Route 65 Pub and Grub

I’m not usually one to leave reviews, but last night I was appalled By a situation at this establishment. I was enjoying dinner with my wife, then someone that looked like or could’ve been the owner or the bar manager, Who appeared intoxicated, went behind the bar and started verbally abusing/​an harassing the staff. It was so unprofessional to do this in front of customers. I will not be visiting this establishment again. Customers beware!!!

Had the Italian Stallion (Italian roast beef sandwich). From description on the menu I was expecting something I’d expect at Chris & Robs Chicago Experience, especially since they were charging $ 10 with cheese.
Wow, was I every disappointed! It was a packet of steak-​umms in a nondescript bun with banana peppers. I honestly think an Arbys roast beef sandwich is better, and less than ½ the price. Definitely twice as much meat with the arbys sandwich!

WHAT THE H E L L ??
Stopped here again, my mouth watering for a juicy tasty burger. So I order a plain ol swiss cheeseburger, and some BBQ sauce. Whaaaa ???
The burger WAS juicy, but not as tasty as remembered. When I got to the parts that didn’t have bbq on it, I realized it tasted old. Not spoiled, just not fresh.
DISSAPPOINTMENT IN THE MOUTH :-)
I hate it when a restaurant is inconsistent, especially when they boast Best Burger in Minnesota. Then the bill came, and I got charged for the BBQ sauce. Really? Why do some places do that? They don’t charge for ketchup, why other condiments?
Lesson learned, not going back.
G A G M E I C K …

Can’t go wrong with a Harley bar! Service is sassy & quick! Jodie & Jess are a pair of badass bartenders! In my opinion this place has some of the best burgers in the northern Twin Cities! New burger combo’s every month (and $ 5 burger baskets on Tuesdays!!) House made chili and chicken wings I get down with on Football Sunday’s!!! Treat the servers good and get treated even better!
Oh & Breakfast Burritos for brunch but ask to leave out the tortilla and be beyond happy!!!

Service and food is very inconsistent here. The first time we went, the food was amazing — excellent burgers and very reasonable prices. The next few times were equally good. Then, more recently, we stopped in and waited 20 minutes for a waitress (after going up to the bar and asking for service when it was obvious no one was keeping an eye on the dining room). When we finally got a waitress, our food arrived and tasted nothing like previous visits, just very so-​so. The most recent time we went, we waited for 45 minutes and no waitress ever showed up, even after asking at the bar twice. The bar was not busy at all, so there was no excuse for this. We will not be going back.

I can’t help but love this place. It’s your normal dive biker bar, but the food is awesome and the burgers are fantastic. I love the happy hour pizza, and the beer prices a reasonable. One of my favorite bars to visit. Also, the free drink if you purchase from the liquor store is a huge plus. Keep up the great work.

I still really like this place but I have tried both the prime rib and steak specials and haven’t found them to be very good. The steak was coated in pepper which made it way too strong. The meat was over cooked and an odd texture. The prime rib was also over cooked. Stick to the bar food!

Terrible service waited for 40 mins to get a drink! This place needs to watch the show bar rescue and take a hint! Terrible!!!

Love this place! Very casual and the customers who come here are friendly as well. They have bands here on Friday and Saturday and I love that there is an older crowd here. If you want to go dancing, you can do it on their dance floor. I get a little tired of going to places where everyone stands with their drink on the dance floor and it turns out to be a concert. I also hate it when they wave their drinks spilling them on the floor so you end up with a wet/​stick floor-​this can be a hazard. They have $ 5 burgers on Tuesdays and it includes fries. So far, they have the best burger I’ve found. I’ve had their pizza and it was delicious too. Their drinks are inexpensive as well.

This place has a lot of potential! I went here on s Sunday night. We barely saw the sign driving down the highway as they have a sign that says «Bar» and then a very small sign with their bar name. We sat outside as it was nice out. 2 minutes after me and my girlfriend and her parents sat down, a drunk guy came up to our table reeking of alcohol and swearing while trying to be funny. He even had three been bags and was trying to show us some trick. Our waitress then came up a few minutes later and took our order. I noticed a sign on their patio saying «Voted best burger in Minnesota» so I got a cheeseburger. Our food came out a few minutes later then looking impressive. Then bun looked fresh and the burger itself even looked fresh and juicy. The downside, no garnishments, lettuce, tomato, pickle. I took a bite out of my burger and was shocked. 1 out of 4 people at our table ordered their burger well done. All 4 burgers came back well done! Even worse, the cook used no seasoning whatsoever! Seasoning, salt and pepper! Nothing!!! Are you kidding me? I definitely think that sign was a fake that mentioned they were voted best burger in Minnesota! I wouldn’t vote them in the top 100 in Minnesota! The table next to us was an older couple who also had a drunk come up to their table too. The male at the table looked at me and shook his head in disbelief. Our waitress never did check on us either. In fact she only came to our table again to give us our bill. I thought we’ll maybe she was the only waitress working tonight but when we eventually left, we saw her in the parking lot talking to some guy.
Pro’s: menu says they have cheap beer.
Cons:
–Seems to be a lot of regulars who were intoxicated heavily there while we were there. Not the younger type either… the older 40+ crowd. Who’s in charge here that doesn’t monitor their own business?!? If you have drunk locals in harassing your guests that drives away business. Female customers are key for any bar and having drunk older men there doesn’t help especially when your out in a small town. Also as a bar owner, why are these people still getting served when they are that intoxicated already!?!
–Terrible service. 1 waitress who never checked on us. Saw her in the parking lot when we left.
–Décor. This is definitely a biker bar but actually has fake palm trees on their patio. They also have tiki torches. What the heck?!?
SUMMARY: if you know a grocery store that sells ground beef, buns and salt and pepper shakers, go there instead. This place is a joke.
–God awful cook. It’s a shame because their burgers did come handmade and on a fresh bun but no flavor and cooked to «we’ll done» when even the menu says all burgers cooked to «medium».

Dropped in for lunch, and it was far better than I expected from a biker decorated, pitch-​black, cougar-​staffed divey Anoka County joint.
Had a nice mushroom swiss burger, waffle fries, and seasoned sour cream. Burger was ordered medium but came out well done, otherwise it was really quite good. Seasoned sour cream is almost too firm to to dip a fry in, could stand to be thinned out if used as a sauce. Beer was cheap but the tap list is only what you’d find painted on a stock car. Decent bottle list available, to their credit.
May stop in again to give them another shot at a burger and play ‘guess the length of the balding pony tail.’

This place is more divey, the way you expect a bar that’s away from the city to be. You’ll see a lot of regulars and this place is known for its biking roots. If this doesn’t scare you away, you’re in the clear!
The food here is good, it’s better than your average pub and grub. Not only that, but they have specials nearly every day of the week. The pizza is thin and square cut, and on Monday’s it’s half price. The wings are nice and big, and there are a lot of sauces to choose from. The burgers are juicy and fat.
They have poker league on Monday’s/Thursday’s with cash payouts for first. And the regular price for a bud light tap is $ 1.75! I recommend stopping up here if you’re near East Bethel!

Went here to see a band play an I got here early The place was Packed, I’m a bit surprised with the crowd but come to find out they are a dinner crowd when we got a table we had dinner that was real good again to my surprise the service was fast the food was real good and the price was fair I will be back ! oh yea and the band was fun!