Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 5–9 PM |
| Thursday | 5–9 PM |
| Friday | 5–10 PM |
| Saturday | 5–10 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
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Reviews
The food was even worse. Nothing had any seasoning at all. The salad looked and tasted like it came straight out of a bag from the grocery store. The crab dip had a strange, off flavor that made it hard to eat. Our steaks were not cooked as ordered, and somehow still managed to taste bland, with more fat than actual meat. No flavor, no care, nothing that justified the price.
The service didn’t help the situation either. We constantly had to flag staff down just to get basic things like more water, which shouldn’t be that hard.
Overall, it was an expensive, uncomfortable, and disappointing experience. Definitely not the romantic Valentine’s dinner we were hoping for, and not somewhere we’d ever go back to.
All the staff was lovely; & even tho one of our orders got mixed up, it was all really good.
The owner personally thanked us for coming in, which was unexpected but nice.
Definitely recommend stopping by!
The setting is an old house off the main street with plenty of street parking. Through the front door is a small but inviting sit at bar. Several small tables throughout 2 rooms and 1 larger room that had several people sitting around 2 large tables. The walls were covered with interesting pictures of locals and older architecture from the town. The waitress was very friendly and helped us upon sitting down. We recieved our drink order quickly and she answered all our questions with great recommendations.
We ordered the Ahi Tuna and skillet potatoes. The waitress said it may be alittle while due to large wedding party. We recieved our salad quickly with house made horseradish dill dressing that was rich and full of flavor. To our very pleasent surprise our food arrived very quickly. The waitress told us the owner pushed our meal ahead of the big party and the owner wanted to meet us and talk.
The presentation of the Ahi Tuna with the potatoes was perfect. The Tuna was prepared perfect and able to cut with a fork edge like butter. The sauce was perfectly added to the Tuna in a very minimal amount as to not over power the fish but compliment the dish with a richness. The potatoes were a surprise with deep pepper and buttery flavor. The entire dish was definitely unique and delicious.
The owner introduced himself Brad Woolridge and asked if he could sit and visit. He told us of the history of his resturant and his father’s strong influence in his life so much so there was a wall of pictures of his life and a resturant table that he and his father dined at regularly. Very rich emotional inspired history Brad shared with us. I could write so much about Brad and the conversation he had with us. He truly is a passionate resturant owner and chef. He introduced us to Tank the chef and Spencer the bartender. We had great conversations with both of them.
This was a very unique and inspiring experience. Only in a small town do you get to meet exceptional people that love living their lives and enjoy meeting strangers.
Wj’s is a must stop and we would drive out of our way to experience the outstanding people we met and consider friends. Thank you Brad and your staff for a truly unique night of dining and conversation.