This place blows my mind! Â I just ordered a burger today, and it was raw inside. Â After coming back to tell the waitress/cook, they're response was that it's a "medium" burger, and I needed to specify if I wanted it cooked differently. Â I laughed, told them that a "medium" burger has a huge risk of e. coli, and told them I need a cooked burger. Â This is all after last week I was in there and got my burger and it still had wax paper on the burger, after it'd been cooked! Â Watch out for this place, its run very poorly.
Review Source:Up until recently this restaurant was one of my favorites in Grants Pass, mainly because of their yummy crapes. But, my friend had a HORRIBLE experience and I trust her judgement...word of mouth in this town speaks volumes. This is what happened...
She ordered two gift certificates from them. Both for $50. She gave them to her clients, one of them was blank (this was brought to light when one client tried to pay for his lovely date with his wife, and then had to pay out of pocket) My friend went to Blondie's SIX times to try to clear up matters. The wait staff was polite, but the manager and owner have NO customer service skills and were very selfish and rude to my sweet friend about the matter.
Grants Pass avoid this place.
I came here with my family looking for something new to try out in Grants Pass. You will probably spend 15-20 bucks a person, service is great, ambiance is very nice, somewhere you could take someone on a date. The have a great chocolate PB cake for dessert and a nice wine selection. If you are out in downtown looking for some chow besides popcorn at blind georges I would stop here. I had the gorgonzola salad which was done wonderfully, the other individuals in my party tried one of their warm sandwiches, and a steak. The sandwich (can't remember what it was exactually) was great, and the steak was more non-traditional but still tasted great. If I still lived in the area I would put Blondies on my monthly restaurant rotation.
Review Source:I was visiting a friend in Cave Junction and she had heard positive things about the food and cocktails here. Â The food, and the cocktails, were fine.
The decor screams OLIVE GARDEN circa 1992. Â My friend and I realized that if we had been twelve years old and dining here we would have thought it was a fancy restaurant. Â If you've ever eaten anywhere that has any idea about ambiance, you can instantly tell that the owners of Blondies are waaaaaay behind the times. I live in Portland, and if this was place opened anywhere in town besides Gresham, it would be laughed out of stock and closed down witin 6 months.
We had four or five different servers helping our table, and the service felt like amature hour. Â I ordered a long island iced tea and waited 10 minutes to get it, despite it being a relatively slow dinner hour.
I will say, the "Blondies Salad" was great, loaded with feta and candied pecans. Â We also ordered the chicken marsala with risotto, of which was tasty but was over-priced for what was probably a Tyson's chicken breast. Â They do not have a children's menu, so we had to order a $10 veggie burger for my friend's 4 year old. Â
The bottom line is that the food is tasty, but the restaurant needs a total makeover. Get rid of the cheesy black tablecloths and the sponge-painted mural. The menu would make so much more sense if the decor and vibe was going for fun-casual and not fine dining. If they downplayed the atmosphere, it would accent the fancier aspects of the menu. Â i walk away with my Blondies experience feeling inspired to move up here and open a place of my own.
Awesome hole in the wall in GP! Â Both visits were amazing with great food, friendly staff, and rockin martinis. Â Their claim to fame mango habanero martini is absolutely perfect with its sweet and spicy sour mix. Â The grilled ham and cheese sandwich and homemade coconut cake was amaaaazing too ;) Â We would never have walked in this "hole in the stripmall" had it not been for the prior positive yelp reviews and local word of mouth.
Review Source:First off i'd like to say that i am giving this establishment two stars because the food and atmosphere were the only good part of the entire evening. Â
The service on the other hand, We would have given 0 stars if it were an option.
Five friends and I were traveling up 1-5 from a reunion we had in Ashland, and we pulled off in grants pass for some dinner around 5:30. Â We searched all over downtown for a place to eat and nothing was open on a sunday evening, it was a ghost town.
We came across "Blondies" and were pleasantly surprised with the set up, seemed like fine-ish dining, but still casual at the same time.
The menu was really nice, everything sounded really delicious, well described, appealing all around. Â Our server was a little late to get our order, but nothing to complain about. Â Took all of our orders, and went to the POS system to enter them in.
We got 3 apps (clams, crab cakes, and onion rings). Â takes about 10 minutes, totally okay timing. Â
Another 20 minutes go by and the rest our food arrives, and timing is still okay. Â We are happy to see our dinner. Â He puts 5 plates down, and looks at the last one of us, confused, and looks at his ticket book and says "Oh, i didn't get your order because i had to go to another page to get the rest of your whole order, and i didnt see it. Â I guess I need to write smaller. Â Do you want me to............."
My friend says "What? Â What are the options"
We ask. "How long will it take to get her food?"
He stands there like a dumbass for a minute speachless, and finally says "Uh.... maybe like ten minutes"
At this point we are all cutting our food up to share with her because we have waited long enough and we have to get back on the road before dark, Â We dont have time and we just do with what we have, with no apologies. Â
He brings an empty plate for her because we are all sharing our food with her, and says "coconut cake on the house" and immediatly turns and walks away. Â I stand up and follow him but he avoids me and goes to the back
Two female servers approach me, and I tell them what happened, and that we don't want dessert, because we are short on time, but that we would appreciate some sort of comp otherwise, perhaps a $10 burger that we shared with the girl who didn't reiceve her meal in the first place. Â They said that was fine, and for me to sit down.
Our server comes back and drops the check. Â Nothing comped, Â he overcharged us for a cup, cup mind you, of soup for 6 bucks. Â When i brought it to his attention, he acted oblivious, and once again, didn't say he was sorry, and took off the soup we never had and took 10 percent off of some entrees which came to about 5 bucks. Â Said no one there was authorized to comp things. Â
No, they just couldn't own up to their shitty mistakes, and their poor service skills
Guess what fucker, we all work in the service industry, and you suck!
I wanted to try this place and finally got the chance last week for a work lunch. Service was very good and quick (other reviewers were not so fortunate, it seems).
I ordered the vegan hummus wrap with sweet potato fries. The fries were great. The wrap was just so-so because the hummus was incredibly bland. They need to ramp it up with some garlic, tahini and more lemon juice. The wrap also included avocado, red onions and greens that were all fresh and delicious.
I will come back to Blondie's as their menu is extensive and there are many interesting offerings, including a Yumm bowl, a favorite of mine. They also very kindly break their menu down into "Healthy" and "Vegetarian" fare and there is quite a bit to choose from in both sections, along with full fat options too.
The ambiance of Blondie's is very nice-- low lighting, warm colors on the walls and tables. It's probably a great night spot for drinks and dinners, so I will definitely be back!
food is decent, but the portions are slight.
the yummy bowl is good, but its only offered before dinner. Â i prefer this place for lunch rather than dinner when you can get a reasonable meal for what you spend.
we ordered small dinner salads and vegetarian nachos on our last visit for a light meal, but the salads were meager handfulls of spring mix with a side of dressing for something like $6.00. Â i felt ripped off....
service is fine... maybe a little over bearing... i was eating my nachos, and the young guy who was clearing tables tried to clear my plate while i was still eating! Â it was almost funny!
My husband and I had two appetizers on the menu. Â We had the clams stuffed with Portuguese sausage and the Mediterranean platter. Â I thought there could have been more sausage added to the clam dish. Â The eggplant hummus that comes on the Mediterranean platter was excellent!! Â Servers were friendly and attentive!
Review Source:We really loved this restaurant and would highly recommend it if you are in Grants Pass. Â The food and cocktails were very good and the Coconut cake is to die for. Â I would have loved to have gotten the recipe for the Coconut cake. Â The service was great and the owner was really nice. Â We stayed at the Lodge at Riverside and they offered us a gift certificate to this restaurant or one other in our package. Â We were very happy that we chose this place. Â Made our evening. Â 10 out of 10!!!!
Review Source:Loved it! My husband and I took a trip out to Oregon, we stayed two nights in Grants Pass asking around for a good place to eat we where told about Blondie's Bistro. And I have to say that place was wonderful..the service was delightful and friendly, the food was great, I was especially happy to see the healthy options on the menu. We even had a couple martinis because one wasn't enough. If your passing through or staying this place is a must!
Review Source:Strike 6. I moved to Grants Pass from Ashland (foodie Paradise!) two years ago and have pretty much exhausted the limited dining options in this town. I wanted to like Blondie's, I really did. Their food is pretty good (though some items seem to be a rip off of the Mediterranean in the same complex?) and I like that they have gluten free and vegan options. And the decor is warm and inviting. But the service is just not worth it! I kept coming back, thinking they were having an "off" day or night but I'm finally over it.
This is the place where Mean Girls deign to serve you, if and when they feel like it. This is Grants Pass, ladies! I went here for my birthday dinner with my two roommates - we ordered several cocktails, appetizers, entrees, dessert (gross creme brûlée but good flour less chocolate cake - a la mode :-)) and spent a ton of money but still managed to feel we were annoying the waitress with our requests.
I had lunch here once (their yummy bowl is awesome!) and waited 15 minutes for the check, then had to track down the server to pay - and the place was nearly empty. This is a good place to go for cocktails only or a yummy bowl for lunch (they have a good martini menu!) but not if you're in a hurry or expect excellent service.
If you're passing through GP and hungry, check out the Mediterranean, Circle J or Casablanca instead. (Or Taprock on a warm day and sit outside and enjoy the river.)
It was a rainy evening, on the way up through Oregon from California. We wound up at Blondie's bistro and so glad that we did. Great service, great food, reasonable prices. I was sort of shocked to find a great food experience while on the road.
Started with the featured martini. A unique blend of passion fruit and habanero in a sugar-rimmed glass, with three vodka options. Went with kettle one and was impressed. Flavor complexity I would expect from a speak easy joint, sweet at first with a slow burn, but was left licking the the sugar off my lips at the end. Definite yes for next time.
The complimentary bread was just ok, but the olive oil and balsamic with garlic paste was a nice touch.
For dinner, we split the curried vegetables with brown rice, and the western painted-hills burger. Â
The curried veggies were perfectly cooked, fresh veggies each cooked the right amount, and a mild curry. Brown rice was not sticky or mushy, well done.
The western burger, made with a thin patty of great beef, was served on a crispy yet soft toasted bun. The blue cheese just melted blended well with a nicely done onion ring. You know those onion rings that actually bite through without difficulty and don't have the onion pull through. They got it right. And bacon that had just the right crispiness to add to the texture profile. A nice solid burger. And the criss-cut sweet potato fries were well done with light salt.
The server was thorough, had descriptive and helpful suggestions, and made it a great experience.
I'll be back.
I was not that hopeful about finding a good vegetarian friendly place to eat in Grants Pass. Thank you Yelpers for pointing me in the right direction.
The place is in a 70s looking strip mall, and really doesn't look like much from the outside. The inside is quite nice though.
On to the important stuff: the food!! This place has two menu pages devoted to healthy vegan and vegetarian fare. JACKPOT!! All of these dishes are very simple such as appetizers, salads and a few hot dishes, but simple and delicious was just what I was looking for! I selected the vegan paradise sampler. It was listed as an appetizer and contained black bean quinoa salad, traditional hummus, Brazilian-walnut-cilantro pate, field greens, carrot and celery sticks, julienne cucumber, tortilla chips, and flaxseed crackers. Plus, I ordered a side of tofu to go with it.
When my plate arrived, it was huge! Normally, I am not fond of only getting cold food for my main meal; warm stuff fills me up and hits the spot a little better. However, in this case, I made the right choice. I loved the variety that this platter contained because I didn't feel deprived eating only cold food when there were so many different tastes and textures. More importantly, everything was delicious. Maybe a little too delicious because my friend kept reaching over and eating all my pate. Â
The only thing that I wasn't a big fan of was my side of tofu. It had a very sweet, sesame teriyaki sauce on it, and I am fan of all things savory. Next time I plan on ordering it without the sauce because it was still cooked and presented nicely. That sauce just wasn't my thing.
As for complaints about the service, GO EARLY!! When my friend and I arrived around 6pm, there were only two other tables. However, when we left about 7pm, the place was full. We had the tall female server that many people seem to complain about, but she was great!! Everything arrived perfectly and don't forget that good food takes a bit to prepare (this isn't the Olive Garden, people!!). Our wait was maybe 15 to 20 minutes tops. That's not too bad, but it was early-ish on a weekday evening.
I highly recommend this place for vegan or vegetarian food. I loved it, and I can't wait to return next week!
Just passing through and this had a great review on <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftripadvisor.com&s=b7a45c946ae1ae01b3c7e132feae42871680ada3b76593a3b76393cd0c65a36a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://tripadvisor.com</a>.  We missed Circle J Cafe so stopped here.  Like the other  reviews, the food was excellent and the service was horribly slow.
Nachos-- 5 stars but they forgot to add our chicken.
Double hamburger 5 stars. Â the kids raved about it. Â
Mexican salad with a cilantro sauce 5 stars.
Bread 3 stars. Â first batch was dry with no flavor, second batch was warm and tasted a bit better.
The waitress noticed our chicken was missing when she set the food down...she probably should have checked before right? Â We got a bowl of unseasoned chicken on the side.
It took forever for the food to come out. Â Not sure the time time but over 45 minutes. Â Feels like the problem is in their kitchen not in the servers. Â I'd go back for the nachos though.
If you have ever tried to find a nice place for dinner in Grants Pass at 8:30 on a Sunday night, you'll understand why were were thrilled to find one place open that didn't have paper place mats and crayons to keep the little ones occupied.
After driving around for 20 minutes downtown, we decided to give Blondie's a go and we were very happy that we did! Â
Our server (the tall female who was panned in another review here) was friendly and professional. Â OK, she did forget to bring the beer we ordered, but she apologized and took off 50% for the slight delay. Â Â Otherwise, the service was impeccable.
For starters, we shared a salad of fresh field greens with basil vinagrette dressing. Â Very tasty. Â Served with freshly made pumpernickle bread, yum.
My SO ordered the Gaucho steak with Argentinean salsa; the steak cut was not identified, but it was perfectly seasoned and cooked - tender and juicy as promised. Â A bargain for $17.00. Â I opted for the Steak Diane special. Â Now how can I explain to my kid that she is going to have to share her inheritance as I am going to try to adopt the chef who prepared it. Â The creamy mushroom sauce was to die for. Â The dish was perfection for a mere $19. Â Both steaks came with delicious mashed potatoes and crispy fresh mixed vegetables.
The dessert menu is huge and decadent (all advertised as house-made) but our dinner portions were more than enough to fill us up. Â Next time, for sure.
You should try this place!
The main problem with Blondies is the service. It failed in nearly every way possible. When we came in we said we were in a hurry but the waitress waited to fire our entrees until she cleared our app plates, several minutes after we were finished with them. The place was empty, so no competition from other guests for her attention.
One of our party was having a bad day and the server was pretty insensitive about trying to see how things were going while there was obviously hushed private conversation going on.
And most damningly in my book, the server was completely ignorant about allergy issues. The menu lists certain items as gluten free and vegan, one of the main reasons we came to the place. She misidentified chow-mein noodles on a salad as "rice noodles"- we asked another server who confirmed they were wheat. If a place is going to bill itself as allergy friendly there needs to be some staff education to back it up. If you are allergic be careful and get a second opinion if you are unsure!
I should say, the server was nice enough to make me a whiskey sour with egg white even though she'd never heard of that before. It wasn't perfect but A+ for the effort! This makes me willing to come back here and give the place a second shot, hopefully management will take some steps to turn those good intentions into good service...
There was also a strong intermittent ammonia smell coming from the kitchen, possibly from the dish washer? It was unpleasant and distracted from the meal.
Here is a blow by blow of our order:
Green pepper corn steak and vegan tomato soup: Soup garnished with dried basil. Fairly chunk, tastes like dried tomatoes. Amazingly creamy flavored for a vegan soup, pleasant though. Â Steak served in cream sauce despite request for non dairy. Asked for cream free mashed potatoes, server brought them out and said "They just have cream cheese, is that OK?" I didn't want to wait any longer so I just went with it. The steak was larger than what I like, though I'm sure many people enjoy a large steak.
Gf sweet potato (yam) fries, very good, crisp and light.
GF cake was good, tasted like it had dairy in it.
The service is definitely a minus here. Friendly waiters, but the owner MUST stop rearranging furniture during working hours. Stupid and takes waiters' attention(by constantly requiring their help) away from customers -- NOT a good idea!
Nonetheless, food was very good, so if I could give 3-1/2 stars, I would. Kung pao spaghetti was just okay. But the crispy polenta with mushroom cream sauce - spectacular! And the Indian spiced lamb chops were a steal at $13 - in the Bay Area they'd cost at least $22 or more.
NOTE: went back for lunch next day. Lunch cook is definitely inferior to the dinner cook. Come here in the evenings and get a much better meal.
Service has been bad on almost all my 9 visits. Â Crepes are dependably good, but not dependably the same ingredients. Â I had tuna off of the new menu one evening and it was wonderful. Â Next time I went in for lunch (the following week), the tuna tasted and smelled like canned tuna. Â Horribly fishy! Â Couldn't eat it and sent it back. Â But, most of all, the service is consistently bad.
Review Source:Great food and fantastic service! Â Very impressed... really liked the hummus appetizer, had more flavor and was more creamy than other hummus... enjoyed my chicken marsala on a bed of white wine risotto - delicious! Â All of our entrees were well prepared and visually appetizing. Â I wouldn't mind heading back and trying the pork chops or one of the sandwiches.
Review Source:We were looking forward to trying out the new place in town. Â The ambiance was inviting, the hostess was nice. Â Our waitress took a long time to acknowledge us, and it's wasn't a busy night by any means. Â When the waitress did finally come around and take our drink orders, she seemed confused & not quite sure of herself. Â When she brought our drinks, they were all wrong ~ ok, there were 5 of us ~ but we kept it pretty simple by ordering beer or wine, nothing challenging. Â So far, we were not impressed. Â
We ordered our food and again, while taking our orders, she became quite confused and we had to repeat several times what we wanted. Â The food arrived, however, one person in our party had to wait another 10 minutes for their dish to arrive, leaving the rest of us feeling guilty for eating in front of him. Â The waitress came back and tried to tell us that our friend hadn't ordered anything. Â Why would he not order a dinner? Â That's what we were there for. Â Then she tried to blame it on the kitchen. Â She was quite rude about it, rather than being apologetic. Â
We also had heard that she was related to the owners, or part owner, not really sure. Â But either way, we would go back if we knew we wouldn't have that same waitress again. Â The food was really good and we enjoyed our meals, so hats off to the kitchen staff. Â Unfortunately, this waitress kind of runied our experience and we would think twice before going back again.
If the food had been spectacular, I would have felt inclined to be more forgiving with regards to the service. It wasn't the hostess who seated us -- you were great, you really were, you sweet young thing  -- but Lady Who Waited on us: are you there?
It took a very long time to get attention to begin with. We'd long since pondered our options, been distracted with conversation, and circled back to decide on our food before we were even approached for a drink order.
When the food arrived, we were then told that the soup for one of us was out. Really? You're going to wait until the rest of us have our food to say something? The Wait Lady then launched into a finger-pointing excuse about errors in their kitchen communication. Way to give us confidence in what we're about to eat, ma'am.
Later -- I'm gonna say ohh, about two minutes later -- our hostess with the mostess brought out the soup. Evidently without the knowledge of Wait Lady, who came back some 10 minutes later, and with surprise exclaimed, "Oh, you have soup?!"
It didn't get better. My co-eaters were fairly certain that Wait Lady was in fact the Owner Lady, which also upped the ante. In the middle, there was some awkward semi-hostile chit-chat about whether or not we really were as old as our IDs said we were, and at the end there was more awkwardness surrounding change and the tip.
I understand that there may not be a million and one places to go in Grants Pass for a good brew-pub style meal, but there are undoubtedly enough that provide exactly the same kind of food and ambiance (there's even one just next door) to challenge this one step up the service.
Updated 5/20/09 - I have knocked this place down 2 full stars. Â The last two times I have been there. we have had the same dizzy tall waitress. Â She pays little attention to what you order. Â Both times, I ordered the same Tuscan Turkey that I always order on Kamalata bread. Â Time before last, it came with sweet potato fries, which I did NOT order. Â I ordered regular fries. Â She apologized, and brought a basket of them several minutes later. Â Was there again yesterday, and ordered the same thing. Â You guessed it. Â Sweet potato fries were delivered again!! Â Also it was served on Ciabatta roll (that was stale). Â I said I always order this on Kamalata Olive bread, my fave. Â Her comment....."Oh we discontinued it because it didn't sell well......." Â Well, gee thanks for telling me in advance. Â
There prices are not cheap. Â The service from the tall waitress (you can't miss her, as she is 6' tall plus), is abominable. Â And it never seems to get on track.
No excuse for bad service time and time again. Â I never felt much like my business was appreciated there. Â This just adds icing to my thoughts. Â I will look elsewhere in GP for a good lunch place. Â I suggest you do too.
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A local merchant in town recommended this newer restaurant to us for lunch. Â
WOW. Â This is really good for lunch. Â Ordered a Tuscan Turkey Sandwich on Kamalata bread. Â It was just awesome. Â Real turkey breast, on premise baked bread, tasty natural fries or choice of sweet potato fries or an asian slaw (not a fan of that). Â
We have been back a couple of times, and everything we have tried has been wonderful.
Great desserts too.
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