Ole Brass Rail

First time and would be the last time. Horrible parking and service, staff ignored us as soon as we walked in. From the views, multiple tables waiting for their orders to be taken. A hello or a be right with you would have gone a long way, walked out before even ordering– started my Sunday off all wrong.

I love this place. Foods always great bartenders are so nice. Bloody Mary’s are amazing ! I always stick to the biscuits and gravy

Still good service friendly staff good variety in menu choices… Had full slab rib dinner for 16 corn toast beans Cole slaw and full rack… You can tell the sauce is chef recipe and not just bottle. Tastes like a Kansas vinegar based bbq mop sauce. Nice and tender. I would get it again. Still seems like Lotta regulars plenty of tvs snf game on with sound. Most everyone sits at the bar. Handful of tables could probably seat 50 – 75 total on avg 10 – 20 people

Love the breakfast at the Olé Brass Rail. Still has a sports bar vibe even in the morning, with ESPN channels broadcasting from every angle. Happily, the breakfast offerings are much higher quality than you might expect at a bar.
Don’t be discouraged if the front parking lot is full. There’s more parking around the side and back. The interior is larger than what you might think just viewing it from the street. Walk on in and find yourself a table or belly up to the bar.
Friendly servers. Kudos for actually serving bacon crispy when requested. Meals are for the most part a great value. A diverse clientele ranging from retired couples, business owners planning their day, workers on a break, women socializing… and they have table arrangements that can easily handle larger groups. Actually kind of noisy this morning and the coffee refills and check delivery could have been a little more timely. Not a big deal, however, with so many sporting options to view while waiting.
Watch yourself on the way out the front door. The floor is a bit uneven, which could be a problem if you have been emphasizing the «bar» over the «grill». The Olé Brass Rail’s décor could be termed sports bar basic, but it matters not. It’s a great neighborhood bar and grill that has found a way to succeed even in the morning breakfast hours.

A friend brought me here for breakfast and I was impressed. Not much in the outside, but the food was very good. I will be back again…

I came all the way from L.A. & they was closed! For a a whole week!!! I’m really disappointed. The food is bomb. How’s a place like this going to be closed for a week??? You need to open asap!

7-​13-​2015 Monday
Just had their chili cheese fries (pictured), very good and very large, it’s over 7 $ but they give u alot, it’s 2 meals in itself. I have tried many foods here: cheeseburger, hotdogs, wings, chili, nachos, mexican pizza, biscuits&gravy, porkchops and it’s all very good. The place has a good vibe. The staff and patrons are friendly. The only thing is the service can be slow and I’ve experienced the karaōke host skipping people (I’ve paid attention) but if you want great food at somewhat reasonable prices, brass rail is your place.

Fantastic Sunday breakfast with great service and yummy bloodys and mimosas. Very friendly place and open early! They have a full bar as well.

Great lunch at OBR, came back for the massive nachos with chicken! Our server was sweet and took great care of us. My friend had the club sandwich that did not disappoint. Awesome lunch gem!

Fun looking place. Horrible experience. Came for st paddy’s. Old waitress made sure to ignore us as we stood by the bar until it was too obvious she was ignoring us. She gave us our beers and closed me out without offering to keep it open.(I planned on staying longer). While enjoying our beers outside patio we steered clear away from the smokers to enjoy outside. One regular made sure to come all the way to stand next to our table and smoke. Obviously if ur not a regular you not welcome here.

Met some friends here one night who frequent the place. It’s a great dive bar with good food and a great prices.
Breakfast is great and good music.

Down-​home live music dive that’s family owned and offers a great value for the money. Cheap drinks, good food, no cover (usually). Opens at 6 am most days. Get over here.

This was a bit of a nostalgia pit stop for me. From the late nineties till about 2005, I used to come here regularly for the cheap and tasty breakfast deals. During a recent visit to Phoenix, we decided to grab breakfast one more time for old times sake!
Memory has been kind to OBR! It’s a bar that definitely has that divey vibe to it. They do serve some great greasy breakfast foods, though… and for pretty damn cheap!
The three of us each ordered a breakfast combo, each ran from $ 4.00 to $ 6.00 each! How can you beat that?!
Service was a little slow but okay. The service can be spotty at times and this was going to be an easy 4 star review up until 5 minutes before we left. We asked our waitress for our bill. Now I remember if they were busy and the waitress couldn’t get back to settle the tab, you could just go up to the bar and pay. It wasn’t very busy at all and we waited a few minutes, but were ready to leave… so I approached the bar. I was anxious to pay because we were all so happy to be there we had a 75% tip for her as well! I very much enjoy tipping people, especially if they give me reason to tip generously.
There was a nice guy (who I think was a busser (??)with glasses) who tried to get her attention, but she pretty much ignored him. He looked back at me and said «I tried». Nice. I waved at her to try to get her attention, she looked directly at me, looked through me, and than turned her back to me and started chatting with a co-​worker. That was pretty rude and annoying. So, unbeknownst to her, I put some of that tip back in my pocket! I still tipped 50%, but that left a sour taste in my mouth.
So i left the cash and headed out the door, and once she saw the tip, she became pretty enthusiastic and friendly. Whatever.
The food is good, cheap, and greasy. …and I say that in a flattering light… but keep expectations for service at a lower level and you may not leave disappointed…
I will always have good memories here… but realistically its.
3 stars.

Tina was our server, she did a great job!
Came here for breakfast, on the recommendation of a great friend.
Had the #2 breakfast special, 2 eggs, hash browns, and a biscuit with gravy.
The biscuit and gravy were tasty, though likely premade gravy, and frozen biscuit. Not a complaint, just an observation.
The price of three meals was extremely reasonable.
I would recommend this place for breakfast.
I also hope to check the place out in the evening.

This used to be our favorite breakfast place. Now the food is hit or miss and service is very spotty. Sometimes they’re really slow, sometimes they just get the order all wrong.
Last time we were there, our eggs over hard came out easy, the bacon was like jerky (which I didn’t really mind), and the hash browns were burnt on the bottom. My dry english muffins were sogged down with butter (squeezed a tbs out of each half).
Like I say, its been spotty so I think I’ll give it some time before I try them again. :/

The working man’s breakfast hole that has been feeding locals cheaply since long before many of us could identify Phoenix on the map. If I was ever a location scout and needed a seedy local dive bar from which my main characters could procure a map from an unkempt local in order to launch their adventure i would start here.

Ventured to this place for one reason: near-​to-​home karaōke. The reviews were mixed — some proclaiming excellence and others less than stellar but none of them regarding the karaōke. I wanted to see for myself.
One, the parking is dismal. But, if needed, the post office is only half a block away with a nice big lot and available for parking (which is where I parked the Saturday I went).
Two, the place is a dive bar — nothing more, nothing less. When I arrived, there were several people at the bar and several groups at the tables. Karaōke was in full swing and there were singers up. When sitting at the bar, I was immediately served by a male bartender with an easy smile.
Three, beer. The selection is fairly standard, the commonplace brews you can find in most bars — Bud, lites, Mich, etc. I was happy to find Woodchuck served, and not just served but on tap. (This is the only place — bar or liquor store — I’ve found since moving from the Midwest that offers my favorite hard cidar. I’m sure there are more, just haven’t found them yet.) The price was a little steeper for that Woodchuck though than I’m accustomed. But that could be since the company that makes it is a small brewery in the Midwest and do not commonly distribute this far west.
Four, Karaōke DJ. A nice wooden dance floor was where the DJ made house for karaōke. Decent set up (one more like I’m used to with a lap top instead of cartridges like a few places I’ve seen since moving here), and a decent selection. I think he had books available, but he said it is often easier to simply write the song you want down and, if he has problems, he’d let you know. I was happy to see he had several bands/​artists that are a little less known karaōke-​wise that I enjoy to sing.
The DJ did sing, unlike some places where they refuse. But it wasn’t an issue as the rotation wasn’t overly long, and he was good about weaving new people into the existing line up. There were singers (like all places) with good voices and others without. It’s not an overly young crowd. I’d say late twenties and up.
The only annoyance was the sound system was wonky. There was really only one or two good places to stand with the microphone to keep feedback out of the speakers. For someone like me who likes to sit in their seat, instead of standing on the dance floor, that was a drawback.
I did not eat while at the establishment. But there were a lot of people who did. I checked out the prices which seemed VERY inexpensive and also checked out the portions others had which were VERY large. But I can’t attest to the quality. Despite negative reviews (and possibly at my own peril) I will try the food in the future however.
I was happy with my experience. The people were polite and friendly, the service was good and not intrusive, and the karaōke was fun and had a receptive crowd. While not going to be a regular haunt, I’ll certainly come back in the future.

The Olé Brass Rail is a staple dive bar in my hood. I’ve only been privy to it in the morning/​early afternoon and can to speak to its charm then.
A neighbor introduced me to it as «that place you go» when you want eggs on the cheap.
Why? They’re yummy and they’re cheap. And they’re good! There are three basic breakfast options (no substitutions). $ 4 will buy you eggs, hash browns, sausage or bacon and toast. Can’t go wrong there! $ 6 is the same w/​French Toast, Pancakes or a Biscuit. I’ve never tried anything else off the regular menu, however they do offer omelettes and regular lunch and dinner options.
There’s never any parking. (Seriously). This gritty place offers ample television viewing options to catch a game. (Twenty one of them!) The downside is there doesn’t appear to be any sound offered. Wifi if you want it.
A pitcher of beer is five bucks. Apparently this is a really good place to get tanked on the cheap. Or to recover from a hangover. There is a full bar with ample seating.
The service is very laid back. And by that I mean you may need to wait. And wait. Be very ready to place your order. The servers have worked here forever and are super, duper nice. They have tons of tables to cover. They’re a-​ok with you getting up to re-​fill your own coffee. (Take that as you will as a measure of service. But for the Denny’s rock bottom pricing there’s not much to complain over.)
This is a very local, casual, older, place. This is not a fancy place. This is not «let’s go here after church» place. I don’t even know if there’s a dress code. There’s charm and character tho. If you’re in this neck of the woods and hangry check it out!

Here’s what I know…
I went for a happy hour, and got a pint of beer, wings and mozzarella sticks for $ 12.
No pretentious people allowed here, so it had that going for it. It’s almost a dive bar, almost a sports bar, but definitely a great spot to meet a friend or 12 for happy hour and to catch up without a huge crowd or crappy bartenders.
I love places like Brass Rail and wish I had one right down the street from my house.

Ok… so last night we only needed a few things to make the evening successful…
1) Televisions showing the first (official) football game of the season (Giants vs. the icky Cowboys… hey, it’s MY review and I can call them whatever I want!)
2) Full bar… or in lieu of a full bar, at least a working fridge with jack, coke, jäger and bud light…(oh yeah, we’re high falootin’ aren’t we?)
3) Enough wherewithal to pretend that something is on ‘happy hour special’…we’re ok if the place just makes something up…
And for fulfilling our needs rather well, and our wonderful server Holly, I am delivering 3 stars… yes, the jäger was a little pricey (I believe it was $ 5/​itty bitty shot), but since that wasn’t part of the 3 commandments, I’m not gonna ding this place for points…
Hubby went with the patty melt and spicy fries, I decided to go for the gold and ordered a bacon mushroom cheeseburger (also with spicy fries)…the fries were yummy, I wasn’t a big fan of the mushrooms on the burger, but the bun, burger, cheese and bacon were delightful… or maybe that was the jack & coke talking… if so, it doesn’t matter, when my belly and brain are happy, EVERYONE is happy.
Towards the end of our excursion, they rolled in the karaōke, so it started getting a little louder and we decided to take our party elsewhere, but after visiting 3 other totally packed sports bars, we’re happy we were able to find this little neighborhood gem.
Good prices, decent food, not jam-​packed with tools. Sweet!