Slim's Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Bemidji

This was my first time ever eating at Slims. My Fiance and I have both heard about their burgers. He ordered a Peanut butter burger, and I ordered a Bacon Cheese Burger from the waiter/bartender (who wasn't friendly and definitely acted like he didn't have time for us). The cook(who was actually taking his dinner break) brought us our food and my Bacon Cheese Burger had no Bacon. The cook asked how everything tasted so far and I told him I had no Bacon on my Bacon Cheese Burger. He apologized and brought me a plate with 2 strips of the coldest, hardest, crustiest bacon that looked liked it had been microwaved several times throughout the evening. I didn't want to be one of the people that keep complaining about the food, so I went on without putting the bacon on my burger. The Burger itself was a little to well done but still good. Their BBQ sauce made up for that. It was so delicious we bought a bottle to take home. The cook brought us our tab and he did take a few dollars off the price for not having bacon. Slims atmosphere wasn't very inviting, as for the meat being advertised so much to be coming from a local meat market, they sure should've gotten bacon from them as well. Instead of some cheap nasty Hormel bacon that they microwaved? That in itself will make or break the burger. The cook had excellent customer service skills and went out of his way to fix the issue even though he was on his break. We left him a decent tip. Hope Slims treats him right, because the other guy sucked. Burgers were mediocre and we probably...

Slims came highly suggested. I wish our experience would of matched our suggestion. We came in at 12:30 and it appeared that the early lunch rush was over ( as pictured empty tables ) We waited & waited and watched some customers belly up to the bar & greeted & have there order taken. We finally were greeted and promptly placed our order to ensure our food wood come soon. We specifically asked if pickles would be coming on the side for our kids. We waited and waited for our burgers. I ordered the peanut burger. It had a massive amount of peanut butter on it , where most of the burger slid out. I only saw 1 piece of bacon, maybe there was 2 ? After our food arrived I went up and asked about the pickles . "We're out , sorry ! ".. I would suggest addressing your customers promptly and posting signage about the long wait. I didn't really feel the value in this meal . It was a less than pleasant experience . You could tell the 3 people working were in the weeds. If you know your grill is backed up , I would advise customers of the long wait and offer some peanuts or chips to make the wait...

We had a great experience at Slim's! We are visiting Bemidji from out of town and were in the mood for a burger. After a quick Google search, we found Slim's. It has a really cool look - a cabin style building set back in the trees, which really gives you those north woods vibes. Inside, the feel of the north woods continues with antlers and mounted heads in the wall. There is a larger bar centrally located inside, and cozy booths and tables scattered around the perimeter. They have a menu featuring a variety of burgers, as well as pizzas, a few appetizers, and soups of the day. My hubby settled on the peanut buster burger, and I got the Popeye burger. Both were excellent. I loved the freshness of the onion and spinach on the Popeye burger. Both came with a little bag of chips. The place was hopping by the time we left. Our waiter was very kind. We heard lots of laughing from those around us, so it seems like this is the place to go to have an enjoyable dinner...