Brazen Open Kitchen | Bar

Very happy with entire experience. Very friendly staff, delicious food, fair prices. Orechhiette was absolutely delicious, as was the Leek Fondue. We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Leek Fondue

Great service from our waitress!! Very attentive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wedge Salad, Leek Fondue

Lovely place for special occasion dinner! Would have easily been 5 Stars across the board if the Crab Cake had been bigger than a silver dollar, granted I think it was probably the best crab cake in Iowa, but nonetheless it was not a sharing size at all, pretty skimpy for $21. Though on the plus side I could have easily split the fried chicken, huge portion size and was delicious! Would be nice if it came with a veggie. 5 Stars, will be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Staff did an amazing job for a table of 5 with three hungry kiddos! Food was timely and very good! Crayons and coloring and a little fruit sampler. My kids love asparagus and think they are green beans so it was nice to see those as a side option. Pan seared chicken - amazing flavor. Well done! Loved the sample of appetizers. Thanks to the chef!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The best pizza, Elote Pizza.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went with my family while visiting Debuque. The waiter was very knowledgeable and very courteous about my food allergies. I only took a picture of my blackberry bourbon drink, but all the food we ordered was fanatic. The chocolate lava cake was the best we'd had! Also, if you order the fried chicken, know that it was very good, but when the menu says 4 pieces, they mean 4 big pieces!! Overall, a wonderful dining experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great dinner all around

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Allergy-aware staff + top-notch service from wait staff to management. We booked a reservation for a combination of sad and happy events in our family - tricky to navigate from a table service perspective. But Brazen did it just right. Had a chilled bottle of champagne at our table, offered pitch-perfect condolences AND congratulations for our varied life events at the start of dinner, and attentively but not-intrusively served our party throughout our meal. Wait and kitchen staff was prepared for our severe nut allergies and made us feel safe and comfortable. Glasses were always full, table cleared, next courses timed just right, and we had unusual and delicious apps and entrees. Very grateful for a lovely evening - highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We didn't have a reservation, so we sat at the bar. Our bartender, Kassie, was awesome! For starters, we had the Corn Fritters and the Tuna Watermellon Crudo. We shared the fried chicken and Broccolini. Everything was delicious! We had such a great time!

Highly recommend this restaurant! And would definitely come here again. Forgot to take any pictures tho...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Took longer then I like to get our drinks, but the great food made up for the wait!!!!

Kid-friendliness: Not a place for small children

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Trust me when I say this! Come here for dinner and leave happy! The ambiance makes you feel like you have been out, the wine list is respectable, the drinks are innovative, and the food is to die for! You will not be disappointed! I highly recommend this restaurant! Enjoy!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of the best meals we have had!! The homemade sourdough bread is phenomenal!! We ordered the corn cakes, the elote pizza, bucatini and ricotta gnocchi- PHENOMENAL!! The server was great, but the service was slow. However, it was worth the wait. I would give 10 stars- highly recommend!!

Vegetarian options: Our entire meal was vegetarian and were willing to do it vegan.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Very good burger, solid bar

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

It's a bit of a hike from Cedar Rapids, but well worth the drive. From the first cocktail to the final dessert everything was delicious. I highly recommend the leek fondue appetizer and the creme brulee was hands down the best I've ever had. Thank you for a 50th birthday dinner worth remembering.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Spicy Marg and any form of the gnocchi is my go to here.

Service lacked this particular night (but their personality was great, just lacked the 101 / basics - ran out of water, waited to order more drinks twice, had to ask for the bill after completing plates)

Food: 5