Modern Grove

The food was great and the portions were appropriate for the price. I have a service dog and it can be tricky going out to eat because of this. The staff was nice and fell in love with him. We were able to eat inside without a problem; even though normal dogs can only be on the outside patio. I would go again.

Atmosphere is pleasant. My order was slightly incorrect… the server who brought it to me was in a rush (not sure why as it was not busy when I was there) had to explain what needed to be fixed as he was walking away from the table. He looked at the receipt and said «yep, it is wrong» which I thought was a little annoying. Food is over priced and very bland. Wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone, wasn’t horrible but wasn’t great. Gentleman with longer hair taking the orders was very polite and friendly.

Enjoyed a last minute dinner invite at this little gem! The atmosphere is casual and relaxing. Beverage options are excellent and well priced. Menu items are creative with a wide variety to choose from. Our server was friendly and gave excellent recommendation for the blueberry cookie desert!

This place is awesome!
Annie the hostess treated us like we were royalty.
The beers were cold.
The atmosphere was hot!
A bunch of pretty people.
Kinda «hoity toity»!
I loved it!
Look for Annie when you walk in the door.

This restaurant looks really modern and green so despite the 3 stars review I thought I would give it a shoot. This place has a good environment but the food was bad with a limited selection menu. My friend and I ordered a flank steak panini and grill chicken salad. The flank steak was over cooked and it just doesn’t taste good. The sweet potato wasn’t too bad. The grill chicken in the chicken salad doesn’t look like it was grilled and it’s cold. Will not recommend it.

Fantastic food. Drove by so many times. Very happy we finally went in for dinner.
We will be coming back for sure. Very fresh, tastey, and healthy.

When Modern Grove first opened, it was great– fresh healthy food with a twist at reasonable prices. Not anymore. The last two times the service was so bad that i was ready to leave. Were they waiting for the vegetables to grow? They weren’t short handed. They were disorganized. The food is so disappointing now. I go there with my step daughter, so i dont care about the bar. The tomatoes in our salad weren’t ripe and had no taste. The carrot sticks for our hummus was rubbery. They stopped having fresh food, so i don’t go there. Better salads at Wendy’s.

I dined at modern grove for the first time tonight and I had a great experience! We ordered the Mac and cheese bites for an appetizer which were delicious! I ordered the apple chicken sandwich which was very yummy and they had sweet potato fries which I was excited about! They also carry a yummie red sangria I enjoyed with my dinner! I liked the vibe of this place and I definitely would come back!

Wanted a good place to eat and decided to give this place a try. Glad we did .this place is so yummy. Comfortable atmosphere and great service

I wanted to like this place. Atmosphere is great, menu looks good and it’s very close for me. The food just isn’t good. I’ve been here 4 times and always tried different things and it’s just not very good. Last time I went here, I was one of the only people in the restaurant, there were 6 people behind the counter and it took several minutes for any of them to even great me.

Sadly this place went downhill:(The food is just okay and the prices have gone up. I’m bummed because I really thought this was going to be our new favorite place. Everything I’ve had in the last year hasn’t been that great. I would compare it to Chili’s (but Chili’s might be better). There is rarely more then 10 people in the entire restaurant (including outside).
The only saving grace is they now have a full bar. Just don’t sit at the bar at a «off» hour because a bartender is hard to find. I’ve sat at the bar for 20 minutes before going to the counter asking for a drink. Really… I don’t think a couple people sitting at the bar are invisible!
It has a great outdoor area to bring kids and dogs. They provide sidewalk chalk and corn-​hole to keep the kids and some adults entertained.
I really hope they can turn it around. It’s something our neighborhood would embrace again! Make food worth the price charged. They have «Biltmore» prices and below average food. Have an attentive staff that notices and cares when a customer walks in.
(Side bar: The staff is always very nice just not observant of the people in the restaurant).

This place is a perfect choice for a later afternoon bite. Their salads are top notch as well as their burgers. This time I ordered the classic burger with sweet potatoes. Can’t complain! Oh, and make sure you ask for their homemade Sriracha sauce.

Went here for lunch Sun 4÷17÷16. The atmosphere was good, trendy, seemed like it had good potential. The food is a little pricey but not totally unreasonable. Waitstaff was attentive. So why just 1 star?
Cleanliness.
We were oriented in such a way in our seats as to watch the ordering counter/​kitchen, which is open and visible to patrons. I personally observed the manager, cleaning things up, touching all sorts of things, then using his BARE HANDS to re-​appropriate some french fry’s from one plate to another. The kitchen staff were all using gloves –no issue there. Then not a minute later we saw the waitstaff wipe her nose on her hand right before picking up a plate to go serve to someone who luckily didn’t see what we saw.
This is a HUGE turnoff.
The place has potential –good location near to us, good vibe with the bar and outside seating but come ON guys, no dirty bare hand touching food. Not acceptable.
If we hadn’t seen the disrespectful lack of cleanliness, we’d probably have rated it between 3 and 4 stars –food was decent and like I said, I could see the vibe there being very positive.
Wash your hands and use gloves, this isn’t supposed to be amateur hour. Unacceptable.

We have dined at Modern Grove once before and it was uneventful. That changed on St. Patrick’s Day. Okay, it was a little busier than normal, but far from capacity.
It took a long time to get waited on. Perhaps the wait staff was spread too thin. After ordering and waiting almost an hour for our food, during which our waiter assured us multiple times that it was almost ready, he finally admitted that the kitchen had lost our order. We had to start from scratch. When the food finally arrived, it was clear that the chicken had been sitting out for some time, and the green vegetable side dishes had been coated in oil and not really cooked at all. It was really a bad meal.
They did do the right thing and comped both meals, but it was so bad that I have really lost my taste for going there again. They only get a second star because I like the concept. It probably should have been one.

Hi — tonight after multiple second chances I went to have dinner there. The manager (surly looking rude … I am sure you know the one) was slouched over the bar, reading the Safeway coupon magazine. I asked for the happy hour wine — «too bad buddy happy hour finished at 6pm. It was 2 minutes past 6. He then sunk back into the coupons, presumably finding a $ 1 off toilet paper was more important than being pleasant.
He was such a rude — condescending horrible person to have behind a bar (with the possible exception being prison) that I just could not bring myself to spend 1 moment more in his presence — so I left.
You guys have such a good thing going and you can not get out of your own way by hiring such idiots

Excellent atmosphere, friendly and attentive staff, good food.
The burgers are great, from presentation to taste I have zero complaints.
It’s mildly noisy on the patio with Tatum Blvd right there but the ambiance is great and it’s in the shade (keep in mind for summers).
When were recommended a blueberry cookie, ice cream dessert and tried it. Absolutely amazing. Prices were very reasonable, so all around I can highly suggest this place and will return for sure.

We had the pastrami and chicken salad sandwiches today. The chicken salad sandwich is just like that old fashioned delicious one you had as a kid! The iced teas are delicious flavored. Be ready to pay $ 10 for anything you order– everything is fresh and made to order. No sloppy limp salad or fast food assembly here.
What I found really profound though flavor wise is the goodies. She comes in early and makes up batches of whatever it is for the day and when they’re out, they’re out… So don’t miss it. Today was chocolate croissant w chocolate drizzle… Anyone that’s been to noci café it’s definitely giving some competition. Then there’s the blueberry chocolate chip… Well… Muffookie… Or cuffin? It’s like the perfect balance of a cookie and a muffin. Yum!

I always pass by this place on the way home from work and since I had no clue what to eat for dinner, I popped in! The woman behind the counter, whom I assume was also the manager, greeted me and I told her it was my first time there. She gave me a menu but told me that there was a special going on for the Mesa location’s anniversary… Cheeseburger, fries and a drink for $ 7. Sold!
I waited not even 10 minutes while I perused their small market section, and my food was done. I didn’t ask the burger to be cooked in any specific way. I just went with the flow. I tasted the fries first… Score! Delicious and not too crispy or soft. Just perfect. Burger was next. It was very good. :)
I will come back to check out the other items in the menu and the patio as well. Thanks!

The chef has really improved the menu
New foods
Even the vegetables are done to perfection
Love this restaurant
Wish it were closer to home

When weather allows seating on the patio, Modern Grove is perhaps a four star destination. Bring the pup. Feel the artificial turf between your toes. Play some corn hole. Enjoy the food and drink.
But when the food has to stand on its own, Modern Grove falls short. On this day we ordered a pizza (bland), a hamburger (fine), and a sandwich (I forget). No complaints, really, but nothing was as tasty as described on the menu. Or even as tasty as it looked. Add slow service to the mix and well, I think you needed to be enjoying alcohol from the bar to have a good experience. Not us on this day.
I do like the modern industrial feel of the place. Nicely done. And the menu is quite varied. Something for everyone.
I will return, but not until the weather cools down and I can enjoy the outdoor seating.