Brothers Bar & Grill
430 1st Ave N, Minneapolis, MN, 55401
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Address :
430 1st Ave N
Minneapolis, MN, 55401 - Phone (612) 339-4240
- Website https://www.brothersbar.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :3:00 pm - 2:00pm
Specialities
- Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : No
Wheelchair Accessible : No
Ages Allowed : 21+
Good for Groups : Yes
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Very Loud
Music : DJ, Juke Box
Good For Dancing : Yes
Alcohol : Full Bar
Happy Hour : Yes
Best Nights : Fri, Sat
Coat Check : No
Smoking : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Has TV : Yes
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Jared Z.
I came here from out of state, pre gaming a Twins game. The bar is nice. Can definitely feel at home here. Drink specials everywhere! Crowd was small compared to other bars in the area. Prices were great for downtown (again, specials) they had pool tables downstairs. A few regular arcade games up (Big Buck, Golden Tee). Staff was friendly and accommodating. It's an easy stop off the blue light rail if you're traveling from the south on metro.
(5)Nadine Y.
I hated this place in college and my hate for it a few years later??... Still there. I held out a hundred-dollar bill and still couldn't get help from the female bartenders. Finally, I ordered three jag-bombs. Seriously? They seriously came in little pedialite cups, "that's it!? Give me f-in 12 of them then." And I'm pretty sure it was a jag-bomb, hold the jag. Well, either that or I was completely hammered already. Probably the latter. Anyway, this place is lame... too much skankiness and fist-pumping douchebaggery.
(1)Colin M.
Great place to sit back and drink a few beers. Also a really nice and energetic atmosphere with awesome game room downstairs.
(4)David M.
Douchebag bar. Music is louder than most concerts. Nice pool table. Level 6 douchebags hang out here though, so beware.
(2)Val B.
I second Idelfonso. And like every other review. BARF!
(1)Keith S.
Close your eyes. Think back to college, think back to the worst party you went to, at that weird house that smelled like something, something bad, yet you couldn't put your finger on it. Okay, open your eyes. Welcome to Brother's. We tried this place on Saturday night when we went in search of a place for HH before the OSU/USC game. We walked downstairs, saw the three people that were there (who didn't work there) and then our senses caught wind of what was probably bleach covering something horrible from the night before. It was downright terrible and I can assure you that if a Health Inspector had rolled in, the place would have been shut down for the day. While I know it's a big opportunity for you to make money being a bar/restaurant during football season, if your spot smells like a morgue, you need to do the city a favor and shut down for the night. If I could give 0 stars I would. And if you have read any of my reviews, you know this is by far the worst review I've given. It was that bad.
(1)Beth F.
This bar is full of frat boys, has-been frat boys, wannabes who never took the final plunge into Greekdom and the kind of girls who would have sex with any of the lot of them. I've been here approximately four times, never for more than the length of time it took to get one drink and convince the other members of the group that we needed to get out ASAP. It's loud and crowded and not in a fun way. However, the only time I've ever been asked out by a married couple happened here. While in the bathroom, I was approached by an attractive blonde woman in her late 20's or very early 30's. She seemed a little too hard core to be rockin' a bar like Brothers, so when she struck up a conversation with me and asked to borrow my lipstick, I was like, "ok, random and...cool???" We stranger chatted (as drunken women tend to do whenever men aren't around) for several minutes when she told me, "let's go get a drink, you're fun." I said, "Ok???" And then led her to a portion of the bar where my friends were sitting. We ordered our drinks and then she dragged me out to the dance floor, where a dark-haired man with big muscles and expensive-looking pants started to dance with me. He put his arms around me and then SHE put her arms around me and whisper-shouted, "This is my husband, it looks like *he* likes you too. What are you doing later tonight?" Um... AHHHHHH!!!! So thanks for that experience, Brothers.
(2)Rob K.
This place is similar to the Brothers that used to be in Columbus, OH....LARGE, MOSTLY DUDES, AND CRAPPY LIVE MUSIC. Since standing outside in the middle of winter is the last thing you want to do in the Twin Cities we decided to stop in to a kill a little time. Before you knew it it was last call and I had wasted my whole night getting bumped into by lumberjacks with akward facial hair
(1)Emily U.
Here's the thing about Brother's: I can respect it but not like it too much. It's a typical Warehouse District bar with college-aged kids stumbling around in your face, attempting to hit on you but failing miserably. The drink specials are so so but expect to wait 15 minutes for a drink at the bar. It's always crowded and it's in a basement, which to some people, can be a little less than appealing. The dance floor is overrun with people and it's not easy to hold a conversation because of the loud music. I think it's one of those bars where you have to be wasted to enjoy. Also, every time I've been here someone (usually a girl) yaks right in the middle of the floor. Hot. Never a cover though which is a plus.
(2)Kelsey K.
Haha Ok when I was in my post college years my chica friends decided this, old chicago downtown, and the annex were the place to be. I craved going to the Kitty Cat Klub, nights spent at a coffee shop, pot luck dinners, little open mic night sorta things. I was vetoed. So we spent a lot of time at brothers. Let me tell you when we switched over to mario's bar I was giddy.
(2)Kelly G.
I may have a concussion...there is a welt the size of an ostrich egg on my head from me running to pick up my tiny friend and dragging her away from deliberately pushing her team's darts into the bullseye. I slipped on Brother's beer-soaked floor and fell backwards and hit my head on a chair. I think the lil cheater is fine and I'll live. I wish I could hate this place like everybody else...but I keep coming back. Got a bunch of people together for my birthday here a couple of years ago...a guy got out of hand and unfortunately, even when I politely asked them to help me out with him, The bouncers (yes, all 5,000lb of them!) did nothing. Last night, the bouncers were in fine form...but perhaps more petite than my 5'10" (in heels) self? Waited in line for the coverless (yeah baby!) entry, but when I got inside, I discovered that someone had lifted my wallet from my purse. Panicked and ran outside with my friend who kindly tried to help me find it. I found it tucked under my arm...I kind of hated myself but what can you do? The bouncer was kind enough to let us right back in without waiting. Thanks for not having a powertrip, sweetheart! It's a college bar. That's all it aspires to be . Hense the aforementioned beersoaked floor, darts, pool tables, tiny dance floor and douchebags. Shockingly, it's a *good* college bar. Introduces drunk frat guys to broke girls who need a boy to buy them alcohol. From how packed it has been every time I've been there...I would guess it succeeds in meeting that purpose very well.
(3)piotr d.
I can't stand this place. I've gone here 3 times in my life and I've never liked it. The last time we went, I ordered a long island. I wish I never watched them make it because it just frustrated me too much. About half of the drink was just sours and when there was about an inch left in the glass with no liquid....they added WATER! Water! That's just not right. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else.
(1)Eric G.
Bad service, lame crowd. Should just rename this place Bro's...
(1)Anna S.
I cannot stand brothers. It's either too packed or really empty. I've always had to wait at least 20 minutes for a drink no matter how busy they are and have had many bad experiences. I had a friend get beat up in the bathroom here because she got budged in line and took her spot back. My purse has been stolen out of my hand in the bathroom. Definitely a place to avoid.
(1)Lyndsey S.
Im not a huge fan of this place, wayy to packed around the bar so it took about an hour to get a single drink. The bouncers don't seem to care if your getting harrassed by some creepy guys either so that defintaly made me not like brothers a whole lot.
(2)Oliver S.
This bar is the bar everyone goes to when some idiot in their group wears white tennis shoes to downtown Minneapolis and is rejected by every bar on the strip. It is what it is.. a drunken fun fest.. Bring a big group and you can get away with anything.. and I mean anything.. One time we had 43 people in our group, and couldnt get into the other places because our group was to big, to rowdy and to drunk.. Brothers invited us into their fine establishment.. we proceeded to drop at least 4 glasses, spill atleast 3 drinks on ourselfs and over turn two or three tables.. and never got kicked out.. it was incredibly fun.. I appologize for our groups anticts.. I swear.. I really do..
(3)Jen B.
I saw a guy barf all over the floor, then backed up took a running start and slid through his puke. Apparently this is some type of game played at this bar. Disgusting. Nuff said.
(1)Thomas A.
Well where do we start with this place... I have been there several times and often wonder what the heck I even bother for. I hate to rip on the patrons because in life its different strokes for different folks. The bar itself is incredibly lame and the drink specials are a joke. They advertise dollar jag bombs which sounds like a great deal but is not. The dollar jag bombs couldn't get a smurf drunk. They are maybe a 1/2 oz. big. On top of that security is ridiculous. I couldn't even get in the place because my jeans were too "baggy". Funny because I didn't have any issues anywhere else. When the security guy said that I thought he was kidding. He told me to get out of line. The best part is his pants were baggier than mine!! I pointed that out and some girl behind me was like "He has a point". The guy then tells me he is just enforcing the rules. I couldn't believe it. I wasn't bothered by not getting in the place, more so by the principle. I am a firm believer of leading by example. If you are going to enforce the rules shouldn't you abide by them as well? It was the final straw for this place though. As I see it now, they have done me a big favor. I WILL NEVER STEP FOOT IN THIS SH*T HOLE AGAIN. You would be wise to do the same.
(1)T.S. M.
Probably the best bar in downtown Minneapolis for college students. The drink specials are cheap, the music is loud, and there is a dance for which seems to attract the weirdest people at the bar. I give it three stars but i am surprised it has received so many low ratings. Maybe it has gotten worse since I've been there, or maybe I haven't been there since college . . . .
(3)Michelle W.
What?!?! Another breeder bar on the strip? Brother's is good for about one thing...happy hour. If you grab a beer before the striped shirts and flip flops come out you will have a good time. However, if you wait until a Friday or Saturday night, you will be in for a KDWB treat.
(1)Joe E.
There is only one reason to go here. All-you-can-drink on-tap beer for $5 on Thursday night. Not too much variety in the beer. All the standard national beers (Bud, Miller, MGD, etc) plus a few Leinie's (Red, Honey, Dark). I subtract 1 star because they play their music so damn loud. So stupid. There's like 10 people in the place, it's 8pm and the music is louder than the new Airbus A380 on takeoff. I subtract another star for having the WORST buffalo wild wing sauce. Way too much and incredibly runny. Doesn't have the best flavor either. If you still want wings, then bring your student id and they are .10 apiece! I'll add a star back for that... but then take it back right away because this place is only cool on Thursdays. I mean, I'm not asking for all-you-can-drink every night... but just something to make this place stand out in the crowd.
(3)Jaclyn C.
During Spring Break Minnesota, when we tried to sneak my underaged friend into a different bar, the kind bouncer recommended Brothers. He knew his stuff. With a dance floor, and that Thursday night special, things can be fun. Not classy, hip, or any other positive adjective, but drunkenly fun.
(3)Zarina M.
This bar is a bar you go to if you have no other options. You must right across the street and it freezing cold outside and don't want to walk any further. It really a great space but the owners need to revamp the interior if they want to compete with the numerous other bars and restaurants in the area. It seems like a towny bar in the middle of the city. I only stayed for 1 drink on a Thursday night. I understand Thursday is NOT a Friday night and maybe because this is Minnesota, but a bar that much square footage needs more than just 1 waitress working the whole floor. I understand, she can make more money tips-wise if it is just her and 2 bartenders. But it's just poor business strategy. (Our waitress was great btw) It was just too slow. The drinks were slow to come out. So slow we decided not to get a second round because we didn't want to wait another 15min. And that my friend is how you lose money... lose repeat customers, and ultimately have your business close down in a year or 2. I don't think I'll be coming back again... unless as I said earlier... if there is no other choice.
(3)Matt M.
Good drinks, friendly service but avoid the food. Had the chicken wings as a starter (which were small with very little meat) and the French Dip sandwich, which tasted like cardboard. The dipping Au Jus didn't help and probably made it worse. Come here for drinks but don't bother eating here.
(2)Michael A.
Awful service. Not the waitresses fault. Ordered food only to find out (30 minutes later) that the menus in the tables "don't count" at a Twins game. You had to order from a tiny "event" menu. Last time here for sure.
(1)Jason K.
Some friends and I decided to watch the USA in the World Cup game vs. Germany over lunch. We tried 4 different restaurants before ending up at Brother's in the Warehouse district of downtown Minneapolis. Lots of TVs lined the walls and they had plenty of beers on tap, but alas, we had to return to work. Two of our group were on a tight lunch hour time frame, so we quickly placed our order. They decided to split a chicken wrap, one got beer cheese soup and a wrap, and I ordered a veggie burger. I should have asked if it was a handmade veggie patty. Uggh! But the menu said, "Our veggie burger" which spoke to me that they made it fresh in house. Nope. I ordered a Diet Coke from our waitress and she refilled it about 3 times. Great service! She was super nice and as it turns out, apologetic about our food taking about 35 minutes to come out. The food took so long, that 2 of our friends had to have it boxed up and take it back to their office to eat. It looked real good though. My friend enjoyed his beer cheese soup and the wraps were so large, he took half home. They did look like some tasty wraps. My veggie burger was perfectly round and flat, so clearly a frozen Morning Star burger, or a similar frozen patty. Disappointing. Pretty bland as well, but I added some Caesar dressing from my side salad to give it some more flavor. I did like that you could substitute a side Caesar for kettle chips for a couple bucks more. I would probably give the place 2 1/2 stars, but the loooooong time it took our food to come out, when it wasn't even a quarter full, couldn't push it to the 3 star level, which is what I use to at least try a place out. They do have great drink specials, but I couldn't partake. Boo.
(2)Jen L.
One of my top places to hit up on a night out! I'm a fan of the food, I'm a fan of the atmosphere and I'm a fan of the drinks! This bar has two levels. The upstairs is always crowded so we usually make our way downstairs where there is A LOT more room. Downstairs has a nice dance floor and a big bar which helps you get drinks faster. The bar as a whole has a lot of seating so this is rarely an issue unless you make it there later in the night. One of the best things.. Very handicap accessible. Our friend is in a wheelchair and they have a nice entrance, multiple elevators and staff to assist you right away. Could not be more pleased with this bar!
(4)Kou L.
Brothers bar is the bar to go to when you're in town! It's great! When I first went there I thought it was very small and crowded. But I then figured out they had another bar, pool tables, and a dance floor at the basement! It was a great atmosphere down there! I really had no problem over there. One time I ordered an alcoholic beverage and the bartender gave other people their drinks before me when I ordered first, then he remembered about my order and gave me my beverage free of charge and sincerely apologized. He was very respectful, and for that I recommend this to anyone looking for a night out at downtown Minneapolis!
(5)Johanna V.
The main attraction: Fishbowls. The atmosphere of Brothers is okay. Music is decent. Offers a nice variety of pool, dance, and darts. But honestly, the fishbowls are the best way to get a small group toasted for a decent amount of money before barhopping. So fishbowls. I personally prefer the blue one.
(3)Phay L.
The big guy (upstairs) was very accommodating of my order!! I recommend this place as a great chill and hang out place. Thank you for your bday wish :)
(5)Richard W.
I stopped in for lunch with my laptop to get some work done. Little did I know the WiFi is flakier than the cereal isle at Cub. That and the lack of places to sit near a plug in soured it for me. The food and service was ok, and many places around here inexplicably have a lack of outlets. But they do all have a solid WiFi signal. Why can't Brothers get that right?
(3)Katie K.
If I could give this bar no stars, I would. I hate to be the person who's like "I normally don't write reviews," but I don't. It was several years ago that my distaste for the bar started, when I was walking past and I witnessed the bouncers making nasty comments at a group of girls walking by, saying things like they should go home, or should be wearing less revealing clothing. However, a date took me there in February and I enjoyed myself, so the other night I decided to give it another shot. I was turned away at the door because my Minnesota driver's instruction permit, issued 6 months ago on my 21st birthday, was not a "legally accepted identification to get into bars." This is the first time I have ever been turned away at a bar, so I called bullshit. I was told if I had my passport (issued when I was 15, expired a year ago) and my yellow papers (saying my instruction permit was in the mail) then I would have gotten in. Personally, I think if my skirt had been a tad shorter, I would have gotten in. Poor service and bullshit policies that they try to pin on the government. I will not be stopping by again.
(1)Angie S.
I haven't been here since they moved from the basement location. I can't remember the bar that was there back in my glory days, but I loved it. It seems they didn't change a thing here. The tiny bathrooms were in the back behind the dance floor. I must be getting old because even though the environment was the same as my old fav joint, it felt different. The place was pretty slow, so we were able to get drinks very fast-bonus! We did have to sip the down quickly and head out because we felt like we were overdressed and 10 years older than the oldest person there!
(2)Jake F.
I'd heard stories, but never experienced Brothers first hand. My friends and I arrived on first inspection it didn't seem as bad as I'd heard. I was wrong... The evening was highlighted by the guys in the table next to us cussing each other out for 15 minutes and finally going out side to fight. I would expect this happens nightly, if not more often. If you're in college and want a place that's downtown that will serve you cheap crappy beer all night for free on your twenty first birthday, I still wouldn't recommend this place, especially if you are female. What is a college bar doing downtown anyway? I do work nearby and they just started serving lunch, so I may stop back with that review if I get up some courage to eat what is probably poorly prepared Sysco food.
(1)Warren C.
No cover, so somehow a lot of my nights ended up here. Decent number of TVs, but I wouldn't call this a sportsbar, at least not at night. Lots of Twins jerseys here nonetheless. So I think the major takeaways are the $6 bottomless beers on weekdays (Thursdays?). They've also got heavier bottomless drinks, $2 cherry bombs, and some other specials that I can't recall. We come here a lot because my friend Sam is in love with the bartender named Cali. Also, I think the addition of the upstairs part is certainly cool.
(3)Mahesh K.
Alright, I am new to the cities and went on a bar hopping spree on a Friday night. I went to the lounge first and (please read my review of the lounge). I tried Aqua, there were 4.....mind you 4 people dancing and 20 watching. Then I hit Brothers...guess what they have a line outside. I thought OK may be THIS IS IT. I went in and its like a frat party. I may sound like an old fart...may be because I am one :-). But what's with the dance floor in a corner and bar opposite to the restrooms. May be because the drinks taste better with the stink of you know.... Stood there....STOOD there for 8 minutes and walked out. I know my review doesn't say much but I am confused.
(2)Gigi B.
Not gonna lie - I made a trip here with some friends recently and had the time of my life. We were dancing all night! I can totally understand when people say this place is small, sweaty, crammed, and overflowing with kids from UM, but lets be real.... this is not a 5 star dining establishment, it's a filthy basement bar! So know what you're getting yourself into once you walk in the door and you won't be disappointed. I have heard others say this place is very hit or miss so I will try it again soon and hopefully I have another great night. In the end, my friends and I could have a great time pretty much anywhere so Brothers will def be my new go to place for cheap drinks and good music.
(4)Summer L.
Brother's has... uhhh... quite the notorious reputation in the Cities for being just kind of all-around unpleasant. Most of this was built before they took over the upstairs area. And on a normal evening, settling in for some food, there isn't any of the frat-boy vibe that pervades every other description of the place. That's not to say that Brother's is anything special. It's really not. Nearly every other pub in a mile radius serves more creative and higher-quality food. Okay, I shouldn't use "creative" in there; the Twin Dog is certainly a spectacle, with two quarter-pound beef dogs in one bun, smothered with chili, onions, and a fried egg. But beyond that, the menu is a yawner. Perfect for those super-suburbanites who are terrified of trying new things though. The service was good as our beers stayed full, although our appetizer came out after our mains. Honestly I don't think they care about that sort of thing. They're a bar and a party bar at that... not so much a restaurant. I wouldn't slit my wrists if I had to go back, but this isn't a downtown-quality joint. When I want to go to a place like Brother's, I'll visit family in Iowa.
(2)Mithun K.
Well I had some good experiences with the Brothers Bar & grill in Columbus, OH. But the experience at this location was different. This place seemed much smaller at least for my eyes and I did not find any outdoor patio or a pool table on their premises. This was one of our stops as part of our bar hopping schedule for the St. Patty's day. Hopped in here for our first bar hop and just grabbed the basic miller lite green beer. The beer felt watered down or maybe its the Miller Lite itself. We hopped in here when there was no cover charge early that night but on our second visit back they had started to request a cover charge so we skipped it. I would consider this place as another sports bar and wouldn't mind revisiting just for some beer and watch any game. Never tried their food so not sure about that. Did see some good looking bar tending chicks though :).
(3)Amuzme L.
I guess I'm a little .....order 6 meals and get 5.Comp. it all day it doesn't remove the feeling. Too bad What does it take? They run out of French fries, huh? Free upgrade to onion rings, great, till they forget them. Service was good other than the above.
(2)Ildefonso S.
Puke!
(1)Josiah O.
If I only we had trusted our first indication of the vibe in Brothers and just left. But a co-worker and I came by after work on a Wednesday. We had heard stories of their Wednesday night Wings special. That is all that draws me to this bar. So we locked our bikes up and as we walked in we heard they were playing some Chingy or 50 Cent but we ignored it, still wanting wings enough to put up with the music. That was the 1st sign. We walk up to the Bouncer? He was a baby faced 18 year old and probably kicks someone out or just refuses entry to someone each night just for the thrill of it. That was the 2nd sign. We sat at the bar and the server comes over to greet us. The wings special starts at 9pm and we arrived at 9:40. I told her I'm interested in the wings special and she said "Well, they're probably going to open up soon." then told us the specials. She said there is an 8 dollar all you can drink wristband and our wings are downstairs. You have to go pick your wings out. "Oh ok we go get them ourselves?" That's fine! For 15 cent wings I'd go to NORTH Dakota. "Oh, there is no bar downstairs right now but we can bring our wing back up and sit at this bar?" Also fine with me! So we go downstairs to order wings and the guy working that counter looks at our hands and says "You don't have the wristbands!?" Without the wristband I think the wings are 50 cents a piece. That's the 3rd sign. You have to purchase a wristband upstairs to get your wings downstairs and then come back upstairs to buy booze? I don't think the mild frustration we felt is conveyed very well here. But all they have to do is when someone is interested in the wings, just send them downstairs. Where you can also sell the wristbands by the way, you don't have to only sell those at the bar upstairs. So when we learned from the wings guy that we had to have wristbands before we could get wings for 15 cents we just looked at each other and said "Let's just go somewhere else. I mean I like wings but not for all this hassle." So my final thought on Brothers is, if you have any toolsy frat boy friends. Maybe you should go there with them so they can teach you. I want cheap wings! So I'll probably be there this Wednesday with my toolsy frat boy friends.
(2)Melissa D.
We went here before the Twins game for lunch and were really disappointed. The burgers were gross, the fries were mushy, and the food was expensive. Not worth it.
(2)Whitney G.
Affordable drink specials? Sure, but there's a price for everything. Standing around trying to get a drink is a competitive sport. Be patient, because it can be a good 20 minutes or so before you can usurp the place of a college kid (or those kids that didn't quite graduate or act like they haven't). The bathrooms need an upgrade as well.
(1)Dan S.
I hesitate to give 3 stars to Brothers, it's really more of a 2 star place, but I have such fond memories of college Saturday nights spent at Brothers. It was my crew's bread and butter for Downtown in '02. It is usually pretty crowded with college kids and rightfully so, the drinks are cheaper than most Downtown bars. If you are visiting from out of town, particularly Iowa or the Dakotas, it would be a decent place to check out. The women here are pretty easy to impress, ie: "out on a bachelorette party, eh? Want to check out my dick?" 9 times out of 10, that like will land you a hand job in the back stairway. Also, I would recommend wearing beads, I've seen 203 titties at Brothers by wearing beads. Don't ask about odd number...(shudders). I still make it into Brothers now and then when I'm pretty intoxicated and in the Warehouse District after 1:00 a.m. Also, they have decent drink and food specials during the day and early evening, not a horrible place to watch a game.
(3)Beth J.
My group of friends and I stopped in there while out in Downtown on a Saturday night. From the outside, it looked deceivably busy - once inside, we quickly realized it was not as hopping. Atleast, we were able to quickly get drinks from the unfriendly, unrightfully arrogant bartenders. We danced a couple songs on the half-full dance floor amongst a peculiar mix of diverse patrons. All in all, we had an ok time, but with all the places downtown Minneapolis, I wouldn't waste my time at this place again.
(3)Michelle W.
Not knowing the city at all, this unfortunately was the first place we stopped into. It was a Thursday night, so thankfully it wasn't quite as bad as some of the other reviewers wrote. The service was fairly slow to get a beer, but they were nice once you got their attention. I like that they have Matilda on draft, yummy beer.. try it. Anyhow, watched some of the game upstairs & wondered what was going on downstairs, that is when we discovered the frightening fratish party. Trying to be a dance party, mostly all males, but I had the uncontrollable impulse to run. Didn't stay down in the hold long before retreating back upstairs to the TVs to finish the beers and scope out a new place. I wouldn't go back, but it could have been worse.
(2)April P.
I give this place a four as a girl who likes to go out with my friends, get a few drinks that aren't necessarily the best quality, and dance. If you are looking for good quality and a clean place, you may give this one star if you decide to visit, so you probably should not. Girls, if you like to dance, and you don't mind dancing in a somewhat small dance space and getting danced on by gross people you may like this place. Girls, if you are like me and you don't like being danced on by gross strangers but you have to dance, bring your friends and some boys so those people will leave you alone. If you don't have those people with you, go somewhere else.
(4)Shawn S.
Zing! The deadly one star. Well, it is hard to give more than that when the ding dong service staff is too busy chatting to come over and take a food/drink order from 4 hungry/thirsty guys. I guess their business must be good enough that they don't need to hustle up some revenue for the owners.
(1)Tony U.
I didn't really like this place. Too loud and a bit of a cliche: go here to get drunk enough so that if you're a guy, you'll work enough nerve to talk to a female and where if you're a girl, you'll be too drunk hide the very fact that you want to be loved even if drueled upon by any sort of a male that happens to be lurking about. That being said, the price of alcohol is very good here and I did receive pretty decent service here which was quite surprising given how crowded it was and by how much alcohol consumption that was occurring here. I was pretty smashed by the time I made it here and when I asked for water, the bartendress obliged without attitude and even gave me another water at closing time without me even asking for one. That showed some class in this clueless meat market joint. I was even a tad impressed that Newcastle was on tap. Those who give this place 5 stars look for high quality venerial disease or like places where the noise deafens one of their mad, compulsive, and pained thoughts. I mean, I'm certain that there are venerial diseases, yeast and bacteria that have not been discovered by zoologists amid the piles of spilt Jaegermeister and Beer bottles laying about in the urinals. One thing I will say: 2:15am on an early post closing time Saturday morning in Minneapolis is surreal. It seemed that the entire planet was completely wasted-piss-drunk at the same time. It was as if everyone was stumbling and confused looking. I was among these walking poisoned. To a rational person, 2:15am in Minneapolis's downtown drinking area must've looked like Michael Jackson's Thriller video or a scene from Night of the Living Dead. Don't ask me what it looked like: I was a zombie amongst the zombies that night.
(2)Mere W.
I truly wish I had not gone here. I had a gut feeling that it was going to be bad and it was. I went with a larger group before a Twins game. In an effort to save money at the game I ordered a chicken sandwich. It took forever for us to get our food and it was cold when it finally did arrive. I also was super unimpressed with the service. We took one check and then wrote out the amounts to put on each credit card for the server. Despite being extremely clear on how much to put on each card she still managed to take 20ish minutes to run the cards. I haven't been here on a night out but I would avoid dinner at all costs.
(1)Pang K.
Love their Happy Hours!
(5)Michael S.
For how big the bar is, you'd expect to get a drink within 30 minutes but sometimes that can be pushing it. Overall, still a decent bar based on prices and the crowd but it just takes so long to get a drink. I actually came here a few days before my 21st and by the time I got my drink I was 21 ... Perfect timing :D
(2)Keith M.
It's the same bar, but in another city so I thankfully know to avoid it: see my review for the Columbus location where, and this is important, I was brought against my will.To summarize: great if you're a douchebag bro or want to sleep with one, horrendous if you're not. If your brain is functioning on all cylinders, you know that seeing this bar is a bad omen: you've just stumbled into the meat market district. I'm not sure if Brothers comes in first and other lame bars follow, but that may very well be the case considering how 1st Ave is the worst street in Minneapolis (yes, I'll take W Broadway or Chicago Ave any day) and in Columbus it's Park St. The one saving grace would be that there is no free shuttle bus from UM to 1st Ave like there is from OSU to Park St. If there is, then the .5 goes to 0.
(1)Katie O.
This bar just got an extra star. I went here on a whim this past week before another event - a friend and I wanted a quick drink and figured that this place wouldn't be busy, so we headed that way. I hadn't realized that Brothers took over the location that had once been The Refuge . . . and I have to say that I'm thinking this was a big step to improving the place! It's no longer just a hole in the ground, only a few stairs to go up and down now and lots of windows and natural lighting. It was actually fresh looking in there with all the windows and new woodworking. Apart from the new additional digs, I think they have upped their staffing or perhaps just hired more friendly ones. The bartender that made my drink made it fast, properly and it wasn't even a horrible price - which leads me to wonder if they changed pricing? Or added specials? I'm still not a HUGE fan, but it was a big enough change to earn a star. Keep it up! (But I won't hold my breath) Oh and for once I didn't feel too old for Brothers!
(3)Sarah J.
Oh, Brothers. You warehouse of iniquity and inebriation. Trays of shots sometimes appear out of thin air. The dance floor is a hazy blur of spiked hair, khakis, and jersey mini-skirts - hot and reeking of sweaty perfume. Like those college basement dance parties, only in REAL public. A glance at Citypages will remind you of the drink specials, which are too numerous to remember and heavy on Jagermeister and Red Bull. When not packed (often), Brother's is eerily empty. The loud music must be an attempt to compensate for the tinge of regret that greets you at the door.
(3)Allison K.
If you want to go downtown to be in a bar full of the same kind of people you'd find at a frat party, go to Brothers. (Or Bros, as I like to call it.) The floor and bathrooms are pretty gross, and there are always a TON of people here. Expect to wait at the bar for awhile if you want a drink. Not really my scene. The one star is for the $1 Jag and Cherry Bombs. And the dancefloor/DJ (who generally plays what you want to dance to).
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