Beef and Brass

By Brian Hartz | Contributing Writer

Beef O'Brady's and the Brass Tap might be part of the crowded field of franchise bar-and-grill-style restaurants. But the brands go to great lengths to give patrons a locally focused look and feel — and in the case of Beef O'Brady's, a little taste of home, even if “home” is a long way away.

Walk into the South Tampa Beef O'Brady's, for example, and you'll find nooks and crannies within the restaurant that have been tailor-made with swag and mementoes that'll fuel the fandom of the area's sizable population of Midwest ex-pats. Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio State ... there's so much attention to detail in the decor, you'd be forgiven for thinking you wandered into a Big Ten university town bar on game day.