American Social Bar

We went for lunch and choose to sit on the patio since it was crowded inside. We were also there in the off season so it was not as crowded as some people have mentioned. It is expensive, but most of Ft Lauderdale is, so I cannot hold that against them.
Gets major points for cooking my burger rare! Our server was ok, we had to wait to get any refills on our drinks. That aside the burger made it worth a return trip if we are ever in the area again.

The ribs again were tender & flavorful; today’s Mac & cheese pasta was a lil too dente and dessert was downsized to a fried Oreo, which was pretty tasty. The rainy weather kept us from sitting outside along the boulevard.
We sat at one of the bar height tables because all the plush pillow enhanced booths were occupied.
I look forward to trying a different menu item next time.

I’ve been wanting to try AS for the longest! Always heard good things about it. My husband, a friend, and myself went for Saturday brunch. Although the regular menu sounded great, we under up going with the brunch buffet instead. This was at a cost of $ 26 pp and served waffles, fried chicken, bacon, potatoes, omelets, snow crab legs, cookies, sausages, and fruit. If you order mimosas with this brunch, it’s $ 12 bottomless. If not, it’s $ 15 bottomless with your order from the regular menu. Not a bad deal overall. They have regular mimosas and angry orchard mimosas (I prefer these). You can mix up your mimosa order with both options. Check it out!

This is a pretty cool spot for Las Olas. You can hear the music blasting from far away which gives it a cool club feel but it makes it difficult to have conversations. The taps on the tables are a really neat idea. American Social does a great job of combining classic American fare with a sports bar atmosphere.
We ordered the short rib trio, the chicken lettuce wraps, and the meat and cheese board as appetizers and all three were exceptional. My father, who loves pork products, devoured the ribs. The lettuce wraps were packed to the gills (or fronds?) with fresh ingredients. I had the AMSO burger with bacon and it was really tasty. Not the best burger I’ve had but it was constructed well and I could taste all of the ingredients.
American Social is a trendy spot while also offering delicious and a contagious atmosphere. I need to come back for DJ night.

Easy * ***.
Great brews.
Great bar atmosphere.
Fast & social service.
Maybe the best turkey sandwich that has crossed these lips.

We came to American Social on a Saturday night around 11:30. We were in town for the weekend and heard this was a cool spot. We had two tables and bottle service. We were a little surprised by the environment, thought it would be a little more upscale/​clubby. It was casual, and very crowded, like shoulder to shoulder. I had some other friends that also had a table that night, and it was such an ordeal trying to go between all 3 tables.
The music was good and table service was great, she was very accommodating. It seems like this would be a great place during the week or maybe during the day on the weekends. We had 3 bottles, had a great time, and it got us ready for the next place!

I was introduced to American Social last summer by some friends and have never left here disappointed. I usually go for lunch and service is quick, portions are large and food is always fresh. It is a little on the pricey side for lunch, but honestly it’s worth it.
The lobster mac-​n-​cheese is creamy, cheesy and the lobster is perfectly cooked and adds a bit of sweetness. The #amso burger that I tried for the first time on this particular trip was perfectly cooked, the bun was so soft and toasted perfectly and the #amso sauce on the side was just the right bit of tangy and sweet. It was great. I’ve had the short rib flatbread as well and it was equally as tasty!
I was so sad to see the goat cheese balls were no longer available, but it’s cool to see the developing and changing menu to keep things fresh and the customers coming back for more!

Very hard to write this review based on my last experience versus the two other times I’ve been…
Let me start off by saying I’ve been to this restaurant a total of three times. All visits were during their weekend brunch. My first two visits were enjoyable and experienced no issues. My last visit is why I feel compelled to write this review.
It’s highly recommended that you make reservations for their weekend brunch this place is packed. About two weekends ago I was in the area with a friend and we wanted to have brunch. I called the restaurant to find out what the wait time was. The friendly young lady told me 30 – 45 minutes. Since I was a block away, my guest and I decided it would be worth the wait. (Remember I’ve been here before) When we arrived, I was greeted by a friendly young lady. I told her I just called and wanted to be put on the list for a table. The restaurant was moderately crowded;nothing overbearing. My guest and I stepped to the side as other customers were leaving and coming in. There seemed to be a issue outside at one of the tables and the hostess stepped outside. Another young lady stepped up to the hostess stand and asked if she could help us. I explained we were waiting for a table. She looked me and my guest up and down and said, what’s your name with a snobbish attitude. She then tells me my wait is now 2 hours! I explained to her the chain of events and her reply was 2 hours. I honestly felt the color of my skin is what made it a two hour wait. With no manager or the original hostess in sight, I decided to leave. I was so disappointed and upset. My guest and I were well dressed and well groomed. I hate to play the race card. I wish I got both of the hostess names so I could praise this first young lady and blast the 2^nd one so she can be spoken to. Newsflash in the restaurant business, you come across all walks of life! Be kind to everyone you come across.
Like I said before, I’ve been to this restaurant before and had no issues. This past experience left a very nasty impression with me. I spend my money where color is not an issue.

DO NOT ATTEND IF YOU ARE NOT AN ALUMNI OR STUDENT AT FSU.
Gross atmosphere, gross people, grimy girls, grody guys. Most people there are fsu alumni trying to be in undergrad again by going to «AmSo». It’s tight, and could fit at most maybe 70 people but there are at least 100 people there every night. It’s a basically ‘meet market’ for fsu singles.

This place was impressive. They earn 5 stars for their service. They were able to accommodate a huge group outside with ease for dinner. Had the Jim Bean burger and it was very juicy and delicious. The server was exceptional and for being a full Saturday night, the service was fast. Only problem was going to the bathroom because it was a full house inside but other then that, I highly recommend it.

Monday special burgers — good! Drinks — great! Service — worst I’ve ever experienced. First we noticed people around the bar were getting angry with her. When our check came we understood why.
I gave my card, she ran it and brought back for signature. The amount on the check this time was $ 10 more. We politely asked why. She ripped the check out of my hand and stormed back to the register, then came back and said, «here, happy now?» We all were stunned! Terrible service and terrible people skills. Because of her never going back.

Meh. Wasn’t crazy about the food. Me and my brother went here for lunch. I got the mahi sandwich grilled and he had the lobster grilled cheese.
We had high hopes for the grilled cheese but it wasn’t anything special. Not a lot of flavor.
My mahi sandwich fell apart as soon as I bit into it. Very bland. Some kind of weird cabbage that didn’t go well with it, was under the fish. Soggy bread. My fries were whatever.
The service was very good and attentive, though.

The poke tuna appetizer was great. Decent beer selection. Would love to come back to try the brunch. It was a great stop for us on our las olas walk.

Yum. Good food and good wine. The sweet and salty was delicious. What a combo. If I was a local I would be a regular.

Absolutely love this restaurant! There’s one opening in Tampa and I absolutely can’t wait! The brunch is amazing and the décor speaks to the name of the restaurant! Would highly recommend this place if you’re looking for a great social atmosphere and food!

Great location but small venue. Always crowded, but at least there’s usually some tall caucasian men to look at. Have eaten here twice and while the food is good, it’s not great. Have heard the brunch is pretty good, but haven’t tried it yet. Usually smells of beer and vomit, or is it toilet water? Not sure and don’t care to venture in very often to figure it out. Outdoor seating, so that’s a plus. Went during a super busy SantCon Saturday, and bartenders were pretty quick. Dancing via a DJ on weekends. Super loud, can barely speak to whoever you are with. Street parking. Small venue so not good for groups.

Came in to this location for the first time on a Monday afternoon while visiting Ft Lauderdale.
We order Mac and cheese with truffle, short rib sliders, and pork tostones. Tostones were nice and spicy but not great. Mac and cheese tasted good thanks to the truffle and the short rib sliders were just bad. The short rib was very watery and bland.
I order a glass of Rosé and it came in a flute glass. I did not like that but it’s ok at least I had my wine.
Needless to say I will not recommend.

The oysters were delicious and yummy from the west Coast (because of course east coast oysters are frozen this time of the year). They also brought us complimentary muffins and bread and guava jam! Very good! I got the chicken and waffles which were a very large portion. My friend also got the B.l.a.t. Which he said was good. I would recommend brunch here.

Thanks to Unilocal for helping me find this yummy restaurant. Great atmosphere, friendly staff and reasonable prices. I ordered the truffle fries and two drinks (cucumber fizz & strawberry honey smash. Both were great and the truffle fries were amazing. Over all a great experience.

I’ve been to this place several times. Usually for lunch or dinner. Also late night it turns into a very busy young crowded bar.
For lunch I had the «best turkey sandwich“‘ which was heavily stacked with fresh turkey, cranberry aioli, lettuce and cheese. It comes with sweet potato fries. Both were great.
For dinner I’ve had tuna tartar dishes. Their menu has changed a few times but originally the tuna was in taco form. The tuna was fresh and the taco seasoned well.
At night when it turns into a bar scene it’s very packed! You can barely walk in the place. Prices are a little high-​typical of ft Lauderdale.
For brunch they have a $ 25 all you can eat buffet and $ 15 all you drink mimosas and bloody marys. I personally don’t like buffets so I“‘ve never had it. However I did see they had crab legs on the table. which I thought was a little different.
I would suggest this restaurant if you’re in ft Lauderdale. Parking is behind the restaurant and you pay by meter. You can use pay by phone as well. I recommend going during the off hours so you don’t have to wait.
Lastly, this is an FSU bar and is busy for the college games. So be aware if you’re not interested in being with that kind of crowd.

I must say this place was impressive. The all you can eat brunch buffet was awesome. The chef Tyler was very good at making the omelets and waffles. I really enjoyed the omelets with all the different toppings. The chicken sausages were good also. I felt that the bacon could of been cooked s little more. It was a little under cooked for me.
OMG the salmon was my favorite with the dill sauce. It’s a most try.
The unlimited mimosa were good. Not sure how many we had but it was a lot.
We sat in a booth and I must say that the this booth was so comfortable.

Virgin trip to this awesome place. The brunch here was great. They offer crab legs, waffles, fried chicken and a large variety of good food. The price for this wonderful meal is 23.95 and for an additional $ 10 you can get unlimited mimosa, bloody Mary’s or angryosa’s. Great place to spend time with the girls and enjoy yourself.

The first time I came here was late on a Saturday night, and American Social was packed. Music was blaring over the speakers, so I could tell this was not a place to sit down and have a conversation. People crowded the bar, so it took awhile for my friend and I to get our drinks. Note to self: expect crowds late at night. It’s basically like any other place in Las Olas that way.
Then I came back on Monday night with another friend. They were having trivia night. Although we arrived a little late, we were allowed to join in. They also were serving $ 5 burgers, so we had dinner while playing. The place was not too crowded, and the atmosphere was more relaxed than I had experienced before. Everyone there was having a great time, including my friend and me. I definitely would go back, and we’re already thinking about putting a trivia group together for Monday nights. Can’t wait!

American social bar earns a 5-​star rating for their exceptional service. They were able to accommodate a huge group of your pers with great ease. The two servers assigned to our party were exceptional! Our memosa glasses never made it to the bottom which in itself is quite an accomplishment because when they are unlimited, I can drink them fast!
I would give the buffet four stars because when we started eating 11 everything was perfect! Lots of crab legs, prime rib, made-​to-​order omelets, a huge fresh fruit bowl, salmon, pastries, and many more items. However, as a restaurant became busier, it was taking a while for things to be refilled. For example, the prime rib was limited to ¾ inch slices and the salmon went missing for a while. I made my concerns known to the manager on duty and she promptly made sure that they were resolved.

We arrived at 7:45 on a Wednesday night and the place had just filled up. We wanted to sit at one of the several tables with a couch for seating. We put our name on the wait list. We were mistakenly called for a table and then sat at the bar a bit longer and ordered drinks. We were hungry and almost decided to order at the bar but we really wanted the couch. We were called again for a table, unfortunately still not a couch table. We decided to forget that idea and sat at the high top given to us, which was just as comfy as the bar seats we had. We’ll try to get here earlier or see if we can reserve a couch table next time.
All was not lost. The atmosphere was still great. There are framed covers of Life Magazine along the walls. The place is dimly lit with cool light fixtures. The décor is manly and earth toned with excellent use of texture. There was 90’s music playing in the background. It’s like a sophisticated man cave. We noticed that some of the couch tables had beer taps built into the table… Cool.
Wednesday happened to be ladies night, although I did not order a drink. It gives half off for the ladies. It was not necessary for me to order a drink. There was a promotion for Naked Turtle Rum and servers were giving out samples of rum & Coke and rum punch. There was also a free whiskey tasting going on at their side bar. My fiancé ordered a pisco sour from the main bar. It was potent enough, but he mentioned the flavor was off. We didn’t complain.
We ordered the
French onion soup: very flavorful, better than our homemade version and we make a great one!
Pikliz & Pork Tostones: nice and spicy, pork and cabbage all had great flavor. BTW, a tostone is a fried and smashed plantain.
Miami Heater Burger: we ordered it medium rare and it came out perfectly. It is an award-​winning burger of the year (for two years running) I’m told. It definitely deserves the title.
Everything was amazingly delicious. If it was possible to eat any more, we would have ordered the St Louis style ribs, chicken and waffles, and the mac & cheese.
We will definitely be coming back when we are in town. This place made the top 5 restaurants in North America for us.

I stopped here with a friend after 8:00 pm on a recent weeknight, just after getting off a plane and having travelled for several long hours including a late take off. We decided to order small items because of the hour. The weather was gorgeous and we sat outdoors in their sidewalk café. Los Olas was bustling and bright and cheery on this Thursday night and the restaurant and outdoor café were packed (in a good way!). The service was amazingly friendly and efficient as well!
My friend ordered a delicious grilled cheese with LOBSTER sandwich which she adored. It came with nicely browned, hot French fries. I, the pasta craver, ordered a macaroni and cheese (mmmmmmmmm) appetizer (NB: It was HUGE and I ate the whole thing!) which was generously studded with CHUNKS of braised beef short ribs. This was amazingly delicious comfort food, which felt like heaven to me, especially after being exhausted and having only consumed pretzels since an early lunch. I also had a delicious Campari and soda. I feel as if I want to give American Social five stars, but we barely tested the menu. So while I’m vacillating between four and five stars, I’ll do four just to be fair. But it could easily be FIVE!
The Los Olas area is a very fun place, and there are TONS of restaurants on this street. I do highly recommend this one.

If this was just a bar they would get at least 4 ½ stars I’m just not that much of a fan of their food.
If you’re looking to grab a drink, meet some ppl, and do a little dancing (little is the key word because it’s so crowded you can barely move) then this is your place. As a bar I love it, I’ve always had a great time here. The atmosphere is great, they play good music, and the ppl are fun. Drinks are priced average to the other bars in Las Olas. On the weekends it gets packed so be ready to have no personal space at all.
Their food is just ok. Nothing I would send back but nothing I would want to order again. I ordered their seafood mac and cheese and a steak flat bread. Both ok nothing memorable, they both lacked flavor. They do offer a all you can eat brunch on Sunday’s for $ 22 and unlimited mimosas until 3pm for $ 15.
Go for a drink and to have fun if you get hungry go somewhere else.

American Social is honestly a ‘hit or miss’. I’m going to be honest and admit that it’s not for everyone and depends on the kind of experience you’re looking for when going out in downtown Las Olas. This place is VERY trendy and can be a lot of fun depending on the crowd. With that said it is a much younger and really good looking crowd (early 20’s) so if that’s a category you fit in, you’ll love it! I’ve been a couple of times before writing this review; for just drinks (day and night) and even to eat on an occasion or two. Their food is actually pretty good! Even though I didn’t eat anything on this most recent visit I’ve had their salads, lobster mac-​n-​cheese, and truffle fries before and have yet to be disappointed by the food choices. This is a full bar and they have a lot of really great craft beer options. The really cool thing about American Social is the bar taps at the tables. I’ve never personally used them but I’ve seen patrons at other tables have them hooked up and think it’s a really cool idea to have the beer flowing right at the table!
At night time and on Sunday’s this place get’s extremely busy and crowded; standing room only unless you’re at a table. The bar is situated right in the middle and there’s very little walking room between the bar area and tables around the outside, especially if people are also standing, which 99% of the time there are. With that said, the bathroom area is very hard to get to since it’s literally in the back corner of the bar and you have to navigate through the entire place to get there. They usually have a DJ that plays really great hip-​hop music (old and new). Danielle R.‘s comment really hits the nail on the head (i.e. frat boy heaven)! And yes it is more of a Florida State bar so if you’re not a fan you might be disappointed on game day. GO NOLES!