On the Menu: Trailhead Pizzeria making its way back; Function Brewing changes its name
It takes awhile to come back after shutting down a business for any amount of time. It's something that Trailhead Pizzeria has had to deal with, as have many other restaurants throughout the Bloomington area.
Trailhead Pizzeria reopened after the pandemic on April 23 but hasn't been able to bring back all of the customers' favorites. Starting slowly is the only option not because it's what owner Mark Bell wants but due to lack of supplies and workers. That means one of the pizzeria's signatures pies that once had five types of vegetables only has three right now.
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Even so, Trailhead has salads, breadsticks, and pizzas on hand-tossed dough. Specialty pizzas include a supreme, meathead (with pepperoni, sausage and bacon), bonfire (barbecue sauce, sausage, onions and jalapenos), Hickory Ridge (barbecue sauce and pepperoni) and veggie.
With people heading down to Lake Monroe and other places south of Bloomington Bell is hopeful people will stop by 4303 Ind. 446. There's live music on Thursdays beginning at 7 p.m. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 5-10 p.m. Saturday.
Function Brewing changes its name to Metal Works
Function Brewing Co., which was sold this past year to Endeavor Local Restaurant Group, has changed its name to Metal Works Brewing Co. The restaurant and small brewery at 108 E. Sixth St. is still open but will be undergoing an interior renovation. In a Facebook post from Friday, it states, "Metal Works Brewing Company aims to bring an artful twist to classically brewed ales while staying true to our traditional small-batch brewing roots to deliver a list of house-made beers that will excite, delight and satifsfy all tastes."
Hours are 4-9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 4-10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Aver's Public House menu expanded
Aver's Public House, at 1285 S. College Mall Road, recently expanded its menu.
Two weekday lunch specials, available 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, have been added. The first gives patrons a choice of a half sandwich and salad. The sandwich choices area meatball sub, Cajun chicken, pesto chicken, Italian beef, Italian combo, Philly cheesesteak and classic stromboli. Salad options are Caesar salad or coleslaw.
The second special includes a slice of pizza (pepperoni, cheese or daily rotating signature slice) and a salad. A soft drink is included in both of the lunch specials.
Culver's brings back pub burger, adds root beer floats, shakes
Culver’s of Bloomington has added the pub burger to its menu for a limited time. The pub burger has three types of cheese — cheddar, American and Havarti.
While Culver's already serves its signature root beer and vanilla frozen custard, it has now combined them to create root beer floats and root beer shakes. Bloomington's Culver's is at 1918 W. Third St.
Cooks can enter Monroe County Fair's Bake-It competition
Do you have a favorite chocolate pie recipe? Are your brownies the best? It's time for Monroe County cooks to check their recipes for favorite baked chocolate goodies.
On June 30, the Monroe County Fair will have its Bake-it with Chocolate Contest. Entries should be brought to the community building at the fairgrounds between 9 and 11 a.m. June 30. Open mic judging will begin at noon.
Categories are yeast breads, quick breads, cake, cookies, pie, special desserts and white chocolate. For specific guidelines, go to page 5 of the open class exhibit requirements at: https://bit.ly/fairopenclass. For questions, call Stephanie Jachim at 812-345-3084 or Nola Donley at 812-876-1095.
Contact Carol Kugler at ckugler@heraldt.com, 812-331-4359 or @ckugler on Twitter.
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Bloomington restaurants: Culver's pub burger, Trailhead pizza return
