Brother Jimmy's

We really didn`t enjoy the food. Tasted like out of a can. Great service! Noisy...If you want a young bar scene, you`ll enjoy. We didn`t enjoy the Brunswick stew or the pulled pork. The sides didn`t taste homemade.

The pulled pork sandwhich was good, I enjoyed it but have had better at other BBQ places in the city. That being said, the Fire Fries were excellent - not too spicy - they were hot and fresh and had kick. The Apple Crumb Pie was awesome! Order it with ice cream and it's just glorious. I'd go for just for a slice of the pie, it was that good!

You don't really go to this Brother Jimmy's for the food. You go for the atmosphere and the waitresses. They're all very nice and flirty and that makes for an exciting lunch. There's a reason why the last time I was there, there were 50 guys and 4 women eating. The food can be hit or miss. One day the ribs will be hot and fall off the bone good, but other days it'll feel cold. The prices are reasonable.

I know, I know, you go because of the post college kids and the fishbowl. We went because it is new to the neighborhood (31st st). But, my God, the ribs, in particular the ones with the dry rub, are subpar. i don't know what spice they used (the spice also made its way into the mash potatoes for some reason), but they were the most disappointing ribs i have had in my entire life. i mean MY ENTIRE LIFE and i am 42 years old. pulled pork ok (but cold), beans were weak, potato salad good. stick to the nachos and be careful getting through the hordes of 24 year old girls smoking outside.

So when we got there, we were told that the wait for a table would take little time. So we waited at the bar and was ignored by the bartender for about 20 minutes, and when we finally did get his attention, he was extremely rude. We ended up waiting 45 minutes before a hostess walked by, blinked and said, "Oh my god, I completely forgot about you two. Sorry, did you still need a table?" We're seated (finally) and the server comes over and complains that she's covering two different sections that aren't her own. She takes our order along with two others. The two other tables get served in under half an hour. Now what we ordered wasn't exactly special or required a ton of time. An HOUR and a HALF later, after watching two bus boys give the wrong food to three different tables (and watching others who ordered later than us get fed), we lost it and walked out (something I've never done before). Spare yourself and go to the Upper West Side location.

I've gone to Brother Jimmy's on the East Side for years, so when I heard they opened an new Mid-town location, my friends and I decided to check it out. Bad idea! First of all, the wait was an hour. Now that wouldn't have been such a big deal, but they told us it would be 20 minutes. I'm sorry, but there's a pretty big difference between a 20 minute wait and an hour wait. And to make matters worse, when we enquired about the status of our table after half an hour, the hostess said "Yeah, when I told you 20 minutes, what I really meant was an hour." We asked to speak with a manager, and he said he would have done the same thing. Who says that!?! He didn't even try to make an excuse for such an oversight, nor did he offer any compensation. However, a table miraculously became available a few minutes after that. Over all the service was slow and the food was below average. The only person who was attentive to the table was the bus boy. If you have an hankering for some wings, I suggest traveling to one of their uptown locations. The place on 31st street is a joke.

Its been a while since i have eaten at a Brother Jimmys and this was the 1st time at the midtown locale. It was also the first time i was given the option of sliced or chopped brisket. I ordered chopped thinking it would be similar in appearance and texture of pulled pork. It was chopped cubes of brisket. Brisket is meant to be sliced thin. I've never had a bad experience at BJs before so i'm not going to let one bad meal sway me too much, but my advice is if you like brisket, stick to the sliced.