Brook South

"My wife and I ordered the fried pickles for an app. I had the fish and chips and she had the southwest nachos. The pickles were awesome and the fries were good. That's about where it stops. Unfortunately, the chicken on the nachos had a really funky flavor. They mixed it with some kind of ranch sauce, which we thought was strange. The flavor was not good. The menu stated "beer battered" fish. They fish patties were flat and in a too perfect shape. They were not beer battered. My opinion is that they were frozen patties that were purchased from a food service. Very flat in flavor, too. For the food quality, the price was way too high. The service was okay. Our waitress had a very flat affect. Not very personable. Overall, I would choose somewhere else."

"This restaurant could do better. It fails in focusing on the little details. I had the ½ pound bacon cheese burger and the fresh cut fries. The burger was excellent. The thick beef patty was cooked exactly as ordered and escorted by fresh LTPO&M. The fries well…. Who doesn’t like those little over cooked crunchy crispy French fry pieces. Tasty because they are almost burnt and saturated with oil. But, would you like a plate full of them. A plate full of crumbs. Fryer left overs. This doesn’t match the pictures of the long finger length fries posted on Google and Yelp. Cooks, pay attention to the details. Someone somewhere is going to take a picture of your work. My wife had the Caribbean Salad. A big fresh salad with a nice grilled marinated chicken breast. It came with a small cup of perfect guacamole. She chose the Tomato Vinaigrette dressing recommended by our server Hannah. The perfect dressing for this salad. The down side was the harsh garlic flavor in the marinade used on the grilled chicken breast. It was fresh garlic, just too much in the house made marinade; overpowering all the other flavors in the salad. Back off a little on the garlic. The service was friendly, attentive and responsive. The Brook is just not quite good enough to draw me back more frequently. My last visit was May of 2019, pre Covid. The first thing I noticed today were plexiglass panels that are still up, standing guard, providing that lifesaving impenetrable wall of protection between each booth. Installed sometime during the pandemic as a result of the hysteria created from the misguided incompetence spewed from those heavily invested in big pharma and plexiglass manufacturing. I felt uncomfortable today not having a mask on while chewing my food. Not criticism of the restaurant. An action they had to take to try to stay in business. It was a tough time for everyone. Well at least they are up and ready for the next pandemic."

"I came here with a large group of people and we were able to get a table pretty fast. The portions at this place are insane! We ordered some of their cheese fries as an appetizer and the platters were huge. My chicken tender plate was also big, and the food was delicious. The service was really good and we just had an overall great experience."

"This was probably the best surprise of the year. I HAVE FOUND THE VERY BEST CHICKEN FRIED STEAK, VERY BEST COMBO OF MASHED POTATOES AND CHICKEN FRIED STEAK AND "THE BIGGEST" CHICKEN FRIED STEAK EVER SERVED AT A RESTAURANT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF "CLAIM JUMPERS RESTAURANT IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA BUT IT WAS JUST AS BIG AND DID NOT BREAK THE BANK. THE PORTIONS ARE ENORMOUS AND THATS THE WAY YOU WANT DINNER TO BE. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE PLACE I TAKE FAMILY IN TOWN AND FROM OUT OF TOWN TO. "THANK YOU BROOKS"!!!"

"We tried this for the first time, and we were completely impressed!! The atmosphere is like an upscale diner. Not knowing what the portion sizes were like, we ordered everything in the full size instead of the half. The portion sizes are huge! And the food is excellent! We definitely brought home what we couldn't eat! The service was super friendly!! We will definitely be back to try more items!"