
You'll be glad to know that Rock & Brews, the restaurant founded by rockers Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, is not exclusively a tribute to their band, Kiss. That is, you'll be glad to know that unless you're diehard Kiss fans, in which case I'm not sure there's anything that can truly make you happy.
Instead, Rock & Brews, or R&B, as it is misleadingly abbreviated, is a paean to rockers of all stripes. Nearly every inch of wall space in the massive space — and there are a lot of inches in the two-story open room — is covered with photos and album cover reproductions of everyone from Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Bruce Springsteen to The Rolling Stones and, yes, Kiss. (Maybe even Yes.) I should say every inch of wall space that isn't also sporting a big screen tv, most of which are tuned to sports channels, though interspersed among them are screens that play vintage music videos. Not the sound from those videos — that's supplied by a constant stream of rock music played loudly over the restaurant's sound system. And when you have a restaurant that is dedicated to rock music and has partners known for for their heavy metal style, you can't fault the place for the sound level. Expect it to be a tad noisy.
The Central Florida Rock & Brews is the first of the small chain's locations to open east of the Mississippi. According the the website, Oviedo was chosen for its "energized music and restaurant scene."
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