History of the Brass Door Restaurant

History of
The Brass Door
Est. 1955

In 1946, Howard "Shorty" Schlesinger opened the 8/5 Club (his favorite odds at the track) in San Ramon, California, population 100. This was a six-stool bar and twenty-person dining facility. He featured steam beer and fried chicken. In 1955, Shorty's son, Mickey, and a local dairy farmer, Dick Basso, bought the 8/5 Club from Shorty and named it The Brass Door. They expanded the facility five times in the next 15 years to its current size, a 20-stool bar and cocktail lounge seating 50, and a dining area seating 160. With Dick and Mick's retirement in 1974, Dick's son, Danny, took over the restaurant and has been operating it to this present date.

Brass Door Restaurant

The Brass Door
2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd
San Ramon, CA 94583

In April 1994 a fire completely destroyed the building and it was rebuilt and opened again in December of that year.

The Brass Door features USDA Choice, Midwestern, Corn Fed Beef, fresh seafood, spectacular salads, and fresh pasta. It has become "the local meeting place" for business and social events in the San Ramon Valley. A place where generation after generation of families have come to meet friends and family. A place where newcomers to the valley soon become old friends.

Call for reservations: 925.837.2501

For Food, Menu, and Recipe information
Email: ChefNorm@BrassDoor.com

For games and contest information
Email: Mike@BrassDoor.com

For general information
Email: Info@BrassDoor.com