I love the fact that if you actually read the menu it tells you exactly what you are getting with…read moreeach food item. This way there's no surprises. I would highly recommend this place to all my friends and family.

Great service and staff. I have been there a number of times and have NEVER had an issue with the…read morefood! The cost is reasonable as the portions are plenty big. I definitely would recommend the nachos!! Great for sharing. Overall, it is a great place to catch a bite alone, with friends, family, or date night! Great place for a relaxing night to sit in the dining room or a more fun night out in the basement!

Best Burger In…read moreThe World A cheeseburger with sauteed onions and a Rolling Rock makes any day a good day. Go to Slim's.

Friendly staff provided great service and fantastic bar food. Local patrons very nice to an out of…read moretowner

What a surprise treasure in what seems like the middle of nowhere northern Minnesota. It is,…read morehowever, just 10 miles north of the partying metropolis of Bemidji. The food was gourmet though the prices didn't reflect it. Happy hour was a special treat with two dollars off many drinks and all the appetizers. The service was fantastic. Krista was extremely attentive, kind, and personable. We were also visited several times by the manager who just wanted to check and make sure we were well taken care of. Yes, because of Krista, we were. Highly recommended. My only complaint is that there weren't many vegetarian options... actually no vegetarian options.

We went for some music and drinks, had a pub burger which was great good Happy Hour and great…read moreservice from everyone, very impressed

The pretzel and drink were great. Allie's service was spectacular! We no longer live in the Bemidji…read morearea, but had remembered 209 as a solid choice for food and drink. We continue to be happy with the 209!

Food (4/5) | Ambiance (5/5) | Service (4/5)…read more We came here with a large group of about 40 and staggered arrivals so we wouldn't overwhelm the staff. Food was solid--my Tossed & Seared steak salad was tasty, and the Smokeshow burger is a must if you like bleu cheese and balsamic. The vibe was great for a modern bar, and the outdoor patio was super cute. Service was fine overall, though my friend's "large" walleye dinner came out as a small plate of walleye fingers, which seemed like a mix-up. All in all, good food + fun atmosphere = worth a visit.

Wanted to try a new place for gizzards, teals in Cass lake, MN has the best gizzards since renewing…read morethe 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.

If you fired the owners I would probably give this place 4-5 stars. The regular bartenders are…read moregreat 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!

I hadn't been here for many years. We went in mid evening. The pizza was quite good but the prices…read moreare pretty steep and the wait time was very long.

Dave's pizza was awesome, had house special pizza with traditional crust , nice and crunchy crust,…read moretopping were tasty with fresh Parmesan cheese grated on top. Cheesy bread was really good also. With 4 adults was perfect amount of food. Will come back, love the atmosphere.