Amazing food!! Great bar tenders! Such a friendly place. I would highly recommend this place. They make their food completely fresh daily! read more

Spinellas - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Amazing customer service! Extensive menu and the food was amazing. Being in a church is an extra fun 'tid bit! read more

Spinellas - The "I'm a Brie-Liever" is amazing! Stuffed! - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

I love you! Why don't you call more often? Doesn't matter I'll come see you. Oh and our love bug Shauna makes me feel ways about stuff. Great place fools read more

Spinellas - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

We have lived in Gresham for a year, but just finally getting around to checking out some of the stuff downtown. Spinella's made me wonder why we waited so long - pulled in on a Sat. night around 8 p.m. The space is cozy without feeling crowded, the waiter was helpful and friendly, the overall vibe was relaxed, and the music was live. The menu is a trip (entertaining in its own right), and the cocktails are strong (literally, and creatively). It's basically everything we could have asked for from a spontaneous Sat. night dinner out - we will definitely be back! read more

Quite possibly the best Mac and Cheese I've ever had, it was the "cliMACtic"...... so good! Live music was great (Tony Thompson). Very fun decor and atmosphere. Will definitely come back next time we are in Gresham. read more

Spinellas - Dessert - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

This space is very lovely. It's a brick building that was a church. It feels like a brewery should be located here. It's a restaurant/bar/music venue spot instead. They've got a nice selection of beers though. There's a happy hour from 3-6 as well which lowers the prices of alcohol and adds some appetizers into the mix. There's a full bar though there did not seem to be a lot of choices for alcohol. This is unfortunately the case here though in East County. I'm not going to find any local gin and have basically given up trying but I'm guessing stocking more expensive bottles might, well get expensive. The menu has a ton of pasta dishes on it and seems to also gravitate to alfredo sauce from what I could tell. These days we order one main dish and two salads. We got ourselves fettucini and clam sauce which included the alfredo sauce and also had 2 caesar salads. The caesar dressing was your average dressing and of course too much of it but we forgot to have it on the side. It also was salty. You do get a nice portion for 3.00 each however. I might be just picky so see for yourself. The main dish showed up and he did bring the extra plate automatically. (Some places you have to tell them everything as if you were talking to one of your kids or something). The pasta was cooked fine. The clams were very tiny but they were very sweet, and there were many of them throughout the dish. The alfredo sauce was NOT a mix but was freshly made and tasty. It could have been cooked just a little bit longer so it could thicken a bit more, but all in all, it was very good. The cook also did not add any additional salt so you could enjoy the flavor of the actual sauce. They have these weird tvs up front that flash all their music groups that will be there. I get the advertising but it seemed just a wee bit tacky. They also had music on that did not really seem to work with ambience for dinner. I might try this place again and am hoping they figure out what they want the place to be. I also might go and listen to some of their live music. I'm thinking the acoustics might be pretty nice. Maybe a cool jazz venue could work? read more

Spinellas - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

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We tried this place this past Friday night. We noticed this place is fairly new in Downtown Gresham and wanted to see what it was. I have to say the signage is a little misleading. We weren't sure if it was a comedy club, some sort of live rap venue, a place catering to skaters, or a drive bar. We were pleasantly surprised once inside. It's inside a nifty old church that they've turned into a restaurant/bar with a full menu upstairs. I believe they do live music downstairs, but we didn't go down there. Anyway, it's definitely a cool setting in an old church. We were very impressed with the menu--good stick-to-your-ribs kind of food--Burgers, appetizers, sandwiches, pasta, fish and chips, with a large variety of options. We started out with mozarella sticks with marinara (yum). Then I had the bacon mac n cheese and a side salad, and my husband had the philly cheeseteak. The mac and cheese was yummy--very creamy and the salad was good too--not just a plain salad but had some little goodies in it. My husband liked his philly cheesesteak but said it wasn't the best he'd had but was good. However, he was very happy they had Ninkasi Total Domination on tap. Overall, we will definitely be back--nice neighborhood place with a great menu in a cool building. We might suggest changing the sign a bit though because it's really unclear what exactly "Spinella's off the wall" with a drawing of a guy in a baseball cap means. Doesn't really denote "nifty bar/restaurant in an old church". read more

*****NO ONE LIKES TO PAY $$$ FOR BAD FOOD/DRINKS AND SERVICE!!! THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL GET HERE!!! JUST SAVE YOURSELF THE MISERY AND DONT GO HERE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER PLACES AROUND HERE THAT OFFER GREAT FOOD, DRINKS AND TREAT YOU LIKE A PAYING CUSTOMER WHICH YOU ARE.......****** I wanted to update my original review which I have placed at the very bottom of my post in parentheses.I'm never to not give someone a second chance because a lot of times our first impressions are not 100% and things change. But not this time :( The owner of this place is a poor poor server. He should never be in the customer service industry. I had a negative food and drink experience here once but the waitress seemed ok. but last night topped everything off. my friend and I were having a great night enjoying live music at Billy bobs, but later on that night my friend insisted on going to this place because hey had karaoke night, I told her it was not worth it but she wouldn't let off. So i once again went there. I went for the safe order of mozzarella sticks and it was ok. Nothing extraordinary there, my martini was ok, given that most of the the cheap bars such as this places use a cheap cash and carry brand of olives, I wasn't expecting anything more then that. My drink was predictable, and so were the olives. My friend Tannya ordered a fruity strawberry drink which she didn't even drink after the first sip, she said the texture was slimy and she spit it out. Not to mention she was very intoxicated and I surely thought her taste buds would not have noticed the taste of disappointment, I was wrong. Well the entire reason we went there was for karaoke, when I walked in to the bar, i put in my name rite away. The karaoke booth was ran by the owner and he surely recognized me from our previous fiasco. Usually the proper thing to do is to make up for the failed service in the past, but this guy is just a vengeful vindictive person. Food came fast. We sat there waiting for our turn, place was very slow for the night, with three people at the bar and 6 other people at the table who seemed to be close friends with the owners. He called everyone up to the stage and we waited and waited and waited until the same people were called again for the second time, after we heard the 3rd person for the second rounds I told the guy, I believe you skipped us.... Which he replied to!! "No I DID NOT And YOU ARE NOT SINGING HERE ANYWAYS!!! " (Anyone who knows me I love to karaoke and this was not my first rodeo) I asked for my check, and left. by Felicia!! I'm not the one missing out on customers, you are !! The volume of people there speaks for itself! It only takes one person like me to spread the word, businesses come and go on Main Street, I have seen it since the 90's. If this guys keeps treating customers this bad and serving bad food and awful drinks for the $$ high price, he won't last. That is my prediction. (This place was greasy and food was not impressive at all. My Bloody Mary was not on point :( disappointed .) PS: The owner of this place has lots and lots of reviews online that are positive , and many of them from his close friends, I doubt that they are honest reviews. Everything I have eaten here and drank was disappointing, or maybe people just have very low standards in food and spirits. It blows my mind away that blue bird diner is closed and this place is still open! What a shame! read more

Spinellas - This was the weirdest tasting Bloody Mary I have ever been served. Couldn't even taste the tomato base and it was dark brown. - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Did take out on St Patrick's Day. The order was filled quick; sandwiches and sides were fast, hot, and yummy!

Not understanding why all of the 5 star reviews. Were these reviews written by the owners?!? We went for eats and drinks during happy hour. Were told there was no happy hour food menu. The waiter showed us a menu item that might be of interest. I believe it was a small burger with 8 french fries. Yes, 8 french fries. We finished our drinks and moved onto Nicholas for dinner, which was amazing. Disappointed that Spinella's was so bad. This restaurant is located in an old church(?!?) and I was psyched to check this place out. Totally drab interior with giant tv screens over their bland bar. read more

I had high hopes for this place. I was sorely dissapointed. There were 5 adults and 3 kids in our party. When we got there, there was some sort of large party, which had every table occupied. We had to go up to the bar to find a staff member to see if we could even be seated. Next, this is supposed to be a family friendly place. They only had one working high chair, and when we got there it was being used. Right then we should have known to leave. We waited an hour and a half for our food. None of the staff even acknowledged the wait time. And once our food came, it was mediocre at best. Mushy pasta, bland mac n cheese, and steak bites without any sort of au jus or sauce. The food is incredibly overpriced ($11 for an appetizer size steak bites). Save your money, you'll feel like you were robbed if you eat here. Oh, and the bathroom is in the basement and it's super creepy. read more

The service is always pleasant, drinks are fun and tasty and most definitely the food is delicious!

My husband and I came here for dinner late on a weeknight because we had heard that they serve a full menu until they close. I was pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere when we crested the steps and entered the restaurant. The lighting was subdued, the atmosphere was calm and classy we were warmly greeted and sat at the bar to chat with the chef and bartender. I know they do karaoke on certain nights so I am sure it is a different experience depending on the night you are there. I had the "drive a steak in it" salad which was better than any steak salad I have ever had before....I mean like WAY better. Mouth is actually salivating thinking about it as I write this. My husband had the "chef's legendary macaroni & cheese" which he said lived up to it's name. We'll be back for sure :) read more

My husband was coming home for the weekend from his job in San Francisco and his flight was late getting in, thank you Southwest, by 2 hours. Now all the places we planned on eating were all closing as we were checking off the list of who would be open. I drove out to the airport and sat in the call waiting area, whipped out my trusty Yelp app and started looking for who was open at midnight with food that might be a step above greasy bar food. It came down to here and a Mojave Grill. He thought Mexican might be a heavy so we headed over here. I didn't even know this was a restaurant, as many times as I have walked by it and driven by. The church aspect gives it a cool interior, as well. They were doing Karaoke at an incredibly loud sound level. I am not that old, so it could be I was tired, so we found a table in the corner where I could now kind of hear him. The server came right over and brought the menus and was really sweet, she was the only one waiting on tables, but there were only three or four other tables besides us. I had a Reuben, which I normally am not a fan, had a great vegan one a few months back and suddenly didn't care if they had meat or not. This one was not even remotely greasy and it was a decent portion. My husband had some kind of chicken thigh, which seems to be their thing. Everything was good and we would go back again, even when the flight wasn't delayed. I liked they had vegetarian options on the menu, as well. It was far from typical bar food and I am glad we got to try them... so maybe I won't harsh on Southwest too badly. read more

Just ridiculous drinks. I'm in love with their no margarita mix margarita--LOVE. Their food is delicious. The atmosphere is pretty great. Now, all they need is a gay night! Then it'd be perfect :) read more

Excellent food! Excellent service! Excellent instructor! I have absolutely nothing bad to say about this place. I've never taken an art class mixed with food.....omg, who would 'a thunk. If your in the area ....go! read more

Perfect date night! Great food. Great atmosphere. We had mushroom burgers and beers. The burgers were cooked perfect and we loved the music and strawberry crepes to top it off. We will most defiantly return very soon! read more

Spinellas - Strawberry crepes! Perfect! - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Amazing atmosphere, you can tell it's family owned and that's what will keep you coming back for more. Flower pot bread is succulent! Don't even get me started on the thighs... I could eat those for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Even a typically bland dish like Mac and Cheese has been reinvented into a delicious dish that will make you upset when you realize you're on the last bite. Then.... take that great food and add friendly staff. They are always wanting to make sure you're enjoying your stay with them. Just like a family owned place should do, they seem to have extensive training in the art of "hospitality". Even with all that, there is live music, the drinks are great and there's karaoke some nights! It's a date night win every time I go there. read more

The food was okay, but service was absolutely terrible. We were there for 2 hours total, and the last 45 minutes were spent sitting at our table with empty plates trying to get the servers attention so we could leave. Once she helped LITERALLY everyone else in the restaurant (some she went back to multiple times before us) she came back and finally gave us our checks. I will not go back here again. I should say that there was really only one server helping the entire restaurant while the other 2 just walked around and refilled people's water. The blame isn't entirely on her, it's the staff as well; things would have gone a lot faster if she had any help. read more

Amazing food.uses Norway lobster.in the Mac absolutely amazing all there wells are way better than your normal well and Mac to.die.for

Great food presented in very satisfying portions, brought to you by lovely people. More than decent sound equipment, so shows (and even the karaoke) are very good to listen to. read more

4 stars for the service 2.5 stars for the food Came in here for the first time tonight based on the recommendation of the staff from Cedarville as the kitchen was closed when I arrived there after 10pm. We walked right in and was immediately greeted by our server and bartender Alex and was given menus at the same time with recommendations for our meal without hesitation. I looked at the drink menu and was curious about a beer and she was more than happy to bring a sample for me to try. I tried the beer but didn't like it and I saw another drink that I thought I would like on the menu and ordered that. We ordered our food shortly after. I ended up ordering the Perlita Pomodoro and my wife orders the Mac and Cheese. The wait was short and our food came rather quickly. Right off the bat the first thing that threw me off was the amount of sauce in both our pasta dishes. I for one always enjoy a lot of sauce but it was so much on our both our dishes it looked like soup. We both took our initial first bites and my wife really enjoyed the mac and cheese. The sauce was perfect other than the amount. The pasta cooked perfectly. The crumble adds a nice textural element to the dish as well. As for my Perlita Pomodoro, The sauce was on the bland side and the capers does not do anything to enhance your palate. Chicken was really dry but the linguine was cooked perfectly. What the stole the show was the flower pot bread which is a roll cooked in a miniature flower pot. The bread was nice and delicate on the inside while the crust of the roll was perfectly baked on the outside. Overall, I would like to come back again and try a few other items on the menu to really pass a thorough judgement of this restaurant. For now the service was really great. Alex was superb as our server. She asked us about our meal and was sincere about our concerns. Another reason why I would gladly come back was her level of professionalism and follow up during our time here. Happy Eating Everyone! read more

Went here the other night because I kept hearing great things about their "famous mac & cheese." It was good, but certainly not that great. For the price, I'd much rather get the mac & cheese from 4th Street and have good service as well. Tiny selection of sodas -- no Pepsi, no Coke, they only have RC. Really? Really? -- and just as few "desserts." The flower pot bread was probably my favorite part of the whole experience, which sounds a bit sad. read more

It took me forever to finally try this place, I wish I would have started coming here from the beginning! Such good food, drinks and atmosphere! The drinks are the best I've ever had, very strong but don't taste like I'm drinking a lot of alcohol, very sweet and pleasant. The food is good, one of the reviews was saying there was too much sauce on the Mac, I'd have to agree. More noodles and a little less sauce. I can't say enough about the flower pot bread YUM! Something that has bothered me almost every time that I'm there is that the sun comes in through those windows and its usually blinding the person I'm with and it makes me very warm, even on a cold day! Please close the shades when it's sunny! read more

Spinellas - Blue boy bait - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Amazing atmosphere and friendly service but the food is bland. All I see is elderly people eating here ( probably because their taste buds are all burned out). I have been here three times and now will never go back because I have not ordered one thing that was good and has flavor. The place has a open view of the kitchen and once when the plates were taken away with all the leftover food that we didn't like, you could see the chef and her annoyed reaction. It didn't make us feel very welcome. They should put a door there. Only recommend coming here for a drink. PROS: -atmosphere -full bar -friendly service CONS: -bland food -questionable meat read more

Sooo delicious we will be back for sure!! Pasta dishes were fantastic w/ these adorable bread planters :-), the atmosphere, and service made a great time out! read more

Niiiice place for one of those church-to-bar places; not sure that even makes sense. I only came for a wine pickup for Naked Winery that they were hosting downstairs. It is a pretty big place to give you room to roam and not feel like you are eating on top of one another. It will get packed of course closer to the evening hours as its in Gresham and a lot of the locals tend to go there. I cant say it is worth the drive out if you live far away, however if you are in Gresham. Check it out. read more

Every time we come here, the food and service are amazing! Tonight we had steamer clams...so AWESOME! I had the Spinellas salad with shrimp and it was excellent!! My hubby had Papas Perfect Pasta and it was delicious!!! We love this place !!! Thank you Robert for bringing your culinary expertise to this wonderful establishment! read more

Paint Note..owner is the sweetest woman, great atmosphere, service is amazing. Can't wait to try my French Dip on Grilled Vienna wheat with Tillamook Cheddar! read more

Spinellas - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Love this place! It's family owned and they are always nice have great karaoke. It's a nice low key place in downtown Gresham you can go to for a beer and great food. read more

Just went here for the first time today for lunch with my co worker. I was a bit worried when we walked in and there was no one there but I was pleased to find good service and good food. I will definitely go back and maybe next time I'll go to check out the live music and get a drink. read more

Spinellas - Deep fried cheesecake bites - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

I gave my sister a birthday party here with about 45 people in attendance back in October. Mike the owner & Alex our waitress were great. They went out of their way to accommodate us making sure the drinks were flowing and the food was ready. We had a nice spot near the large window's and they let us decorate the tables and bring our own cake which was really nice.The service was great the atmosphere was popping with live music and people. The place is not really setup for large parties but they made plenty of room for us. It would be great if they opened the downstairs area up it would be idea for large parties, they just didn't have the staff to support it at the time. I would definitely go back when I'm in town. read more

We enjoyed the music and the menu is off the hook! Looks like this old church has a lot of fantastic spirit with a little Oregon art work on display. The Son of Trees sang Santana to Cold Play, Bowie & Sting & this girl can sing! Great date night for us! read more

Been here a few times for paint nite. Food is amazing! Love the tater tots! Staff is friendly and helpful. Great place to hang out!

Beer was warm and of limited selection. Baconmary is their signature drink and it is mediocre if you are already drunk. I had the steak salad and ordered it medium rare to rare. Received it ice cold and well done. Steak had zero flavor. Wife had the vegetable Alfredo and loved the sauce. Noodles were cooked correct. Save yourself the trouble and just go someplace else, Portland is way to good on foods/beer to waste your time here. read more

First time here - place has a lot of potential but leaves a lot to be desired. The main issue here is the help. No one greets you with a smile or even acknowledges you are there. A simple smile and I'll be right with you goes along ways. I felt a I was an inconvenience and just made their day busier (the place was not even a quarter full). We waited for our meal for ever - it didnt come out at the same time, companions done and leaving before we got our plates. Every time we asked the same reply "we arent fast food" , I ordered a salad?? No "let me check on that or Im sorry we are backed up", just a snotty its not fast food. Im sorry but in food service its all about customer service, things happen but how you handle makes the difference. Also dont leave the kitchen door wide open so you can see the cook preparing food and wondering if he is actually asleep, just in deep thought, or a bad hangover. with all that being said the food is decent but stay away from the drinks my $10 drink suppose to be a muddled blueberry something came in a plastic 8oz cup that was less than half full. We laughed that they must have drank part of it on the way to the table. Really wished I had got a pic, funniest thing I've seen. read more

Good food, nice atmosphere, I like the drink selection and the service was good. This was our jest time and we'd definitely come back.

Went in for the 1st time tonight, an the place is small smells old an they over do it with the not funny names for the food. An the food ? Well it's no better the burger was "ok" I'd eat another maybe... probably not cuz I don't plan on going back. My wife orderd the tot Mac stuff ? Idk it looked odd but sounded good lol deff was not good idk what that Mac stuff was....but talk about nasty! An the soda drinks taste like dirt. Also they had some live music that started after we sat down an that didn't help much cuz me an the wife couldn't talk at all the whole hr we were there. Like they play it way to loud for how small that place is lol it's just stupid. But to top it all off they give you a paper straw, not cool..... read more

Not even worth the money, food was just ok. Nothing special about this place. I have read other review and expect to get a nasty reply since that is how they roll. Attack not address the issue. So I will not recommend this place at all. read more

Good food, Good price, Good Service. Awesome! Already many times get back there. Their 'Shrimp called Wanda' pasta so Spicy cajun likes What I want. Niceee... their Chef know How to cook And take care it. Thank u, Spinella's! read more