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| - After our wonderful tour at the Banger Brewery, we were hungry! We were on the fence on where to go. All of a sudden a group of drunks started yelling at us, in a good way of course. They kept saying that they work for this new place called the Brass lounge and that we should all go up for lunch. Later we found out that they were just drunk guys trying to get people up there to start a party. Our group had a lot of good looking girls as well, so I had a feeling that was part of their "all male" group's agenda. LOL.
This restaurant is located on the Fremont Street Experience on the second floor, above Hennessey's Tavern. When you get up the escalators, the first thing you notice is the huge bar area. It's definitely the focal point and most of the seating in the joint. A large circular bar with some high pub tabletops on the side. We chose to sit there so we could converse. Our server was nice, but didn't really converse with us or engage us. She was still pretty fast with our order and food. Aside from the group, there really wasn't anyone there, so that must have been why. Our group was 15 strong, so our manager just ordered everything thing on the left side of the menu (All appetizers). Although I will not go over all of it, I wanted to share the ones that stood out to me. Here's what I thought:
Chicken Quesadilla for $10: Chicken breast tossed with feta cheese and sundried tomato pesto and served with a tomato pesto aioli for dipping. The quesadilla were thick. The flavor was a little weird though, with the feta. I honestly thought it was a not-so-good attempt to take a quesadilla to the next level.
Beef Carpaccio for $9: Thinly sliced filet topped with capers and red onions and miso aioli. Once again, not such a good attempt to serve upscale food. The beef didn't have much flavor, thank goodness for the capers.
Spinach and Artichoke Dip for $10: Spinach and artichoke topped with parmesan cheese and chopped tomatoes, served with tortilla chips. I loved the chips, nicely salted. I felt like the dip was super dry. Almost needed more of the cream they use.
Crispy Fried Calamari for $13: Seasoned calamari fried and tossed with lemon and peperoncinis for $13. FINALLY, a dish I loved! The calamari was super flavorful, the batter wasn't heavy. The peperoncinis were a nice touch to the dish. There was a super delicious dipping sauce. What I really loved about this dish is the variety of calamari loops AND small whole critters. My absolute favorite! Highly recommend at this place.
Brass Beer Chip Nachos for $12: home made potato chips topped with beans, cheese, jalapenos, green onions, black olives, pico de gallo, ground beef and sour cream. The chips were a little too drenched in either the bean soup or liquid from the pico, idk. It made the dish soggy.
Bruschetta for $10: Their own recipe served on French bread points and drizzles with a balsamic reduction. Another GREAT dish! The tomatoes and balsamic reduction just made a very fresh and sweet flavor. The bread was perfectly toasted and nicely buttered. Great dish!
The overall food experience wasn't the best. I definitely think there's room for a lot of improvement in their food. With all the new restaurant joints opening up downtown, it's hard to remember this experience. Especially with such amazing food options. I'm hoping to revisit this place in the future with a better outcome.
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