Common Ground Bar and Eatery - Sylvan Park

Wonderful food and service.
The bar staff are super friendly and make great drinks.
Shout out to Hunter and Thomas.. always feel welcome when visiting.

Dinner menu has a good selection and I come here often for that. Only had brunch once but it was just as good.
Totally a recommended place to go. Perfect local restaurant and bar.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I visited Common Ground at a different location than previously and this one wasn't as good.
The food was ok, burger was delish as always, according to my son, but I wasnt a fan of the Fritatta.
It was also really loud in there so if you don't like that, this isn't the place for you.
The owner was nice, and over all it was ok. I have to be honest in my reviews so I won't go back, but I could see how others would like it.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Carrot Cake French Toast, Smash Burger

I would pay good money for the recipe to their whipped Boursin cheese (served with their focaccia bread). Great vibe, food, and drinks, and the Common Hour prices are insanely good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Focaccia Plate, Whipped Boursin

Great food even if limited menu on a snowy day. Great drinks too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Service was very slow and the food was not worth the price. The burger was over cooked and dry but the fries were really good. The carrot cake was stale and the cappuccino gelato tasted like ice.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

We’ve eaten here a couple of times now. Service is always fantastic, food while delicious isn’t the best on the portion side, we typically leave hungry.
But other than that it’s a great spot for brunch or dinner.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

I don't understand how this place won a "best brunch" award. The menu is super limited. I picked the birria tacos, and I'm pretty sure they were deep fried, super greasy and the au jus was equally greasy. Coffee comes in cute but small cups that look good but aren't practical for actually drinking the coffee, and need to be refilled a lot.
The server was great though.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Just our very favorite neighborhood restaurant. Service is impeccable, food is delicious, music is a delight….

Highly recommend the Ceviche, Scallops, and Steak & Potatoes - but you can’t go wrong with anything.

I also have Celiac but have never had any issues with Gluten Free options!! It’s truly the best.

Dietary restrictions: Great gluten free options!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wes was quite pleasant. I was picking up a catering order and the store had not opened yet. I gave them a call, he answered, and met me to open the door. He offered to help me to my car and was super nice the entire interaction. Apparently customer service isn’t a lost art after all. Great experience!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

I went for brunch and learned why to skip the place with no line. They were out of Lox the bartender just walked away then came back and barked are you going to order something to me. I paid for my bloody mary to find out they put a extra 10 to 16% on calling it a tax.

13 dollar bloody mary
Tax 3.15

So 25% tax total what a rip off

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Delicious food. Everything had a light touch which was refreshing. Hubs and I got the burger and birria with the potatoes and shared. They even served the burger on 2 plates. Everything was cooked to perfection. The house sauce is amazing!! We got the carrot cake to go and it did not disappoint.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Came in for a bite on a rainy evening and ended up having the best chicken Caesar wrap I’ve ever had. Absolutely criminal not to try it! Thomas was awesome, as was the chocolate ganache cheesecake we finished off with. Will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mixed bag of experiences overall — but before I delve into it — cancel your next dinner reservation & try their Focaccia Bread. Whoever told you they serving the best thing since the sliced bread, hasn’t had this bread. It’s everything you hoped, wanted, could have expected, craved and more. They serve it with a whipped Boursin, flavored butter and seasonal jam (in our case, pineapple 🍍). Some of the other things I tried were a bit underwhelming or average though. Crudités were good. Potatoes were underwhelming, not all of them were crunchy and some were not cooked fully well inside, lacked seasoning despite menu description showing herbs and sea salt. Espresso martini flight (the main reason we went there for) wasn’t bad. The classic espresso turned out to be my favorite, the seasonal honey blueberry espresso and chocolate mandarin espresso were a tad sweeter for my taste. The old fashioned served during common hour didn’t have a solo cube of ice that the traditional old fashioned should be served with. Bees knees & Nigroni were also average.

I do like that there’s plenty of parking at this location. The other location, we never find parking in berry hill and is always packed so it’s hard to get a seat without reservation. I do prefer this location as it’s bigger, can host more people, there’s more parking, bar is bigger, staff is friendlier here as well.

Overall, I’ll be going there for the focaccia again and maybe try some other things on the menu such as shrimp taco & avocado toast. I might also wanna try their brunch over weekend.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast, Whipped Boursin Toast

Get the focaccia! House made sourdough with accompaniments! Great service from Taylor. Drinks good! Sangria especially. Everything we ate was good but not great nor memorable. We like larger scallops. Asparagus ends were tough. Potatoes cooked well but needed more seasoning Smashburger no better no worse than others. Ceviche spices were not to our liking. It was our first time there, so we always go back a second time and try different things before further judging. Plus, we can get the focaccia!

The food and the customer service was amazing! I highly recommend Common Ground!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5