Wanted to try a new place for gizzards, teals in Cass lake, MN has the best gizzards since renewing the batter they use, nice and crispy like Kentucky fried chicken, and a very decent amount for the price. We decided to try gizzards at another place just to compare as we sometimes do, by yelping we found that grace lake bar and grill served them as well, $6.95 for order which is a decent price so we got 3 orders to go along with my son wanting 2 orders of cheese sticks at $8.95 an order to go. When we arrived at a small whole in the wall beer joint, which we have had many a good food, drinks and conversations at these type of establishments. Three nice people were outside in front of the door smoking cigarettes so we waited in our car till they were done. What happened next is the problem, I understand covid has caused a major problem with most places this last couple of years with a lot of food going as take out, short staffs, higher prices and yes, when you do take out it is nice to leave a small tip for those who pack our food up so well and get it ready for us to pick it up, but, most cases we don't leave tips for carry out. My husband has the problem also leaving the receipts unfinished as I have warned several times this can eventually cause a problem like it has now, by not filling out his receipt and lining thru the tip spot and writing in the total this left it to the grace lake establishment to take it upon themselves and add the tip themselves. When my husband noticed that for 3 orders of gizzards ( 24) and 2 orders of cheese sticks (10) our bank account showed a $51.27 charge to our account. When we called grace lake they pulled up the receipt and said that there was nothing he could do because his waitress that checked us out (Aly) said she didn't' do it and he trusted his staff. So who added the extra $8 to our bill??? As far as the food, gizzards not worth the price, like a broasted batter and the cheese sticks well my son said that he guessed he paid for the two big frozen boxes of cheese sticks they had in their freezer. So certainly will not go back for apps for sure, and I'm wondering about the people that go there for drinks what they get charged when they are too drunk to notice on top of a cash tip they might also be give. But, maybe they are smart to fill in the whole receipt instead of being too trusting. read more

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If you fired the owners I would probably give this place 4-5 stars. The regular bartenders are great given their working conditions. Rarely is there more than one employee working at a time. They are expected to run the bar and the tables and do all the cooking (of a full menu). For the most part they keep up, are apologetic if they can't, and obviously don't like to make people wait. The last two times we were in there the owner was behind the bar. He is incapable of doing what he asks of his staff. He can't handle the bar and the tables and the cooking. I waited 10 minutes for him to come out of the kitchen so I could pay our bill. When he finally came out and I asked to pay our bill he told me to wait, and turned to talk to his daughter (whose toddler had been behind the bar early playing with the bottles of alcohol). When I told him I had already been waiting he got rude. When my husband said he needed help he got irritated and then he said he had a pile of resumes in the back. I commented that that was not the customers problem. The last time we were in there we had the same problem. I had to go to his wife (the other owner) to pay our bill because he wasn't able to handle the job. We've been coming here for about a year and have repeatedly heard complaints about the lack of staff. I've seen employees, who are off the clock, get up and help the working bartender when they get overwhelmed. We were even there recently and an ex-employee got up and helped out. It's pretty sad when the employees are far more interested in keeping the business running than the owners. If we ever go back (doubtful), we'll only go in if the owners aren't there! read more

The service was amazing for a short notice but group. And the chicken wrap is the best thing I've ever had!

Food was really good and the location is really convenient for all you Grace Lakers but the service was sub par. We waited about 35 minutes for our food and we waited another 20 minutes after we were done for them to give us our bill. There was only one person working. I had the inferno burger which sure was spicy and the waffle fries were really good. Great place to go when I want so food at the lake but not if the wait is an hour. read more

Ordered a reuben to go and when it came home realized the # 1 the thousand island dressing that I did not want included on it, #2 there was only beef and no corned beef on the sandwich, #3 not sure if there was any swiss cheese on the sandwich and #4 it appeared to be warmed up in the microwave vs. grilled. Have always loved their burgers but this was deplorable! Also only one person on a holiday to serve everyone including take out and cook! Where were the owners???? read more

No staff members or customers wear masks at this establishment! IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC! In addition to this, the staff was extremely rude to my family when we walked in. The woman behind the bar was talking about us to other customers sitting at the bar while we were in earshot! Quite literally gossiping. After we heard them we decided to leave (we had just sat down and had not ordered yet), and the staff and customers continued to talk about us as we were leaving. Very unprofessional of the staff, and our experience was overall a very uncomfortable one. My family and I will never give Grace Lake Bar and Grill business again. read more

The elderly lady that works there is sooooooo rude! I was treated terribly when I went in to pick up a to-go order. I left a review on their Facebook page and a man, that I believe to be the owner, replied to my review by saying if I wanted better service in his restaurant I should apply for the job myself. And that he's sure I wouldn't be capable of treating people better! Outrageous! What an unprofessional bunch of clowns! The burgers were nothing special and we won't be coming back! read more

Fun place. Super laid back and nice staff. Food is always good. Visit every weekend we're here!

Probably the cleanest bar you will find in northern mn. Food is always great with a very simple menu. Must try stuffed giant tater kegs. Must stop in for a cold beer and burger in the Bemidji area. read more

my family and i walked into the restaurant to find all members of staff and customers gawking at us for having relatives along with us. we were appreciative and willing to separate, for we did have a few extra people than normal. everyone stared at us in disgust as we tried to find a table. the workers practically forced us from our seats by being unnecessarily rude. the customers continues to gossip and stare until we got up and left. a group made horrible remarks while we were still in earshot. we left in shock for being treated so badly. horrible experience, definitely will NOT be giving them our service EVER again. read more