10 Best Bar & Grill near Balsam Lake

“After my 16 hour shift in the coal mines, I am understandably starving. I go on google maps and find this restaurant then I proceeded to find roaches in my mater soup and I saw the cook spit in my food and rub it on the trash can. Service was fluffing abysmal“

“Good service, friendly owners.“

“Spent a Sunday funday at the Otter. Kris is probably one of the most attentive, nice & funny bartenders you could ask for! great drinks, food and service.“

“very good food and fast. probably the best steak I've ever had“

“We visited last night, which was a pretty busy Friday night. Your bartenders were by far working their tails off! They were on top of everything and so friendly. Our food was top notch (recommend the steak sandwich and corn nuggets!) and came out fairly quick for how busy they were. That kitchen staff was on point! Thanks for the great night!“

“Had friends dinner 8 of us, food and drinks were very good! The service was Amazing!!!!“

“the fish dinner was hot and good. Band only played to before 9pm but was decent. Nice people from Luck!“

“Food is great!! Burgers are the best we've ever had. I like what they've done with my grandfather's old cafe (Shafer's). Service could be better. It can be super calm, barely any people and the servers just stand around, talk to coworkers, don't check up on us. Last night our server didn't even check on us. She was there to take our orders and then give us the receipt at the end. She decided to chat with the bartender after we asked for boxes and were ready to pay. And again, didn't even check on us at all even though they weren't busy. But the amazing food keeps us coming back. It's pricey, about $50 for two people to get burgers and one appetizer, but it's delicious. Kudos to the chef.“

“Lunch was excellent. Fast and friendly staff.“

“My review is based on how 5 J's is a community-minded business. I am the student council advisor at a nearby high school, and this place helps us raise funds to improve our school by donating the cans that come from the patrons who go to their establishment to our aluminum recycling project. They don't have to do this, but in talking with the owner, she very much wants to support the school and students rather than making a few bucks. If you ask me, that is pretty amazing, especially in this economy. We can't thank them enough for their generosity! So if you are looking for a friendly place to relax that supports students they are near, this is the place!“