Girves Brown Derby

I was staying around the corner from the Brown Derby, and decided to try it for dinner.

Decor:
I was pleasantly surprised by the dark and beautiful interior of the restaurant.  It's perfect and modern, and feels intimate and classy.  There's a wall of wines, the bar has a beautiful lit centerpiece, and it feels upscale.  

Service:
I sat at the bar.  The bartender was friendly, flirty, and a good chat.  She was very fast to respond to my requests, the food came out quickly, and she checked on me often.

Food:
The bread was delicious.  It's rare that one gets fresh, warm, delicious house-made bread as part of dinner, and these rolls were top notch.  They came with a side of honey butter that was delicious as well.

I ordered the following:
Caesar Salad
Tuna Entree

The Caesar salad was great, made with an dressing more on the oil-based side than the cream based.  I'd say it was a proper and perfect caesar dressing -- the only thing missing was some white anchovies!

The Tuna entree was top notch.  The tuna was perfectly cooked, completely rare, and seasoned with some interesting spices.  I'd say it was a little under salted, but that was quickly remedied by the salt grinder at my seat.  The tuna was drizzled with a fine olive oil and a fine balsamic vinegar, and was really, really, really well prepared.  The asian slaw was ok, and the seasonal vegetables, although uncreative, were well cooked and seasoned.

They had two great IPAs on tap... and I had both of them.

TLDR: Brown Derby is a great, family-owned restaurant serving up quality food in a classy environment.

Nice experience overall. Good food and atmosphere. Similar in decor to a LongHorn Steakhouse but higher quality food. Yelp has $$$ but I would really say its just $$. Our table of 4 had apps, entree's and drinks for about $100.

Only negative is that the waitress brought out salads before the app hit the table which was annoying but I won't dock a star for what may have been a simple accident.

I am going on memory here, but we had a very nice dinner here a few days before Christmas. As I recall, the iceberg salads were great, and we had some really good cheesy fries (I think). I had a very good prime dinner.