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    Ely's Ivy

    3.9 (67 reviews)
    ModerateNew American, Bars
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Angela J.

    What a clean, peaceful, relaxing place to stop in and enjoy some time with good company and palate teasing food. This restaurant is a treat because it supports local farms and breweries. The food is unique, fresh and delicious. I had the Poke bowl, my Mom had the Reuben with garden salad. Both were great options. I ordered extra tuna and less rice. That's the way to go!! It was a $6 up charge but totally worth it. The pickled veggies were mouthwatering, the wasabi aioli and soy ginger sauce added the perfect taste to tie it together. It seems the cucumber and sesame seeds got left out, but I didn't even notice until I was all done eating it. I would have given five starts if it wasn't for this minor detail. The Reuben sandwich was great. The mustard sour cream was a nice touch of flavor. Not soggy or messy at all with fresh toasted bread. The salad was lush and green with lots of color. Our service was excellent! Very friendly and accommodating. This marks one of my favorite Grand Forks local spots.

    Our camel burger cut in half
    Jim J.

    I took my wife and her two sisters there for lunch. I found the place to be kind of girly but the atmosphere was very nice. The service was prompt, friendly and pretty quick. The two sisters split the fish and chips and my wife and I split the camel burger. It came out quickly, however the Sister got the honey crusted walleye instead of the fish & Chips. The good thing was they did split the fish lunch with two separate plates as well as splitting the Campbell burger with two separate plates. after about halfway through their fish they said where is the chips so we called the server over and asked where were the chips, we ordered fish and chips, she said sorry and right away put in an order for fish and chips to go since the girls had already finished their lunch. By the way, the girls did not like the honey crusted walleye and would never order it again. The camel burger was unique it tasted a bit like bison very lean, but good. I would probably order it again or try their wings. The girls did eventually eat their Fish and chips. Said it was delicious and they would get it again. We live in Indy so we probably will not go back but the two sisters that live here said they would definitely try it again!

    Bacon wrapped Filet- Delicious!
    Steve D.

    This would be our second time at Ely's Ivy. Well sourced food, unique options for the area, nice atmosphere. Now the criticism part... For so much potential and positive things going for it. Service is very slow. ( Both times) Food is good but not great, drinks take a long time to get, and for everything being so nice as far as atmosphere goes it just seems to lack personality or cool vibe that makes you want to come back. All and all a good place that could easily be so much better with a few touches. Something to help set the mood. ( Little Jazzy music maybe, wait staff that bring a little personality to your table ...) Jus Sayin.

    Duck over oat groats, GF fried chicken
    Danielle M.

    Went back with an out of town friend and was downright embarrassed after I had talked up the food so much. It was decidedly mediocre. She got the fried chicken and this time the GF coating was thin and unattractive (mine had been crunchy and delicious). I got the duck, which was tough and served over a huge bed of tasteless groats with tasteless, mushy brussel sprouts. I would not rush back.

    Grilled radicchio salad
    Laney G.

    This is a really nice restaurant! Ordered the grilled vegan radicchio plate with a honey B non alcoholic drink. Hubby had the shrimp fried risotto cake dish. Great service!

    Grilled radicchio salad
    Dannette S.

    Cute restaurant in downtown Grand Forks. Came here for lunch and a had a delicious and healthy grilled radicchio salad that was absolutely perfect for a cold winter day. It was like a warm hug of delicious veggies. There were plenty of sandwich and meat options also. Service was great.

    Steak appetizer -$14
    Tiffany L.

    WOW up to par with the rest of the fine dining restaurants. For grand forks, this is pretty dang good! came here with the coworker after work and split the steak appetizer. Can i say this was amazing? it came with mushrooms and cooked to perfection for medium rare. i could actually eat this as my entree with a side salad in the future! My friend got the burger with their hashbrown fries? the fries were amazing! it's a mix of a tator tot and hashbrown. fried goodness let's just say. i got the shrimp plate and these shrimps were HUGE! I was surprised when it was only 3 but i get why now because they were so big. Definitely priced to the size of the shrimp. Also it comes with cauliflower puree versus just mashed potatoes which i prefer and you cant even tell the difference! I would come back in a heartbeat!

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    The atmosphere was cozy and the service was great! The food is okay, but nothing to brag about and that's why I gave it 3-stars

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    It's my favorite fancy eatery in town. I've been there several times and have never been disappointed. The service is excellent.

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    What a wonderful restaurant in Grand Forks! Very impressed with my visit; friendly staff and great food. Highly recommend.

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    The Blue Moose Bar & Grill - The best spinach queso I've ever eaten!

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    We ate here, arriving right around 3pm, right at shift change. However, the server leaving got our…read moredrinks and handed us over to our evening server. We ordered 1 each and ordered 2 for both of us. The walleye appetizer looked nice but tasted burned so I'm guessing they just needed to change the frying oil. That was the only subpar dish we had. The stuffed mushrooms were superb! I almost didnt order them but glad hubs talked me Into it. Great choice! The spinach queso was recommended by both servers so we ordered it and it lived up to the recommendation. It was the best spinach queso I've had in my life! Its a MUST order! My husband loved his ahi tuna appetizer but thats all I could get him to say

    5 stars for the service every time we've been here! However, the food…read more.... The First time I came to this restaurant after just moving here, it was amazing. Ordered walleye with potatoes au gratin and both were cooked well and tasted great! However, the problem with this place is that it hasn't been consistent. I've ordered the same thing and it was awful. Our most recent visit, we ordered shrimp scampi, potatoes au gratin, and Mac and cheese. The shrimp were sitting in a dish of butter with minced garlic on top of the shrimp.... not cooked in the butter, just laying on the shrimp. The shrimp couldn't be cut with a fork they were so tough. They tasted microwaved. The potatoes I asked to be well done, burnt even. They came out with the cheese not browned and potatoes underneath were cold... not even hot. I politely told our waitress and explained i didn't want to complain. She was amazing and really tried to make it right. She brought us cheesecake that was the best thing I've had there. I really want to give this place another shot, but it's been so inconsistent which is incredibly disappointing.

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