Brass Key Bar & Grill

If you like the Tartan in Redlands, you will love the atmosphere. The prime rib is a great deal and there's some great live entertainment on the weekends.

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The 5 star rating is strictly for the burgers.

One day my daughter & I were out & about the neighborhood and had a hankerin for burgers. I really didn't feel like hitting Stater Bros for meat & then taking it home & grinding it for burgers, + it was coming up a cloud & not looking too good for firing up the barbeque, so my daughter suggested we give our local watering hole a shot. I had been here more times than I care to admit for the sole purpose of quenching my thirst, but had never eaten here. Shame on me!

I ordered a burger with swiss and my daughter had one with cheddar, both medium rare. When our food arrived we cut our burgers in half so we could have a taste of each cheese. THESE BURGERS WERE DELICIOUS!!! It was as if they had just come off my grill at home. This here burned cow flesh tasted freshly ground & was grilled to perfection... brown crust with a juicy pink center. Most burger joints won't do this because they're afraid of the Health Dept Nazis or some other lame excuse. The buns were fresh, soft and lightly toasted. I had asked for my fries to be extra crispy, and these spuds would make a Frog cry in envy. Long, slender fries that were crispy on the outside & tastefully tender in the center.

I have one caveat for this bar... If you're one of those highfalutin pompous Orange County types, don't bother coming here. This place has done took a whuppin with an ugly stick and is entrenched in the 70's. But if you consider yourself a regular Joe/Josie who values substance over style, stop on by & I'll buy ya a drink if I'm there.