Ground Round Grill & Bar

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  Natina Harrisa year ago

  The fact that you get a complimentary basket of movie theater popcorn when you dine here is a place I plan to return for that alone. Okay?! LOL 😁 That was different, and I really love movie theater popcorn! I decided to have the delicious and tasty Sizzling Fajitas from Tex Mex menu! This reminded me of a Tex Mex restaurant in North Jersey! The fountain Coke Zero was on point, too! The staff was friendly, professional, and attentive! I was impressed.

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  Marshall Johnson7 months ago

  One of the iconic Bismarck restaurants, used to be a chain restaurant, is Ground Round. At one time, there were 215 Ground Rounds, today there are only four! Originally intended as a secondary concept to upgrade poorly performing units of Howard Johnson's, it started becoming a destination for diners. HJ's started to operate them on a standalone basis and became a major growth focus for Howard Johnson's in the 80's and 90's. Ground Round Bismarck is known for its popcorn, cold beer, daily specials and pretty good location. This is also the "Go-To" restaurant for my In-laws as they are usually in Bismarck once a week and the staff knows them by name and what they are going to order, so, like a small town diner attitude there. Since I was invited to meet them for lunch, I thought, here is my opportunity to review a Ground Round Burger. Double Big Smasher Burger: 2 handcrafted signature smash burgers, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, thousand island dressing. Appearance: Three things hit me here, burned bun, good looking beef, and Where's the CHEESE? So, immediately I felt that we are dealing with an average or less, just from the appearance. The look of the beef kept it out of the 1star basement, so a rating of 2 stars. The Bun: Well,...I already stated above and look at the picture. Burnt on top and dry. Rating is 1 star. Toppings: This burger claimed American cheese, lettuce, tomato and Thousand Island dressing. I do not like lettuce on my burgers, so I requested no lettuce. SPARSE is the word that comes to mind. First off,...WHERE's the CHEESE!!! Once again, the lack of cheese in Bismarck-Mandan restaurants just boggles my mind. Two burgers, one skimpy piece of cheese that you can see the beef underneath, so, so thin. One tomato, a small slice. I mean, a large tomato slice would be adequate, but this was like roma tomato size, 50 cent piece sized. The only thing that was actually close to anticipated quantity was the Thousand Island dressing. Rating 1 star The Burger: I was exited about the obvious hand pattied look to it. I have to say, I felt the beef was good, a solid beefy flavor, but being a "smashed burger" it failed. A smash burger should be smashed thin and seasoned to create a caramelized crispy crust. This burger was not smashed, it was minimally seasoned, therefore no caramelized crispy crust. As a regular burger, with some seasoning, this would be a good regular burger, but failed as a smash burger. Rating 2.5 stars Messiness: This burger had no opportunity to have any messiness with the limited toppings, and a dry bun. Rating 1.5 Overall, it was disappointing. I was hopeful as I had heard some folks talk about the good burgers, and maybe those were the regular burgers they offered. But this Smash Burger was total fail, fortunately it did not taste poorly, just lacking. Overall rating is 2 stars.

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  Max Ca year ago

  I was extremely pleased with the service of this restaurant. I was greeted immediately upon entering and the hostess was extremely welcoming/warm. My picture of my burger might be crude but it did not lack whatsoever in taste. It was delicious and cooked perfectly. The food was all hot and fresh/cooked to order. The service was quick and our server was extremely friendly. I would recommend Ground Round for lunch or dinner alone or with friends/family. I am from out of town and I was very happy with my experience. I got the haystack burger.

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  ROBERT KOELLERa month ago

  Food was ok. Server charged us 18.99 for every burger when there was only one that was 18.99. The 7 other burgers were 17.99. Then it was also the GF's faters birthday and our server forgot to put the order in for the birthday treat, but definitely took the 22% tip off the table as we were discussing the inconsistent service. This was the worst experience I've had at Ground Round and it will be a long time before I come back.

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  David Sissona year ago

  Showed up to the Ground Round shortly after their opening time on Sunday and wasn't sure if they were even open. Zero cars in the lot, not even employee's vehicles... had to check the door to see if they were open or if there was any signs. Don't be fooled by an empty lot, they are probably open. The food was good and somewhat disappointing at the same time. I had the double elk burger, which although good, wasn't as gamey as I had wanted. Could have ordered a plain double hamburger and probably wouldn't of been able to tell the difference. Sorry, but if I order game meat I want it to be gamey. I will not order it again. My mom had ordered some french toast thing off the kids menu and got the pancakes meal instead... waitress was gracious and appologized, offered to fix the issue but mom didn't want a fuss and ate the pancakes. Other than the mix up, the service was good. This experience hasn't soured me from the Ground Round, but I don't know when I will return.