Tigardville Station — Restaurant in Tigard

The purpose of this review is to catch the attention of patrons & the owners of Tigardville Station. I've no interest in directly addressing the bartender since I am sure he knows he has not met expectations. I've been there before, many times, enjoyed live music and dancing. Today, for the first time, I went to happy hour. The bar tender was male, dirty blonde hair, receding hairline. He was descriptive about the state of menu revisions and that he was the only bartender on at the moment, so he would not leave the bar to serve me. Fair, I said. I paid in advance, left him a $2 tip knowing he would not serve/bus, I would. He used his unclean hands on my food. Twice! I ordered Cajun tots and went to deliver water to my table. When I returned, I saw him use his bare hand to scoop lettuce from a lettuce stash onto a plate. My first thought: This is not for me, I didn't order lettuce. Second thought: He must have just washed or disinfected his hands, why else would he... He then went to the cash register, typed something, pulled a receipt, smushed it and all its fresh ink, tossed it to the trash, and returned to add tots to the lettuce plate. Again, he used his bare hands. I made a decision to eat -- not sure why. I made a decision to not rescind the tip and teach him about the law or cleanliness. I am now thinking this was the wrong choice. He could have gone to the bathroom -- something I would not accept -- and not washed his...

I'm absolutely baffled by all the people saying this place has great food. They must have been plastered by the time their food arrived. I went during happy hour around 5 pm or so. Everything I ordered was microwaved. Nothing fresh at all. $4 for cheesy fries, 4$ for chicken skewers on happy hour. The bartender did all the cooking as well as bartending. That should give you an indication. Props to the staff for multitasking, but this is not the way things should be done. I have no complaints about the service. The staff were friendly. If you only care about drinking, this place is fine for that.

The cheesy fries were cooked in an oven. I'm pretty sure they were frozen precut fries, the kind you buy at Winco for 1 or 2 bucks. They were then topped with prepackaged preshredded cheese and microwaved. You don't have to be a chef to know that that's a huge no-no and will never ever be cooked properly. 4$ for that during happy hour. Are you kidding me? You can get fresh fries for that price at almost any other bar in the area.

I suspect the chicken skewers were frozen too. Definitely reheated in the oven or microwave with no seasoning except for the Kikkoman teriyaki sauce dabbed on top of each piece after being cooked. If you've ever had this particular Kikkoman teriyaki sauce you know it's way too salty to be used as a finishing sauce or by itself, it has to be cooked...

I have been going to this bar for about 30 years, I have seen a lot of changes. Friday night I was being harassed waiting for my bus to get there at the Tigard TC. So I walked over to the Tigardville station (thinking it would be a safe place)and took a seat outside and called the police. Not one time did anyone ask me for my order but instead the bartender ran out and put his arm up and said you have to go, so I left confused, scared, alone and angry. The more I think about it the more pissed off I get. So today I called the bar to speak with the owner and she was no help and just as rude. I want to know what the people who were stalking me said to that bartender to make him feel like I needed to be attacked like that. I thought that when you take a seat at a bar someone introduced them self and takes your order, I guess the days of respect and...