House of Beef - Oakdale, California

bridina H.

My husband and I came here on a Monday afternoon. It was delicious!

You can smell the smoker from the parking lot. The parking lot is a good size and there is more parking on the street.

The soup served (beef barley) was so filling and seasoned perfectly!
I got the pulled pork sandwich.. it is some of the best pulled pork I've had! The BBQ sauce was my favorite.

They have a full bar. I appreciate that our waitress asked for my ID, it was an unexpected compliment. Her name was Jax and she was lovely.

The atmosphere is cozy and the staff is very kind. There was a salad bar, and it looked to be a big hit. I will definitely be trying it for myself on my next visit.

Something I really enjoyed and I don't come across it often: I was overhearing people from other tables comment on how they were loving the food.

Can't wait to be back.

Jail C.

I give it a solid 3.5 stars. We actually go a few times a month. My only problem here is the inconsistent meal quality. They have a tri tip sandwich they call famous. It's usually dry and over cooked. I like medium rare or at least medium. It is usually well done. Fries are usually great. Steaks are hit and miss. I've had really good ones, and I've had some crappy ones. It's more good than bad lately. Their veggies are usually overcooked and mushy. The glazed carrots are usually really good. They have the best calamari appetizer with cocktail sauce. My wife enjoys their salads. The steak salad and chicken salad. She also likes their teriyaki chicken sandwich. I had an excellent flat iron steak there a year or so ago. They only have it as a specialty once in a while. Their prime rib is usually pretty good. Go early on Friday and Saturday. They run out sometimes. You get fresh hot bread with your meal as well as soup. Soups are OK. I really like their chili. They have seafood chowder that's more like potato soup. Not much seafood. You might get a piece or 2 in your cup. Usually, if we can't decide on a restaurant, we end up at House of Beef.

49donmega

Food is good as always, but the service was really poor on this visit. We were a party of 8 total. Wasn't really crowded. Plates were missing items. Main items on plate were served hot sitting next to cold sides (hot burger with cold fries for example. Onions on items ordered with no onions. Beverages not received even after asking server twice. Among other things. Hopefully this was just a bad day for them and not an example of the decline in service there. The good food will have me going back although maybe to-go next time.

Tony V. (.

Haven't been out to that place in quite a while. Food was pretty good. Look like they were short staff and had to wait quite a bit. The bathroom was really dirty.

Caroline M.

We can’t really rate the food because we were completely ignored and not served at all. There were at least 7 or 8 servers walking around us but there was no contact or acknowledgment.
We finally left and went to Bravo where we were immediately treated with respect and care.

Jennifer

Went here for Valentine’s dinner ordered prime rib and it had no flavor and extremely fatty the chili was cold and tasted sweet very thick didn’t eat it. My husbands prime rib was worse then mine and his mashed potatoes were cold and lumpy. My grandson ordered a New York steak and over half was fat. Very disappointed 😢 my husband and I both have upset stomachs tonite thinking it was from the prime rib because that’s the only thing we both had that was the same . We will never go there again

Candelario L.

Our recent visit to House of Beef on Veterans Day was, unfortunately, a major disappointment. We were a party of 13 celebrating a very special birthday, with a reservation for 6 p.m. While we had high hopes for the evening and had spoken highly of the restaurant to our group, the experience fell far short of our expectations due to poor service from our waitress and the way the food was served.

From the moment our server approached our table, it was clear that providing us with excellent service was not her priority. She made no effort to create a welcoming atmosphere, and her attitude gave the impression that our presence was an inconvenience.

The service only worsened as the evening progressed. Our soups were served cold, and the bread, which is typically served at the beginning of the meal, had to be specifically requested. No ranch dressing for the sampler & very few soft drink selections (Cherry Coke & Diet Coke only)

While the steaks and desserts were the highlight of the meal, the rest of the dining experience was underwhelming at best.

What made the experience especially embarrassing and upsetting was the lack of care shown to our group, particularly since this was the first time we had brought new people to the restaurant.

For a restaurant of House of Beef’s reputation, this level of service is unacceptable. We had hoped for an enjoyable evening to celebrate a special occasion, but instead, we were left feeling unwelcome and disappointed. Some in our group even felt discriminated against.

This was, unfortunately, our last visit. We spent over $800 and, sadly, received nothing but awful service in return.

I sincerely hope that the restaurant takes steps to improve the service provided by their waitstaff to ensure that no other guests have to endure such a negative experience. Great food and exceptional service should go hand in hand, and it’s a shame this was not the case for us.

Hilary C. B.

My bff and I stopped in on our way to a winery for a bite to eat. We ordered the tri tip works w/ fries and the appetizer spicy green beans and two light lagers to split. We were both very disappointed with the poor quality of food. It was very bland, with highly processed non chef prepared quality food items other than the tri tip; which was still, "ehhh". There was no ketchup or tabasco in any bottles on any tables. We both TRIED, desperately to rectify the blehh food and both quit about 3 bites in, kindly paid for our food and went on our way.