BrewHaHa is a bit boring
by Tim | April 24, 2007 | 5 Comments
(votes: 5, average: 2.2) 
Loading ...BrewHaHa is located at 222 E. Main in Bricktown (map). During the week, they are open in the mornings from 7:30am to 10:30am and evenings 4:30pm to 11:00pm (midnight on Fridays). On the weekends, they are open 10am to midnight (Saturday) and noon to 7pm (Sunday). Call them at (405) 270-0855.
PLEASE NOTE: BrewHaHa is no longer open.
Most people who know me know that I’m an early riser and an early worker. I like to get in a couple hours of work on church stuff and trading before heading into the office at 8am. And, as such, I’m always on the look out for good places to spend those morning hours.
My default favorite place is Panera. There’s just a million reasons why Panera is great. Endless and tasty iced tea, great bagels for $.96 (tax included), classical music, free wifi, lively atmosphere . . . the list goes on and on. So, Panera is the place to beat in my book. However, I’m also a big fan of the local establishment and since Panera is a chain, I’m willing to try out the local places in hopes that one of them will become my new favorite.
But no luck so far. And today, I tried again to no avail. As I type this, I’m sitting, by myself, at BrewHaHa, a new coffee shop in the north Bricktown area at 222 East Main in Oklahoma City. It looks cool from the outside, and I even read an article about it in Downtown Magazine, which made it sound pretty cool too. And, hey, it’s close to my house so even better. I love being downtown and I love the local place. Plus, it opens at 6am. It’s the only place besides Panera that I’ve seen open at 6am in this city. So, I had high hopes.
But, alas, the hopes are gone. I’m sure BrewHaHa is a nice place at other times of day, but in the morning, it’s crazy boring. I got here at 6am and I was the only one here. It’s now about 6:45am and I’m still the only one here. The selection of food items is extremely minimal. The atmosphere is kind of cool with local art on the walls, but they’re playing 98.9 FM on the radio which is mostly just commercials and talking — not great for working. They do have free wifi which I am using now, but I think they only have one electrical outlet anywhere in the building. All in all, I’m having to work hard to stay awake around here.
If you’re reading this, don’t take this as too harsh of a critique on the place. I’m sure it’s worth a try at another time of day. But in the mornings, it’s just not cutting it. Too bad. If anyone in OKC can put together a local morning establishment that rivals Panera, I’ll be there.
6:56am and the second customer just walked in…
(4.75 out of 5)
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So far, 5 people have responded to this article. Won't you join in?December 3rd, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Sounds like your biggest problem with the place is that there aren’t people in there. It’s a new place, and one that not everyone is aware of yet. How’s the coffee? Food? You say a minimal selection of food, such as?
I’ve yet to try it, I was doing an internet search for it’s hours and that’s how I came across your review. It just seems like you were unduly harsh.
December 4th, 2007 at 8:54 am
Matt, thanks for the comment. I’ll admit that this is one of the least thorough reviews on the site. It was actually written before EatAroundOKC really got up and going so it’s less of a review and more of just quick impressions. I encourage you to take a look around at some of the other reviews here, which you’ll find to be much more comprehensive.
At the same time, it does represent my honest impression of BrewHaHa in the context of what I am looking for in an early morning workplace. I tried to make it clear that I was looking for something specific, and even went to the lengths of pointing out in the last paragraph that it’s probably worth another try. So, I feel that I was making an effort to be fair.
If you do get out to BrewHaHa, I’d love to hear your impressions. Maybe you could leave us another comment once you’ve tried it.
February 23rd, 2008 at 11:58 am
You need to get to the Red Cup. Best mocha I’ve ever had in OKC.
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Sheri, Red Cup is a very cool place. Thanks for the reco.
By the way, I’ve heard BrewHaHa is going out of business. Anyone know if that is true?
August 13th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Brew Ha HA closed down a few months ago for good reason. Every time I went in there the place was completely empty, like a ghost town.
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