JaK's Grill
Issaquah, WA 98027-3236
Phone: (425) 837-8834
- Price:
- $$
- Hours:
- Sun-Mon 4pm-9pm, Tue-Thu 11am-2pm, 4pm-10pm, Fri 11am-2pm, 4pm-11pm, Sat 4pm-11pm
Editorial Review for JaK's Grill – by Nicole Christie
The Scene
The place is small and crowded, but it exudes a certain "old money" appeal, thanks to dark woods, dim lighting and plenty of red meat. Since reservations aren't taken, the wait is likely to be at least an hour on Friday and Saturday nights. Wise diners arrive early for the quickest seats and most relaxed service.
The Food
Bring on the steaks--filet, New York strip and porterhouse, to name just a few. All entrees include a bare-bones salad and choice of potatoes: The garlic skin-on mashed reds or savory grilled potato pancakes are easy favorites. For intense flavor, the pork medallions topped with a mandarin orange salsa or grilled ancho chili-seasoned prawns deliver powerful punches of seasoning. Desserts don't disappoint, especially the creamy cheesecake with strawberry-mint sauce or moist, fudgy chocolate decadence cake.
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User Reviews for JaK's Grill
09/19/2008 Posted by PetrosiansGambit
We wanted to give this place a try but were told there would be a two hour wait for a table. We put our name down and went into the bar. It was too small, crowdede and noisy for us to have a conversation so we decided to head down the street to the wine bar where we could unwind, have a drink and compare notes on the day. After an hour there we head back to Jaks and order another drink in the crowded noisy bar. After at least an hour I walk over to the hostess station and inquire about our table. The girl tells me that since I left she took our name off the list! I couldn't believe it! She tells me if I want a table there is at least another hour wait! I demand to speak with the manager and this heavy set lummock saunters over and tells me we can wait an hour for a table or leave but either way he did not care! We were outraged! This is a horrible restaurant with terrible service. AVOID! AVOID! AVOID!
Cons: RUDE SERVICE AVOID! AVOID! AVOID!
09/19/2008 Posted by puckeredlips
We waited almost 2 hours for a table. After being seated, finally, we waited another 20 minutes before we were finally able to get our server to grace us with her presence. When she pitched up it was only to tell us that she was busy...then she walks off! After another 10 minutes she turns up to ask us rather gruffly what we want to order. No explanation of specials or recommendations. When we inquire about these she simply said "we're sold out" then stares at us. Well, we order a couple steaks and two glasses of wine. We wanted more wine but our waitress couldn't be bothered to inquire if we needed anything. The bill came to more than $100 for very medicore food and truly terrible service. We will never return.
Cons: Mediocre food, long wait, terrible service
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