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Hours
Sun
11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Mon
11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tue
11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wed
11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thu
11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Fri
11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sat
11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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PRICE RANGE
$17.00 – $33.00
CUISINES
American
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
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Bru Burger Bar is an ode to our love, the burger! We offer shareable appetizers, fresh salads with in-house dressings, gourmet chef burgers, daily cut fries, plenty of vegetarian/vegan options, and mouthwatering house made desserts. All of which pair well with our list of 16 local draft beers and hand crafted cocktails.
PRICE RANGE
$17.00 – $33.00
CUISINES
American
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Non-smoking restaurants, Gift Cards Available
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4.5
52 reviews
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pinnacle-project
Hudsonville266 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
I stopped in for dinner after I discovered my first choice of restaurants was closed for remodeling. I was completely pleased with my experience. While looking at the menu, the waitress dropped off a snack. I do not recall what they were called but essentially they were a puffed rice seasoned chip. I liked them. The plantains I had were unlike plantains I have had in the past but different in a good way. I really liked their twist on plantains. I also had a Cuban sandwich. It was consistent with Cubans I have had in Florida. I really enjoyed it. The sandwich came with some chips. I did not care for the chips but they were just filler on the plate anyway so this did not concern me. Service by Q was excellent.
Written 28 February 2020
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egwanderlust
Hampton1867 contributions
Sept 2021 • none
This restaurant is a great spot if you are looking for a good variety of burgers. If you are not a burger lover, like myself, then you can switch out the meat with other options. I had the Bourbon Grilled Chicken Sandwich. For the price it wasn’t the best but it still hit the spot. The drinks were flavorful and the Botanist Lemonade I ordered was perfect for a 90 degree day.
Be prepared to pay a bit more for this restaurant as it is close to campus and the atmosphere is a bit higher end. The service here is great and our waitress gave us plenty of recommendations to see while we were in the area.
Overall if you are in the area I would give Bru Burger a try but just know there are much better options in the area.
Written 21 September 2021
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943sue
Chicago114 contributions
Feb 2022 • none
My husband and I stopped in for lunch after my son's track meet on the Notre Dame campus. We were greeted by the friendly hostess and seated immediately at a table by the window. Very lively (but not overly loud) atmosphere, with a lot of college students. Large screen tvs were playing NCAA basketball games. Decor is cute and the place is clean. My husband ordered a burger with bacon and I ordered the Nashville hot chicken sandwich. We both ordered the fries. WAY off the eating plan for this one, but worth it. We both enjoyed our meals and I have to mention: I'm not typically a ketchup person but after our fabulous server Thomas pointed out that it was homemade, I had to try it. Delicious and very impressive that a burger place makes their own ketchup. Even the iced tea was good. We loved this place and will definitely come back the next time we are on campus.
Written 6 February 2022
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OhioJLM
Cleveland46 contributions
Oct 2021 • family
On the busiest weekend of the year (home football) this place stopped serving the house for nearly an hour. They needed to divert production to large team take-out (soccer and hockey). Servers are standing around with nothing to do (no food coming out). We waited 50 minutes for a table and put our food order in 40 minutes ago. The server just came out to tell us that they don’t know when food will start coming to the dining room again. How stupid can the manager be to take the entire kitchen production away from the house for an hour.
Written 22 October 2021
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Renae 1
3 contributions
Jun 2022 • solo
BRU Burger Bar in South Bend, Indiana. We decided to order Bru Burger for lunch today, and ordered through DoorDash. I ordered a Valencia Salad with salmon, no goat cheese, no onion. When it came, it had onion and blobs of goat cheese all over it (This happened on June 16 too, but I thought it was a fluke and the lady apologized. I didn't think it would happen again). I'm a VIP card member and am close to the $1000 mark in my rewards.
I called Bru Burger and spoke to the guy manager. I told him I was upset because this is the second time it's happened. He immediately blamed the DoorDasher. He said the DoorDasher is supposed to check the order for accuracy. So, is the DoorDasher supposed to open boxes to see if it's made right? Is he also supposed to lift a burger bun to see if it's got the right condiments? No. He said they'd had three orders for the Valencia Salad and maybe the DoorDasher picked up the wrong one. I said, "So, the DoorDasher takes the food out of the window and places it in the bag?" He said no. I said, "Then it's not his fault." He said they have a contract with DoorDash to check accuracy. I said that I had a contract with them to make my food right. He said, "If you aren't getting your order right then maybe you shouldn't order from us again." 😳🤯😡😤 I said, "Wait a minute! You push responsibility off on DoorDash, and now, since you can't read instructions and make my order right, I shouldn't order from you? Now it's my fault for ordering from Bru Burger??" I said, "I'm madder than I was when I started this call, which means you dropped the ball as a manager. I'm post-on-Facebook mad, or Google-review mad now. I asked him if Christine, the other manager, was there and told him I'd be letting her know. He hung up on me. What kind of manager blames DoorDash for their mistakes, then tells the customer if they aren't getting the order right they should go elsewhere?? Also, I think their ranch had curdled.
Written 30 June 2022
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Original_RacerX
36 contributions
Feb 2023 • none
My date and I were both disappointed with our meals. For the price paid, the burgers are pretty small. The meat was of mediocre quality. What you are seemingly paying for here are the special toppings. The fries were also limp and greasy.
Other than taking our order and giving us our bill at the end, our waitress was completely inattentive. My rating above is just based on the food and not the service though, because she doesn't necessarily represent every member of the staff.
Overall, Bru Burger's rating seems representative of a typical bar that serves mediocre food - once people get a few drinks in them, everything tastes good.
There is a Five Guys restaurant literally across the street, and after our meal was finished my date and I both wished we had gone there instead.
Written 17 February 2023
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Matthew S
Lombard50 contributions
Jun 2022 • friends
We actually did not eat here. We brought a large group. We did call ahead , they disclosed they would not hold tables. We said fine. We came and there was plenty of space. We all were very unwelcome and treated super rude by the hostess. Really awful. I get we were a large group but open tables and treating a large $1000 plus in income sounds like bad business.
If this was my restaurant I would fire the woman at the hostess counter. She seemed to be a manager so it makes it even worse. Super disappointing
Written 10 June 2022
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Bru S
Hello Matthew, Sorry but this review has left us confused as you were able to get seated even after you showed up 10 minutes after you called to say you were on your way with 18 people. We had explained to the host of your party that wanted to be outside on the patio that we could do that for you but you were not able to push the tables together. The host of your party was fine with that but many of you were not which is why you choose to leave. We did not tell you we couldn't seat you and we were not rude at all. We even told you we could seat you inside but again that was not ok with most of your party. Thanks! -Bru Burger Bar South Bend
Written 18 June 2022
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TXGreenGal
Frisco93 contributions
Jul 2023 • family
Great upmarket burger spot near Notre Dame. We ate here twice during our visit to campus. Good food and easy to access. It's on Eddy Street just a few doors down from the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore. There is a parking garage nearby with free two-hour parking.
Burgers are all great, though if you don't want to rare a hamburger, ask for it medium well. I personally enjoyed the Burger Snack ... it's a smaller burger and just the right amount for lunch.
Written 23 July 2023
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Bru South Bend
Thank you so much for the 5 star review! We look forward to many more meals with you and hope you enjoyed your campus visit! Have a great week!
Thank you Bru Sb
Written 28 July 2023
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Molly M
South Bend696 contributions
Feb 2021 • couples
My husband and I decided to try this place out on a Sunday for lunch. We sat at the bar. My husband ordered the Honey Chipotle BBQ burger and I ordered the Bourbon burger. The burgers were cooked to absolute perfection! The bartender, Cody, was great. It’s a little pricy with the sides being extra, but it is good quality food.
Written 28 February 2021
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Browncm6
Springboro485 contributions
Jun 2022 • friends
We had a large group and they sat us right away. Food was good and servers were nice. Biggest issue was that 24 of us got just one check and they refused to separate it. Would’ve been so much better to just separate us into smaller groups to bill us (we were multiple families.)
Written 18 June 2022
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Bru S
Thank you very much Browncm6 for leaving this review! Very happy to hear both food and service was great for you. We did let your party know before being sat that we do not separate checks for large parties as it is extremely difficult with large parties of that size because you have families sitting at multiple tables and people move from seat to seat and change tables after ordering. We could have sat you at tables close by each other with everyone sitting with the people they are paying for but when we did suggest that to one gentleman in your group he told us no that you all wanted to sit together. Sorry for the confusion on this but we do hope to see you back sometime soon and we always recommend making a reservation especially for a party that large just to be safe. Thanks! -Bru Burger Bar South Bend
Written 19 June 2022
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Cheryl S
Puerto Vallarta225 contributions
Aug 2022 • friends
Started dining on Sunday nights with friends. Friendly hostesses and servers, servers very attentive and helpful. Burgers are great! Especially love the Burger Snack which is a regular sized burger with yummy sauce and whatever else you want. Fries and onions rings great too. Love the wine and beer offerings. Can’t say anything negative. Fun to people watch while sitting in bar area. Also love the fact we can make reservations online with free parking. It’s going to be our regular go-to place on Sunday’s.
Written 29 August 2022
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Bru S
Thank you very much for taking the time to write this review! We are very pleased to hear about the wonderful experience you had here and anytime our hard work shows and is appreciated by our guests it shows us we are on the right path. We hope to see you back in soon. Thanks again! -Bru Burger Bar South Bend
Written 1 September 2022
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Have Camera, Will Travel
South Bend3720 contributions
Jun 2022 • none
My partner and I had lunch at BRU after walking campus and taking pictures on a Sunday morning. We had the Chili Cheese Fries as an appetizer, which were excellent. I believe I had the burger called "The Beginning" minus onions. It was good. She had a regular burger with just pickle and lettuce. Also good. The burger itself was not seasoned much, but it was good. My medium well was cooked perfect. Her well done was a little more charred than she would have liked. Service was really good with drink refills timed well.
Cost was a little high , but the appetizer was a big part of that. We would go back just for the fries.
Written 6 June 2022
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Bru S
Thank you Frank D for leaving this review! We are very happy overall that you had a great experience here and will get with the chef to make sure we are seasoning every burger perfectly. We do hope to see you back soon. Thanks! -Bru Burger Bar South Bend
Written 18 June 2022
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rcaldin
Los Angeles754 contributions
Jun 2022 • solo
Visited twice, first time in a big group so it was slow. This time service was awesome...thanks Katherine. Came to the table with water and quickly took care of me. Food came out fast and price is good for what you get.
Written 17 June 2022
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Bru S
Thank you very much rcaldin for taking the time to leave this review! Very happy to hear you had a great experience and we will make sure to let Katherine know what an amazing job she is doing and thank her for her hard work. We hope to see you back sometime soon. Thanks! -Bru Burger Bar South Bend
Written 18 June 2022
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GMoe
Oxford227 contributions
Feb 2021 • none
Jeremy was our server and he was very attentive and friendly. Good, happy atmosphere. Started with an order of chili cheese fries. They were devoured by us in minutes. I had a bbq burger that was a delicious mess. Good time, would return.
Written 3 March 2021
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BillWaconia
60 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
We never expect much in college towns but this meal was GREAT. Got there early and bartender treated us amazingly well. Our server was perfect, and everyone loved their food. Lots of atypical ethnic stuff from south of the border.
It was always busy so get a reservation.
Written 25 January 2020
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