I had a hamburger there and it was worse than a McDonald's hamburger. The patty tasted like cardboard. Lettuce was shredded like McDonald's. I would never eat a hamburger there again. Save your money. Two well drinks and a hamburger was $30. If you're going to serve hamburgers, please buy more quality meat! read more

Great place to watch a game, grab a beer, and enjoy some good pub food. Service from folks like Kayllie is always fantastic. read more

Top Dog Grill - Burgers Near Me - Salem, Oregon

Holy moly - all the kind comments I made about Top Dog I need to take back. Person in charge got royally ticked off because 10 of us stopped in one mid afternoon - no one else in the place. The next time I called ahead (mind you this is a sport bar grill) I wanted to give them a heads up that 6 or 7 of us were coming in for lunch. I was asked " DO YOU HAVE A RESERVATION " in a sport bar???? And then the bartender/server/grumpy person told me -" I don't want to serve your 7 people today!" Not a very good way to encourage business. Neither of my groups will go there again. Said person may want to take any tips she gets and find a therapist to help with that anger issue. read more

Service was amazing. They have great chop chop salads and many other options. Give them a try.

Totally different menu than you would expect. Sandwiches, burgers Asian cuisine and more. I had the Szechuan bowl. Flavors were spot on and very generously portioned. Everything that came out and went past me looked fantastic and makes me want to go back. read more

If I could give a TEN rating for food and service I would. Anthony has mastered Asian food prep. He gives great advice. The waitress gal was super nice and attentive, making sure we were happy. Only open M-F until 9 PM. Try it soon! read more

My very first time going in there actually was greeted by the manager on my way in he was really nice but then it was downhill from there. Not gonna lie I haven't been treated with such blatant prejudice in a while so thank you to the dumbass white lady bartending for reminding me that I should never get comfortable in the city I've lived my whole life. To all the other people in there who witnessed all this your silence hurts more and helps no one. You know what she was saying a doing was wrong and yet you rather just not get involved and that's exactly why these type of ppl get away with it over and over. So there you go all this on a Tuesday at noon SMH read more

Food was alright, decent. For a sports bar it closes super early especially for a weekend. You watch half of the game and have to leave, not the best scenario. read more

Service was prompt and friendly. Food was good (I had the burger, fries and soda special for $12!). The place was clean with a definite "sports" bar feel, quite a few televisions, they even have a pool table. Very nice place to kick back and grab a bite. read more

My car needed a doctor and the repair shop suggested this place to hang out at. Im vegetarian and i have not been overwhelmed with the places in salem that offers good vegetarian options. This place not only had a great veggie burger but also had a stir-fry option with the choice of rice or noodles and they offered tofu! I was also very impressed with the wait staff. Very attentive. read more

Don't let the name fool you, it's more than just a sports bar, it has some of the best Asian food you'll eat in Salem. The wait-staff is super friendly and efficient and the atmosphere is excellent. Highly recommend it! read more

Sat down at 11:50am. It's 12:40 and no food - it's dang salad for the love of gawd. One server and 32 people. Correction 30 people. 2 customers just walked out. And another one just left. read more

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My wife and I had a quick middle of the day escape to get some lunch here. My wife and he's been here before and gave the place high marks. I would have to say, I was definitely pleasantly surprised. The waitress that attended us was really really nice and attentive. The place is pretty darn clean and it looks cool. The food too, although not five star, was good. read more

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Great Food and the Chef Anthony is great! My friend and I enjoyed the variety of Sports TVs. Our server, Melinda, provided great service and made us feel like we were the only folks there. We noticed she greeted everyone, providing top notch service and great drinks too! read more

Top Dog Grill - Burgers Near Me - Salem, Oregon

I ordered the chop chop salad. It was great! It was exactly what I was hoping for. Next time I will order it with grilled chicken rather than fried chicken. I also had the honey mustard instead of the thousand island. Overall, it's a fine sports bar. Lots of tv's and a variety of food options. read more

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My husband and I went for lunch. I would say we had a pleasant experience. The interior is really cool, and much bigger than I expected walking in. I was happy with the drink prices, very reasonable. We loved the appetizer, we got the nacho beef fries. The beef doesn't have seasoning besides I think salt & pepper. I liked that a lot, I'm not a fan or taco seasoning. Nice & hot, simple & delicious. Bonus that they were crinkle cut fries. We both ordered yakisoba (I got the fresh beef & broccoli.) I did not care for it at all. Which is crazy, because Top Dog is reputed to have some of the best yakisoba in town. So I'm hoping it was just me, or that it was an off day for them. But I was really bummed. I like salty food, but this was SALTY. The broccoli tasted good & fresh, but that was the only redeeming quality to my taste buds. I hardly ate my entree & left hungry :( I took off 2 stars for that reason, as well as the prices were higher than I expected. read more

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Surprisingly really good. From the outside it just looks like someone invested way too much money, but the inside...oh yeah it looks like that too. Hundreds of flat screen televisions, pricy decor, and comfy booths are what you'll find here. But what else you'll find it pretty decent Chinese food. Try the yakisoba noodles. The burgers are really good too. Seriously, try it out. read more

Your typical sports bar...done a-typically. Lots of TV screens. Beer memorabilia on the wall. High tables. Booths. You've been here, right? WRONG! Man, they have bar food, burgers and such. But I was shocked, absolutely shocked that they had Asian food. You need to know this because it's unique and different. Also, it's really, really good. Look, I'm from Baltimore and swore off Asian food long ago for various reasons, mostly because Chinese food is terrible. In Baltimore there's Chinese takeout on nearly every corner and it's all $4 for a plate of Orange Chicken. It's all the same everywhere you go, the vegetables always tasted old and nasty, and the rice was always too dry, the chicken was always dark meat and of McNugget quality.. Top Dog? Yeah, this stuff is Top Quality! This Asian food, probably best described as "American Chinese", is really, really good. Everything looked fresh and prepared in house. My bowl of Lo Mein was perfect in every way and was fantastic. A lunch for two, no drinks ordered, was about $15. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$15!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want to say this place is a sports bar, and it is. But it's also much more than that. It's cheap and clean and the food was stellar and in a unique atmosphere. A total gem. Did I mention the service? Dude, it was really good too and was the thing that barely stands out as worth mentioning. Go to Top Dog! read more

Fabulous experience !!! I was visiting my parents in Salem & was in the mood for a chopped salad. I saw the Top Dog chopped salad highly acclaimed on Yelp . My father & I stopped in for lunch on the 24th of December and we certainly were not disappointed ! Our server, Sara, was a very pleasant & efficient young woman , my chopped , grilled chicken salad was delicious - and Sara brought me a side of the honey mustard dressing and a side of a delicious house made thousand spicy dressing My father enjoyed a lovely fish sandwich that was prepared in a very light tempura-like batter. We had a salad prepared to take home to my mother - who also enjoyed it greatly. A very pleasant simple & delicious meal & experience ! read more

I love the chinese food they serve here. I can only vouche for lunch time, but the service is great and the prices are fair. The rice and yakisoba bowls are great, and I know the burgers are good, anything else I can't say. read more

Went with a party of four today for dinner. Two of the party are in wheelchairs. We have gone to Top Dog quite a bit for a few years as our favorite football teams, the Raiders and the Bears, don't always have their games televised locally so we go to watch a game, have a drink, eat and enjoy. When we went in today, the place (at 5:30 pm) was totally empty, except for two customers. We went to the back room where they have regular height tables, however, the back room was reserved for a party. The rest of Top Dog is booths or those bar height tables where you sit in the tall chairs. Since the back room was taken, we talked to whoever was on staff. We pointed out the lack of regular height tables. He said we couldn't use a booth because it would "block the aisle". He also said he didn't know what he could do. Well, I will tell you what you COULD have done. Since the place was EMPTY you could have moved one of the tall tables and brought in a regular height table from the back. Why do I expect this of you? Because it was done before by someone else who worked there who CARED about their customers. Thanks for nothing Top Dog. You are not the only sports bar in town. We will go where people have knowledge of a thing called customer service and don't turn people in wheelchairs away because you are too lazy to accommodate them. read more

Every Friday we have our weekly happy hour and Alex is the best bartender in the UNIVERSE. Great drinks, great noodles, great bar/restaurant! The burgers are the BEST IN TOWN! read more

I've been coming here for years and it has become apparent the owner isn't interested in the success of this sports bar. Today, after tipping the wait staff 50% on a $20 tab, I was kicked out five minutes before the game I was watching was supposed to end. So much for customer service. read more

They really have stepped up to the plate who is really good same time and effort is put into it there noodle bowls are great. Nice selection of beers in hard liquor as well as is really friendly you must place a shout here read more

So about 8 members (6 women & 2 men) of my family head over to Top Dog for a cocktail after dinner. The place was kind of empty, which we liked, but as soon as we walked in, this guy walks over to us and says" we close in 20 minutes". No I'm sorry, just we're closing. It was around 9 pm. What?? Is there something in the water around 12th street that makes restaurant and bar servers inept? Now I understand why this place was nearly empty. This was the third restaurant/bar on 12th all located within a few blocks of each other with extremely poor service. read more

The worst service I have had in a long time. The bar tender took our drink order and walked away as I asked him about the menu. After 20 he took the table next to us their drinks and said he was busy with lotto winners. We never got our drinks and walked out. Too bad I heard the food was good but I will never be back. There are way too many good places to go to allow someone to treat my group this read more

Despite good food and a decent facility they have hours that make it hard to live up to their banner telling you to come make top dog your trail blazer viewing spot when they stop serving at 9 p.m. small t.v's hardly playing sports none they less. Rather be at Jake's a half block down. read more

Great place, kid friendly, nice service! I'm from Washington and we were looking for a place to watch football that allowed kids. This place was awesome. The waitress even put cartoons on in the back room for our little ones to stay entertained. Our waitress was extremely nice and on top of our service. I believe her name was Sarah. (Blond and brown short hair). Only regret I have is eating before we came. The food that was brought out to other customers looked amazing! read more

It was a casual relaxing experience after a long day of driving. After explaining what we were looking for ,Red Hawk Winery Hailey said it was the sports bar that we would enjoy that was located between the winery and our hotel. The bartender Alex was friendly and enjoyable to visit with. Try the bacon fries... They do a great job of soaking up the wine so you can drive safely. read more

Good food. Decent Service. Good sports bar.

They have really great food every time. The american is good but the Chinese is off the hook delicious. I love the beef lo mein. The service is always good. read more

Went to watch Sunday football and most of the TVs weren't on. We asked the waitress to turn our games on but she didn't know how. Then she asked another waitress for help and that lady got attitude and refused to help because she was almost done with her shift. Guess we will have to find a new place to watch football. Not cool Top Dog. read more

Now this place is great. Having work done on my car near by and went here for lunch. My first time, The Ram could learn a few things from them. Food was great and well priced and service was awesome. The blonde working said she was there Mon-Fri and she is the shit!! I will be back. read more

My friends and I were pretty excited to hang at Top Dog last Saturday night after dinner. There were six of us total, and it was about 8:15. The door posted a closing time of 10:30pm. Anyway, we walked in ready to drink, snack and play some games when the young lady at the bar told us she was closing in 10 minutes. When we questioned her regarding the posted closing time she informed us that she always closes early when they aren't busy. Huh? This is no way to run a business. Does the owner know this is happening? If they keep this up they never will be busy. I know that I will find somewhere else to go next time I head out to spend my money. read more

Stopped in for some lunch while my truck was being worked on nearby. It was quiet but it was 230 on a Friday. Great atmosphere. Service was swift, the food was great and the drinks were strong. Good job! read more

Great bar! Excellent service. Food is awesome. Fun arcade games. I've had a lot of good times here. Great lottery games!!!

The only reason why I gave 3 stars is because the food was yummy and the fact that we got to watch sports on the many TV's. The service was, for a lack of better words, absolutely horrible! There was only one waiter, there were some tables full but not overwhelmingly busy. We sat down and it took at least 10 minutes to have the waiter come see what we wanted to drink. Took out order, never offered us menus for food. First drink down, we sat for another 10 minutes with empty glasses and no waiter in sight. We spotted a menu on another table and grabbed it. Waiter finally showed up, asked if we wanted more drinks and said I will be right back with them and then to take our food order. After an hour, I kid you not!, no food, dry drinks. He came to check on us. He left came back and asked "what did you order?" Apparently our food was given out to a to go order?!! Pretty sure it was because of his poor waiting skills. Finally we got our food, and it was delicious. When it was time for us to get our check, again...not one person was in site. We could have totally left without paying. He came in and said sorry...I was on break. Then when doing our checks, he had no clue what any of us had. Good thing we are honest people because we could have left, or lied about it. There definitely needs more training, or more staff needs to be added!!! read more

Stopped in for dinner...service was excellent, although there were very few people. Fish and chips was routine add was the burger..but, the place was very festive, clean and had a tv at every table..liked that our shared decor from OSU and UO, as well as some other Pac-12 schools! read more

Stopped in randomly to catch the rose bowl. Great sports bar, mini tvs at every booth what more can you ask for. Good Bloody Mary's , but their hot wings were breaded, otherwise I would have given 5 stars. read more