David W.
Yelp
Brack's is a likeable place. It has a THRIVING bar, requisite numbers of televisions tuned to sports channels, a standard (large) menu of American sports bar grub, which in my younger days were often referred to as fern bars.
The folks behind the bar are very friendly, but that doesn't help them to avoid their dashing all over the place. The same can be said of the floor assigned waitstaff.
As with any proper fern bar--oops, make that sports bar--the servings are plentiful, of food that is okay, so long as you keep to the sandwiches, burgers and salads, all of which resemble what you might find in a sports bar in...I don't know--Toledo or in Sioux City or anywhere in this country. Bracks also has some more unusual offerings, though, with some Portuguese (chicken merengue, etc.) and Brazilian items. On one occasion I ordered the merengue. It was okay and really lacked the depth of flavors you would find at virtually ANY specialty Iberian place (preferably a family-run spot!) in this area of Southeastern New England, or in other geographic pockets (like parts of New Jersey).
So the attempt at merengue at Bracks is not unlike ordering barbecue at a Chili's. If it's the only place where you can find barbecue near you, well it will be okaaaaaayyy, but it's really settling. And so it goes for Brack's. I had the fish and chips on another trip. The fish was pretty fresh, and the coating was tasteless and soggy. Maybe their burgers really are the safest choice for food. But all is not lost: they have plenty of cold beers on tap!