Clearman's North Woods Inn - San Gabriel

A very American steakhouse.

Definitely made the reservation, it could be pretty business over the weekend.

Fun thing about this restaurant is you can eat tons of peanuts and throw all the shell on the ground.

But bad thing is, if ANYONE in your party has ANY nuts allergy. Don't even come close to this restaurant as it will be life threatening.

Menu is pretty simple and on a wood plague on the table.

Tried couple of different steaks. The toma hawk is surprisingly good. And can be share between 2 (no one can finish 34oz). Even all sides can be shared. Or you can ask for new sides

Chicken and seafood is just mid. This is a pure steakhouse. Just stick with the steak.

They do offer huge size of red cabbage salad (very good and refreshing), lettuce salad (TOO much dressings and very soggy), cheese bread (too much butter and cheese, too heavy for my taste)

I wish they would have some normal bread and lighter salad.

Service is ok, servers come and check periodically. Not the best, but it's alright.

Overall a pretty nice steak house in SGV. But seeing so much nuts flying around just make me feel a little nervous for those who suffered allergy!

I remember being a kid and being completely fascinated by this place, especially the snow on top of the roof. It's still a fun place to visit with the family.

The garlic cheese bread and the cabbage salad are just so yum, it could be a meal in itself. Portions are large there is plenty of carbs to go with your steak. I opted for the filet which is a classic go to for me, cooked perfectly.

Staff are great. Shout out to our server Vince who was so attentive.

my biggest pet peeve about this place is their bulls**t petty rule on where to sit the customers! that's right- where to seat my group! this should be a no brainer as the customer should be able to sit where ever the customer wants! i dont give a damn if the waitress for that table (yes i said table! not even section!)
is not on the clock yet!! there are plenty of servers that are!! petty bulls**t!!

i gave them 256.00$ and could not even simply sit where i wanted!

let the customer pick his table and you work around it!!

Type of venue: American Steakhouse

Venue Access: Great; venue is located next to a major street with a small AND a large parking lot.

Time of day good for: Lunch/dinner

Wait time: Great; Party of 3 was seated immediately at 12:15pm for lunch.

Service: Great; wait staff is attentive and fast

What was ordered: Lumberjack steak (medium size cut) with a baked potato (cheese butter) and rice pilaf.

Does it taste good: Yes; I personally would've liked the option of a sauce or more seasoning on the steak but it was fine by itself.

Any grievance: No

Price/Performance: Good; entrees are pricey but large portions. The dinners also include unlimited (?) size salad (two types) and cheese bread.

Did I get a stomachache after eating here? No

Would revisit? Yes

Additional Notes: The complimentary salad/cheese bread that comes with the dinners keeps us coming back.

Wally Clearman must be smiling from above seeing his restaurant is still carrying on their legendary food and service.

Upon entering, you see a large stuffed bear and peanut shell covered floors. And keeping with tradition, the dining room is dimly lit, so it can be a bit difficult to read the menu.

No matter what you decide to dine on, the food is all delicious, especially the blue cheese salad. And who can forget the cheese bread? Nobody!

The staff is very attentive and their attention to detail is impeccable. They appreciate you coming in, plus understand things are a bit pricey. But it's all worth it.

Thanks Wally Clearman for creating a tasty empire. I miss talking to you.

My family and I were unable to decide on a place to eat yesterday. My mom suggested this place because we drove by it many times.

It was nice inside. Pretty big. It took like 15 minutes to get seated. It was somewhat busy.

We ordered the Lumberjack 9oz steak. Dinner came with ayce salad, cabbages, and cheese bread.

We also got an order of the ground fresh steak (dinner menu).

I myself ordered the lunch halibut sandwich opened face. I didn't expect it to be just the fish and rice on the plate. The menu said it came with salad. So when the server asked if I wanna make it dinner, I refused because mine came with salad. He gave me this odd look, and before leaving, he was like confirming that I wanted salad with my lunch order. So I kindly agreed to it. That was when I had a feeling that he was going to add an additional cost to my order. Yup! Another $5.95. I let it slide because I enjoyed the extra salad and cabbages. However, I didn't like how the waiter wasn't straightforward. If he explained it, I would have said ok to it.

I do need to point out that service was really whatever at the beginning. I had a mask on. I later removed my mask because the breads were coming. The same waiter came with bread, and salad started telling me how nice I looked without the mask. Service has been friendlier since. Like wth? Not good...

Overall, the food was only ok. My halibut tasted weird. It had this strong charcoal taste. Not a fan at all. The rice was ok.

The Lumberjack steak was a bit tough to chew on. Flavor wise was not bad.

The baked potatoes were pretty good. A bit on the salty side, but good!!

My fav was definitely the salad and cabbages. I would go here just for that lol

Cheese bread was ok. Should be toasted more. Also, on the salty side.

Can toss the peanut shells on the floor.

I think I will pass on coming back. Good day!

Came in to order a nice steak, but ended up ordering the special of a whole rack of ribs. They were pretty good although the barbecue sauce could have had more heat. Can't go wrong with the garlic bread and salad, I think I had 4 pieces of bread and 2 bowls of salad before my ribs arrived. We arrived just after 4pm. Was not many people eating dinner yet, our server was very good and attentive. The ambiance was your normal setting for this restaurant, kinda dark, woodsy with wood chips on the ground

Haven't been in years and my aunt and uncle decided to treat us!
Man the prices are expensive, but I remember they're usually on the higher end of pricing even before.

We came in for dinner at 5pm and roughly not a long wait (a few minutes). Around 7 the place is packed!! Near the entrance it's been hard to move around.

We entered through the back which meant going to the front to be seated. There were So many cute decorations! Since we came during winter there were Christmas stuff everywhere. It's a bit dark, with dim lights everywhere. If you need to see clearly, don't worry, do what I see others were doing which is just use your phone flash light. :) they can't judge since it really is dim inside! They have two bears in glass cases, if my baby wasn't napping he'd probably stay watching the bears all night.

At first we ordered soda so we can decide what to order. The drinks came in cute thick wine glasses. The shelled Peanuts are complimentary and I threw the shells on the floor as they told us to hehe.

The menu had the usual American food options, appetizers we ordered to try was the loggers sampler. The wings were too salty unfortunately but good flavor,fried zucchini (3 pieces) was under the onion rings, and mozzarella sticks. The dipping sauce was big! I think was blue cheese as it had chunks in it, but great.

We ordered clam chowder bowls, it wasn't on the menu but my aunt and uncle remembered precovid they had soups. It was 8.50 each and the portion is pretty big!

Our entrees came with cheese toast (also super oily and salty but damn delicious), cabbage salad (vinegary), and lettuce salad (ranch?). I like them all but we're getting pretty full before the real food came!

We ordered sirloin burger (ground sirloin) it comes with rice but we can sub for fries for 1$ more. Fried chicken which was half a chicken (4 pieces), baked potato with the dressings on the side, and pilaf rice. Fried chicken was juicy and not salty like the wings. Rice was good flavor, but didn't eat much of it. The star of the dish was the BIG baked potato. I don't usually eat potatoes but maaaaan If you add the entire butter, sour cream and chives, and that cheese inside, mix, enjoy cuz its so good. I ate the entire potato. :( I know I shouldn't but I did...

Didn't order any deserts since we had so much leftover.

Great experience. The wait was almost 2hrs however being seated our waitress Alex served our party of 14 solo! and her service to us was outstanding! I had the Clearmans combo. It was delicious cooked perfectly. My wife had the halibut and it to was excellent. This place has not changed in the past 20 years and is far superior to most restaurants in the area. This place is a real treat and worth the wait

At the moment one of my favorite steak places! I love the food and the ambiance. 10/10 would recommend. Their cheese bread is delicious .