If you're planning on making a reservation for a group of 20 or more, good luck. The arrangement they will tell you is "You may not be able to sit together, is that okay?!". Answer "Yes" at your discretion. Logically speaking, when making a reservation, you would want to sit in the same section with your group. Silverado's interpretation is, "You can dine randomly somewhere in the restaurant in groups of 5. Let's sit one table near the front, one table near the back, and two in the middle and have 4 different servers wait on you. We just want your business!!!" They should have just told us "No, we can't take your reservation." Saves both parties the hassle of dealing with 20 angry people. This is without mention of the restaurant making our party wait 35 minutes after an agreed reservation time of 6:00 PM that was made 5 days in advance. The planning arrangement was atrocious. Needless to say, we left this restaurant and sought alternative dining options. read more

Food here was very good. The complementary bread and chips/salsa are excellent. I had the fajitas with steak and chicken. The rice and beans were very good. The steak was overcooked (I ordered it medium and it came out well). I had several issues with the service. Service was overall very slow. It took a half hour for the salads and appetizers to come out. Entrees weren't served until we'd been there for almost an hour. My wife ordered a steak and wasn't given a steak knife (only a butter knife). I ordered an ice cream for my daughter and it was never served. I also didn't get a refill on my drink until well after I was done eating, and then I was given the wrong drink and had to send it back, and the correct drink never came. I ordered extra tortillas for my fajitas and they took close to 10 minutes to come out. I also noticed the table behind ours had several issues as well - incorrect orders and items that were ordered but never served. I noticed they complained to the manager. I'll give them another chance but if the service is the same then that'll be the last. read more

All of the Great American restaurants seem to be the same after trying a few of them. The food at Silverados is very similar to Sweet Water Tavern. Last time I tried the filet mignon and it was pretty good. My mother had the bbq ribs and it was pretty good. We went back with the rest of my family and I ordered a burger and was a little disappointed. The burger meat was a little dry and bland. Overall the food is average. I'd say the only above average part is the bread that comes to the table from Best Buns Bakery. read more

Very nice place to go. Very good service. Everyone is so friendly. Food is great and fresh. Daddy love it. We love it. Will go back again. read more

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Gentlemen, start your engines! Prepare for the fastest dining experience ever. If we could, we would bring out the drink, appetizer, main meal, dessert and check at the same time. And you won't even get a chance to truly taste our good quality food that seems to all taste the same whether it's steak or fish. We are the Great American Restaurant chain. No time for camping-move along little doggies! read more

Terrible experience as a walk in for carryout. Told it would take 10 to 15 minutes. Took an hour. Burgers were cold by the time the fajitas was cooked. First time i have been there in years and it will be years before i go back. Highly NOT recomended read more

Someone on the Washington Post live chat with restaurant critic, Tom Sietsma, asked him for a suggestion for a great steak in the metro DC area. I posted the following, but the livechat ended before it appeared. Believe it or not, Silverado (one of the Great American Restaurants, which is located in a strip mall on Columbia Pike in Annandale) has the best filet mignon in the metro DC area! It is $28.95 ish and you can choose your veggie plus it comes with choice of main menu salad, not the little ittybitty salads most places serve with a meal. It is very informal and attracts a diverse clientele. Sure, it is not likely on any food critic's list, but it's the best. Try it out! PS - I have retired and moved out of state. My husband and I miss our weekly great steaks at Silverado. We have recommended it to many friend who agree with our 5 Review. read more

I held off on writing a review of Silverado for quite a while, because last year I dated "Mr. Silverado," who goes to this restaurant like five days a week. The way he speaks about Silverado is how I'd like my future husband to speak about me. (Blush; a girl can dream!) Think Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, except Silverado is his Blake Lively. Real talk; The food is decent, but it's not THAT good. When I think of really good food...I'm thinking of mouthwatering, can't wait, smells so good, give me give me RIGHT NOW, whoa mama! This is not that place. I will say their round bread puffs are top notch, as I found myself eating every last piece within minutes, and don't get me wrong the food wasn't bad by any means, but it's not necessarily a place I'd be rushing back too, unless I'm dating a Silverado Connoisseur, which I honestly doubt I'm going to meet another man he wants to hit up Silverado every other night. The food kind of reminds me of like a longhorn steakhouse, or on par with Outback. read more

I love this restaurant! Their pumpkin cheese cake is out of this world...when they have it in the fall...they should have it every week! Everything I've had there has been tasty and the service is excellent. I highly recommend a visit. You may not think it's much based on the outside; however, open the door and be pleasantly surprised! read more

Great steak! We had amazing service and good food. The early diners menu is the best bet otherwise it can be pricey. Got a filet for $17 on early dinning and it came with a side. Atmosphere is ok, just a little loud and I feel tables are close to each other. Not for a romantic date night but definitely for some good food and fun! read more

I ordered a medium well steak and it was done to perfection. Ambience is casual. A bit loud but tolerable. Our server went on break or left while we were still there and didn't bother to check with us to see if we needed anything (which we needed refills of drinks). I am giving it stars because I had to literally get up and find someone to serve us. Brett (manager) took the time to call me and asked me what happened the first time we went. He sent me a forty dollar gift card and yesterday (3/25) we went back for dinner. I had the pork chop and my boyfriend had the ribs. I ordered medium well and it came out perfect. The ribs were tender and delicious. Had the white chocolate bread pudding for dessert and it was very good. Our service was excellent. The only thing that I would make a comment about is we sat across the AC vent and we should have requested for another seat because it was pretty cold. I can say that I will definitely come back and I am extremely satisfied with not just the service but the food. read more

This is my favorite restaurant in Annandale, VA. Its similar to Mike's American Grill in Springfield, VA. I usually order chicken and steak combo fajita. I recommend ordering courtesy chips without salt for freshness. The Silverado chicken salad was pretty good as well. Customer service and quality of food is consistent. read more

The food overall is exceptional but our waitress was having some difficulty getting our order right. I would definitely return.

The food is always excellent and so is the service. I am giving the restaurant four stars instead of five because the price of their items has gone up considerably since the Covid years and it is very, very expensive. I also wish the menu would expand, most of the GAR restaurants have almost the same choices (with a few exceptions) and I get tired of the same dishes and same desserts. To show how expensive items have become, the French dip sandwich with fries used to be about $22 before Covid. This was pretty high for a sandwich anyway although it is terrific, (and if you substitute anything as the side it is another dollar) but now the French dip--not found at Silverado but it is available at some of the other GAR restaurants is $27 for lunch and $29 for dinner! 29 for a sandwich??? And it is getting smaller. Used to be piled high with great roast beef, now is half the size. If you carry out, the food items are even higher. I love their Ozzie rolls which were free with your meal (before Covid), now they charge for them. Soft drinks are $4. That's a lot for a Coke which probably costs them very little but I like soft drinks with my meal. Also, no more early bird specials. As a senior, I really miss those. I don't mind eating before five to save $5-$10 or more. Those days are gone. There is also a small service charge for online orders. I like this place but it is expensive and be assured a full dinner for two with soft drinks could run you $75 or more, less if you get sandwiches. It's a casual place so you can dress comfortably. read more

Ha ha! I love John B.'s review! Agreed- I love the fact that there are plenty of good Korean restaurants there (being Korean, you appreciate that :)) but yeah, there is a definite lack of variety. Silverado fits the bill nicely. It's always packed when I go there. Table service is good and quick. The bar can be slow, but what do you expect? It's a bar, and they have plenty of other customers they have to cater to. That being said, everyone is very friendly, and yes, the bartenders do have a good pour. Gotta love that. I'm a big fan of the warm rolls, and the food is dandy. It's very similar to SweetWater (same owners), so there's not much deviation in the menus. One note- be prepared for 80's night. The last time I was there, the bartender was wearing a big afro and short shorts a-la Richard Simmons. God bless 'em... read more

I'm A Big Fan Of The Great American Restaurants & I Frequent Mike's Grill, Sweetwater Tavern, Ozzie's, & Coastal Flats. I Love The Variety Of Food & Service. I've Yet To Try The Silverado So I Decided To Try It Today After Browsing The Menu Online I Saw They Had Some Unique Options To Try Since Each Resturant Has There Own Twist On Dishes Which I Love! So We Usually Order Calamari And/Or Shrimp Option Which Ever Is Available. I Forgot To Call Ahead Before We Arrived Since I Know There's Always A Wait No Matter The Time, But We Got Lucky & Were Seated Immediately Upon Entering Since We Were Only 2. Off The Bat We Were Greeted And Ordered Drinks & Calamari For Starters. Got Our Drinks Quick But Upon Ordering Were Notified One Of There Fryers Broke So The Entree Options Were Not Available Since The Repair Wouldn't Be Done Anytime Soon If Ever, So We Changed Orders & Asked For All Ozzie Rolls But Given The Bread Roll Spread They Forgot To Ask For The Chips & Salsa. We Ended Up Getting Fire Cracker Shrimp & Filet Mignon Tips With Pasta Both Were Good & Finished With Warm White Chocolate Bread Pudding With Ice Cream. All In All Wish Our Original Choices Were Available Or Some Other Option Was Given But Good Place All Around For Sure. read more

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Went to Silverado and had a wonderful experience. I have never made a yelp review before, but I truly believe that this waiter deserves one because he went above and beyond for my table (Victor?). We are extremely picky eaters and as a whole was making his job very difficult but he did everything timely and with a smile. The food was excellent but the service was spectacular. read more

I would typically give this place five stars however the last time i went, was not a good experience. First off, the warmed goat cheese with spiced pecans salad is my to go. it is amazing! I typically get amazing service here however the last time I came, the waitress was TERRIBLE. she took forever to even say hello and get our drinks out to us. When asking about certain beverages from the bar, she couldn't answer them but instead of saying. 'let me check with the bar/bartender' she kept saying, i dont know and just standing there and staring at us. we finally called over a manager who was so very helpful and pulled her away and we got a new server. i love all GAR restaurants read more

One of our go to restaurants if we want good affordable food. Love the fact that this place doesn't take reservations and you can just call ahead. Sometimes you're just not sure what you want to eat and it's so convenient to know you can just call and have your name added to a waiting list. Makes it super easy to decide to eat here last minute. As far as the staff and food goes, the staff is very well trained and friendly like you'd find at all Great American restaurants. The food is great quality for the price as well. Some favorites include: -Fajitas. Even as a meat lover I will say the portobello mushrooms are probably the best choice. Full of juice, flavor, and texture makes it a perfect mix with the grilled onions, peppers, and vegetables. -Prime Rib. Like the prime rib at Mike's, this dish is full of flavor and juice. Only thing that sucks is its limited to just the weekends and the last two times I've gone they ran out. -Roast chicken over noodles. Tried this on a whim and it was delicious. Good crusty skin on the chicken and the brown sauce is sweet but savory. Great tasting and mixes well with the angel hair pasta that offers subtle substance. -Salmon and any other salad. Salmon salad is our favorite but all of them are good. Great portions and very fresh tasting. -Pork chops. Huge pieces full of flavor and very moist. Was afraid it would be too dry but it came out with as much juice as a medium steak. Portion was large and the variety of items on the plate offered great balance. -Ozzie rolls and chips. Both free so eat up! Anyone whose ever gone to a GAR knows the bread they offer is delicious and mixes so well with the sweet butter they provide. The awesome thing about Silverados is they offer chips and salsa for free as well. They have good beer too, including some in house brews. Can't remember them off the top of my head but definitely has a decent variety to drink. read more

I've been here several times since it's only 5-10 min away from my house. It's pretty good most of the time! Service: One time, I came here with my sister and mother and the waitress was incredibly rude to my mother. The manager was watching and immediately came over to apologize. He gave us a $10 coupon for the next time we come! Haha! That was so sweet. The next time we came, the waiter was so attentive. My mom said he was the best waiter she'd experienced! He offered a free dessert because our dishes came a little late, but honestly I didn't notice. My sister had to rock, paper, scissors to choose the dessert! I lost to the chocolate waffles but wow they were good! I wanted pumpkin cheesecake! But, either way was probably a win-win. Food: They give you a lot! I usually get the filet mignon AND they can replace the salad with crab cakes if you ask! Hint hint! And my goodness, we got the fried oyster salad for appetizer and it was so good. This time, I got the market fish, which was sort of a miss for me. I don't really like burned marks but, this is a sort of grilly place where grill marks will be present unless you ask specifically to go easy on the burn marks. In this case, I didn't really say anything and it's supposed to be grilled, so I understand. Fajitas are big as usual, and yummy! read more

We have been to Silverado's a number of times and it has been a great experience every time. Occasionally there is a wait but usually no longer than 10 minutes. They bring this delicious bread to the table with this very flavorful butter. I think it may be a some kind of honey butter but could be wrong. They give you an assortment of breads but we only like the raisin pumpernickel bread, and these little beignet like puff balls. Not sure what the other breads are because after the first time we were there we tell them to only bring our favs.No apps, just bread and a nice glass of Blue Moon gets the dinner started right. AS for dinner, we've had almost everything on the menu. We like the fact that they have a different special dish and soup every night of the week. Tonight Yana had the Sauteed Chicken Breast with roasted red peppers, mushrooms & arugula on capellini pasta & brown butter sauce. She liked it so much that she didn't finish so she could take the left overs home for lunch tomorrow haha. I had a tennis match right afterwards so decided to go light with my Hickory Burger with a mound of shoe string fries. I needed something filling to soak up my Blue Moon. The food was once again fantastic. No dessert this time because we were stuffed as usual, but they are nice. Definitely try the full rack of ribs if your ever there. They are very tasty as well. Note: Don't forget anything there like your purse because you might not get it back. Yana forgot her gift bag with $200 in gift cards to the Palms Restaurant and we called the next day and nowhere to be found. Was it the server, hostess or the bus boy? Can you really trust a restaurant if you can't trust its staff? read more

A 7 dollar salad and 9 dollars to add a chicken breast? with no utensils for to-go? salad was soggy, and some of the lettuce in the salad was brown... definitely not coming back. read more

Maybe I only really loved this place because it brought me back to the suburbs - after 10 years of college town and city living, who can blame me? It's been awhile since I've stepped into a large, open restaurant spilling out the door with family after family and the neighborhood crowd gathered 'round the bar. But I don't think so. I also loved this place for the doughy, sweet balls of goodness they brought me for free before the meal (amongst other decent slices of bread with a whipped butter) and the free (I'm assuming house-made) chips with the best restaurant salsa I've had in a long time. This positive experience led both my friend and I to sample their fajitas -- and what everyone says is right: these sizzling suckers rival the best Mexican joints serving up the same for their huge serving of juicy, succulent grilled portabellas and chicken breast and downright sinful tortillas. I usually try to steer clear of the tortillas, knowing full well that they're chock full of calories, but tonight, I just couldn't keep myself away. Their beans were nothing special, the rice was just right (basmati, I presume?), and they even substituted additional guacamole for the sour cream at no extra charge. I ate all my fajitas, so I had to leave without dessert. Crying shame, because that bread pudding was calling out to me. Next time! read more

Ok so I was buying food for an office and I called while I was driving to place an order and they told me I couldn't place a pick up order... Even for 10 people! Needless to say I should have gone somewhere else because after I placed my order at the bar, about 15 minutes later the food was ready. Two managers walked up to me carrying he containers of food and when I asked for a bag, they said they don't have any! I was so pissed because how am I supposed to carry this food up 2 flights of steps without a bag! They went to the back and found me a box which helped carrying it but looked so weird walking into this office I was treating to lunch! Than, I realized they didn't give me any utincles for the salads I ordered! I won't ever Oder or eat here based off the horrible take out service. The food wasn't event good! Smh read more

Ambiance 4/5 Food 5/5 Service 4/5 Silverado has been a good place to go since my time at Annandale High School. My favorite dish to get is the glazed pork chops with extra brown butter sauce (to die for) on the same and corn salsa. Their french fries are extremely thin and crispy. My second to-go meal is the pasta with sirloin tips. They are very accommodating for me even though this has been on the menu off and on they always do make it for me. Silverado is part of the Great American Restaurant chain so you can enjoy their chips/salsa or ozzie rolls. read more

This place is really good. You usually can't go wrong with any of the Great American Restaurants chains, and this is true for Silverado as well. I went there today and was excited when the server brought out chips and salsa as well as Aussie rolls and carrot cake slices before our meal. I ordered the cheddar cheeseburger with sweet potato fries, my mother in law ordered the Monterey Salad (salad with fried chicken tenders, pecans, cheese, and avocado), and my husband got a grilled chicken salad with goat cheese and cranberries. The server was a little bit annoying (it was hard to understand him and he seemed to talk fast and check back with us a bit too often), but at least he was attentive and was really trying. The food was hot, came out quickly, and there was no wait for our table. Overall it was a great experience and I'll be sure to go back soon. read more

Highly recommend! Food is excellent, service is top notch. Steaks are always cooked to perfection. Also really love the chicken tenders. The servers are all young, well trained, motivated people. They look& act very professional. As with all great american restaurants bread and butter at the beginning is great! Best buns co. Drinks are always refilled in a timely fashion. The atmosphere is really nice here. The decoration are cool, the lighting is cool, overall very clean- it's a place you want to be. read more

Steak fajitas medium done were superb! The Tortillas were fluffy and delicious. Every side dish was great on its own but combined together wow! Our waiter was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. He made recommendations and was attentive. Great spot for fajitas. read more

This is one of my all time favorite restaurants! GAR has such high expectations for their chain of restaurants and it shows. Their workers are always well kept, efficient and friendly. Silverado's steak fajitas are to die for and all of my family and friends rave about them. They're always crowded but manage to keep the wait times short regardless. They also have an awesome brunch menu! This is a go to specifically for their brunch menu alone. My favorite appetizer are their tex mex eggrolls. If you haven't tried them, you have to. I would definitely recommend the GAR restaurants but especially Silverado! read more

Another solid offering from Great American Restaurants. I was lazy and went with the steak fajitas. They came out medium-rare just as requested, were perfectly seasoned and the portions of meat and veggies was generous. Oh and this should be an automatic but they were SIZZLING. I used to work at Don Pablos one summer home from college and nothing gave a customer an instant poopy face quite like a "dead" platter of fajitas. For an appetizer we got the firecracker shrimp which was surprisingly awesome. I expected a blah, Bonefishy coconut shrimp dish but was in fact perfectly breaded and fried and came with a great pepper jelly sauce. Service was on point and kept the salsa and bread oh and beer coming. read more

This place is ok... I would've liked to try the prime rib sometime (only available thurs-sun) went here on weekends a few times and been craving for the prime rib which always seem to run out hmmmm, why even bother putting it on the menu? Everything else is ok, nothing that really stand out... Nothing that bad worth mentioning read more

I have been coming to this place for a long time. The service is always great as well as the food. They always have specials and they give you both free chips/salsa AND bread if you ask for it. Only negative thing is that there's always way too much dressing. Definitely a great place to eat! One note: if you're a vegetarian, be SURE to ask how they are preparing their rice and beans. When I went with a vegetarian (allergic to meat) they told us that they use chicken stock for the rice and use pork to prepare their beans. read more

First time here! Food was great! The chicken fajitas were out of this world. The bread pudding was SO good, and It was decent pricing. We did have a 5-7 minute wait (on a monday) but it was well worth it!!! read more

Silverado - Tex Egg Rolls - American Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

Service always quick and good here. Make a reservation. Try the aussie rolls. Steak is great here but fajitas are what they are known for. I enjoy the monterey salad the most. Lots of parking here. read more

Brunch ,Lunch and Dinner are great! Fajitas are a delicious choice as well as the burgers,steak and tenders. This location is not really spacious tables are very close together. Parking isn't very large but u get what u can find. Complementary bread with spread us very delicious as well as the chips and salsa. read more

Silverado - Hickory BBQ Burger - American Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

High quality food and wonderful customer service. I ordered the Pork Chops which were, and I can't believe I'm using this word, succulent. Everything came in perfect portions. On our way out, my girlfriend left her scarf in our booth and didn't realize it until the next night. I called the store and spoke to one of the shift managers, I believe his name was Jason, who was very friendly and helpful in describing the scarf over the phone. I came by and picked it up, no hassle. I'll definitely be planning another dinner at Silverado. read more

One of the beat burger. Btw the Asian bar tender is so perky and fun to watch her work, it is an entertaining experience read more

Silverado - I had the Hickory BBQ med, with no salt on fries, I know this is a Tex Mex place but there burger is one of the best - American Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

We've been here a couple of times, enjoyed our food and drinks. But this visit was quite different, we came here to celebrate our brothers birthday. On Monday's they have half off bottles of wine, which we were looking forward to, we got here about 8:50 and figured out later that they stopped doing the deal at 9:00 now this was fine if we had known this. But we were not told about this at all, which was absurd because the manager had came up to talk to us but he told us that there was nothing he could possible do in this situation... he also seemed to not care just shut us down after we told him the situation.again it got really annoying because I am in the restaurant business myself. All we wanted was to enjoy our brothers birthday and yet this kinda upsets us that they simply shot us down knowing that there was something they could do.. read more

Visited today after a college tour at George Mason. Great, great food and atmosphere. Our waiter Alexandra was perfect he welcomed us with honest menu suggestions and went above making us feel comfortable. We will visit again soon! read more

G.A.R. knows how to please with their corporate, team-service model. The ozzie rolls, cheese burger and prime rib never fail to please! The chicken tenders are a sleeper! In all my times visiting I have only had one sub-par experience during the early 4 o'clock early-bird dinner hour when catching a late lunch where we were helped by a strung out waiter and a food runner who appeared to be out of it as well. The girl running our food (tigers as they call them in the business) waited for me to clear room for her to set down our apps and the didn't care to not clang the plates against each other. She then curtly turned on her heel and went about her shift. It felt very slap-dash and unprofessional- not the type of service you'd receive at lunch or dinner hours. We did mention to our waiter that we honestly felt ignored and waited more than 10 minutes to order a second round of drinks and to have our empty plates cleared. An apparent manager (wearing a blue shirt & in training by the experience) did not introduce himself (and honestly acted more like a greeter than a manager) asked how were doing and we said fine. He asked to take our empty appetizer baskets and plate away at the end of the meal and left. Everything about that visit was very lack-luster. it was very surprising to receive that poor attention to detail from a manager. They did at least comp. our desert and the waiter offered a weak apology. There is also one particularly large and noisy party that frequents the establishment who we've unfortunately sat by multiple times. Their kids run around with reckless abandon like they own the place, they are obnoxiously loud on the phone at the table and very off-putting with frequent cursing. My party and many guests around were visibly off-put by their rude antics. In my opinion management should not allow them to continue dining at Silverado. Their drink selection is pretty good but my only complaint there is that they also have yet to make a perfect grey-goose dirty martini with extra olives that I have enjoyed many times at their sister locations.. I was not helped by my usual waiter Brooks during my single unpleasant encounter here. He is beyond 5 stars -- Ask to be seated in Brook's section and when you go there and you will leave happy 100% guaranteed. read more