The Grove Restaurant & Bar

The Grove was not that far from my home and I remember it as a place that was always open. I had heard good things and went to try it with two of my friends. We go in and we sit down, we were told to sit anywhere. We sat for a while and our server came over with our menus and we ordered our drinks. When she came back with our drinks a few minutes later, my margarita was a bit strong, but it was tasty. My other friend had not arrived yet and so we decided on a pizza. Ten minutes go by and finally the server shows up and we order. They ran out of artichokes so we settled for just a half and half pizza without specialties. Our friend arrive and its been about more than 20 minutes. We are starving and the waitress hasn't checked on us in that time. She was busy off chatting with someone else, laughing away. Finally our pizza arrive about 30 minutes after we had ordered and it was decent. Not worth the wait but still good. We order more drinks and then sat and chatted. The waitress hasn't shown up with our bill. We waited for about 30 minutes and decided to go up and get the bill. We didn't see her and we stood there, waiting for someone to help us. No one even said someone would be with us. We stood in front of the bar, and no one helped us. We decided to leave without paying. We just about drove off when our waitress saunters out and says we have to pay. We told her we waited and we left her a penny tip. It was an awful experience. Even as we left no one said have a good night. Our waitress zipped passed us without another words after taking her receipt and talked with some supposed regulars. Needless to say, I will never go back there and I will never let anyone go there because no one should be treated less than a regular or a guest.

Pros: Twisted Squirrel $3* (Mixed Alchohol Drink)

Cons: Where's the waitress?

Posted 08/21/09

There is something for everyone at The Grove! This place is like the perfect neighborhood bar. Not only does it have all of the fun and games; pool, jukebox, clear view TVs, karaoke, EVEN comfy couches!... the staff is super friendly and the food exceeds expectations. On any given night, you can satisfy your itch here. We pop in to watch a ball game on the TV and end up staying for late night happy hour because the deals are outrageous! I can't say enough about how comfortable this bar is. It's warm and welcoming and the food menu is suprisingly enticing.

Pros: Games/Entertainment, Warm Atmosphere, Drink Specials

Cons: The Unusual Suspects: SInce the place is right on Mcgloughlin in Oak Grove, it can get some pretty shady characters coming in. On the other hand, the character mix keeps things interesting!

Posted 02/12/09

The Grove Restaurant & Bar is such a great place to go. The TV's are beautiful! If you can't see your game, just ask your server and you can watch your choice of sporting events! The staff is very friendly and helpful. Sometimes, when it's really busy, the servers can't get to you right away, but you can see that they are working and not just standing around. The Bartenders are awesome, great drink choices. And the food - whoa, the food. We keep going back to try something new. The menu is large with a full choice of foods. Haven't had a bad meal (yet). The pizza is superb. Definately a full recommendation!!

Pros: TV's, FOOD

Cons: Parking on busy nights

Posted 12/26/08

Holy Cow these guys know how to make pizza! I was starving and wanted pizza, my girlfriend who lives just around the corner from the Grove said they had good pizza...so we ordered and had two really great creative drinks. Their service was so friendly and fun! The pizza got there and I swear it must have weighed 5 pounds there were so many toppings, one piece totally filled me up. We even had it for breakfast the next day. You gotta try the Grove it's killer!!!!

Posted 11/03/08