Doolittles Woodfire Grill
| Address: | 550 Winnetka Ave N, Golden Valley, MN 55427, USA |
| Phone: | +1 763-542-1931 |
| Site: | doolittles.com |
| Rating: | 4.4 |
| Working: | 11AM–11PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–12AM 11AM–12AM 11AM–11PM |
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Lark Meikle
Very Impressive for the price. Delicious steak and excellent service! Beautiful ambience/decor with multiple setups/sections for different occasions, ie; family with kids section, date night, bar, large groups, casual. No music or very low volume classy music that is not overbearing and doesnt disrupt conversations. Doolittles gets it! It has it all: great food, drinks, service, decor, and not too expensive. It has a fireplace in one part of the restaurant and in another part of the restaurant you can see their chicken rotisserie being cooked over the flame that looks kind of like a fireplace also. I love their 3 samplers of wine options. The outside of the restaurant appearance is very modest and doesnt do justice to what the dining experience is once you get inside. My husband and I have been helped by the same server everytime weve dine there and he has been top notch consistently. He is one of the few best servers weve ever had amongst all other restaurants weve been to. This server somehow is fast with helping us, yet *never* disrupts my husband and I conversation or in the middle of a mouthful meal. I detest that at other places when servers do that! Its a rare restaurant that is beautiful, has really comfy seating area, full bar, excellent service, incredible drinks and food, and reasonable price. Oh and its in Golden Valley! Love! It is soooo nice not having to deal with uptown and downtown Minneapolis chaos of looking for parking just to dine at a finer restaurant! On Valentines Day weekend, theyve set their tables with a stem of red rose and greenery. I truly appreciate that things like that doesnt go out of style at Doolittles. Our go to place for special occasions that is not too expensive.
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Laurie Letofsky
My Birthday party was moved from another venue thinking that this would be fabulous. It was NOT! It started with a very young host that say us at a very small table for 4 when we told him that we were expecting another person and that person was in a wheelchair. He insisted we could move when that guest (my words) got there. (Note: we had a 94 year old woman with a walker and a service dog with us.) The waitress,,while pleasant, was absent for most of our meal. One guest ordered coffee and had to ask 3 times for it to be delivered. (It was never refilled and cost $3 and was not good.) Arbor Palmer was flavorless. Soup was bland and cold. Hash was nothing I havent made at my own home. Ribs were uneventful. While Walleye was good it wasnt good enough to bring me back for the price we paid. The birthday molten cake didnt ooze. The final point is that there was a managerial meeting at a table (workers were also eating) in the very front of the restaurant in the path to tables for customers. I have been in the service industry for 48 years and would have been horrified by this.
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Miche Murr
Been there a few times now with work group lunches. Have tried few different meals now and Apps. Very good! Rotisserie Chic, cajun pasta all very satisfing. Service has always been good there, BUT..Extreme compliments to DREW! Work group holiday lunch on 12/19, we sat in bar area and I can not say enough good things about this waiter. Attentive, joking, but not tacky fake joking, just super fun guy and took care of our group very well, many from our group commented on your wonderful service. Thank you! Surperb service is far and few, so that was a treat.
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Deonna Thomas
Amazing woodfire chicken! If you dont want to order a 1/2 chicken you can order the chicken as an appetizer in the form of wings. BUT the icing on the cake. The Banana Cobbler. But this is only served during the fall/winter months. And after today I was told they no longer serve it AT ALL. Its a corporate decision and they will NOT under any circumstances share the recipe. Im so disappointed considering this was one of the main reasons for coming... :p
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Matthew Anderson
Sat at the bar for a quick snack and a beer and couldnt get service. Left after almost ten minutes of listening to the idiot bartenders tell fat jokes... At least the decor is beautiful. Not worth walking into the restaurant unfortunately. I assume the food is good, but never ate or even had a drink, so cant honestly comment on anything but the terrible service.
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A Private User
Doolittles in Golden Valley is my favorite restaurant. The atmosphere is warm and relaxing, and their food is delicious. I live nearby and driving past during the summer you can smell the fire-roasting chicken throughout the neighborhood. They also have great happy hour specials. Thanks Doolittles for giving me a favorite local restaurant!
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Matthew Huynh
I felt very confident that this place would meet my standards, however I was extremely disappointed in the service that I had. To this day I still believe my bread is still baking in the back. If you are looking for seasoned cardboard fries and 15 dollar fish sticks, you have came to the right place. 0/5.
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Peter Schlosser
There are not many restaurant choices in Golden Valley. Doolittles is probably pick-of-the-litter. Has a bit of a clubby atmosphere, which I enjoy. Staff remembers me, maybe I go there too much? Theyre always pleasant and competent, and the food is always prepared as requested. Never been disappointed.
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David White
This place was very good. Perfect amount of wood smoke, just enough sauce, just enough seasoning. My steak skewers, ribs and chicken were all cooked perfect. If I had 5 stars however I would only give 4. They need to work on there sides, French fries pared with a great meal?? really its not fast food!!
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Carolyn Filla
Just ate here for the first time and will definitely be going back! Another friend and I split the walleye finger appetizer and the chicken rib combo and we both left full and satisfied. The wood grilled meat is smoky and falls right off the bone. Plus, our server Keith was great! I highly recommend!
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Shawn Fenstermacher
We had a company function and the menu was customized and food was really good. The only downer was having to get out of our seats and go to a table to get the appetizers. I expected them to be out at the main tables so we didnt have to get up like a buffet at such a nice restaurant.
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Hannah Ackerley
Love the patio! Cant beat rotisserie wings!! Spice rub is amazing and spicy! Best creamy chicken wild rice soup Ive ever had! Ok wine selections, service is ok, they have a structured list of what to say at a table and I think that make for good robots not servers, less personable.
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A H
Nice spot for a business lunch. Seated right away with 6 people for lunch w/o reservations. Fast, friendly service and good food made for a satisfied group. Rarely do 6 people all agree that it was good but we did, so I will bring clients here for business lunches again.
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Rodney Nevil
I just got in from 3 days of train travel. Although we were close to closing time the waitress was cheerful and helpful. I will return here in the near future. My local friend said it was great food. And she was right. Thank you, for making our night.
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Mary Hettrick
I had the mushroom pasta/ravioli here. It was the best pasta of my life. It was flavorful and unique. I tell all of my friends about Doolittles and how amazing their food is. My only recommendation would be to add more vegetarian options to the menu.
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Brian D
Haha, Lauras post, the molten cake didnt ooze? Sheesh. Listen folks this place is known for one thing and they do it very well, chicken. Those birds are seasoned and slow roastin all day long. Get the chicken wings and the chicken sandwich.
