Sweetwater Grill — Restaurant in Union Valley

Let me start off by saying that I am upset at my self for not going sooner. We live on the Rowlett side of the the Bridge, still inside Rockwall county. Not that far, but a good 30 minute drive and being lazy and hungry we always went for the closer options.

Well, that will not be the case going forward. We went on a Friday night and the place was packed, but service was still great. There was a live band that was great too.

Okay, so when we pulled up the parking lot was packed and spilling into the back that was 60 vehicles deep. We thought we were going to have to wait for a while but, after the drive we were okay with that.

When we walked in we were greeted with a big smile and a welcome. The hostess let us know that there would be a little bit of a wait on food. We did not mind and we were Guided to our seats and prvided menus. Our server was at the table within 4 or 5 minutes and got our drink order. I got unsweet tea, my wife got water. The tea was amazing, strong and I had 5 glasses!

We ordered the fried pickles for our appetizer, they arrived in about 15 minutes. Not a long wait in my eyes! I was very happy to see they were LIGHTLY breaded. They had an amazing crunch and the ranch was so good. None of the pickels tasted greasy at all. For me, that is a huge plus! As we kept eating and got down to the bottom of the basket we noticed there was sitting oil down in the bottom. That was a bit of a surprise as none of them were greasy, accept the last few still sitting on the bottom. Another 10 seconds to drain would have been PERFECT, but with the kitchen being rushed and backed up, they wanted to make sure the wait was not too long so I respect that so I was not upset at all.

The menu offers so many different options, that it was a bit overwhelming to choose. When trying a new place my wife and I always end up getting something we both want, so we can share. That way we both get to try something at the new place!

I landed on the chicken fried steak. It comes with mashed potatoes, and beans. The steak was fantastic and moist. The crust was crispy and had tons of flavor. The gravy lacked a bit of salt, but thats totally okay to me because I tend to like more salt than most people. When it comes to salt and pepper, I like to be able to add my own.

My wife got the Bacon Cheeseburger, with sweet potato fries. OH MY GOSH!! The bun had to be potato bread or something because it was soft, sweet, and paired with that burger so well. The bacon was GOOD bacon, not that thin overcooked garbage most places serve and call it bacon. The burger was juicy and cooked to perfection. In fact, it was so good, that my wife would only offer me 2 bites HAHAHA. But man, those were some good bites. NOw, I am not a fan of sweet potato fries, and I only ate a couple. They are just not my thing, however my wife said they were amazing.

We truly enjoyed our whole experience from start to finish. The atmosphere is relaxed, friendly and everyone makes you feel like you are home when you are there.

If you are on the fence about trying this place, jump off and start running. The prices are VERTY reasonable, the service is amazing, everyone is friendly and the atmosphere is so inviting. I can see spending many of nights here...

Our first visit, we were trying to decide between this place and another. We picked this place because the menu implied it was a country cooking type restaurant. When we entered we quickly realized it was more of a bar with food, as opposed to a restaurant. We considered leaving since we had our youngest with us, but figured we would try the food anyway. We were basically just stared at by wait staff when we walked in until finally a girl at the back finished chugging her beer and came and told us to sit wherever. It was like a movie lol. We didn’t realize there was a familyish sitting area because we had never been there, as stated before. So we ended up choosing one of the only booths we saw, the one that looked cleanest, which was still dirty, just like the other booth we saw. As was the floor. The cleaner booth we sat at was up against the supply shelves, the table was sticky and had crumbs all over. I’m sure our server saw me brushing off the table and seats when she brought us the menus, but didn’t bother offering to wipe it down or anything. She was kind and kept our drinks filled, though. So overall a good server. There were lots of people at the bar area tables being extremely loud, including a group of about 10 that were dropping hardcore nasty language the entire time we were eating. I don’t mind cursing..but this was talking nasty about women and was so very loud and excessive. Keep in mind this was around 5pm, dinner time. And there were 2 small children at that table! We couldn’t even hear each other while talking. Their little kids were crawling up onto the pool table and jumping around. Not a single worker said a word. The food had both good and bad points. The grilled fish and shrimp was absolutely yummy. As was the chicken fried chicken. Extra star for those alone. The green beans were terrible, they tasted old and possibly spoiled. The sweet tea was so bad I sent it back for something else. And the cilantro rice had no flavor. I didn’t even want to bother trying the restrooms with how dirty it was here. I just decided to hold it till I got home. Overall, I definitely wish we had chosen to eat at the other place we were considering. Even though this wasn’t the kind of place I was expecting, I think if you’re looking for a BAR experience with decent food, and you’re not planning to bring kiddos, this could be a good place to visit (if you don’t mind cleaning...

My wife and I have been wanting to check this place out for awhile. Tonight was the night. I ordered the Cajun chicken pasta and my wife ordered the hamburger sliders. Before ordering I asked if the hamburger/cheeseburgers which are half pound could be adjusted to quarter pound instead as I knew wh wife would not finish a half pound burger. This was the point I should have known how the rest of the dining experience would go. The waitress was completely confused by my question and when I attempted to explain that a quarter pound patty is half the weight of a half pound patty she looked like a deer in the headlights like I was speaking a foreign language. Then she said “We have sliders”. Which my wife was already contemplating. I also ordered fired mushrooms which is originally what we came here for as we both wanted them. The food came out quickly - within ten minutes all at once. But we still didnt have any form of cutlery or napkins. While waiting for silverware to show up we each tried one of the fired mushrooms. They were way underdone and lacked any seasoning. My wife tried the slider and the meat was way over cooked and cold but the bun was piping hot. Not sure how they got the burger cooked that way but,,, Seven minutes in and I’m still waiting for a fork to eat my pasta with so I get up and found the place setting close to the bar. While walking over that way the waitress saw me and beat me there grabbing it for me. Now for the Cajun chocked pasta - The pasta its self was a little underdone but the chicken was rubbery and bland. The sauce wasnt what I would call Cajun but had a decent taste to it. I was able to separate the chicken and eat the pasta. When the waitress came back she asked if we needed another drink and a to go box noticing that we didn’t eat hardly any of the mushrooms, the sliders, or any of the chicken but didn’t ask how the food was or if anything else was needed.

I paid for the meal but I will not be back.

For the owner - sorry for having to write this but I wanted to leave you a truthful review. We’ve met before and we both said how we take pride in the food we serve. Unfortunately I didn’t see that tonight. Please take this as an opportunity to change the way the restaurant is ran and hold it up to...