Went back for another round at Republic and things turned out much better than our previous experience.
We had the Ahi Tuna Nachos which were pretty good, but not great. There was plenty of tuna and the homemade chips were solid. However, I feel like to call it a nacho it needed a little more, i.e. lettuce, tomato, sour cream, ...but maybe they tried some additional toppings and they didn't jive, what do I know.
We also went with one of the burgers which was a good call. Overall it was solid which is good, because if you screw up a burger you don't have much hope.
We went on Friday night and unfortunately it wasn't that crowded. They do have a reverse happy hour which is great, especially on a weekend. It truly is a nice place inside and has an above average bar...really nice decor.
I've heard they have a good brunch so it I may try that out on a Sunday morning and catch some NFL games once the season starts up...that is if the bartender allows the tvs to be switched from tennis (who cares) and talk news (talk shows should be never played in bar).