Really solid breakfast on our first visit. The biscuits and gravy full size portion was huge and…read moreine of the best we've ever had. Eggs benedict was with ham and was really solid. Meat and eggs, we got kielbasa, was good as well though we didnt care much for the american fries, they were kinda soft and needed a little more cook time as with the english muffin which could have been a little more toasty. The inside space is a lot bigger than you would assume from the ouwell. Prices are very reasonable. Plenty of parking in the lot. Service was good as well.

We enjoy meeting friends here for breakfast! This time we brought our grandkids. The kids meals…read morewent over well and one boy even had chicken tenders for breakfast. I ordered an extra pancake for the older child. He gobbled it up. I had the standard bacon eggs and rye toast. It was good. The service was good. Coffee was kept hot.

Love everything about Hope Breakfast Bar in all locations! Great food and service - always…read morewonderful!

Second visit to this location, not as busy as the last time here, but still bright and inviting…read more My server was great again, staff here all have been wonderful so far , but what impressed me most was 1 server coming in and the other servers immediately wishing her happy birthday, and shortly after, 2 male servers came in and the manager immediately congratulating both of them on something/whatever.... a business where people care about one another and are invested! KUDOS! I definitely love that about this place and want to continue to visit because they care about their people. As far as today's food, I wanted to try something outside of the box and not yet featured on Yelp, so I opted for the Southern Style Fried Chicken and Waffle. The waffle, no notes, tasty, not doughy, simple. The sausage gravy, delicious. The jalapeño cream cheese syrup, absolutely my favorite part of the whole dish. The chicken, let's discuss. Four pieces on top the waffle, and looked like a ton until I started digging in. Way over breaded (see photos), chicken was tasty and moist but the breading was way too much. If you love extra breading, this is perfect. If you don't mind peeling off a lot of extra breading, this dish is a good offering. Overall, a better food experience than the last visit, maybe 3rd visit will take them to a 5 star rating. There is Hope for Hope.

We stopped in for dinner after a round of golf in Ramsey. Fun bbq joint vibe, casual and homey. The…read moremenu had many options but felt like I needed to try something that was bbq related. We started with cheese curds. Loved that they were batter fried and not breaded. Very tasty and a huge app portion. My entree was the pulled pork sandwich with bbq beans. Everything was very good. Pork had a savory flavor and it was nice and tender. Portions were large. Topped it all off with a Hazy Little Thing beer. Great service. Easy parking. Just off a major road. Great stop.

My husband works for an LTL delivery service and made a couple deliveries to Jellybean and Julia's…read morewhen they were opening their current location. He told me back then that someday we needed to check out J&J's. We love small business, local, non-chain restaurants. I decided to surprise my husband and take him to J&J's for Father's Day. We are empty nesters, so it was just the two of us for lunch. We arrived just after 12 p.m. There was a line out the door, which we expected since it was Father's Day and Sunday lunchtime. We were told it would be a 15-20 minute wait for a table, which we had no issue with. We ended up waiting less than 10 minutes because there was a table available on the patio. The weather was beautiful, and with summer being so short in Minnesota, we like to take advantage of it whenever we can. Our server came to our table shortly after we were seated, but it was long enough that we both had time to decide what we wanted before she arrived. I ordered the Texas Philly, and my husband had the brisket sandwich. We had to wait a while for our food, which we understood given how busy the restaurant was. Others around us were complaining about the wait, and those tables had a different server who was very apologetic about the kitchen being backed up. The hand-cut fries were piping hot and seasoned perfectly. It's so rare to go out to eat and get hot fries, let alone fries that are piping hot. That alone was worth the wait! My husband loved the brisket sandwich, and the Texas Philly was SO good--piled full of meat. We live in the south metro, but it was well worth the 30+ minute drive to get there. We'll definitely be back and will absolutely recommend J&J's to others!

My husband and I went to lunch here after the lunch rush on a Friday. I am giving them a 5 for…read moretheir food. Service was not quite there. We shared a Korean chicken sandwich and the turkey club. We preferred the Korean chicken sandwich which had a great sauce. Both sandwiches were very good and the potato chips were delicious. It was spacious and clean. If we could have got a bit more attention from the waitress it would have been perfect.

Open atmosphere with modern look, I stopped for takeout from this location in Blaine. Server who…read moretook my order was very nice. Staff moves with purpose, nobody standing around. They all appear polished and professional. I ordered the Oliver Burger, the Shrimp and Cheesy Grits, the Spinach Artichoke Dip, and a Stuffed Nutella Cookie. The server recommended I warm the cookie slightly in the microwave and enjoy it with coffee. The food today: spinach artichoke dip is served with grilled bread.... this was delicious right off the bat when the bread is still hot and slightly crispy. However, after the bread sat in the container steaming, the experience wasn't as good. I would recommend thinner pieces of bread with a bit more char on them (like grill marks) and a couple more pieces of bread. I mean, 4 pieces of bread? C'mon man! An okay appetizer dish. Was it worth $15.99? Absolutely not. Shrimp and Cheesy Grits with creamed greens: shrimp were seasoned beautifully but unfortunately were overcooked and rubbery, and the creamed greens were not cooked nearly long enough, they were fibrous and hard to chew, so I was unable to eat them at all, so a waste altogether. The stars of this dish were the charred lemon (like the bread should have been;) ) and the cheesy grits. The grits were divine and I wish there was more of it on the dish and less of the nasty greens. Seriously, switch those ratios around and it would be better. Next , the Oliver Burger: decent, cooked medium, no notes really. The waitress was right about the cookie, it was very tasty with a little warm up and my coffee .

I love a good dive diner because somehow they always have really good food. Sparky's Cafe…read moredefinitely hit the dive diner mark, but missed on the food. The restaurant itself was not very clean, the ceiling was so dirty it was kinda gross. It is a dive diner so I am willing to forgive that if the food was good. The. Servers were great, super fast and friendly. The food was okay, not great. I had a blueberry pancake and it was HUGE. The pancake itself was good, but it hardly had any blueberries. My partner had the chicken fried steak, again ok, not great. He said the gravy wasn't good at all, all flour no flavor.

Food was very good. The potatoes were bland. Need to season them up and learn to flip them over…read more Service was excellent. Pricey though

Early dinner reservation. Seated right away. Mildly noisy in restaurant and bar area but. It…read moreannoying. Great server, don't have her name but she was very good. Started with beverages and ordered an appetizer, the Burrata Crostini which was exceptional!! I had the Manhattan and my wife had the Old Fashioned and both were very nicely done. My wife ordered the chicken parmigiana which was very good and a huge portion. I ordered the Compart Duroc Pork Chop which was prepared perfectly medium rare with a side of asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes. Mmmm good. Creme brulee and one other dessert which were both very nicely prepared and very good! We will be back here again for dinner as well as beverages and apps.

In general it's a pretty ethnic menu. How cool that it has a special menu for elote items. I…read moresampled the corn on the cob and loved it. I ordered the risotto only because I loved all the ingredients listed. It was delicious with plenty of liquid in it. We shared a Caesar salad. Wonderful as well. I had a taste of salmon, another winner. I don't think there's one throwaway item on the menu. Fresh brewed iced tea, check. Our server Ximenez from Ecuador was amazing and on top of everything. I was also impressed with Emily the manager. I let her know about our great first time experience. There is so much staff here and she's running around with the rest of them, yet I knew she was in charge just by looking at her. The decor is beautiful and lots of booths and tables split on two sides of the room. I was debating our friend about the strange layout of the restrooms and I liked it. Especially that you don't have to walk far. Each private bathroom is unisex and in general a child shouldn't go in alone anyway. Handwashing could be a shared experience, yet it's wide open. I'd love to come back and even try the weekend brunch.

Food was over cooked, cold and tasteless. Took 25 min for waitress to come to table another 40 min…read morefor breakfast. Will not be back!

Gotta say, This place knocked it outta the park…read more Izzy was our server, she was patient with indecisive folks, helpful, and very delightful. Always nearby, but never intrustive. The food selection made everyone happy, from burgers, Rubens, pizza, spicy rub wings, and perfectly crisped house cut pointrusive. Great background music, and not too loud so that we could chat comfortably. Our party of six left with everyone agreeing we're coming back, and very happy with the entire experience.

Tried this restaurant with my family the other day and are a bit sad to say that we were not…read moreimpressed. The best part of our meal was the fun, dirty sodas. You sit at a table and order off your phone, and servers will bring your food and drinks out to you. Had no problem with that, it was a fairly easy process. Our servers were kind and I believe we talked to the owner for a bit who was attentive to all the tables! The food is the disappointing piece. I had the chicken rojo avocado tacos and they really lacked flavor. There was plenty of chicken in such a small tortilla, which made the taco fall apart as you ate. My sister ordered the pesto Mac and cheese with chicken and it was okay, but the chicken was not good. I didn't try the tenderloin bowl, but it seemed to have better reviews than my meal or my sisters from my family. I don't make my way out to Blaine often enough to try again, but I think this would be a better spot for pizzas and milkshakes.

Stopped here for dinner w/ 2 friends. There's a bit of construction that makes getting here a bit…read moreconfusing depending on which direction you are traveling. The gps sent me to a roundabout and told me the restaurant was the center of the roundabout. had to go back to the main road and detour all the way around then there was signs. Its seat yourself. You order at the counter or via QR code via your phone and they bring your food to you. I ordered an impossible cheeseburger + fries & a dirty soda. Everything was good. They had a walleye fish special going on, my friends shared that & fries for their meal. Not much interaction w/ staff as it's mostly help yourself but someone did come out and greet us and made sure we knew how the ordering process worked. Overall kinda loud sports bar (w/out drinks) vibe. ***Used to be a brewery attached, no longer operating there. They do not serve alcohol.

We had a really nice dinner there. My wife had the pulled pork Mac and cheese and u had a pulled…read morepork Cuban. They have a huge smoker out front and you can tell it gets good use as the meat has a nice smoke to it. They also have a huge outdoor area where we could take our dog, so that was nice. This was an unexpected good stop after a day of travel.

Gonna have to downgrade from my previous 5-star review. We had been to Smokey's numerous times over…read morethe past several years and have always been impressed. Not this time. We stopped in with family recently and the food was just so-so. I and another member of our party ordered the beef brisket. The meat was dry as a popcorn fart. Was it left over from the previous day and re-heated? All I know is that Texas brisket should be moist and melt-in-your-mouth. This was like shoe leather. I had to slather it with BBQ sauce to make it palatable. I could only choke down about a third of it, and I gave up. The only redeeming value was the service was good that day, and they still have a decent beer selection. Smokey's, you be slidin'.

The perfect patio does exist!!!! Kendall's not only offers a wonderful outdoor patio but their food…read moreis high quality. I got the Cajun pasta and it was full of flavor. One of the best fish and chips we've had! A great stop to enjoy a beautiful day and have some great food!

We met family here for a belated Christmas get together. We had a very nice time. I ordered the…read morewalleye sandwich with tots. The fish was very lightly breaded and very good. I would order again. The service was great fun time had by all .