Update: THIS PLACE IS SO BAD. the actual building is nice in a nice location with nice outdoor seating. but every thing else about it is garbage. I found myself there again the other day and i ordered the $9 shrimp cocktail and what i received was a CUP of CANNED shrimp covered with cocktail sauce, with a lemon twist on top. it was so bad. i never complain at restaurants so i said nothing but i did pay 9 bucks for a half can of baby shrimp with catch up on top....... Â i feel dirty.
The owner of Sierra Nevada, Ken Grossman ordered a pale ale along with everyone else at our table. When the drinks arrived, Â they were flat and tasted dusty. I watched Ken take a sip and then he calmly stood up from the table, gathered the owner of the grill and the bar tenders and gave them a quick lesion on how a beer is supposed to be treated. He explained the problems with the way their lines were set up to both there kegs and there gases. Â The rest of the night was full of great conversation and subpar food. I have been back to Second Street once since then to see if they were still doing injustice to great beers. To my dismay the management decided not to take this well founded advice and are still serving a crummy pint.
I grew up in Yakima and its nice to see more bistro and less chain restaurants here now. Â I came here with my mom on a Friday night. Â We sat on the patio, the atmosphere was great, not too loud, pretty busy.
I had the Foccatia chicken sandwich which was good, juicy chicken and pesto mayo was delicious. Â
Beer selection wasn't great. Â "Around the world" is a pretty generous description of the selection. Â I had a taste of the Yakima Craft Brewing IPA, not a fan, it was like a slightly hoppy pilsner; so I had the Ninkasi IPA.
The service was great; prompt and friendly.
This is your typical bar and grill. Â I'm always happy to support a local place though, so we stopped by here. Â Their beer list is good, not great. Â And when I asked for a recommendation on wine the server seemed a bit lost. Â We just had appetizers and they were pretty standard. Â All in all this place is a standard bar and grill, nothing special but nothing bad.
Review Source:This place is fun and nice to go to on a Friday or Saturday night for music and drinks. Especially considering it's Yakima.
Their food is good and they actually have a fairly large menu. And those veg options make me a VERY happy camper. The Vegan Burger was yummy and the Vegetarian Sandwich was a also very tasty. They also have several vegetarian appetizers, YAY. Aaaaand some really good local wines and beers.
We went here after a brief look at the (overpriced) Gasperetti's, and it turned to be pretty good. Â We had the ahi tuna (poke) appetizer, which consisted of ahi, cucumber, and avocado on fried wonton skins - which was pretty tasty actually, though a little light on the tuna.
The salad I had - the chicken cobb salad - had a lot of blue cheese, bacon, and avocado. Â The chicken was a little dry. Â They came out with a small loaf of dark bread, a nice change from many places where you get some cheap white bread. Â The buffalo chicken salad had a nice dressing but the chicken was dry too.
Service was pretty attentive and the food came out pretty quickly, plus this place has good hours for Yakima (e.g. they are open late.)
I was visiting a friend who is local, who goes here for lunch alot, we tried it for dinner, and I really enjoyed it. Â We shared some appetizers and all were tasty, even the ahi, which always suprises me for being a landlocked location! Â Our server Frank, was very friendly and acomodating, when my friends margarita was too sour, they quickly replaced no questions asked and got the mixture just right. Â Nice atmosphere too.
Review Source:I went to this place for lunch with some coworkers. Â They liked it a little better than me, but I still liked it. Â The decor is excellent and the environment inside looks ten time better than from outside. Â It's a super chill place to eat, kinda of uppity though like the guy that drives an Audi coupe or Porsche that wears tucked in long sleeve button up shirts with jeans and loafers without socks. Â
Well, the price was higher than I expected and I can't remember what I ordered to eat. So I guess it was OK but it must have not wowed me to remember or was awful enough to remember. They did have good service and a huge bar area.
After having an amazing hair and tanning experience next door I popped by for lunch. Â My friend and I had a handsome waiter who made some excellent suggestions. Â I had the salmon, she had the tuna and both were 5 stars. Â Atmosphere is fun, prices are reasonable, and the handsome waiter doesn't hurt either LOL! Â We will be back for sure!
Review Source:I've been to this place twice now, both for lunch.The atmosphere is nice, it's clean. The hostess was a little unenthused but then again it can't be that exciting of a job.
They have macnjack (sp?)beer, my husbands fav. The food is good, I had a NY steak salad, was very good but at 15$ it should have been more. My husband had the Phili cheese steak sammie and said it was good. Their food in general is very over priced though!
Very nice surroundings and service. But the food is pretty bad.
Latest visit I just had a couple of appetizers:
Clams: tasty garlicky broth can't hide the miniscule, leathery, overly-frozen quality of the clams.
Teriyaki chicken wings: All drummettes, no wings at all! Smothered in sweet, thick molasses-like sauce. I ate one piece, and tossed the rest.
On my previous visits other food items were of similar quality. Unfortunately, it is hard to find good food in a  decent atmosphere in Yakima.
I remember coming to this place something like a decade ago....when it was Pete's---It was a club back then, it was alright, but I heard it was pretty scary, too. Â All of that's in the past though, we now have Second Street Grill:
UPGRADE!
We were taken care of here on a nice late summer night by Amber. Â We sat in the dining area (vs. near the bar), and we had a nice high-backed booth. Â The menu looked nice and had many options. Â First things first, we went for drinks. Â I can't remember what my girlfriend ordered, but it ended up being the drink of the night---very yummy cocktail. Â I went with a huckleberry drink...yeah, I'm a sucker for huckleberries. Â I know, I'm a chump. Â This drink was alright. Â It seemed a bit bland to me, and the huckleberry flavor wasn't that noticeable.
For dinner I went with the Crusted Ahi Tuna. Â I've seen this type of dish before, and I had it the way it was mean to be--with the tuna seared on the outside, and noticeably raw on the inside (I'm a sushi fiend, so I didn't mind raw fish). Â This meal was decent. Â Similar to my drink, it seemed to lack something, but it was alright. Â
Amber was great, and she offered great advice, and answered my list of questions. Â It's nice to come here during the summer because the windows/doors are open to the patio and street and this lends to a nice atmosphere.
Although I could kind of still see the skeleton of old Pete's, this place is all its own, and is a nice place to hit up when in downtown Yakima. Â A solid 3.5 from my first visit.
I was really pleasantly surprised to find this place. Â I was visiting town the evening before Thanksgiving, when many of the restaurants were quiet or shutting down. Â The 2nd Street Grill was open, and packed. Â It is in a nicely restored building downtown. Â We had the asian sampler appetizer, which was excellent, and some drinks, which were also made very well.
At about 8-9PM, the atmosphere changed from a lively restaurant/bar scene to more of a club, with louder music. Â We were still in the restaurant section, but kept getting fine service. Â I would have gone for a 4-star review, however the beer selection pushed them over the top to 5 stars. Â They had both local beers from central washington, as well as some of the Oregon and Western WA standards, on tap.
The place still sucks but I end up there on the rare occasion.... Â Usually when I'm 3 sheets to the wind. Â Ahi tuna salad with wasabi mayo dressing?...Ugh, gag me with a spoon. Â 1/2 off for apps at happy hour on Friday is a redeeming factor though I must admit. Â If you want something that isn't so cookie cutter and much better food then head to Sports Center. Can't miss the neon, rotating, sign of a hunter front and center on Yakima Ave.
Review Source:This was pretty disappointing because walking in this place is really nice and the bar and lounge area is awesome. If you are just doing drinks and perhaps bar snacks such as wings and stuff then this would probably get 4 stars out of me. My mistake is that we all came for dinner. Why? Well let me break down the dishes.
Seared Ahi Tuna with garlic mash potatoes and salad. Lets start with the salad. It was dry with bottled dressing on the side. They didnt even toss it. It was mostly baby spinach with a couple of pieces of romaine and 1 cherry tomato and 1, yes 1 round sliver of carrot. They should really be dressing these in the kitchen prior to service. It wasnt good. But the real offense was the tuna entree at 22 or 24 (forget which). To start with the Mash was dry and inedible from way too much raw or powdered garlic. It actually burned my mouth like hot sauce would and I have never experienced this. We sent it back and recieved a baked potato instead. Another diner had the rice and it was overcooked, tasteless and mushy. But the real shocker was the tuna. It was tasteless, beyond bland. It had no real texture or flavor. I dont understand it but the dish was a 1 star because you cant give 0 stars. We should not have had to pay for this terrible and expensive dish.
The Steak sandwich was nothing to write home about either. It was not nearly as bad as the entree but it just failed to make me go wow. There is just no real love in the kitchen. The fries and onion rings are frozen, which given all the nearby produce in this region and the prices should be handcut and fresh. Its just disappointing. It would be a middle of the road rating. Just ok but nothing great.
For dessert we shared the home made apple pie, and this is seemed was but I think it was a bit old because the texture of the crust was kinda mushy which tells me its been around a few days. It was barely warmed and again just ok.
Service was good though and the place was clean but overall for the party, this was much more expensive than our dinner at 5 North and no where near the quality. Its a shame they were closed on Sunday...
Sep10 2012- for getting the snarky compliment from steven A who probably works here trying to pad his reviews with his 5 stars best place in yakima pad, i m knocking this down from 2 to 1 stars. The problem is not I if your food is inedible. After all you cooked it. Ps i approved it for all to see.
This is a nice spot in Yakima with average food... Nothing wonderful on the menu yet, but I heard that they have a new chef, so we shall see I guess. Â I do like the beer selection and they recently started a mug club. Â I did get the details and will join on my next visit. The mugs are 22 oz, $40 to join the club for the year, you get a free beer with that. Â So when you go in you pay for a pint but get the 6 extra ounces for free, geed deal in my book! Â So go there if you want t a good beer selection and want to be seen, it's always busy at 2nd Street!
Review Source:Was in town with a group of 8 looking for a place to eat my birthday dinner. Second Street Grill was recommended to us and after being there I can see why.
It's an easy restaurant to find and parking across the street. First two hours are free and make sure you get a parking voucher from the machine to avoid a ticket. There is a flyer posted on the restaurant's front door as a reminder.
The restaurant interior is large and relaxing. There is a lower floor where most of the tables are and then, a few steps up, a bar-ish area. In the back, on the way to the bathrooms, there is a lounge area in comfy chairs in front of a big screen tv, it looked pretty sweet.
We started our dinner with drinks and cocktail menu was quite expansive and many traditional drinks had an exotic twist. I had an asian pear martini and it was delicious, but unfortunately not very strong. I was hardly buzzed, even on an empty stomach! They have a lot of interesting beers though and ordered a beer sampler to take advantage of their selection.
The food itself is a bit pricey, but I'm assuming it's because a "nicer" restaurant in the area, therefore elevated prices. My friend and I ordered their ahi tuna dish that was $20ish. Favorite part? They use BOK CHOY for a side vegetable. Being that I'm Chinese I appreciated this immensely. Got to give them props for cooking it well too. :) Entrees come with soup and salad. When we got our food, everyone had positive opinions about their dish.
Service was great too. Our server was chatty and quite hilarious, but his name escapes me. He also wrote all our orders on a his note pad, but wrote it teeny-tiny so it would take up the least amount space. Said it was a fun challenge he engaged in.
For only having one meal in Yakima, I was glad we came here. Everyone, including myself, enjoyed themselves. If you're in town and looking for a nice place to eat, call in for a reservation and try out Second Street Grill.
Great choice to make in Yakima, or even if it were on the west side of the state. Â decor is quite inviting with brick walls and black and white baseball photos, and tv's abound. The staff is what makes this place so fantastic. Â Travis, Nate, & Amber are all-stars (baseball pun-intended).
Hard to believe that this place was once the number one place to find police officers at 2am in yakima! Â Great move by the owner!
2nd street grill is a great choice in Yakima. Other places it may be a 3 but in Yakima its actually a 5! Â
A lot of thought and planning went into the decor and the menu. Creative and simple.
Kids menu was CHEAP! $5 each item and none of our 3 could finish the serving. I hesitantly ordered Ahi, cooked perfectly. Fish and chips were very good. Service was quick and friendly. Creative martini list. Owner came out and checked in with a few tables.
I will return again.
Wow, creative inexpensive drinks ($6.50 mojito, what?!) Asian-inspired/fusion type menu, tasty apps and a superlative buffalo chicken salad. (The secret is the buffalo flavor is in the salad dressing. Brilliant.) Good service, good food, long menu. Everything I tried was tasty, from the strawberry lemonade to the Appetizer Sampler. I'd have gone back if I'd had more time. Great spot.
Review Source:Went here for a friends birthday party, we were a decent sized group, 11 or so people, most ordered meals and drinks. Â Service was average or less than average as the restaurant was nearly empty.
Great decor, love the atmosphere. Â The bar looks nice. Â Make sure you lock your car door.
I had the English style fish and chips ($13), and it was very good, my girlfriend had some type of Italian pasta that she said was great, the prices were as expected, between $9-25$ for most meals.
I would go here again, though not on a regular basis as for the price there are better places to eat.
My wife and I have been here several times now with our orders ranging from full dinner to appetizers to the late night menu. I'm never disappointed in this place. They pride themselves on a sort of Asian fusion, and it works out well. If that's not your thing, don't worry; there are plenty of American stand-bys, and a few Italian ones as well. (The Sausage Pomodoro is excellent.)
In addition to good food, they boast an excellent selection of taps, a full bar, and a decent wine menu. The staff is friendly and helpful and the restrooms are refreshingly clean. My only complaint about Second Street Grill is that the music is usually too loud, and it's hard to hear conversations. But that's about it.
This is a good place to go for an informal date, or to take the whole family, which I see a lot of people do. Oh, and in the summertime, they have a mist machine on the sidewalk. I don't know if anyplace else in Yakima has that.
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