Brass Key Restaurant

I have been here a couple of times. The food is okay — nothing spectacular — just good food. The servers are friendly. The cheesecake is weird — not what I’m used to. It’s kind of like a jello, sort of. I don’t know.
Anyway, I’ll definitely come back.

Just had a baby shower today and everything went so smooth waitresses were lovely and very consistent food was soooo good we all were passing a piece of our plate around because we all wanted a taste of one another’s food! I will most definitely be hosting many more events there. Also I seen pics of the bathroom while I was there the bathrooms were allll spotless and fresh.

Decent food at a decent price. Kind of a blue hair place but it is expected. I’ve been here many times over the years… good fish fry.

My husband and I came here because we’ve never been here and we heard from a lot of people that it’s a good place to eat.
When you first walk in, you see the bar which looks nice. When you turn the corner, it’s like you just walked into somewhere completely different. The look of the bar and the way the restaurant looks do not mix well together.
One of the employees working was leaning on the hostess stand and on a personal phone call. Neither she nor anyone at the bar acknowledged us. It took a minute or so for another one of the employees to see us and get us seated.
After we ordered our drinks, I decided to use the bathroom before she came to take our food order. I was so disgusted with the bathroom that I decided to squat and not even sit on the toilet. Why? There was an odor that was not pleasant when I first walked in. Then I noticed no toilet paper on the toilet paper roll holder (it was on the back of the toilet). As I was walking to the toilet, I noticed something smeared on the toilet seat and I wasn’t about to sit on whatever it was. *NOTE* I am not a prissy person but this was worse then bathrooms in corner bars and I have seen some pretty nasty bathrooms. Anyway, I do my business and wash my hands only to find there is NO paper towel at all so I had to wipe my hands on my jeans. PICTURES ATTACHED
I get back to our booth and we ordered our food. It didn’t take too long for them to bring us our appetizer (soup and salad). The salad my husband got was pretty good and the soup was alright. It was a chicken and rice with lemon in it. The only bad thing is the lemon flavor was a bit over powering.
When our entrees came out, they looked and tasted good. The only complaint with my food (Shrimp Scampi) is that there was way way too much oil on the noodles and at the bottom of the pan. I felt like I was drinking a side of oil with every bite.
The service itself wasn’t bad and our waitress was friendly but I am not sure if we will come back here or not.

Solid third shift bar. I worked night shift and always would come here after work for a Spotted Cow and omelette. Yum. Casual and fairly priced. What more do you need after a hard shift at eight am?

I had the Reuben and I’m pretty sure they used a Kraft single instead of Swiss cheese. My husband had the steak and ribs and started not feeling well right after eating. We had the cheesecake which was disgusting. The split pea soup and side salad: not good… Overall a really not good experience. Would never recommend.

The owner has a real green thumb, late summer the home grown tomatoes and sunflowers surrounding the place are gigantic, very impressive. Inside, the décor is not just a typical Milwaukee diner, they must order their furniture from the same place as the diner on 27^th (Omega), and a couple other diners I’ve been in. I’m not sure why this is listed as a seafood restaurant, maybe they bill themselves as such, but since it is a diner, stick to the diner food and you’ll be okay. We stopped in here for an American high cholesterol breakfast and it was fine. I’m sure it’s equally adequte for the early bird specials early evening, and it’s a family-​kid friendly sort of place. Service was good, they have their own parking lot.

I like how Brass Key has their vegetables growing around the front and side of the building. This is my favorite part of this place. Inside its like a typical diner. Paper placemats, plastic booths, elderly folks.
I had a chicken dish that was on the healthy menu. When it arrived it was fried. Okay, maybe I don’t get out much, but really? Fried on the healthy menu? Anyway, it was okay. I liked the stuff on top, chopped tomatoes, peppers, onions, olive oil and feta.
The service was good. No complaints in that area.

Ok, oh boy — well, let me start by saying that you have to be careful what you order here.
For an appetizer we orderd a spinach pie, it was SO GOOD even the plain rice was really good. It’s worked out great as an app but I might get it as a meal next time.
I made a HUGE mistake by ordering scallops, this isn’t a seafood joint. They asked how I wanted them and I like pan seared. They were so soft and moist and not seared at all. Big, though. But scallops are a tough thing to cook, they have to be 100% perfect. And I don’t get why a place like this even has scallops on their menu. Really, take them off if they can’t be done to absolute perfection.
Partner ordered the spaghetti and meatballs. The sauce was strangely sweet. He liked it, I’m not sure I would like a whole plate of the sweeter type of marinara sauce.
WINE!!! Omg, it’s $ 5 a glass! :)
The cheap stuff is $ 4 a glass!
I’ll go back, but will be very careful to order something Greek (they seem to have that right) or very simple.

I have seen and passed the Brass Key so many times and it wasn’t until meeting my family for a Sunday breakfast that I finally stopped in.
Easy to get to, right down Forest Home, this restaurant is very cozy and friendly.
As soon as you walk in you are greeted by the owner, at least we were who was very friendly and outgoing. There is a bar immediately upon entering and the dining room to the right. They have a larger banquet type room in the back. I have to admit, I would have much rather sat in the dining room area, seemed much more comfortable. The back banquet type room was a very «unique» color blue. I think it was to get the impression of water. It was very Blue, that is for sure.
The wait staff was friendly and the menu (Breakfast menu) had many choices and even a build your own omelet section — very nice. Portion sizes are large and it is a good value for the money. Restaurant was clean.
Now that we have been there, I would like to go back again to check out their dinner or lunch menu and see what they have to offer. I will keep you posted.

Not too shabby! Good old neighborhood joint with greasy diner food that warms the soul. Good place to go hang out after church on Sundays or whenever because their food is pretty good and not pricy. Plus, the owner ‘George’ is an easy going guy and very welcoming. I like this place.
Note: George is Greek so they have a lot of Greek stuff on the menu (which is delicious).

Love this restaurant! Great neighborhood joint for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Not necessarily an aesthetically modern place but the food makes up for it! Everything we’ve ever eaten here has been great. Unbelievable inexpensive prices too. Check it out.