Uptown Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Grimes

After seeing some fellow yelpers recommend this place we took our pub passes and made the easy trip to old downtown Grimes.

This place is right on the corner, well maintained and has good signage. It lacks on curb appeal, but we came for the food, drinks and atmosphere.

Upon entering we were greeted by big crowds and a very busy place. We lucked out and were able to sit right down (at the bar of course).

The place is dated, and slightly divey but it has a lot of seating and the staff all seemed to be busy making it happen! There is a lot of table seating both high top and standard table and chairs. In addition to about 20 seats at the bar. Plenty of televisions with all types of content playing.

Although it was busy we soon had 2 bartenders offering us drinks and menus. Shortly after we were drinking our beers and ordered some hamburgers.

Kim opted for the regular hamburger with cheese and a side of fries. I ordered the jalapeño blue cheese burger. It was loaded with plenty of blue cheese crumbles and the jalapeños were a nice touch. I will say they were both solid choices. They make it clear that the $12-15 sandwiches do not come with sides unless you order the baskets. So sides are all in addition to the prices on the burgers. So it makes it a bit more expensive and for me $20 for a burger and fries is on the high side for anywhere in or around the metro.

The service was good and as the crowd began to die down we ordered a second round. Though I feel the prices for stand alone sandwiches are high, at least the ones we had and the ones we saw delivered to other tables were pretty generous in size and the ingredients seemed fresh.

All in all a pretty decent experience. If you are looking for a well made sandwich, in Grimes this seems like a good...

Thought we would give this place a try. Called to place an order to go over the phone. Asked the Lady who answered if it was too late to order; she said the kitchen was open until 10pm and asked if I could hold a minute. Lady put me on hold & never came back. After 10 minutes the call dropped. Tried calling back for another 10 min but couldn't get through...assuming the lady left the phone off the hook when she put me on hold and never came back. Don't know if she forgot about me or if it was intentional but regardless, I won't be bothering them again. I suggest if you're too busy and don't have time to take a to go order, just tell the caller...

Great food, drinks, and service at a small local bar and grill. Daily specials that can't be missed, including the mushroom and Swiss burger pictured. I had the Cowboy burger and it was tasty. The ranch is top-notch, and what Iowan doesn't love ranch! They also create a few other delicious sauces, including their Uptown sauce that was perfect with the onion rings. My only critique would be that the burgers were a little more well done than I prefer which made them a touch dry. But great quality beef. Staff were attentive and explained all the specials and options. It is a typical bar and grill layout with tables as well as a large...