The Chicken Ranch

I love the fried chicken here and the mashed potatoes and gravy are just like my mom used to make which is really something! Give it a try I don't think you'll be disappointed.

I saw all the bad Yelp reviews ( yikes). & we still went. We tried to get a reservation online.. but everything was always booked? We came mainly because our young son was going to debut his guitar skills for his "summer band". I called weeks ago and tried to reserve but was told again everything was booked so it was "first come first serve by a kind man". We showed up & you can tell they were under staffed. The hostess was cleaning tables so it took a good while but she sat us close to the stage. Tables are sticky. We ordered the chicken plate & that came out bloody...The hamburger was way overcooked, the Cuban sandwich as my son tells me (who eats everything)... "there's just something wrong with it" he stated it tastes old. The veggie's on the chicken plate was mushy and soupy like it's been sitting in water all day. I ask for a Bloody Mary it was ok (5 out of 10) but it definitely had alcohol in it (ty) . I thought it was only fair to order another drink so the waitress could make a good tip but that drink took 30 mins to come to me & I declined it because I needed to drive home. The atmosphere is " lively". Definitely more of a bar crowd. I would not go here for the food. I could swear I saw my waitress cooking in the kitchen... maybe that's why my drink came so late. No water was offered. Waitress was carrying several table drinks on a single platter and sat the platter on a customers table and left? ( there were about 9-12 drinks for other tables on that platter) She ran back to the kitchen to go get something... so I'm looking at my drink sit on another customers table ( um no.. I don't want that now) ... While I was listening to the bands play my food came and was shoved towards me ( no excuse me or pardon me...plate coming HOT! )... I could hear staff chatting about being overworked and they "better be tipped out well tonight" because they were all doing other jobs ( bussing & cleaning etc.) it was a HOT MESS! . I'm not exactly sure how this place maintains.. but hey diff strokes etc. The ambiance is that of a dive bar. The kids had a decent "first band experience " So a definite thank you for that. Um... I'm still in disbelief of what I experienced... The bar was crowded so absolutely... they have regulars... I'm still not sure why this generation screams and yells when singers and music is so bad... I don't get it. If it's bad say it's bad so they can learn... not everyone can sing... or play ( because they don't practice)... karaoke is one thing ... you applaud because it takes guts to get up there... But for the love of all that is holy tell people when they are not good at something... it builds character.. I do appreciate the venue giving kids a place to try out life bravo.

Bad bar food. Never enough waiters. I've gone several times for dancing on their overcrowded, small floor. Had dinner, Bad idea. Last I heard they were charging a cover charge along with the two drink minimum. Haven't been in six months. Don't plan on going back.

Pretty big steakhouse atmosphere with live music. Some country music and 60s and 70s music. Some people had fun dancing front of the stage. Pretty loud live music and not recommended for intimate dates. We got ribs, porkchop, chicken fried steak, and French dip. Side salad, onion rings, and Porkchop was good. Rib and chicken fried steak was ok. Side veggies had pretty strong garlic flavor. French dip came with very soggy buns and very dry chewy meat (do not recommend). Our server was very fast and not a great service. Handicap parking is very far from the entrance.

My mom's neighbor is 90 and isn't allowed to drive. I tell him they should have taken it away many years prior. Hee hee I took him to The Chicken Ranch per his request. It is a cute little hidden place off of Grand Ave in a location that never seemed to do good with other businesses in the past. He said they had been here a while so I thought that was pretty cool. Walking up they have signs showing they offer a happy hour. They also have posted there is a 3% service charge if you use a credit card so if you plan on visiting bring cash if that concerns you. Walking in there was a sign to seat yourself. There was karaoke going on. People were really good! I never seen karaoke being done live before. Most everyone there were retirement age.. Very busy. Service was really good. I had a salad with my own dressing. No meat. My buddy had a Philly cheese steak sandwich with some fries. He has had the melts, pork chops, fried chicken, and a few other items he has enjoyed in the past. If I could have anything I would get a fried boneless chicken basket with onion rings! Mmmm They have big selection of breakfast and brunch items. Later in thr day they also offer fried chicken and fish baskets, melts, beef sandwiches and brisket, meatloaf. They offer wine by the glass, beer on tap and by bottle. For him it would be a 4 star to me its 3 stars not being bad at all. So 3.5. Everyone there was enjoying themselves and their meals and drinks.

I had fried chicken was awesome. There was a band on Friday. Music was oldies. 60 s so much fun. We love going there.

Food & Drink prices are great! Music is generally good & fun! Big groups are accommodated!

Service was great! Entertainment was excellent! Food was okay, priced like any other restaurant. The fried zucchini had no flavor but the cheese sauce was good.

Well, I give our waiter Adam a very high rating. The food is okay. The ambiance was not good. Someone forgot to turn.. on A/C. Place below par on cleanliness, in my opinion, along with our party of 8, who felt the same. Looks rundown. Can't see us returning

Service was terrible. Nice staff. Waited an hour and a half and then got food. Then, when we did get our food, they didn't bring part of the order. Good vibe, just a bad experience.