Brandy’s Bar & Grill

Was over in this area with my bf getting his tire fixed. Decided to stop into this gem for food. Amazing food for a great price. We got the chicken wings and chicken bite basket. All the sauces we chose were amazing. Especially the buffalo sauce hands down the best buffalo sauce we ever had. We were there for a while since we were waiting on the car place, but the whole time we were checked on and received great service. Great atmosphere and feel especially for sports fans with the multiple tvs they have. Will definitely be back again and recommend Brandy’s to anyone. Thanks again!

I never write a review… I mean I seriously don’t, even for places that I really like, including restaurants, bars, whatever. But today I had a really rough day at work. I wasn’t able to eat lunch, dealt with bs all day and I really needed a drink and some good food. This place was the closest so I decided to stop in. I wish I didn’t. The lady behind the bar needs help because I asked for a menu and sat here, at the bar, for a good 30 mins and never got one until the third sentence of this review. Lol Bye Felicia!!!

2^nd Experience:
Decided to stop by the other night and give this place another shot since our 1^st Experience was terrible.
Husband and I walked in around 630pm, place was empty with just a few patrons at the bar. We chose to sit at the table closest to the bar. After a few minutes the bartender (Janice) came by and took our order. She seemed nice at first (We ordered a Long island) the drink was so junk.
We also ordered Ahi Poke and Garlic Soy Beans and I must say the food was ONO! (1 STAR).
When Janice returned we asked for another drink since the first was blah. We told her we’d like to try another drink bcuz we didn’t care for the drink, once we told her how we felt about our drink, her attitude and demeanor changed towards us as if she was irritated. We ordered a Bob Marley Drink which was visually nice but seemed more like juice ($ 8). After Janice brought back our drink she never bothered to service us. We flagged her down. and she’d make like she never notice us. Ordered one last drink at the bar and asked to speak to her manager. Janice points her finger at a short female who looks like she part of gang and says «That’s my Mgr. TINA»! I was so shocked, this mgr. does not look, act or provide service like a mgr. Tried to flag Tina down, she ignored us also but instead she went to the back kitchen where Janice followed leaving no bartenders to service anyone. Once Tina returned to the bar area, we called out for her, waved our hands and she literally walked right pass our table.
We had enough of the terrible service so we paid our bill ($ 80– 3 drinks, Ahi and Soy beans). Walked out to talk to Tina the Mgr., she said she can’t talk bcuz she on break (Smoking Cigs. right outside the dr. mingling w/​friends and swearing about the cook in the back).
This place has gone completely down hill.
1. TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE SERVICE
2. DECOR IS OLD, DINGY, DARK, DIRTY
3. BATHROOMS ARE UP A LONG FLIGHT OF STAIRS

Well we were told that was the place for Kailua pork nachos. Nope. This is a bar. I thought I should no I ate for Kitchen Nightmares. The nachos were not very good. Period. Locals place and although we live in the neighborhood we weren’t very welcome. Just a big disappointment.

I know it’s a dive bar. But there was a cockroach crawling on the bar straight to my food before I squashed it. Obviously I lost my appetite after that. Poor service and just an ugly environment. No thanks

Nice little neighborhood bar the foods good the beers are cold and good music, I recommend it to anybody.

Was looking for a place to watch the playoffs, and a local mentioned Brandy’s.
And, since no other places nearby had any drink special but Brandy’s we went there.
The name does bar & grill… and that is what it is. …
They had great a great beer special for the football games and a pretty good food menu.
The tap list is very limited. …only 3 on tap… bud, bud light & a miller beer…
But, they had a great bottle selection & cheap, too.
Janice was an amazing bartender /​server… very helpful and friendly.
We were the only non-​locals, but the ither patrons were very friendly and watching the game with them was fun.
I had the wings to start which were very good. Cooked perfectly with a great sauce.
We had a great Saturday afternoon here watching football.

Cozy, friendly place (and if you’re stuck staying in the Makalapa part of Pearl Harbor, it’s the only place reasonably close by). Somewhat full bar (in other words, about one of each variety, but quite possibly not the brand you were looking for). Taps are limited to bud, bud lite, and Amber Bock. Bottles are Heineken, Corona, miller lite, bud and coors lite — so, not great. I’d be happier with Primo in a can. From a previous visit,
I vaguely remember good Kalua pork, but this time the kitchen was closed when I got there around 10:30pm. An understandable business decision, but disappointing because I was hoping for dinner that wasn’t McDonalds or Jack in the Box. Having said all that, the bartender was really sweet, the music was good, and the amount of TVs is kind of impressive (all on a different channel) for a place its size.

Not a welcoming environment but only after you pass the staff outside smoking right by the door entrance before you walk in! I think the law is 20ft from any building or establishment in hawaii but hey it’s a bar right!!! But definitely would not come back to this establishment you’re better off going somewhere else.

Worst wings ever, barely any sauce.
I felt like I needed to wash my hands after touching the menu. Unless you are a local looking to spend all you cash getting plastered nightly at the bar, find someplace else.

Bartender/​manager Tina is amazing! She is the reason why we will keep coming back. Very friendly and smiley!

Went here because I had an Entertainment Book coupon and it was near where I lived… from my rating needless to say I am not returning…

We had one of those hot deals and went i for the soul purpose of eating nachos with our friends for our nacho blog. Expecting 8 people, we ordered one of each of the meat nachos (chicken, kalua pork and steak) that were offered on the menu. Only 4 of us showed up and when the 3 huge mountains of nachos arrived we knew we were in trouble. Some of the largest I have seen on the island, covered in cheese and glorious toppings. Try as we might, we barely made a dent so we invited strangers from the bar to help us in our mission. Even with 5 extra people, we still couldn’t finish them. Our bartender Janice was super helpful and sweet. She made our drinks quickly and even brought them out to our table when we ordered them from the bar. Brandys makes me want to live in Aiea so I can hang out there for pau hana and eat nachos after work. They have a special on Tuesdays that all the regulars were talking about with tacos and enchiladas which I will make a point to go back for.

Sunday night dining in with my two teenagers. Very friendly staff and delicious food. I will be back to try Tuesday night taco special.

Smell that? That’s two young parents smelling their first taste of freedom of being childless on a Friday night!!! My dad offered to pick up Kent so we thought about going to the bar across the street (walk there, no one must suffer in being the DD).
Got in and it’s crowded but two open tables in the back. We were a bit intimidated because there were so many people standing around and talking really loudly. You have to give it to Brandy’s for their soundproof walls because you have no idea how noisy it is in there unless you’re in there. Anyway we sit down and aren’t acknowledged for at least five minutes (I wasn’t sure if it was because we weren’t regulars). However when we finally got help, our waitress/​lone bartender was really nice and friendly. We got a jalepeno burger and a bacon cheeseburger. Both were delicious and you can choose garlic fries, sweet potato fries, regular fries, or onion rings. We chose the garlic fries and onion rings. They were good too and the fries were nice and garlicky! Despite only having one worker, she was able to work around the bar and come check in on us. The food and beer was reasonably priced.
Perhaps I’m an old lady/​soul but I can’t imagine hanging out for long periods of time here. It’s so loud! Everyone was shouting at each other just to «talk.» At one point, someone did karaōke ($ 1/​song) and it was even louder! Besides karaōke, there is a pool table (not sure if there’s a cost). I don’t know if there’s a better time to come here but don’t say I didn’t warn you to bring your earplugs. This could explain why our neighbor/​brandy regular says «hey» so loudly when he talks to us.

Hidden away at Stadium Mall. Not a bad place to catch a a quick drink or where I’m sure lots of people wait before UH football games. We had a couple of pau hana beers and bar food. Had some monstrous NACHOS with KALUA PIG. Also had CHICKEN GIZZARDS and CHICKEN BITES. You can get them (or the Wings) with a variety of sauces (either tossed in or on the side for dipping). We had the Spicy Garlic and Parmesan. Not bad.

My friends and I came in kinda late night after a trying to go bowling was a bust! I had never noticed this bar before as when I’m in the shopping plaza I normally am going to Ice Palace. Since someone had suggested it I said, ah, why not? Plus I wanted to continue to hang out with my friend who isn’t on island too much.
It was quite empty and very quiet; it was also a great place to just have a few drinks and chit chat. Since we got there after the kitchen was closed, they let us do a drive through at jack-​in-​the-​box and bring it back into the bar so we could enjoy our beverages.
One of the guys put his name on the board to play pool and ended up playing a couple games with the other patrons there. I think they worked there… but I don’t know. :)
Service was great and this was such a chill place. It may come off as a «hole in the wall» kinda bar but it was still fun. I hope that I can visit again during a «prime time» to get a better feel of this bar… But I know I will be back; just not sure when!

Came by here on a Sunday morning after doing the Race for the Cure. Our crowd was a bit sweaty and probably stinky from our run we had just completed a short time before.
This place is definitely what one would consider a dive bar, but I mean this in the best of ways. This is the only time I have been here, but I would definitely come back. Whether it be for football Sunday again or for a drink in the evening.
Our group ordered some food which came out and was tasty (this is me repeating what I was told, I didn’t have any… I’m vegan and they ordered wings). We went and ordered more food and about 10 minutes later the bartender came out and informed us the cook was having a rough day and would be going home, therefore we wouldn’t be getting our food. He was super cool about it — I had already paid and he offered to give me my money back or just use it toward the beer. So went with the beer choice. He also informed us we could bring food in. So being the good wife I am — I ran across to Jack in the box and got some food for everyone. The bartender had also ordered pizza for everyone (free — he picked up the cost). All around, I found this to be great service despite what was a not so awesome situation for him.
The only thing I was left wondering… What kind of bad day justifies going home and shutting down the kitchen for the day?
But all in all — like the atmosphere, liked the service, bartender was friendly and made the best out of the kitchen closure. I’d come back!

My husband will not be happy with this review. If it was up to him, this would be 5 stars. However, this is my review, not his.
Bar and Grill has to be the most vague term ever invented in restaurant terms. Bar & Grill can either have a full menu or just nachos. I cannot fault Brandy’s for this. This is why I try to stay away from Bar & Grill’s since they are so widespread. However, we had an entertainment coupon and were in the area, which is right by the Ice Palace. You will have zero problem finding parking.
If you are reviewing only the bar area, this dive is really fantastic. The bartender was super friendly and willing to help out all of her patrons. There was a man in a wheelchair she was pushing around as he needed help coming in and out of the bar. They have so many TV’s available with DirecTV to watch whatever game you are looking for. They do not charge cover for UFC bouts, which is fantastic! However, she recommended coming in around 2 pm if you want a seat.
However, I was not impressed with the food. My husband had a buffallo chicken sandwich which was actually pretty comfort food good. I ordered poke and sweet potato fries. The poke tasted too much like onion. Maybe it didn’t help that it was covered in only onion. The sweet potato fries were so soggy that they all stuck together. I’m not sure if they were old or if they baked them instead of frying them, but they definitely ruined my appetite.
Brandy’s bar… great… Brandy’s grill… eh.

Need a quick drink, food and shoot pool all at the same time? At Brandy’s you’ll manage to do all three and have a great time.
My visit brought me here after a long day at work to enjoy a stiff vodka/​soda. Thank goodness the bartender had a heavy pour! We didn’t have an opportunity to try the food but would try if I was in the area.
If you have a friend who’s a sport fanatic, be sure to bring them because they will enjoy the the big screen tvs showing all types of sports. One warning: the interior is extremely dark with blinds covering the windows.
This bar is located in the same building as Ice Palace near Salt Lake and the stadium in Aiea. So if you want a quick drink, stop by and cheer on your favorite sports team here!