JD Campbell’s

JD Campbell’s formally called LW’s Hide-​A-​Way used to be an Old Country Store and was converted into a restaurant back in 2013. The atmosphere is Wild West with wood and trophies. The grub isn’t fancy but they have been known to serve up some killer specials that were priced right and they are well known for a special burger menu.
It kills me to lower my rating for this restaurant since I enjoyed some killer specials here.
I note that I am not lowering the stars after one not so good visit and am lowering the stars after a couple not so good visits. On my last visit I tried a special that tasted awful. I just figured they screwed that one up.
My last dinner here was the Blackened Salmon. I’ve had this dinner on the menu before. Last time I had the same dinner the fish had a great texture, could have passed for fresh, tasted great and the sides were prepared nicely.
This time when I had it I can tell a different story. The fish had a crumbly weird texture and didn’t have the same taste. Last time the vegetables were pretty good but this time if you take the time to look at my current photo you can see the vegetables might have came out of the microwave without seasoning or anything. Nobody likes zucchini just warmed up from the microwave. The macaroni and cheese really was awful. It was so overcooked it was gooey pasta. The sauce tasted like blue box thined down with a smokey bbq sauce that was added or possibly just fell into the pot.
The food was so bad I almost started to cry.
I asked if they have a different cook and was told nothing has changed. (???)
I didn’t give one star because my husband wants to try them again since we had many nice meals here.
You might do best ordering breakfast or a sandwich here.

We have always enjoyed our dinners at J.D. Campbell, we went Friday and my girlfriend ordered the fish and chips which were good, I ordered the Briskets, I could not believe how much pieces of fat were in the dish, there was more fat than meat, the meat was burnt in small pieces I had a hard time finding to eat, I told the waitress about this after the meal and she said that was too bad and left. I really like this place to have dinner but will think twice before going back.

JD Campbells was recommended by a friend. So we came to try it out for breakfast. The place was really packed inside and out so we were pretty excited when we arrived. The building is a former gas station/​supply store back before there was anything out this way heading towards Lake Pleasant.
The inside looks and feels like an old saloon. There seemed to be too many tables and chairs inside as it was impossible to walk to our table without bumping in to other tables and chairs of other parties. The table next to us had a chair from our table to fit their party so I basically had a kids head in my lap which he continued to lean back literally hovering his head over my table. Another person attempted to move out of the way and spilled their drink on the ground. There’s really no need to cram so many people in one area. They should consider removing a few tables and chairs and make it more manageable and more comfortable for their guests.
I ordered a tumbleweed burrito which came with potatoes, country fried steak, eggs, cheese, and peppers and gravy. My wife ordered scrambled eggs with onions peppers and cheese. The burrito was disappointing all around. The tortilla was store bought and pasty, the potatoes tasted old and reheated, the country fried steak was tough and chewy, and the gravy was bland. My wife had gobs of thick cheese she had to remove before she could eat her eggs. Neither of us finished our meals. All of it was low quality and sloppily put together.
It’s just baffling that as we were leaving people were lined up out front and the parking lot was packed. Maybe it’s not them, maybe it’s us? I am not sure but I’m not going to waste any more time trying to figure it out. I would not come back here and do not recommend it to others.

Unfortunately, I won’t come back. Clam chowder didn’t taste like clam chowder. Chicken fried steak tasted like the cook dropped the whole jar of fennel in the pot of gravy.

Had breakfast at JD Cambell’s this morning after a good hike. The coffee was outstanding. Our waitress, Molly, was amazing, engaging and attentive. The food took just a bit longer than I would have thought but was excellent! I had the green chili omelette — just an amazing burst of flavor — the black beans were also very good. Highly recommend this location to everyone!

Great burgers! The specials are always excellent too. Not too pricey. A fun place with some history and a cozy cabin feel.

They’ve done a good job since reopening as JD’s but wish they had the Gardenburger and fries Campbell’s had. But other than that, good and friendly

This Little out-​of-​the-​way restaurant and bar is just outstanding. The food is made fresh daily and you can tell in every meal you order. They make the best Mamosa’s in town.

If you want to spend the better part of your morning waiting for cold, overcooked food, this is the place to go. We pretty much experienced the same service as J.J. We will never be back.

Absolutely the worst experience ever… I’m rewriting this to not waste the readers time like the Resturant did of my family’s and my time. Below are why I am still irritated 10 hours later at this morning experience and mind you I have eaten here 6 times in the last 2 weeks with my family.
Today’s issues
1. Waiting 30 minutes for a seat as people arriving after us with same or more people were seated ahead of us when told 2 groups ahead.
2. Sat at a booth to small for the four of us when asked to be sat outside when there was a table avail and a larger booth avail
3. Waiting 15 mins more before being acknowledged by our server
4. Waiting another 10 for beverages to return to be served the worse coffee in my life. Cold bad coffee during breakfast rush hmmm
5. Waited another 30 minutes to watch people sat after us being served and finishing with still no server checking on us
6. Going and asking for answers and being told by the person beside the kitchen and orders I’ll have to wait
7. A server arguing with my wife that we have only been waiting for 25 minutes but she will see how much longer
8. When finally getting a manager I appreciate a gesture of bagging up our food to go as you see my wife storm out after being insulted by your server. And you might have offered to try to make it right
10. Insult a man and his family with a free meal after waiting an hour
11. And the worse part of them all is during the entire time there my wife and I felt that a lot of it was based on the fact we were not of the same complication as everyone else around us just had all the signs of a server and some ignorant and bigot motives but I hope that was not the case and she was having a bad day.
That was my morning at JD Campbell. Am I exaggerating I really wish I was. Am I still angry about the experience no I’m still angry that a professional establishment allows patrons who have returned multiple times and people in general this way it is just sad. Great food all the other times, horrible server and experience this time

We waited almost an hour for our food, and the food was pretty awful. This place was so much better before it became Campbell’s. This is corned beef hash? I think not… dry as hell chunks of fried potatoes with cubed corned beef that was mostly fat and onions that were almost raw. Very disappointing.

I love this place! The food and the service is great. Try the corn nuggets and the pot pie!

Always a great burger friendly service sometimes it gets a little bit busy but they always seem to manage it very well

Sorry… looks like the Campbells have taken over. Lita and Wendy are gone and the place is definitely lacking management. Burgers were still done well, but the waitresses we used to see are all replaced. And not for the good. Business is still strong, but it won’t stay that way if this afternoon was any indication.

What happened? Where are the two women who made this place hum? The wait staff is gloomy. some dude is now running the place. We live 1
block away, have made this our local diner… but no more. So sad, but there are other places, like Haymaker… anywhere but LWs… even Dennys is better! Money is not an object with us, but when you go to a place and get lousy food and a wait staff that looks down in the dumps, you know something is wrong. So so sad.

Nice atmosphere, great service, prices not bad.
However, food is bland. I ordered the breakfast burrito and had little taste. Very little egg or cheese, mostly potato. :(

It’s ok here, I really enjoy breakfast more than the dinner here. That’s usually when it seems busiest also. It’s nice that it’s right down the road from us but it’s not a favorite place. It’s just ok. But I do love their gravy and their breakfast, so if you want to try them out that’s when I would suggest going. Yum

Chicken pot pie: Meh. Huge I give them that, but it is bland and you can hardly cut the breading on top. I’d never order it again myself.
A friend got the oddest Cobb salad I’ve ever seen made with black beans. However, he seemed to enjoy it. Just don’t expect it to be made with items that normally are seen on this specialty salad.
However, the other food looked good – and every portion seems pretty huge. I’ll give it another shot sometime down the road for sure.
Service was good from the entire young staff of kids.
If you are so inclined, you can sit on their little porch where a number of tables for 4 are set-​up. That could be fun some cool morning or evening sans bugs to do.
Update: Went back with a group of friends, and had their Reuben sandwich which is pretty darn good! Would definitely go back for that.
The downfall here is the service from what we experienced this visit. I had iced tea, and no sugar. Had to ask another waitress to bring some. The gal drifted off to get the order from a group of 3 when we had 14 people waiting for a good half hour or more.
Still and all, we could sit outside, and we all loved that since the weather was great.
I like this place overall, and will go back again. I am even upping them to 4 stars now!!!

Nice patio and friendly service but the food quality today left something to be desired. Requested medium rare burger, received one well done with some charing. Asked for bacon on burger, none added. Fries were crunchy and good — fresh.

Tried to go for Mother’s Day brunch only to find out it was reservation only. Pretty upsetting considering there was no mention of reservations on the sign we see everyday when we drive by. We didn’t go for Easter brunch because the in-​laws were worried about the wait because of NO reservations. After convincing them to go here for Mother’s day, we thought it would also be nice to walk from our house, a quarter mile away, only to have to turn around and walk back, with empty stomachs… Doesn’t seem like the «Sunday brunch» idea works for this place, and I guarantee we will never try to attend another.
Generally speaking, LW’s is a decent place to grab a basic bite to eat and a good beer. The Bloody Mary’s have always been good, was just really hoping to have one this morning…
We ended up going to Lakeside Bar and Grill, where they always have room.