would expect it to be a little crispy, it was doughy. I said I «might» get the root beer that’s on tap there, it was brought out anyway so I tried it. Super flat, I would expect root beer being on tap to be fizzy at least. I will not be back.

My boyfriend and I decided to try Brixx a few months after opening. For the 2 of us plus an app, drinks, and 2 pizzas, it cost us a bit over $ 50 with tip. We were not impressed with the food, it was quite flavorless, and the price seem outrageous for what we got and less than mediocre food. Plus our waitress was slow. We waited about 10 minutes after being seated to order. She didn’t come back to ask for refills or anything after our food came out. So we also had to track her down to get out check then wait another 10 minutes for her to get it. Safe to say we are not going back.

I’ve visited Brixx twice since they opened. The first time was last week for lunch with a friend; the second time was tonight for dinner with my wife.
I have to say, that overall the service was very good and the food was something I would come back for. For my lunch visit I had the roasted chicken club sandwich on focaccia. For my dinner visit I had a pizza that was half Bronx Bomber and half Chicken Florentine.
The only reason I’m giving Brixx four stars instead of five is because the noise level this evening was absolutely unbearable. I had to yell to have a conversation with my wife, and more than once we could clearly hear the servers at other tables because they were having to yell at people at the tables. I understand that restaurants can be loud at times, but the fact that extreme noise seems to be the norm here means that I won’t be coming back for dinner.
If you want to enjoy their food (which I would recommend) then do your best to come for a mid-​week lunch. If you’re looking for a nice place for dinner, I would skip it unless you want to feel like you’re having dinner at a rock concert.

I tried… I really did… I thought maybe just maybe Champaign has turned it around and has finally opened a restaurant that serves edible food… The only saving grace was the BBQ chicken pizza… Our sever was very nice… but I am sorry I will not come back again…
Over-​priced, Domino’s RULES
P. S.— Do not get the smores dessert…#barf

My wife picked us up some Brix to go. After entering the establishment a line cook proceeded to cat call at her from the line. This not only made my wife uncomfortable, but also upset her. The guy continued and all this was occurring right in front of the manager who proceeded to do nothing. The food was ok. The artichoke/​spinach dip tasted ok but looked horrible. I was not impressed with the pizza. With 10+ years of restaurant experience, I continue to be blown away at how poorly franchises are run.

Horrible.
You know when the the chain-​smoking carnie running the Zipper yells to his toothless meth-​mouth wench girlfriend at the ring-​toss game to ask if she accidentally drank his dip juice again while everyone on the Zipper is either getting to second base or puking on the girl next to them in those little spinning cages? I think that couple that might like this joint. It’s just awful enough to make you feel worn down and dirty.
Remember that kid who climbed into the sewer pipe and swam with the turds for 36 hours until emergency crews dug a relief well and pulled him out? That freaking kid runs the kitchen at this place. Seriously. He calls the food, «disaster themed.»
Staffed by friendly neophytes slinging ugly, foul-​tasting mishmash. One and done on this joint, man.

Tried this place for the first time today. I was not expecting much, seeing as how it is a franchise, but I was very impressed. The service was excellent. The price was right. I got the lunch special, ½ pizza and ½ salad, which is available Monday-​Friday between 11am-​3pm for $ 7.95. Great value. I had the mediterranean salad and rustica pizza. Both were outstanding! Definitely recommend.
Some reviewers seem to be complaining that there wasn’t any sauce on the pizza. Read the menu before you order. If there is a hollow yellow circle next to the item, the crust is brushed with olive oil. If there is a red filled in circle, the crust has traditional red pizza sauce.
The manager was very visible and friendly. My only complaint, and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5, is where we were seated. The place was virtually empty, but we were seated in a booth right next to the entrance. The restaurant phone kept ringing quite loudly directly behind me. Something to keep in mind for those in charge.

Party of 12 on a Saturday? Lets try BW in Savoy… oh wait, it’s a UFC night. They didn’t even offer a wait time, just sort of laughed and were like «yeah right». So, we’re like «where do you want to go?» looked around (while standing outside bw) and there’s restaurants all over the place. How about the BBQ place right next to Tucks… «i don’t like bbq» why not «i don’t like bbq» THEY HAVE OTHER THINGS!!! Applebees? It’s right there… no… geebus… how about… (name every restaurant)… finally… BRIXX. She calls, yes, we can get in. Whoo hoo a decision!!!
Drive down the street, drive around the building a couple times, hoping to find a parking spot. That may be the worst thing about BRIXX, is the parking is terrible.
Go inside, seated right away. Oddly, only know 1 person who was working there, and she was the hostess (i believe).
Menu’s are passed. Beer list is perused. Hey, look, there’s always a Triptych on tap. That’s great. The draft list is all craft, and that’s awesome. There are no macros on tap. I assume this is upsetting to many people the first (maybe only?) time they go there. «What do you mean you don’t have bud light on tap???» I’d assume is asked by crusty old people. «Back in my day, a restaurant would have Budweiser, Miller, Coors AND Pabst on tap! I suppose I can’t even get a HAMM’S in here!!!» Hey, whaddyaknow, they have macros in bottles. «Well, why didn’t you tell me that?»
Craft food deserves craft beer.
The lady and I both order the Triptych, the Blue and the Gold. She believes it tastes better than when it was at the brewery, so that’s odd. Beer is promptly served. It doesn’t appear that it was in a frosty pint glass either, so that’s good too. There is also craft rootbeer on tap, so that’s cool. They seem to have some staples in intro craft, like Fat Tire, Sam Adams, but the list is nice. It’s not going to be a place to go to for «I’ve never even HEARD of this beer» (from the craft beer drinkers) but the BMC drinkers will be exclaiming that, except in anger.
I order the 4×4. So does the lady.
The manager brings over a Mediterranean salad, apparently an extra one had been made, and he decided to bring it to our table (he must know i’m a Unilocaler… or maybe he’s just nice). Bill eats the salad. Courtney eats the bread, she seemed to like the bread.
Others at the table ordered other things. Court got the ravioli, the waitress was awesome and asked if she wanted the tomatoes on it, and court was like no. The waitress was awesome, did i mention that. She was like «i’m a picky eater too, and you look like you’d be a picky eater» which was really nice. There were 2 young boys in our group, and they went over and drew on the chalkboard, and one of the bussers brought them out extra chalk to draw with, and that was really nice. Man, those people were really nice.
The pizzas come out. I devour mine. Apparently, the reason i don’t really like pizza is the sauce. The 4×4 doesn’t have red sauce, it’s an olive oil. So, maybe that’s why i don’t like pizza. Who knew? I remember as a kid, eating some frozen pizzas, every now and then, one of those Tino’s (or similar) would have a sauce that we would call «watermelon pizza». I also hate pizza hut. As a youth, when John and I would drive around Pontiac, we’d sometimes eat at pizza hut. Well, we’d drink… sometimes too much. It was then that i discovered the acidity in the pizza hut sauce is almost exactly the same acidity that is regularly in my stomach. So, when i’d throw up from drinking too much, it would taste exactly the same. As an adult, I don’t drink to that point.
So, the 4×4 was amazing.
I don’t do desert.
Kansas was losing the first half of the game while I was there. I leave and they win by like 20, wtf? Tres Tinkle was having a great first half. I leave and suddenly Kansas remembers how to play?
The 3 bean salad was great. Not a typical three bean salad either. Red beans, black beans and garbanzos (i realize everyone poops, but that doesn’t mean i want to see chick pee’s!)

I completed my fourth visit to Brixx, and I have to say that I could not be happier. By all appearances, they’ve gotten their early foibles under control.
I have had three different pizzas, the Bronx Bomber, the Chicken Florentine, and the wood roasted tomato. Each of these pizzas has been outstanding. (I added red sauce on the Bomber and the Florentine).
The beer menu was excellent, and the prices have been reasonable and the beer specials (Wednesday, I believe) were outstanding.
The kids menu was very good, and my kiddos just love their pizza and pasta at Brixx. What is more, they will give each kid a ball of dough that they can shape to their pleasing and they will throw it in the oven, and out comes their own creation! Great idea!
I have not found Brixx to be overwhelmingly busy. The ambience is outstanding!
The only thing I might grade them down on was that getting to their parking wasn’t easy, given construction. But all things considered, that was minor.
I’ll be headed back soon.

Boom! Brixx Pizza is hands down the best over fired pizza in town (I have tried so far).
Yes it’s a chain. Yes it’s small building. But they bring a big game. With a simple menu and fresh atmosphere they have a fun vibe. Most anyone can’t eat here. They have healthy options and full fatty pizzas.
We have gone 5 times now! Out of all those times Sam has been out server at least 3. He was honest, helpful, friendly, fast and just all around a great server.
One time we went and the kitchen was having a struggle bus day. They messed up both our pizzas! Mine was remade once and still they forgot the goat cheese. My husbands was remade 4 TIMES And still wasn’t right… We ordered menus items with no customization, so I think the kitchen was just having a bad day. They were very nice about it and so where we. The manager was there that day, but we didn’t talk to him.
I have tried almost all the meat free options and all are amazing! My husband loves the 4×4, which is sauce free, but surprisingly good. They make the mozzarella in house and it’s so good!!!
The beer selection is pretty good too. We trie the root beer on tap too. I would highly recommend that!
Give them a try and get your pizza fix at Brixx.

Our small family tried Brixx tonight. We love wood-​fire brick-​oven pizza. Two of us had the pizza and one of us tried the meatball sub with black bean salad. We also tried the Korean bbq meatball appetizer, and I had a Brixx house salad as a side.
Neither pizza lover gave Brixx pizza top marks. The crust was not especially crispy. The blackening on the bottom lent a bitter flavor. To the good, the ingredients were high quality. I loved the pear-​gorgonzola topping with walnuts and carmelized onions, although the onions were sauteed at best and not at all carmelized (they were out of the butternut squash-​goat cheese pizza, so this was my second pick). The more traditional cheese pizza was just passable.
The Korean bbq meatball appetizer did not taste Korean (and I’m a Korean food lover), and came with pineapples chopped up as a garnish — it didn’t go with the flavor profile of the meatballs, but it didn’t fight against it either. The meatballs were tender and tasty in a generic way. The side salad was good, too, with goat cheese and pistachios. It hadn’t been seasoned and the dressing wasn’t balanced (too little acid in the vinaigrette).
The meatball sub could not be held, and that’s a pet peeve of ours. If you can’t pick it up, it’s not a sandwich. The toppings were somewhat off-​putting in terms of texture, but the meatballs were good, with Italian seasoning. The bean salad side received a 7.2 out of 10. Good but not great.
The music was on too loud and the tables were not well cleared or cleaned. Our waitress was the only one on duty when we arrived and the place was filling up, but there seemed to be a lot of other staff. She was good and friendly, but overtaxed.
The place has double sets of doors, but the inside doors were open. Hard to know why. Restaurant staff should be aware that this lets in flies, and sure enough, it did.
We didn’t feel cheated, but we probably won’t be back.

ok, i wanted badly to give a higher rating… The building is awesome, lots of TV’s, beer choices, ETC. Lots of food choices.
The negatives, VERY expensive, the pasta i had (penne with blackened chicken) was extremely salty.
My wife got a half/​half pizza and while it was «good», it was NOT worth 12+ dollars. Azzip pizza is basically identical for ½ the price.
I will go back, but they have work to do.

Not a bad meal here. We started with the bruschetta appetizer, which was delicious but extremely messy. Almost a knife and fork kind of deal. I had the rustica pizza without olives, which was tasty. Pretty generous on the toppings but I do think the mushrooms were underdone and they appeared almost raw to the eye. I also thought the whole cloves of garlic were a little excessive even though I love garlic. The Bronx bomber pizza was pretty good as well and again, generous with toppings. They have a really wide variety of different pizzas so pretty much anyone can find something they like. Aside from the food, our server was extremely friendly and helpful. Overall a good experience, don’t know if I would make an effort to go back, but it’s definitely not a bad choice if you’re in the mood for pizza.

Hubby and I met here for lunch today, service was amazing due to the great attention from our waiter J.t. I think it was! Food was great as were the portions and prices! We each got a pizza and we got the spinach artichoke dip to share. All of the food was great! Hubby got the wild mushroom pizza, I got the Mexican and Americano halved. Will definitely be back!