Wolfies Grill — Pendleton — Restaurant in Pendleton

We were there Friday 4/5 and I got busy and forgot to leave a review. As a whole everything was good, the seared ahi tuna was excellent. My daughter ordered an American cheeseburger and she ordered it plain. When they came to the table with our entrees the burger definitely wasn’t plain but despite being only 9 she told them politely that it wasn’t right. They said they would fix it and they basically just carried it to the kitchen, picked off the toppings, and brought it right back out; meaning that the burger still very much had the remnants of the pickles and onion that had been sitting between a hot burger and the bun. My daughter bit into it and just kind of dropped her head in disappointment. I asked her what was up and she said “I don’t want to say anything because they obviously didn’t care the first time.” Once I got her to explain the problem I told the staff again, so they took her plate back to the kitchen and remade it but it definitely wasn’t great. She ordered the burger medium and there was absolutely no pink to it and this time the cheese was so hot it stuck to the bun but not the burger and the first time it came out that wasn’t the case. She went ahead and ate it but all this tells me is that they didn’t give a damn about making it right they just wanted to shut her up. This is the kind of thing that not only tells me I have no need to return; I will also tell anyone who asks this establishment is completely comfortable giving the least amount of effort possible.

As a side note, if you look at all the reviews I’ve ever left you’ll see I almost never have anything negative to say, so the fact that I am doing so now...

This location had very friendly staff!

Beverage options are limited if you're someone who doesn't drink. I believe they have kids beverages for the little ones but with adults, you'll be limited to the non-alcoholic beer/wine or water.

We opted for the pretzel sticks and tuna appetizer. I thoroughly enjoyed the tuna and would give it an 8/10. The pretzel sticks were decent but were extremely salty. The queso did have a nice flavor. I would give them a 6/10.

For the entree, we got the garlic parm steak and shrimp with mashed potatoes and baked potatoes and our second entree was the sirloin tacos. We asked for medium and half of it was cooked medium but it seems the other portion was in a hotter zone as it was pretty done. Regardless, the steak was very tender and the butter really helped with flavor. It wasn't very seasoned which isn't a bad thing necessarily. The shrimp was great. 7/10.

The sirloin tacos were good. You get 3 and they come in thick flour tortillas. Flavor was great. 8/10.

The lava cake and carrot cake were both very good! Was a great way to end the meal and would give the lava cake an 8/10 (too much fudge drizzle for us) but the carrot cake...

I ordered carryout (mango chutney Mahi Mahi which comes only with fried rice, so I added glazed brussel sprouts to my order). I ran into my neighbors as they were leaving after their lunch. They characterized their experience as "disappointing." Still hopeful, I arrived at the earliest time suggested & was in and out quickly. The staff were friendly and efficient. It only took me five minutes to get home, but once home the fish & rice were room temperature and the brussels sprouts were slightly warm. The rice was actually sliding around in all the oil on the bottom of the container. The brussels sprouts were supposed to be glazed, but were just greasy/oily. The mango pineapple chutney over the fish was nice, but the fish was so very small which was in keeping with the tiny portions of rice and brussel sprouts. This disappointment cost $23.23. Definitely overpriced for the small portions and the quality of the food was seriously lacking. Unless major improvements are made, I'm not interested in spending my money here. I will stick with The...