Rainbow Grill Hudsonville

Friendly family style restaurant. We find that the menu has a wide variety. Waitstaff is friendly and prompt.

The Rainbow Grill seems like the type of place where people congregate in the morning before the start of the workday and that feels like home to me.

I have never been to a place where the staff smiled so much! WOW! I had a small 6oz grilled chicken with fries and potatoes and gravy. The chicken looked dry, but was actually VERY moist and delicious! Fries might need a little more something. It was good and a decent price. Busy for a reason. We still got right in.

The onion rings arrive in two almost dainty stacks, like fried and breaded volcanos from a particularly Midwestern hibachi restaurant, on a large white oval plate with a plastic cup of ranch precariously perched between. The breading is a curious mixture of smooth and gnarled, cascading like a waterfall streaming down the onion mountain peaks. The delicacy suggests a possible issue of structural integrity, evidenced by chips of batter already resting on the plate. Nevertheless, they are quite attractive, a light golden brown color with just a few patches in the lacy batter. Despite my obvious and stated loyalties to Russ’ Restaurant, I must admit that these onion rings taste delightful. A buttery unctuousness swirls throughout each ring, no doubt the result of an expertly cooked onion, fried just long enough to unleash their juices. The batter is lighter and less prominent, though it is decently greasy and well salted. Rainbow Grill’s ranch is what truly elevates the taste of these onion rings. Clearly made in-house, it is creamy, seasoned with a zing, and just a little bit watery. The ranch and the onion rings work in tandem to elevate the experience in every bite, much like That onion itself sits at a comfortable medium between hard and soft, with just enough give to bend and go down easy. But the star, and the hamartia, of these onion rings is the batter. Batter is a tricky thing. It bears the brunt of the effort to combine flavor, textural cohesion, and an appearance pleasing to the eye into one dish. The delicacy of Rainbow Grill’s batter is its greatest strength, and its Achilles Heel. It is equal parts crunchy and smooth, a fried and greasy ornate lace wrapping around the onion treasure within. And yet, it cannot stand up to all of the rigors of consumption. The smaller onion rings collapse in on themselves as the ribbons collapse and, in their death throes, fall softly to the plate below, like landslide after landslide slowly eroding the once picturesque peaks. At the time of my visit, an appetizer sized serving (8 onion rings) cost $6.95, a fair bargain modestly below the typical $1 per ring price for premium rings and roughly on par with the price at Russ’. Despite minor quibbles in batter strength and integrity, the onion rings from Rainbow Grill are tasty, filling, and well worth your time.

Not sure if the were having an event on Monday, 09 Oct 23 but man they sire got busy. I always park my big truck (semi) as far away from the entrance as not to take up spots from the locals. This place actually filled up the parking lot!! I understand why. Food, service, cleanliness, atmosphere, EVERYTHING was truly top notch. My server, Tabitha (I believe), was extremely attentive and such a great personality. Cute too!!😊

This is a top-notch local diner. Our food was *delicious* and came out way faster than we could've expected, and the service was the best I've had at a restaurant in a long time.

This place never disappoints. Excellent food along with fast and friendly service. Can be very busy in the morning, but that's just a testament to their delicious food