I am going to write on two experiences about Jak's one for my parents who don't do online reviews and one for my husband and I.
My parents just this past Sunday thought they would go to Jak's for brunch. They knew it was Mother's Day and were prepared to wait. They opened up at nine and my parents were there at 9:09 AM. My father was told it was going to be 45 minutes for a table, mind you NO ONE was in the restaurant. Figuring a few people must have gotten their names in ahead, he let it go. More people come in. They end up being seated AHEAD of my parents. This happens for 30 minutes until my father goes and asks what the deal is. and received an ""I don't care"" response. I guess my parents didn't fit the proper ""Issaquah profile."" They will never return.
Now my husband and I went on a Saturday night. It was a long overdue date night without children. I have no problem waiting for a table for 45 minutes if the food is good, the problem is, IT WASN'T. The server we had was beyond poor, did not come back to check on us, had to flag her down to get anything....Did not offer recommendations. Although she was quite chatty with other tables. We tip very well if we get good service and it was her loss as we left nothing....My husband ordered steak and the potato pancakes as we heard word of mouth that they were good. I ordered pork tenderloin and the potato pancakes. Both of us thought the potato pancakes were extremely greasy. I was only able to eat a couple bites. My pork tenderloin was dry as a bone and not much flavor. The vegetables had obviously sat around as they were cold. My husband's steak was not cooked correctly but he ate it anyway just so we could get out of there. The meat was of poor quality, there was tons of gristle.
I will never go back again...
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