Restaurant owners, managers, and staff should try playing customer every now and then. Although I love the burgers here, it's not a welcoming atmosphere. "Don't touch the curtains" sign? Wut? I wasn't going to touch them until I saw that, but I did refrain :) Maybe get some blinds instead. A $15 cheeseburger, extra for fries, comes with second-rate ketchup. Sorry, small complaint for a big ingredient. The cheaper condiment has that off taste, some spice like nutmeg or something--you can tell it's not the good stuff. Doesn't have to be the really good Portland Ketchup, but just spend the extra pennies to get Heinz. There was music playing in the dining area, but the kitchen music was louder and made it no fun as an accompaniment to an otherwise great burger meal. I couldn't wait to get out of there. read more

What a cool space. Very eclectic and creative. We went mid afternoon on a Saturday because we heard this place is often busy at dinner. We were greeted and told to sit anywhere. The menu was a hoot and we enjoyed reading it. I ordered the Cajun pasta dish and my friend had the the mac and cheese made with lobster sauce. We also ordered the Caesar salad as a side and he got a Manhattan. The Caesar was uneventful. A $4 side salad that was in a small bowl. A slice of lemon, not a wedge, made it more difficult to squeeze the juice on the salad. Then the pasta came and both of us were impressed. Such amazing flavors and the sauces, well, those were amazing. This is why I'm writing. When you can do pasta like that, why not serve a Caesar salad that also impresses. And the rolls? Homemade? Gosh, I hope not. Someone's Nonna would be very upset. I tried the roll and gave it to my friend. No flavor. Not even worth it. I will go back again. But now I know to keep it simple and stick to the Pasta or maybe try another entree. read more

Delicious food. Happy shiny faces everywhere! I order and pick up myself. Always packed with care.

My wife and I dropped in on a whim. I had an excellent cheeseburger and my wife had the chicken ptarmigan. Bothe excellent. The burger was actually cooked medium. The vegetables were even fresh and tasty. We will be coming back for a show soon. read more

Came by while in town on my loansome hoping for some entertainment and good food. Spinellas did not disappoint! Band was great! Food was great! Beer was great! Servers were great! I did luck out and get a table that was reserved for later in the evening but I promised I'd be out in time so they let me have it (thanks guys!!) Busy and fun place! read more

Food is delicious and service is great would highly recommend this place for any dining plans. Food is light and very flavorful.

Great food, fun menu, warm friendly staff. Spinellas has a fun vibe and cozy atmosphere. Located in downtown Gresham right on Main Street. Great burgers and lots of different, unique dishes worth multiple trips to explore the menú. Also, I love the simple yet twisted dish names. This includes the drink menu. For a clever upgrade to a Long Island Ice Tea, try the "Goodnight John Boy!" Live Music on regularly scheduled intervals too read more

I moved out this way 5 years ago and was told how good there mac n cheese was and it was great a amazing then Covid hit and it went down hill bad to the point I'm afraid to go back because how disappointed I was the 3 time I order to go since u couldn't sit down to eat inside. Now when I want Mac n cheese I drive all the way to sellwood to get it from a food cart called MAC'D really wish spinellas would get there mac n cheese back to the standard they use to have me and my wife miss it I see the owner replyed to my old review saying it's the same as before but why did it take 45 mins to get Mac when I was sitting there but if I order over the phone they said it would be ready it 15 mins and I've tryed many different macs from this place before and after Covid not the same at all read more

Parm Shrimp Pasta with shells instead of linguini. This was delicous. Great flavor, awesome portion. I LOVED IT! It came with parm cheese toast. Breadsticks & Sausage dip: the breadsticks were soft and tasty, and the dip was also decent. However the portion was insanely small, felt like a rip off for $9 ---update---Got a wonderful and sweet response from the restaurant and they are taking the feedback and adjusting. --- I have also been back to spinellas several times since my first experience, and I have to say, it is one of my favorite restaurants now. Beside the fact that they are open late, they also provide quality food made with care. The philly is so good! One of the best I have had in Oregon, burgers are delicious, shrimp scampi is one of my favorites. The spicy Mac is super tasty. My husband and I consistently order from here now as we live super close and we have even recommended spinellas to friends and family. Go try it!! read more

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Great little local hangout. They have a lot of live music nights. The gal who books them has good taste. Food selection is pretty dang good. I had the Mac and cheese and it was excellent. Get rid of that creepy mannequin though! read more

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My friend took me to Spinella's for the first time. I was going to order beer battered fish & chips but decided to ask the waitress what their most popular dishes were...or what they're known for. The girl was very kind, told me they were known for their pastas & burgers and added...whatever you decide on, don't get the cod because that's not made right in their kitchen ( something like that ). So I ordered "Diggin' It". Pasta with clams in a butter sauce. SUPERB! Just the right amount too. I squeezed the lemon on the pasta, which enhanced the flavor of the dish. It was buttery, garlicky, tasty...the flavor was just right...perfectly salted...pure deliciousness! Service was great, the waitress came over and checked on us, refilled our drinks, very courteous. Great ambiance with art work on the walls...paintings of Gordon Ramsey, Tom Criuse, Brad Pitt, etc. This used to be a church turned into a restaurant. Great food! read more

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I did not enjoy my drinks here. First Pendleton double w/soda was good. Second one was clearly all soda and but a bit of Pendleton's. Even my friends wondered what I'd ordered. It was awful. No taste. Others in our party refused to finish their fancy cocktails because they tasted so bad. This was a few months ago. I still haven't been back. read more

I was excited to eat here. It has a fun ambiance and they had live music playing while we were there that was good. Honestly, maybe people go there for the music, drinks, and onion rings as we didn't have any but they smelled great. It certainly cannot be for the entrees. First off, they never brought our salad, which was not good anyway, so that was frustrating. Who needs salad WITH the entree? We had the Asiago Mac & Cheese and the linguine with marinara. Can you say tasteless? Really bad. I'm a pasta eater from way back so have many points of reference. The Mac and cheese was just dull. No flavor and not even a nice crisp top. Like they poured bread crumbs on but never baked it. Marinara pasta was no better. Yuck! I don't see how they stay in business. What a waste of $75. I should have spoken to the manager, but just wasn't up for a confrontation. read more

This is one of those places that you would see on Gordon Ramsay's show where he comes in and Hells kitchen's your restaurant. Just wish it post Gordon not pre! When you walk in you are overwhelmed by the gaudy and over packed decor. The atmosphere is that of a deserted dive bar at noon and it never really changes. The menu is all over the place and MASSIVE. So you already know the quality is guaranteed to be horrible. It was almost laughable how expensive this place is for how shitty it is. It has a really cool idea behind it-old church converted into a restaurant-, but-very poor and lazy execution. For the love of god remodel. read more

Food: I got the King Creole, which was one of the best macaroni and cheese dishes I've had. It had a decent amount of veggies, the pasta was soft, and overall cheesy. There's also an option of including sausages and/or shrimp, which I recommend since it added a hint of spice. Finally the price was reasonable as the portion size was pretty big! Environment: definitely a mellow place, excellent for older adults. I went around 9pm on a karaoke night(Friday). They have a bar with a decent amount of drinks, specialty ones included. Overall: It wouldn't be one of my frequent stops but rather a causal lunch where I can go to whenever I crave macaroni and cheese with a drink on the side. read more

Spinellas - King Creole with shrimp and sausage - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Cute building made me want to check out this restaurant. When you go in you walk up a small flight of stairs (not sure if there is an elevator). It's a smaller space with some cool looking decor. The servers were helpful in giving recommendations. I ended up going with a Put the Lime in the Coconut drink and shrimp alfredo. The drink was really good but kinda pricy for Gresham. The alfredo was good and the sauce tasted homemade. I would come back to this place for drinks or maybe the bands. read more

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Really cute spot! We went here for some birthday drinks and dessert. The bartender was pretty nice to talk to and I loved looking at the art on the walls. Love that it's an old church. The people there said it hasn't been a church for 60 years, but it seriously has that old Catholic Church smell still! Overall, we'll come back for maybe one of the paint nites or a little food. My dessert was delicious but nothing too fancy. read more

Spinellas - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Sooooo...legit came here for the "Home of the Best Mac n Cheese in the Land" their words, not mine. It's a blatant lie. The 3 yes THREE whole pieces of frozen and then over cooked lobster tasted like old fishy cod. Let the waiter know and let him smell the food. He was super apologetic, we couldn't even finish the dish. When we rec'd the bill I fully expected at the very least a discount, nope! When I brought it to his attention he told our party of 6 that he couldn't discount..He said he'd have to check with a manger, who conveniently wasn't there and threw his hands up! We didn't eat it! Horrible food and the customer service was not much better! SUPER disappointed. read more

Food was good- drinks were ok- but we came for dinner and because there was music charged an additional $5 per person. No where can I find the charge - on website, on Yelp, no where - we were in and out for dinner - the extra $5 per person seemed excessive. read more

After some time away and a bad review I returned for Paint Nite. I must say my experience was so much better. They have new menus! My Cod was excellent. Flaky and hot. Coleslaw had great flavor. Sweet potato tots were flavorful and not oil soaked. Great food over all for our entire table of 6. Looking forward to adding this place on my regular rotation. Now if they served a brand name soda it would be next to perfect. read more

Wow. In Portland for work and came here with a local (coworker). The cocktails were awesome, clams were good and the pasta actually was probably the best I've ever had. Will go back next time I'm in the area. read more

I'll be honest, it was ok. (I see the employee responding to comments being a bully and saying he wants to insult people and just being very rude.. more reason for this review. How do people actually feel ok writing those things as a business owner?) I think maybe we simply came on a bad night.. the first thing I noticed was our server. She was a mid aged gal, blonde hair in a bun. She looked sick or in pain and was walking funny and had no expression or emotion. It was VERY obvious something was wrong. I saw her at one point talking with the manager/owner(?) and I overheard her say "you can leave if you need to." So I'm assuming I was right and she was not okay working... it's flu season people. This is NOT what I want to see when I go to a food establishment. Then, she didn't help us again once. She kind of sadly wandered the floor and looked miserable. A really polite young dude with glasses brought our food and gave me my refill (which we had to flag him down for.) Then, a gal walked up to the bar area and was treated like absolute GARBAGE by our first server. Let me explain- there's a sign right above this open back area that reads in SMALL FONT "employees only" and in LARGE FONT "bathroom downstairs." It's honestly really poorly done and confusing. This girl walked up and our server literally stared at her and then pointed at the sign and read it aloud to her as if she was a child. The girl looked so embarrassed and said "oh sorry..." and walked away. That did it for me. That was when I knew I'd be leaving a poor review. You actually allow employees to behave like that? The manager/owner just stood there and watched. Real nice. The food took 45 minutes, which their menu warns. But the food was nothing special. Good but no specific zing. And EXPENSIVE! $15 for a medium sized bowl of Mac n cheese. I don't plan to return. Employees who clearly can't handle their bad days shouldn't be working the floor in customer service. Shame on this place. read more

Really like the atmosphere here! After years of driving by Spinella's, we thought we would give it a try. The food isn't much to rave about so far, as the HH cheese burger was good but not superb. It was heavy on mustard, but still edible. The Philly cheesesteak was disappointing, probably why they had the au jus type of dip to help the lack of flavor. The " Hot Tots" were anything but spicy. I would say, this is a cool place to drink and hangout with friends. Very spacious inside. This place does do "Paint Nite" during certain months. Such a fun idea! You can purchase art displayed throughout the place as well. Live bands every Thursday night after 7pm. read more

Spinellas - "Philly Cheesesteak" with a au jus type of dip. SKIP! - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

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The food was good and the drinks were excellent! Kind of busy but I think it's because they are limiting tables/people. The food took a little while but it says on the menu some items take 45 minutes. I ordered the pineapple upside down drunk drink and I usually don't like whiskey, but the brown sugar whiskey they use in it was amazing. I got the Mac and cheese with the special spicy additive I forgot what it's called but it was very flavorful and had a great kick! read more

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We are only in this area a couple times a year, mainly for errands, but we like to try new places. We tried here. Looked nice, staff was nice... We only got drinks, and let me say.. we've never had a worse drink. In our lives. Maybe it's just the tequila, but I will never come back just because of this. (After business owner comment) I'm Mexican, brought up and raised, and unfortunately, this place did not meet my tequila standards. Tequila and mezcal is our favorite liquor, next to gin. We often take it straight, so when we couldn't even sip these drinks, we paid and got out of there. It doesn't matter the quality of liquor, if one doesn't know how to mix it at all. Our server was fantastic, but we never met the owner. read more

The food was really stinkin' delicious and the cocktails and appys came out decently on time. The place was packed with a super lively (older, but lively!) crowd and live music. We had two employees taking care of us: the fella was efficient and friendly. The lady seemed flustered and irritable and was rather rude when I asked for an Amaretto Sour (her response was wide eyes, hands on hips, "well I don't know if we make that here so I'll have to ask the bartender and you'll just have to wait."). This was a typical interaction with her that evening. Good to be aware that it's not really an in-and-out, bar-hopping destination as it took 3 hours for us to get in and out but we enjoyed the time to chill, talk and listen to music! Would recommend and would return. read more

Best thing on the menu was the land o lakes butter! Absolutely horrifying! Service was super slow, food was gross, but the butter oh the butter! read more

Spinellas - American Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Very impressed. Four of us tried this place and we all loved our food! Alcoholic beverages were great after trying to decide off the amazing drink menu! ("Blue Boy Bait" was my fav) We went on to dessert which again was awesome! Only one waitress/bartender and she put other waiters to shame by waiting on the whole restaurant! Will definitely be back! read more

First time going to spinellas & I am definitely coming back as much as possible! I am a pasta fanatic and this is by far the BEST pasta I have ever had, which takes a lot. They take their time, and I appreciate the freshness of the food. I got the sun dried tomato basil fettuccine Alfredo with ranch chicken breast and it was to die for. I went with some friends and am now planning my next date night here. read more

Thanks YELPIES! Gave Spinella's a try for an early dinner. It was wonderful. First, order the Cole Slaw because it tastes sooo good! And because it fills the time for the orders to be prepared. The Big Momma's Marinara was a hit for my spaghetti junky wife. The Father Linguine wasn't anything I'd normally order except it sounded good. Nothing was over salted and was delicious! Next came the Asiago Mac which takes Mac&Cheese to a deliciously different level. Plenty of food left to take home. This is what I always hope to experience when we visit a Yelp nomination for very good food. We shall return.... And we did 4 months later. One of the things I like best is their menu is descriptive. I can imagine what a dish will taste like. And it usually tastes a bit better when I get home than in my imagination. So far everything I've tried is diet free read more

We immediately felt a weird and unfriendly vibe there. We were ignored by the wait staff for nearly 30 mins before we had to go over and ask for service. Eventually, we got our order, only to have it slapped in the middle of the table. No silverware, and no service thereafter. One person in our party simply didn't order anything because the vibe was so uninviting. read more

I have been to Spinella's for a couple of years now. I love their family-friendly atmosphere. They always make me feel welcome. The food is always an adventure. Mike, and D are awsome and Alex makes amazing drinks! Keep it going, guys! read more

This is BY FAR one of the best restaurants in all of Oregon. Everything is made to order. They put so much care and thought into every item on the menu and it's a local family owned place! The owners are always working the bar and serving food! I cannot recommend this place highly enough. The food is to die for and the drinks are fantastic! I moved out of state and dream about the jamwhich often. Every time I'm back in town I come here. Don't pass it up read more

The food was good, I liked all their choices and the funny names for the dishes on the menu, but I wasn't blown away. I thought the flowerpot bread tasted a little weird, like maybe it absorbed some flavor from the pot, and the tater tots were good but a little too salty. It is important to note they are not wheelchair accessible, due to being in an old church there is only a set of stairs to access the restaurant. Also, I don't know if it's the acoustics of the place but it seemed weirdly loud for the relatively small amount of people in there. read more

Service takes time but is well worth the wait. The server is awesome and the food is great. I wish I would've taken a picture of my food but it was too good to waste time on a picture! read more

The vibe is good and as always I love a good outdoor venue but the service needs some help. Waited almost half an hour for drinks and longer for food with no free water. In summer heat that's unacceptable. We even tried to order drinks at the bar but got denied and told we had to wait for outdoor service. Because of the excessively long wait times not sure how much I'll be back. read more

First Visit, First impression... The dining area struck me as dirty. We were the only one there. The wait staff was great till she dropped off our entree's then it was next to impossible to get her attention. So with that being said...,, My dish was fabulous! It would have tasted better to me if I could have got the servers attentive enough for her to bring me some sirachi. I will give in another chance. read more

Michael's food recipes are amazing, get the food to go, you won't be disappointed.

We just discovered this place! Nice pub in an old church, with lots of really interesting art on the walls. The menu is very large, and what we ordered, we enjoyed. Very pleasant staff and a cozy vibe- there are a lot of regulars, and I think some of that is because of karaoke. All the singers were very respectable singers, and I think we were there on a 'night'. Super fun, very welcoming, very tasty food. We will go back, for sure! read more

I was taking my son out for his birthday, to the Jack Axe, to throw some axes and do something "different"...I wanted something different for dinner too. Now my husband is on a Keto diet for his health, and the rest of us wanted something amazing. I found Spinella's online. I loved the idea it is in an old church. I loved the architecture. And I loved the idea that it was not a chain. We arrived after 8pm, and it was not too busy. The menu is clear and amazing. The names of the meals are so funny, it sparked lots of conversation at our table. They were willing to help make meals keto compliant, and they even let me switch the protein out on mine. I had the most amazing meal here that I have had since I moved to Portland. No kidding. In fact, I struggle with telling you this, because you will flock there in large numbers perhaps, and I will have to wait in line to get that amazing white sauce. But, I owe it to the Yelp community to say, it is amazing. It's a fun place, the art work is eclectic and the atmosphere is light. But the food. Oh my goodness the food. The potted bread is something I loved in Vegas at another restaurant and thought I would never see again. The pasta dishes are so phenomenal, oh my, I'm salivating on the keys just thinking about it. Go there. Trust me. You won't be sorry. read more