"I often come into the Grill to pick up lunch or breakfast. Or a drink. Everyone is very friendly and kind. Everyone from those working the counter to the chef Oscar to the owner Ana are eager to listen and help accommodate special orders. The place is clean and I can see the kitchen is clean from the ordering counter. Some places hide their kitchen or food prep areas. The Grill does not: they have nothing to hide. Recently I had them cater a huge lunch I had at a nearby school where I help to teach classes and seminars in English, Spanish, Hindi, Tagalog and American Sign Language. This was a big order to feed about 200 students and teachers. I discussed with Ana and Oscar and both helped me refine my order and suggested substitutions that I hadn’t thought of and that worked really well. When the pickup time came (our location is a few doors away) everything was ready to go and really high quality and prepared perfectly. I had a team with me to pick things up and ferry them back, but Oscar had already organized things and walked part of the order over for us. Very impressive. I do not have stock or stake in the Heights Grill. I have not been asked to make this review. But I am a business owner myself and I want to help local businesses do well. We should all cooperate to do that, if we can. And I like the Heights Grill. I like the people there. My students love the place. It’s a welcoming place for real people. I like that it’s multi-lingual. I like that I can go in grab a bite and sit down. Ana might walk by and say hi, or even sit down with me and talk a bit. Or, I might be busy with a student I’m helping with homework over coffee, I’ve never been pressured to hurry up and leave. I like that about the Grill. It’s an easy going place with good food for a good price. I like our neighborhood. I like that Ana and Oscar and all working at the Grill are helping to build a community place in our community. They know peoples’ names. They know and anticipate what “regulars” like and want. And as I wrote above, they can handle BIG orders too. Big or small, the food has always been good. It’s a good clean, welcoming place."
