It’s hard to be all things to all people. Usually, microbreweries are either associated with more typical bar food or with some highfalutin cuisine that can be as intimidating to the uninitiated as it is difficult to pronounce. The 777 Restaurant and Microbrewery located inside Main Street Station, however, has managed to strike a perfect balance.

There are, in essence, two different restaurants in one at the 777. There is a menu that features a lot of what you would expect in a brew pub or sports bar—hamburgers, wings, etc.—but there is also a highly-regarded sushi bar in the back, off to the side a little bit. It really is the best of both worlds.

The sushi is flown in fresh daily from Hawaii, and everything is put together fresh in-house. There are no pre-formed rolls or pre-made platters being sent out here.

Some of the most popular items on the sushi menu include the Nigir Platter—Ahi, Hamachi, Unagi, Tajo and Ebi—and the California and dragon rolls, according to Ben Gries, head chef at Main Street Station.

Oysters are another popular item, with the restaurant typically going through two or more cases a day, Gries said.

 The other menu features more typical fare that can be found in a brew pub, with dishes like prime rib, fish and chips and pizzas being some of the top sellers, according to Lane Conley, food and beverage director at Main Street Station.

With the two menus, 777 draws a mixed business consisting largely of Downtown businesspeople during the lunch hour and more tourists, locals and hotel guests in the evenings. Gries attributes, in part,  the success of bringing in area workers for the lunch rush to the quality of the food and the large portions. Word of mouth helps bring people in at other times, as do the five beers—four regular beers, including a pale ale, porter, a red lager and a wheat beer, as well as a rotating seasonal offering—created on-site by brew master Matt Marino.

The happy hour specials also help, added Conley. The specials are offered from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) and include $2 house wines, well drinks and 16-ounce microbrews, as well as menu items like fried calamari, fried mushrooms, California rolls and 12 chicken wings for $4.50.

Traditional breakfast dishes are also available from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m.

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777 Restaurant & Microbrewery

Location: Main Street Station, 200 N. Main Street

Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Phone: 702-387-1896

By Greg Jones

Greg Jones is managing editor of Casino Connection Nevada, as well as associate editor of Global Gaming Business magazine.