Hops Downtown Grill

Went here on Saturday and there was a large amount of people here due to the fact that Spartan Race was in town. As I have Celiac disease, I looked for restaurants on Google that had gluten free options. A few reviews mentioned gluten free options but they DO NOT have a marked menu or a separate fryer. This is a very small restaurant in a historic building downtown. This is not the place to bring a large group. It's also quite dark and cramped in here, so be warned if you have mobility issues. We gave a name and phone number as there was a 30 minute wait for a table for two. We received a text message and ordered. My husband started with the $14.95 huckleberry duck wings without the gorgonzola cheese dressing. He was asked if he'd like ranch, which he said yes, but it never showed up. He ordered the grilled meatloaf for $20.95 and I ordered the $19.95 Hops Huckleberry Burger without crispy shallots and no bun because there is a $2.50 upcharge for a gluten free bun. I also ordered mashed potatoes instead of fries because they use a shared fryer and their twister fries have a gluten coating on them regardless. It took more than 40 minutes from the time my husband got his appetizer to the time we got our meals. It was clear that staff was extremely overwhelmed by the amount of people they had to serve. My burger came with a gluten free bun and the waitress said I wouldn't be charged for it because the kitchen just added it when I ordered my food gluten free. That's fine, I ordered it sans bun simply because I didn't want to pay an upcharge. I enjoyed my modified burger and my husband liked his meatloaf. I did notice a lot of tables weren't eating their twister fries. I asked the couple next to us (like literally 3 inches from us) if they liked the fries because I noticed lots of tables weren't eating them. We were told that they were just okay. Another table mere inches from us got the 3 burger sampler. The guy complained that they were good but too small to actually get enough bites to compare the flavours of the different meats. He was eating off his girlfriend's pork chop because he scarfed the burgers in a few minutes and left his fries. Skip the fries and skip the 3 burger sampler if you're hungry. They do offer a 15% off discount with military ID. Visited May 2023

I can see why it’s packed. Every entree was so delicious! Surprisingly large portions, all staff were great, had gluten free options. I’ll come back from out of state for this!