Thirsty Lion – Washington Square, OR

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Portland

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   I’ve been coming to Thirsty Lion for about 11 years. This has been the spot for my family and I. You may ask yourself “wow, that’s a long time, what is so great about this place?” And I’ll tell ya… it’s because they have always been consistent with the quality of food, service, reasonable prices, and most importantly they have an amazing birthday celebration with a sundae and a card with signatures from all the staff. I could name three things from the menu off the top of my head that I would give a 5 star right now, the food isn’t the problem. The problem is two things, the constant increase in prices while the portions get smaller and service quality. Again, been coming here awhile, that’s not to say there aren’t good servers. The servers that I find myself hoping to get when I walk in are Corry, Alex (both are great), Michael, Colleen, Denis, or Becky. The service is a hit with these guys, anyone else it’s hit or miss. I came to this location with some friends this past weekend on a Sunday (which I usually come on the weekdays so it was busier than usual but nonetheless this report is valid) all my friends were excited to try because I’ve hyped it up so much and with no exaggeration we saw my waitress twice in two hours. I didn’t get her name but we saw her when she took our order and when she came to give us the check… The food wait usually takes a little “long” but I’m used to the wait time, it’s the fact there was zero check in, no care to ask about refills etc etc. This past experience was my last straw with this location specifically. If you want to try Thirsty Lion I would say it’s great but at this point in time I would recommend you to the Tanasbourne location. The staff there is friendly and always attentive doesn’t matter what day of the week it is.
   

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   kari

   VIP

   Dallas

   20 reviews

   4.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Tried Oregon location while visiting family. As always, great food + service!
   

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   Lisa

   VIP

   San Francisco

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Service was friendly and efficient. Coffee refills were rare. Otherwise food and experience was a thumbs up!
   

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   Michele

   Portland

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on February 21, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   we had Alex as our server, you will never find one as personable as she is. We were there for hours, she let us chat and stopped by to check on us. The food was brought to us by a friendly server, who chatted a bit. All and all I love going here , you feel relaxed and welcome.
   

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   Jon

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 19, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   A good meal in a friendly bar type environment. 😋
   

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   Cindy

   Portland

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on February 17, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The food is good. Lots of choices. Good service. They do add a 3% charge to food and beverage’s orders to “allow them to pay their staff well?) are they paying a higher wages? Not sure how that should affect the tip? I would rather it just be baked into the prices. You can ask for it to be removed. Tables are very close It is loud. But still would go back.
   

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   Tim

   VIP

   Portland

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Made a reservation for 2pm for a private booth. Didn’t get seated until 2:30. Noticed they sat some young kids at a booth shortly after we arrived. I let them know we reserved a booth and the girls face dropped like she knew she messed up. Our appetizer had a long hair in it to top off the date. It was a very bad experience and won’t be going back.
   

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   Jim and Nancy

   Portland

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We always enjoy our meals there. Great food and great service. Will go back again………
   

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   Bill

   Portland

   31 reviews

   3.0

   31 reviews

   Dined on February 12, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Had a cheeseburger. It was not cooked to medium well. It had a red to pink interior.
   

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    Tina

    Portland

    14 reviews

    1.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on February 7, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4

    Everything was fine except our waitress named Jordon. The worst service ever ! We come in several times a month and I have never had such horrible service. She didn’t even fill our water but I guess why would she since we only saw her to take our order (after we’d been there 10 min in a non busy time by the way) and I had to flag her down to get our bill ! I am in the service industry and first time ever I did not tip at all ! It was such a disappointment. Sure hope our next experience isn’t like that ! We love coming there and I’d hate to have to stop going because of the service ! It really makes a difference in your enjoy ability of a restaurant. UGH
    

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