The Grizzly Bar — Restaurant in Pasco

I don't go to many bar and grill type places, maybe this place is why. I walked in, no one to greet me. I stood there looking stupid for a while and finally, someone said to seat myself. There was one area where there were a bunch of people at table talking quite loudly, then there was the dance floor with tall tables surrounding it, then another area of normalish tables where no one was sitting. Then I waited. Finally, a woman looked over the bar to ask if I'd like to see a menu. Um, duh. So, she brought me one. Menu was quite sparse and I chose Sirloin steak with bleu cheese and fried onions. Comes with mashed potatoes and veggies in season. Then I sat there. And sat there. Then sat there some more. After about a hour, a guy shows up with my food. I asked if they were growing the cow out back. The veggies took more space than the meat did. The mashed potatoes looked like someone had diarrhea on my plate. And the meat. Two triangleish shaped pieces, about an inch and a half at the wide end and maybe 2 inches long. For $26. I went to the hotel restaurant because I drive a large bus and parking around town is difficult. Next time, I'll bring a can of soup and heat it in...

I am staying at the Ref Lion Hotel in Pasco, Washington and decided to eat dinner at the Grizzly Bar located inside the hotel.

The Grizzly Bar menu had several options that caught my eye, but I decided I wanted the Blackened Salmon.

Everything about this dish was great!

The presentation was simple but made me want to immediately dig in and enjoy the promise of some excellent food.

The taste of the salmon was scrumptious. I particularly enjoyed the crust that the blackening gave the fish. The crust was very lightly done, but provided a slight crunch.

I also enjoyed the vegetable side of broccoli and carrots. Two of my favorites!

I’m not that big of a fan for wild rice. I normally just prefer steamed white rice, but this time the wild rice was a great complement to the salmon.

The service was a little slow, but the staff was swamped with almost a full house. So, with that in mind, I believe they did a great job. Even being so swamped they were all nice, polite, and professional.

The decor was thick wood with an obvious bear motif. There is a huge floor area to provide a nice dance area for the...

I've eaten here 3 times in the last 3 months. I've waited to post a review because I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, but every time I've been there has been much the same as my experience tonight. I showed up and sat down and it took 25 minutes for the waitress to acknowledge I was there. I ordered one beer and asked for a menu which took another 10 minutes to get. I waited about 15 more minutes to get my order taken. This is 50 minutes to get my order taken from the time I showed up.

I ordered the chicken fried steak which turned out to be nothing more than a breaded hamburger patty. It was good but it was not a chicken fried steak. I thought about complaining but I couldn't because I didn't see the waitress for another 35 minutes. After over 2 hours and just about walking out without paying I finally got my check. By that time I was in no mood to even say anything, I just wanted to go to bed. Next time I stay at the red Lion I will just go in there and order a pizza from...