Brickhouse Pub & Grub — Restaurant in Eau Claire

You, well I, have to love a bar in a "temple of labor". In a large building off of Hastings and Birch, it doesn't look like much. Many great places don't.

The bar itself is a classic Wisconsin neighborhood bar. A curved bar with the regulars chatting at the end near the door... The side where the TV's and the gambling are is not a good place to sit unless you are a said regular.

But there are twenty five or so stools and to the right is a good place to chill a little away from the action.

Ten or so beers or so on tap, with a decent variety. Of course all that I care about is they have Surely Furious! And for the eminently decent price of 4.50.

Lunch specials are listed on the wall, but I am usually there mid afternoon and have only once or twice seen somebody order something. Food is not a thing....have never even been offered the popcorn.

But the service is friendly enough, even if they don't know you. The atmosphere is good. And personally, I feel good about having a few drinks in such a union...

This past Friday my now husband and I had our wedding reception there. The owner Mark was so good to work with, he answered my endless questions over the whole time of preparation for the reception, which was like 5 months. He always responded quickly. At the set up he was there to help with anything that needed to be done ans brought out, even made great suggestions on a few items we rented from him. They are very affordable to rent from and they have a huge room in the basement filled with wedding decor. He even bought all the decor I had, that I no longer wanted. I would highly recommend the Brickhouse for any type of event like a wedding reception, birthday party, baby shower, you name it I'm sure it would be great having it there. Thanks again Mark for everything you did to make the day...

I liked Brickhouse, I am still fairly new to the E.C area, but this bar has its ups and its downs. I.e, there are 2 pool tables, but too close to each other for multiple people to play on both. 2 dart boards, but 1 is located right by the front door, which causes alot of interruption when playing.

Seems more or less like a local bar, meaning they have their regulars and when the bar gets busy, the regulars seemed to be favored as far as service. Prices for drinks are extremely fair, especially on their "deal days". Not much of a young crowd at all. Oldies music gets played or its just what ever is being played on the t.v.

Its clean and parking can get limited, due to the place next door. Hope this helps. I still go, during earlier hours, but i also prefer older...