Jake’s Grill

amber s. 

on Citysearch

12 years ago

great sunday pancakes here and also late night drinks. 

Sarah S. 

on Citysearch

13 years ago

Definitely a good place for a date or to bring parents as it's very pricey and not an everyday indulgence. The happy hour crowd is distinctively upscale and the menu items cater to them perfectly. The atmosphere is just gorgeous and service pretty good. The food is very nice but only some dishes are real wowzers. 

Janet E. 

on Citysearch

13 years ago

I have to say I just wan't really that impressed. I went to dinner with my husband last Thursday night. The restaraunt was packed, which is usually a good sign, but the food was bland and just so so. I ordered the double cut pork chop and my husband got the New york strip. Both were under cooked, under seasoned and buried with sauce that detracted from the overall presentation and flavor of the food. I hate going out to eat and feeling like I should have just stayed home because i can prepare a better tasting meal. The bill ... read more

RHenry 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

Overpriced steak-cicle – The service at my experience was good. Who ever buys the meat has a good eye as it was a quality cut but for $30 I expected more than three flakes of crab meat and medium rare typically involves warm in the middle. I'd expect more out of Applebee's kitchen staff. 

zekela 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

Gone downhill – Jake's used to be a great place to go. I took a date there Saturday evening and although it wasn't crowded, the service was extremely slow. Once I finally got my food, the mashed potoatoes were wamish on the outside and ice cold in the inside. At somelace like Jakes, I at least expect my mashed potatoes to be made fresh and not yesterday's leftovers warmed back up...yuk. I could do that at home. My date's coleslaw was big chunks of cabbage with about 3 drops of dressing. It will be quite some time before I tr... read more

HeatherM07 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

good food/bad service – I haven't ben in Portland very long and I've been trying out recommendations from Portlanders. Jakes was on my list, so Friday night my 2 roomates and I decided to try it out. We were seated promptly (pretty early in the evening, so not busy yet). The hostess took our drink orders right away, but we sat around for a good 10 minutes before our waitress showed up at the table. We were starved and ordered right away, but sat there another 30 minutes before we could catch her to get more drinks...still wa... read more

J45 

on Citysearch

15 years ago

Disappointed!! – Went to eat dinner last week around 7pm got a great table and was seated pretty promptly. My friend and I started with salads. My friends salad was just OK (mixed greens? mine was supposed to be a caesar that was only lettuce cut up NO DRESSING!! It took almost ten minutes to finally flag some service to fix this salad. Twenty minutes later, they fixed it by slapping a dollop of mayo on top.Everything else that night for food was not good. I have been a Jake's customer for 7 years and this was soooo uncalled... read more

melicooks 

on Citysearch

15 years ago

crab cakes! – This is another one of those favorite restaurants you can count on for quick service, great food and a nap afterwards. I think I had better go there for lunch tomorrow, making me hungry! 

Raven777 

on Citysearch

16 years ago

Too much money for what you get – I've been to this restaurant 3 times over the past year. I don't think I'll be going back any time soon. I was there Saturday night. I could not believe how many dishes, at 6 pm, they were already out of. Talk about not being prepared. The waiter suggested the chicken Oscar - turned out it was over-cooked chicken breast with about 1 TBS of crab on top. The sauce was watery and cold. My husband had the mahi-mahi and he enjoyed it. We had the wild cherry pie for dessert and it was very good. T... read more