Grizzly’s Wood Fired Grill

My husband and I stopped in as part of our honeymoon trip as he wanted a steak. Since it was our honeymoon we wanted to splurge a little more. We got the Texas egg rolls which were amazing. Unfortunately they were the highlight of the meal. Everything else was clearly not made in house and was not fresh. His soup was ultra salty and tastes like the dehydrated stuff you can buy anywhere. My salad was actually underdressed (never in my life have I had that happen as I think most restaurants over do it). My pasta (it was the bear something-​or-​other) was good. But good in the way that all pasta is because it’s carbs with cheese on top. Sauce from a jar… Not extraordinary. His steak was a terrible excuse for a steak from a restaurant. The meat had zero flavor and was totally overpowered by this gross pepper sauce. I buy better steaks at home. The cheesy hash browns were overcooked and over salted, in no way fresh.
Service was good, but we felt a tad rushed. This was not the servers fault, I think since the food is all just assembled (again, not fresh) their kitchen moves fast. Definitely works if you have kids though! Just not for honeymooners.
In conclusion, just don’t go here if you are spoiled and from Minneapolis. In Minneapolis, amazing restaurants and fresh food is just the standard. If you are a mediocre cook at home and rarely go out, this place is just fine for your vacation.

Grizzly’s is always a favorite of mine. Eveything wood fired tastes awesome. I’ve had the bourbon salmon a few times and really enjoy it. The walleye is also great! My usual here CHICKEN, AVOCADO, & BACON ROTISSERIE! One of the best chicken sandwiches/​burgers anywhere!

This place had a fun and energetic atmosphere for a Sunday night! We stopped in for a Bloody Mary– perfect by the way– and ended up staying for another. The food was delicious along with the complimentary popcorn and peanuts, I will definitely be coming back!

I agree with most of the other reviews. The food is pretty good, but the service is very slow. Not very busy when we came in and were in need of a quick meal. Unfortunately it ended up taking over 90 minutes to eat and we didn’t get anything that «fancy» to eat.

from the outside, you can tell and smell that the wonderful smokey flavor is coming from grizzly’s which that is what drew us in. because of the smell, you’d think they’d have really good food but that’s not the case. when we got in, the bar area seemed pretty busy but going over to the tables, it was dead for such a big place. it was very old and western looking but i’m guessing that’s how the décor was meant to look like? it was a blah look. they seated us at the very end of the building away from everyone. my wife had ordered a drink which she said was pretty good. good enough that she ordered a second one. the grizzly skins were huge. more potato than anything. we both had a burger. my wife was wondering why the waitress didn’t ask how we’d like our burgers so we had to ask the waitress ourselves. looks like they just cook them one way per the waitress but we told them to have it come out medium if possible. we both ate half of our burgers. my wife thought it was pretty tasty while mine was just alright. after getting back to the hotel, we rested and rested we did. my wife ended up with a really bad stomach ache and then «had to go» to the restroom several times and even in the middle of the night. i started to feel the same way after. the following day we decided to throw away our leftovers. it kind of ruined our trip there to duluth because it’s kind of hard to walk down canal park and the lakewalk with stomach pains and feeling like you have to use the restroom any moment. the pain lasted a few more days even after we came home. we vowed never to come back here. we later on found out that a grizzly’s opened up near my wife’s work in the city. although her co-​workers said it was one of the best burger they’ve ever eaten, just us hearing the name of it made us both want to puke.

Stopped here on the recommendation from one of the locals we spoke with. Cannot recommend very highly. Sports bar fare with a bigger menu.
My wife had an average rack of ribs and I had a mediocre brisket sandwich with some cheesy potato mush. Maybe it was a bad night but I was not impressed with the food.

The most amazing smoked chicken I’ve ever tasted! Our waitress was awesome too. Hubby got a very spicy dish and she was tight on top of the situation when he needed a drink to put out the fire in his mouth. Lol! I would definitely recommend this place.

I went to Grizzly’s Wood Fired Grill on Saturday night around 9:00 pm. Well decorated restaurant with a quiet atmosphere at late night time. I ordered Kodiak Burger (For those man enough to tackle it: two fresh Angus ground beef patties, thick slab bacon, aged cheddar cheese, fried onions, lettuce, & tomato. Not for the meek!). It comes with one side, but that wasn’t enough for me so I ordered two sides: sweet potato fries and cheesy hash browns. The burger was perfectly cooked. Two juicy patties were flavorful and seasoned perfectly. Bacon was crispy, but I felt like there wasn’t enough cheese on my burger, so I decided to make my own more manly version of Kodiak Burger, which I would call a Polar bear burger (because Polar bear is bigger than Kodiak bear). I took my side orders of cheesy hash browns and sweet potato fries and piled them on top of the Kodiak burger. Now I had enough cheese on my burger! The combination of Kodiak burger and two sides was mouthwatering delicious! Cheesy hash browns are flavorful and have more than enough cheese in them. They were perfectly seasoned and I enjoyed every bite of it. Sweet potato fries are crispy and flavorful. Overall the food is delicious and I would definitely come back. Maybe next time they will have a bigger burger on their menu.

First time here. Waited 30 minutes for my beer. Server running like crazy so I understood. Wings were good, not great. Will give another chance. Managers might want to staff better for Wild playoff game…

Food was incredibly bland. The lettuce in the salads was not fresh. I had to dip all my food into some watery ranch dressing just to make it semi-​edible. I have never written a review on here before, but really, think twice before you give them any money

Terrible service, dry food. Bummer because we had high hopes. We were in Duluth for a conference, while there the best place to eat was Timberlodge.

I have came in here to check this place out and I had a great meal. I had the pulled pork sandwich and it rocked!!! The bartender was pretty awesome too. Friendly and was very helpful, not only to me but to everyone that walked up and sat at the bar. I would highly recommend this place.

Not sure why there are so many bad reviews but we thoroughly enjoyed our dinner here. We sat at a high top in the bar area. The atmosphere was great. Service was prompt and courteous. I enjoyed my chicken sandwich but it was the chicken soup side that really made the meal great. Possibly one of the best bowls of chicken soup I’ve ever had. He had the Carolina pulled pork sandwich and it was tender and delicious. Cole on top was a nice touch. Waitress made sure our drinks were continuous, always appreciated! Lovely area in Duluth near the bridge. We will return if we get back to Duluth in the future.

The pictures on the menu in no way reflect the food that actually comes to the table. I felt robbed. They are really good at marketing and false advertising… not very good at food. Disgusting steak, no flavor, cooked well done when we asked for medium rare. I felt like I was at Applebee’s. Mango habanero wings were decent, but WAY too spicy. I understand habanero is very spicy, but a little mango flavor to balance the spice would have been nice. Never going back, spent 70 bucks… including the 4 glasses of reasonably priced wine, which was the best part of the meal. Caesar salad was ok, should have stopped ordering food after the salad. Never going back.

Positives: convenient location near hotels. Nice bar area.
Negatives: Dining area has the type of atmosphere and décor you’d find at a Perkins. Same chain-​feel bar and grill you find everywhere in Canal Park. Food was very bland and uninventive. Overpriced.

I’d rather go to the national BBQ chain around the corner than eat here. I wouldn’t come back.
Cons:
1) Water coffee
2) Mediocre service — Took forever to return with basic things like BBQ sauce, which you think they’d have at all the tables, right?
3) Improper staff behavior among one another — Rude bantering with the explanation from our server that «it’s ok, we work together.» We were sitting at the bar for our late afternoon lunch.
4) Tired bought out chain store? — Their menu and food taste made me think they bought out a non-​BBQ place that was a chain location.
5) Gross salad dressing — it was so cloyingly sweet you wouldn’t know it was dressing if it didn’t come with the salad.
6) Bland brisket sandwich. Had to ask for BBQ sauce, there was none served or brought with the meal.
Pros:
1) No food poising?
2) Nothing was spilled on us?
3) It was close to our hotel
4) t’s not overpriced if you must eat here for logistics reasons

Was recommended to come here from someone at another restaurant because their wait was really long. I’m glad that I did. The wait wasn’t too long and my waitress was really good and attentive. I ordered the medallions and the waitress was up front and said the 6 oz was only two pieces and the 9 oz was 3. I’m glad she told me that because I switched to the 9 and it was just the right amount. They were very tasty and went well with my wine. I’d stop back here again.

Very tasty! Bourbon salmon was delicious so was the chicken wild rice soup. Ribs were tasty. Long island was gigantic! We sat in the bar and since it was draft night it got a little loud. However cheese curds were only okay. They didn’t squeak (the sign of a good cheese curd).

This place was terrible. My steak was chewy and had absolutely no flavor. The chicken was barley warm. They list they’re fries as «north shore fries» they are just plain fries that they dump a heap of salt on. My wife had a chicken sandwich that had good flavor but was barley warm as well. It was as if they microwaved the chicken on it. They brought out bread with my meal that was hard as a rock with a terrible olive oil. I only gave this place two stars because they have Fitger’s on tap. Next time I’ll just go to Fitger’s.

We’ve been here a couple of times for happy hour. Very nice atmosphere. The servers have always been great. The food is good, nothing we’ve had is outstanding but we’re having appetizers most of the time. Very good beer selections. Local and regional selections.