brick

hey dolls, my friend krystle came in town last weekend to celebrate her 30th birthday with her closest friends!  i was put in charge of the weekend and friday night i decided we'd go to brick restaurant to kick off the weekend celebration!  i love brick because on the weekends there is always live music and the atmosphere is perfect when you're meeting up with friends!  this band was awesome!  we even got them to play a jazzy rendition of the "happy birthday" song for krystle! for starters, krystle and i got the caesarsaladwhich was amazing! brick makes their dressing in house which is always a plus!  another friend, yvette, ordered the calamari.  it was seasoned just right and lightly fried.  the calamari itself had good texture. here is my friend bernie, and i.  love her new red hair! we both ordered one of my all time favs from brick, the shrimp and grits!!!  the grits are soooo creamy and i love the fried tortilla shell it comes in and of course the shrimp are succulent!  those w

comfortable. i've been here a few times for lunch. love the atmosphere and food! it's akways so relaxing for me and the prices are right about the level for the quality of food. bellini, asaladand light sandwich always make for a lovely afternoon meal.

terrible customer service. we made reservations for our whole family and friends for my husband's birthday and way to go bricks you ruined it. no one ever bothered to take my drink order mysaladorder was wrong take order was wrong no one ever came to check i ended up sending both back i had my husband set up at to have a dessert come to our table i spoke to them about this three times and guess what he never got it when i confronted the waitress in the manager the waitress looked at me and said she thought we were going across the street to get frozen not to mention all three checks at the table were wrong. and even though we were all on separate checks we were charged 18 mandatory gratuity which last i checked isn't the law in florida. not one single time did anyone even apologize to us for any type of a mix-up manager just shrugged shoulders had an attitude and we're happy to charge us 100 $ for completely terrible experience.

not disappointed yet!. i have ordered the tilapia and warm turkey sandwich. both excellent taste and the tilapia cooked to perfection. service excellent. the ahi tunasaladis amazing, as are the eggs benedict with goat cheese and spinach.

i thoroughly enjoy the atmosphere and the food is worth what they charge.

i highly recommend trying the brick for an excellent dining experience

gone down. had lunch at the brick today after having been away for years. very disappointing. the wine list by the glass was microscopic, anf the house cocktails were all sugary concoctions based on flavored rums or vodka.
the "traditional cuban" sandwich was neither. the bread was soggy with panini tread marks, the ham was insipid and the pork tasteless. i don't believe the cheese was swiss, and the pickles would have made mcdonalds proud. no mustard. so, it wasn't even miami traditional (we won't get into the salami or no salami ala tampa argument.) when i pointed this out to the waitress she said - no kidding - "it is what it is."
threre's no way to contact them on their website, ot i'd seen the recipe for a true "cuban pressed" to them. they've obviously not seen it
the kalesaladwas bitter an unimaginative. my wires turkey and grilled onion sandwich was save only by the caramelized onions.
sorry, ortegans, i'll stick with the san marco restaurants

never again. overpriced garbage brunch. home fries out of the deep fryer. grits swimming in milk. paper thin slice of ham on eggs benedict with tasteless hollandaise . baked eggs were 2 eggs with soggy spinach and 2 tomato wedges out ofsaladprep. management and service could care less till they saw how pissed we were on our way out the door. you'd do better at famous amos for half the price

good service, poor food. i went to the brick today for a late lunch/early dinner (on a thursday). the decor in nice and the front house staff friendly. they seated my self and my 2 yr old with no trouble and even offered a choice of highchairs! wow don't see that everywhere. then things took a turn for the worse. my server took great care of us, no problems there. i ordered the potato encrusted grouper with creamed spinach with sweet potato fries as the side. gardensalad, no croutons, and the champagne vinaigrette, this is an add($) on salad. the server told me it would be a couple of minuets for the bread, it was heating up in the oven. well , someone forgot to pull out the the par baked bread and while in the oven i still received bread with a refrigerator cold center and warm ends. i received new bread with no issue, it was fine. then thesaladarrived. it did not have the croutons i didn't want, and the substitution on onion i did want. so far so good. here in my problem the cucumbers looked freeze damaged and the carrots where dry as if the where cut the day before. the tomatoes had no flavor, obviously kept too cold ( cold kills the flavor in tomatoes). thesaladmix was washed but not well there where bits of wilted greens stuck to other leaves. now we come to the entree. the food runner brought it to the table and as soon as it was passing in front of me i noticed a smell. not so nice but i tried to pass it off as someone in the area having a bit of gas. with a bit of trepidation i took a bite of the grouper. first i want to say it is more or a grouper gratin , broiled mash potatoes on top, and a barely visible creamed spinach underneath. i took a bite and immediately spit it out, my daughter thought it was funny. the distinct flavor of ammonia and iodine lingering on my palate. i ate not another bite of food. the manager comped my meal, and i expressed my opinion as to the food. she told me they have been having trouble with their purveyors, small excuse for a restaurant with a good reputation. i think they have a kitchen staff that does not care and a chef that can't or won't properly train his/her staff. i believe in second chances but it will be a few months before i return.

service was ok, and food was good but not great. had the ahi tuna, mango, and avocadosaladwith chocolate decadence for desert. the dressing on thesaladwas very mild, a bit too much so. there was ice berg lettuce in the mixed greens. not a fan. the cake must be where they got their name because it was as hard as a brick! it is a flourless cake but it was served directly out of the fridge and the bottom of it was crunchy! ) : the whipped cream that came on the side was a departure though. it is made daily at the restaruant and it was superb.

the brick falls flat. i had wanted to try this restaurant for some time and finally got the opportunity on wednesday. we had decided to go during the week hoping parking would be more readily available. rude awakening: the parking was just as bad as always. my husband had the cuban panini and while he said it was very good it seemed very small for the cost. it did not have very much pork or ham and the accompanying french fries were average. all in all not very substantial for $9. i had the grilled chickensaladwhich was very tasty with the vinaigrette but again not really an $11 salad. plus the service was really poor. our first clue about the service should have been that we sat for 10-15 minutes after first being seated without a visit from our server. our server, "e", was non-attentive and acted pretty disinterested in our entire dining experience. she did not check back periodically during our meal and our drinks sat dry for almost the entire time. the brick did not meet any of our basic expectations.

disappointed. i have been wanting to come here for a while now and finally made it today. disappointed sums it up. food was over priced and not good. their idea of a wedgesaladis only lettuce and a dressing. when i asked if anything else was suppose to come on thesaladi was told "this is our version of the salad." customer service is lacking as well. will not be returning.

best french dip!. went here for lunch saturday and enjoyed a french dip w/au jus that nearly melted in my mouth. the wedgesaladhad really yummy blue cheese dressing and ryan's bacon cheese burger was cooked perfectly.

the service was really good, as usual.

the only bad thing was i forgot they were serving mimosas until it was too late!

always good. whether you are looking for a full dinner (rack of lamb), a filling sandwich or lighter fare (apps and/or salad) the brick never disappoints. personally i'm a big fan of the seared ahi tunasaladbut the crusted grouper is also good.

arguably the best neighborhood restaurant location in jacksonville!

what to order. ribeye not on the menu but great. traditionalsaladand baked potato side. the french dip looked good too. bartender jessica reccommended any steak or scallops