My wife heard about Crave Grill recently and since we had an upcoming trip to the area, we knew we wanted to stop in.
We arrived about 12:30 PM on Thursday afternoon and found it easily. It is located in a small business strip with ample parking.
We stepped inside and saw the sign stating we could seat ourselves, so we picked a booth. The majority of the tables were already taken including the counter seating at the bar.
Our server stopped by and greeted us, and told us about their specials and provided menus. She also took our drink orders.
When she dropped off our drinks, we asked her some of her favorite items or recommendations. She immediately recommended the mac & cheese, which won second place in the state of Washington. She also recommended their burgers, prime rib, and pulled pork, which she let us know are all smoked on site. She told us we couldn't go wrong with anything on the menu.
Sorry we didn't get her name, we were really hungry and had just flown across the country.
We decided to order the onion ring appetizer to get started. My wife chose the ham and goat cheese salad, which was featured on their specials menu, but opted for ranch dressing instead of the Dijon mustard. She also decided to order a side of their sweet potato fries. I couldn't resist ordering the mac & cheese with pulled pork since these are two of my favorites, together in one dish.
Even though they were moderately busy we couldn't believe how quickly our food arrived. We dug into the onion rings right away and shortly after, our entrees arrived and looked great. My wife really enjoyed her salad, and she said the sweet potato fries were also delicious.
I also really enjoyed the mac & cheese with the pulled pork and onion strings, and the portion size was large. Since it was our first real meal of the day, it hit the spot and was just what we needed!
Definitely a five star experience until my wife needed to use the restroom before we left. She chose one of the two unisex restrooms and said while it had all of the necessary supplies stocked it was in desperate need of a floor to ceiling deep clean. She did not peek in the second unisex restroom to confirm if it was equally as bad, but, we can only assume it was.
Our recommendation to management, focus on a good deep clean of the restroom. When an area is in need of cleaning it always makes us concerned about the cleanliness of the kitchen and overall business.
Therefore, we are giving this a four star review. Crave 100% has the food down and the service was good. If they can do a deep clean and bring it to the same standard as their food, this is a clear five star restaurant which we would highly recommend to others. read more