Best American Restaurants in Downtown

This was our first time at Brenner’s! We were celebrating our first wedding anniversary and it was phenomenal!!!! All of the food was amazing, the ambiance was great, and our server Destiny did a wonderful job taking care of us! She was attentive, kind, and provided great recommendations!

We were pleasantly surprised! Right in the Riverwalk, obviously a popular place, but everything works well! Food was delicious, our server was cute, gracious, and attentive. Even though we mixed up our reservation they found a table for two on a busy Saturday night. No complaints. We'll be back.

I so love the menu choices at Bigas, especially how you can choose the smaller portion entrees which still have all the goodie sides and sauces. It's hard for me to pass up the lamb chops they are so good. This time the veal?/wine reduction sauce (my favorite part) kinda got all soaked up by the grits which were surprisingly a bit dry. I could drink that sauce! Of course we got the wild game packets for appetizer (always) and so good, fresh perfect leaves of radicchio and Bibb lettuce wrapped around delightfully seasoned ground game meat. And of course the bread basket a must, the 3 breads all are great, hard to pick a fav. My partner had the Prix fixe menu which unfortunately for him had subbed out his choice of beef tips with short rib roast which was not trimmed to his liking (fatty surround). The romaine Caesar salad choice was ok, the cheesecake desert so good (oh that caramel sauce!!!) and his wine pairings were also very good, especially the sauterne dessert wine that we had to go out and buy a bottle after! You cannot get better service anywhere than Bigas, and the corner two top table by the window with river view at Christmas, we just can't go anywhere else!

The Dino ribs were fantastic. Our waiter was a delight. He had been there for 37 years, since before it was 4 Brothers. He was very informative and we thoroughly enjoyed the discourse with him.

From the moment we walked in, we were treated like rock stars. The service is wonderful and friendly from everyone; it’s like they are actually happy to see us there. If you are thinking about getting the tortilla soup, just go for it—AMAZING! The appetizer dish of cheese and jalapeños was excellent, but save room. The steak was cooked to perfection and the potatoes were delicious. Only wish I had room for dessert—next time!