Brick House Grill, Hot Springs

In March, during my spring break (I'm a teacher), I went on a hamburger tour in Texas. If you read the Texas Monthly magazine, in 2008, they listed their top 50 burgers in Texas. My friends and I went to try the top burgers from that list. We went to the number 1 (The Grape in Dallas) and found it to be very, very good. The meat quality is what made it good, but nothing else. #2 was The Alamo Springs Cafe in Fredricksburg. It's burger was actually the front cover of the magazine that month. It was much better than The Grape. It was a biker joint out in the middle of a mesquite forest. Very nice experience. Number 3 was The Counter Cafe in Austin. Tiny restaurant only able to seat 25 people. They cook it right in front of you. Extremely good!!! It was my second favorite in Texas. Number 4 was in El Paso, so we didn't make it to that one, and #5 was in San Antonio. I wish we had done that one, but for some reason didn't. Number 6 was The Porch, in Dallas. That was my favorite burger ever. We ate there twice, it was so incredible!!!!!! Since I live in Arkansas, I decided to go on a burger quest here to try and find the best Arkansas has to offer. I didn't think anything could come close to The Porch, but I found some really good ones. Hugo's in Fayetteville is great, and so is Herb's of Ashdown. I found David's burgers, of Conway to be my favorite in Arkansas, until this week in Hot Springs. I ate at The Brick House Grill there, and not only is it the best in Arkansas, it is the best burger I've ever eaten!!! Yes, even better than The Porch, of Dallas. I was in Hot Springs at a teacher workshop for the week, and ate that Monday night there. I asked for the Brickhouse Burger-well done. I was comparable to the top five in Texas, but on that Thursday nite, I asked for it again and wanted it medium-well. That was off-the-charts good!! I got it again on Friday at lunch on my way home and got it to go. I don't recommend this. You won't be able to eat it while driving!:) It'll go everywhere on you. Sit down there and eat it. You'll love it! I enjoyed the experience so much, that I'm going to get my Texas burger tour friends up there to try it sometime. I will gurantee that they'll put it up to number one. (Their favorite was Alamo Springs-the biker joint.) You should try this burger, and remember to ask for medium to medium-well.

We went and were really happy with our experience and the food. I had the Prime Rib sandwich and it was to die for. SOOO good! My only complaint would be that the prices were a little higher than I was hoping for, but they were still fairly reasonable.

It really is a good place. I liked it better when Rhonda T and I went out afterward and had more fun.

Excellent! The Brick House Grill has been a mainstay for our family for five years now. With the exception of one or two times where the service has been lacking, I can say that the Brick House Grill in Hot Springs has been consistently great. Go and get the prime rib sandwich. Go now. Service: 4 stars Food: 5 stars (prime rib is a MUST!) price:

This is a great place to get a drink, have a really good prime rib sandwich and watch a ball game in the bar. We always stop in here for lunch when we visit Hot Springs. They make a terrific Bloody Mary.

The food is adequate, not superb. I will concede that the potato soup is very good. My experience was not so pleasant in that the waiter didn't understand that I and my party did not want to hear his silly prepared speech spoken as if he's quoting mantras from an ancient Hindu prayer book. I suppose we should have been honored to have him grace us with his valuable time. His presence, so unselfishly bestowed upon us, should have given each of us a new and refined outlook on life. However, it didn't. We simply wanted some tea and soup with as little interaction with him as possible. As it turned out, he dumped us and our party was passed on to a nice young lady who was gracious. The gentleman, proud of himself though he was, gave me and my people a good laugh as we left the restaurant. For that, I say "thanks." I wouldn't seek this place out or make any special effort to dine here. If I were in the neighborhood, I might stop by on a whim. Only that and nothing more...

The entire retaurant gave off a slovenly appearance, not to mention our server who looked like he was working in the clothes he slept in. He actually left the table three times while we were ordering. Our appetizer was cold, greasy, and grotesquely large. My husband had a steak that was very tough and I had pan-seared sea scallops that were done on a griddle, showing no sign of being "pan-seared" and were really rubbery. Over all the meal was virtually inedible. When the server came to drop the check, he made a few asked if we needed to-go boxes, since we hadn't come close to finishing our meals. We said no and explained why. Instead of seeing a manager arrive at our table, the bus boy showed up while we were still waiting for our credit card to be returned. We ate at another restaurant 15 minutes after leaving The Brick House.

One of the best restaurants in Hot Springs. Good food each and every time. Try the burgers or sirloin tip salad. The potato soup is awesome also.

I have dined here many times and it is one of my favorite places to just hang out. They have the best steak or burgers in town and a wonderful atmosphere for a great price. They also have a wonderful staff. A gentle man by the name of Davee Lee waited on me and my friend. We could not have asked for a better experience.

My wife and I recently dined at the brickhouse on Valintines Day and it was one of the best experiences we've had in Hot Springs in a long time. Everything was absolutely perfect the steaks were the best we've ever had. Our sever Melinda was very helpful and did a fabulous job. I would highly recommend the Brickhouse.