LJ's Bistro & Bar

430 91st Ave NE #1, Lake Stevens
(425) 334-0604

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Michael Kolson

Fantastic food and drinks.the atmosphere was wonderful as well. Servers were attentive but not overbearing. We all want to go back again to try different things off the menu.

stephanie holguin

Been here three times always feels inviting and warm very comfortable The staff was over the top are bartender waiter he was absolutely amazing had great suggestions spot on drinks so delicious The cheesecake is to die for

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Noel V

Loved it here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kelsey Copeland

Spent over $115.00 to get food poisoning because the shrimp was over cooked and rubbery in the fettuccine dish and not to mention spoiled. Burger patty was extremely small for $23.00.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Lori Clark

The filet is so good every single time!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sarah McAree

My family loves LJ’s. Every time we’ve gone, it is excellent. I put 4 stars for atmosphere because I think there should be some kind of dress code lol. It’s such a fine dining atmosphere, and you get people coming in looking like they just came from a workout at the gym or something. Other than that, excellent.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Angella Deaton

My husband and I were given a gift card for our anniversary and until now, had never heard of this place. However, after our experience tonight we will definitely be back! Outstanding service and outstanding food and drink! Thank you 🥰

Wren Ephraim auto

Really nice and helpful staff.

Jacob Smay

Great good, great drinks, and great staff. This place is the best Lake Stevens has to offer.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Char

Here's my honest review:
✨Location✨
In a little shopping center, no where special
✨Price✨
Happy hour prices are amazing
✨Ambiance✨
Absolutely loved the interior design of this place!
✨Drinks✨
Got the Happy Hour spicy marg for $8. Nice, flavorful and strong
✨Recommendation✨
I would definitely stop by here for a nice little date night. I got the $10 happy hour steak skewers with the regular priced $14 chimichurri brussel sprouts and I absolutely loved it. We partner got the poke nachos and we split the bread pudding for dessert. Absolutely amazing.
✨Customer Service✨
Our server was very kind and attentive

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brandon Keeler

Wow, from service to flavor this place has it.being in the restaurant world myself it’s hard to find a place that’s truly worth it and not something I can make at home. But as soon as we got there was greeted by a nice host, sat in the bar area at a table and greeted by one of the best servers/ bartenders I’ve seen. (Unfortunately forgot his name) broke down the best pairing of wine, very attentive and most importantly was very friendly and gave a vibe that he’s happy to do his job and is proud he does it well. The bread and butter was extraordinary, sounds simple but it’s well toasted and a proper whipped butter, truffle fries were good but the
Aioli was amazing, well balanced. Wife and I both splurged since it was our anniversary and both got the 20oz ribeye, I never get steak at places due to it usually being cooked wrong or not flavorful, they use a great beef supplier so I gave it a chance, best steak I’ve ever ordered in my life. The compound butter is a mystery to me and I would buy that by the tub, very interesting and not a normal compound butter used by restaurants, garlic mash was flavorful and had a good consistency and the seasonal vegetables which was fresh carrots were a nice surprise. Usually get over cooked or undercooked carrot but these were perfectly cooked with a great balance of freshness and sweetness.
And the coconut crème brûlée with strawberry’s was a perfect finisher. It’s now a go to date night spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Adriana Keefe

Great food great place but my favorite thing was the dark chocolate creme brulee and the changed it after ten years for a sub-par coconut creme brulee. Please bring back the dark chocolate one!!! It was the best creme brulee I've ever had.

Update Dec 2024: updated from 4 stars to 5 stars because they brought back dark chocolate creme brulee!!!

Update Aug 2025: updated from 5 stars back to 4 stars because WTHECK WHY WOULD YOU TAKE THE CHOCOLATE CREME BRULEE OFF THE MENU AGAIN??! #bringbackdarkchocolateseasaltcremebrulee

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Cory StJohn

I have nothing bad to say about our experience at LJs. We had a fantastic experience, from the service, to drinks and food, it was top notch. We started with the clam appetizer, they came out in the most delicious broth and were very tender and not overcooked. The bread served with the clams was so good dipped in the clam broth. For mains, we had the confit chicken and jambalaya. The chicken was so tender it wouldn't stay on the fork but had a crispy exterior. It was exquisite! The jambalaya was really good, though I chose to have the spice as a level 3/5. It was a bit much (not at all a knock on the chef or establishment, it's what I asked for) so be careful when ordering! It was super good, and the shrimp tails were removed! About time a restaurant figured out that we do t want to dive, finger first into our dish to pull shrimp tails! Desert was the lemon cheesecake. Again, no complaints, it was fantastic. All in all, it was a great stop on our way up north for the weekend and we will definitely stay be back next ti.e we are in the area!

anush isaac

Amazing little place and our absolute nee favorite. The service is amazing as always the food amd menu is what is brilliant about this place. They have a fairly limited but tried and tested list of items. Their cocktails are absolutely 🔥 and their appetizers are must haves. The entre selection as mentioned before may look limited but you cant go wrong with any of them. Don't forget dessert the cheesecake 😋..

Rita Kinney

Fantastic steak house in Lake Stevens. Excellent service too! I ordered the filet mignon and it was perfectly cooked and seasoned. Try the cinnamon roll bread pudding, it was perfection!

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