Brasserie JO

09/12/09

Loud but Lively

by Gesq

It's a bit loud in here for a dinner for two to be romantic, but the lamb is excellent. It may be a bit myopic of me, but I tend to order it every time. It never disappoints. The staff is attentive and the bar area is nice, albeit crowded.

• Pros: Amazing Lamb
• Cons: Loud, Crowded

07/15/09

pet friendly?

by arosu

The parking may be a problem, unless you want to pay the valet $12 for it for no more than 3 hours. If you have a big dog, I would not recommend to bring it here, because there is very little room on the patio. The claimed dish for dogs is not given at all, just a bowl of water, unless you want to order something of the menu for you pet. The Tuesday special is just for people who sit at the bar, so if you want it then do not bring a dog.

• Pros: decent food
• Cons: very little place for dogs, no dish offered to them

03/04/09

You can find better somewhere else

by ABC423

I came here during restaurant week with an open mind, and a positive attitude.

I left feeling bitter and cynical.

There were a few positives, thus the two stars, as opposed to one. The atmosphere is nice, thought a bit more dull than I was expecting. I was very excited to see that they served Lindemans Framboise beer. I had had it once before in NYC, for $14 for a bottle. It was expensive, but it was delicious and the bottle filled my glass twice, so I thought it was worth it. When I saw it one the menu here for $10, I ordered it immediately. But this time, no bottle! Just one glass! I had the baked brie for an appetizer. It was fine, but my friend's beer-cheese beignets were amazing! The service was fine, nothing to complain about.

Now the negative: For my main course, I ordered "The Famous Shrimp Bag." I like to think when a restaurant modifies any item with the words "the famous" it means that they do a really good job with it. Apparently, I'm wrong. They could've called it "The Famous Salt Bag" to make it far more appropriate. (I'm sure you can come up with other nouns to fill in there.) The pastry bag was filled with a mix of rice, herbs, shrimp, and mushrooms with no discernible flavor, other than salt, a flavor that was echoed by the lobster sauce that surrounded the bag. I appreciated my sweet beer all the more, as it was perfect for washing the taste of the food out of my mouth.

Needless to say, I won't be going back to pay an absurd amount of money for food that might give me a stroke.

• Pros: Drink selection, appetizers
• Cons: very salty food, overpriced

05/23/08

Outstanding overall. Excellant food and preperation. Quality wine list and extremely good value. Service needs more attenttion.

by rayemeyer

The meal was outstanding in every regard right down to the authentic French hard crust bread. The wine list was excellent in both quality of wines offered and value. The atmosphere was extremely nice and romantic, The only negative is the service staff. The bartender was not customer conscious, i.e. it took a while to get his attention and the waitress was very inattentive and slow. But overall we would highly recommend Brasserie Jo and deffinitely will be back.

01/12/08

Great for groups!

by depaulgirl

I have been to Brasserie JO on social accounts many times and loved the food and the service! I decided to host a corporate event there recently and had great feed back! From booking the room, customizing a menu to the execution of the actual night, everything was right on! My colleagues were given choices of the lamb, skate and steak au poivre as entree choices. The lamb was brought out a prefect med-rare and the skate was wonderful and fresh. The Sommelier paired the perfect wine choices with our food-free of charge. The server was there when we needed him and was able to be quiet while clearing places during our power point presentation. We will be back again!