Mike P.
Yelp
The first thing to keep in mind is that the Bier Stube (?House of Eats) is not a hoity toity "gastropub." This place is a BAR. B-A-R, bar. Keeping that in mind, I'd say the food is pretty good. The food might not be "FIVE STARS good," but the Bier Stube gets a five star rating from me because.....
THEY HAVE 75 BEERS ON TAP! I gave 'em 5 stars based on that fact alone! 75 beers!! Think of it this way: Here, you could get drunk (or at least catch a pretty decent buzz) every day for a week, all without drinking the same beer twice!
Which beers might you find at the Stube? Well, the selection rotates, but in general, you'll find everything from likable crap (PBR, Bud light, etc), to local and semi-local microbrews (Catawba Island, MBBC and Great Lakes) to some higher end offerings (Framboise lambic).
FOOD: I like it. It's not the best bar food I've ever eaten, but it is definitely worth a try. I've eaten several of the specialty burgers and wraps, and each has been pretty good. The fries were great, and so were the chicken chunks.
I will say this: Making sense of the menu can be a little daunting. It's extensive, and many of the food items have names that are not at all indicative of what they actually are.
Back to the CHICKEN CHUNKS: Toledo loves chicken chunks. I'm not sure why they seem to be so much more popular here than elsewhere, but they do seem to be. When ordering chicken chunks, I usually take note of the "Chicken to Breading Ratio." The higher, the better, IMO. At the Bier Stube, the C to B ratio is pretty high. They're not as good as Shawn's chunks or those from the Village Inn, but they're not as shitty as B-Dubs' "batter balls with a shred of chicken in the center." Also pretty exciting, is the fact that they offer 27 dipping sauces. Some of these are standard, and some are unique and outstanding.
The crowd? I've been here many times, and I have not been able to characterize the crowd. Of course, I'm usually not there during peak hours.
All in all, this is one of my favorite places for a beer and a quick snack.