Q: positive

A: OMG. The Short Ribs are fantastic. Every time I come here, I always have the short ribs or the tacos. When you walk in the front door, be sure to grab yourself a freshly baked cookie.

Q: negative

A: I called this location to order a pizza for delivery. I was staying at the La Quinta down the street. I received a message stating this location had been closed. They did provide two other locations and numbers for their other locations that could assist me. I did call one of their other stores, I am writing a review for that store separately. I am only giving it 1 star due to it being closed (why rate my past experiences at this location now).

Q: negative

A: I brought my GF here to prove that the hulk SmashBurger was better than 5guys. Bad choice of location! I've been to the camelback and avondale location and I was very satisfied. This Tempe Smash was dirty and a swing of the kitchen door, it was even more dirty in back EWW. The cashier lady was nice and helpful except for the price she gave me 17 bucks for two burgers "1w/Bacon&Jalenpenos" and fries...Ouch My Pocket! No doubt SmashBurgers are amazing just guess the two guys in back were more interested in the RapMusic and smiling or laughing at customers than making my burger. They messed up my order with condiments and burgermeat wasn't cooked correctly and tasted wack. Deciding to go back to complain I decided to waste my time on Yelp. My GF loves when I'm wrong. Should've went with chinese...Ill go back to SMash but NOT Tempe Smash to prove her wrong.

Q: positive

A:
Well, there's a new sheriff for comfort food in town, "where the big boys eat." That's the restaurant's slogan, and for good reason. Dinner portions here are large and come with an individual bread loaf to pick and tear at, dip in gravy, or spread with the sweet butter provided, as one pleases. And, my single serving of Chocolate Cake, ordered a la mode, came with TWO large scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream and was humongous enough to feed and satisfy the dessert cravings of my entire party of FOUR. The cake was moist and was one of those rarities that tasted as good as it looked in the display case. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's start at the beginning. When you arrive, you will be greeted in the convenient parking lot in front of the restaurant by a Paul Bunyanesque, ax-wielding lumberjack. Not to worry! This greeter is friendly and frozen in painted cement. Once inside, the restaurant is bright and inviting, although a light over our table was burned out. There were a few other opening week glitches as well. Although our server was very friendly and well meaning, it took a long time to order after receiving menus, and I had to request water twice before any arrived. But by the end of our meal, staffers were replenishing Iced Tea without being asked, and frequently checking on my party's needs. I was skeptical about the quality and variety of food I would find here after reading one low-rated review. But I vowed to keep an open mind as I went through the front door, and became a believer as soon as I tasted my cup of Chicken Noodle Soup, which was the soup of the day. It sported some vegetables and thick noodles, and featured shockingly very hot and tasty broth. A choice of soup of the day or one trip to the Salad Bar, as well as a choice of potato, rice, or mixed vegetables, come with dinner entrees like my Ground Round Dinner, which was basically a hamburger steak. But a very good hamburger steak weighing about half a pound, and covered by hot and tasty Brown Gravy! I was able to order it as I liked. Although I asked for medium-rare, not too surprisingly the meat was actually cooked medium. This is still better than the well-done hamburgers one gets at most restaurants nowadays--especially in Clark County where the Health Department really puts down the hammer on doneness of hamburger products. All was well on the plate, except the temperature of the gravy-covered mound of mashed potatoes was tepid at best. The mashers were good but should be heated more before being served. They were less than half as hot as the meat served on the same plate. Because my wife is a veggie hater, I was able to enjoy the Salad Bar's offerings, too. As I did, at first I was grumbling to myself about the "one trip" rule. But my mood quickly brightened upon seeing the size of the wooden salad bowls provided. They were large! Anyone who has learned how to pack a lot of food into one bowl at a Mongolian Barbecue restaurant will fare just fine here on one Salad Bar visit. Plus, the entrees and sandwiches are large enough that gluttony is not advisable at the Salad Bar. One trip should be plenty! Fresh produce and other Salad Bar offerings were fairly standard, although with a couple of striking omissions. While there was an abundance of White Mushrooms, strands of beets, large red Grape Tomatoes, pieces of crunchy celery, Red Onion, Black Olives, croutons, shredded cheese, bacon crumbles, something akin to sunflower seeds, and a variety of salad dressings to go with the Iceberg Lettuce provided, missing for me were Potato Salad, Tuna Salad, Garbanzo Beans, pieces of ham, and egg. Because many of these items can be found at the Garden Salad Bar of Ruby Tuesday just next door, I would not go to Lumberjacks just for its Salad Bar unless it adds some more items. In fairness though, Lumberjacks also offers several specialty salads that looked interesting. The homemade bread served with entrees was doughy but light at the same time. All food I tasted, including a bite of Diane's Chicken Fried Steak, was of higher quality than typical coffee shop fare. I think Lumberjacks is a winner, and fills a long empty niche for high-quality breakfast and comfort food in North Las Vegas. I'm already a fan, and look forward to returning soon and trying several more Lumberjacks menu offerings.