As crazy as this sounds, it seems as if I only step foot into a "Buffalo Wild Wings" (a.k.a. "B-Dubs") once every 10 years and now I know why. Their wings are the ONLY real winner here while all the food items is honestly just average at best. However, this place seems to always get its fair share of customers. The location I am focusing on is in the heart of Citrus Heights at the Sunrise Marketplace where you will find a ton of eateries, retail stores, and many other businesses that serve the public. However, this city in general lacks a serious amount of large scale restaurants that serves food and drinks as there are many more options north in Roseville.
Located directly on Sunrise, this Buffalo Wild Wings neighbors many other popular eateries including Texas Roadhouse, Red Lobster, and Chuck-E-Cheese. I came here with my lady during the evening of Thursday 7/3/2025 at around 6:15pm. Surprisingly, there was a lot of customers dining here. To me, the inside of this place leaves a lot to be desired. The lighting seems to have a rather outdated look to it while much of the decor and bar area is similar to that of an Applebee's or even a Denny's. Keep in mind that they did open back in 2010 but from the looks of it, nothing has been done to keep the inside looking modern. However, there is a ton of seating for very large parties, lots of TV's for viewing sporting events, and a respectable outdoor patio.
As I mentioned, the wings here are absolutely delicious, tender, packed with flavor, and a huge assortment of sauces that range from mild, sweet, savory, and downright spicy. They also offer specials on traditional wings, boneless wings, and everything else chicken-related. However, their non-wings items consists of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, desserts, and a ton of beer options. Since it was just the two of us, we decided on splitting an order of their "House Sampler" (priced at $18.99 as of mid-2025). This sampler consisted of breaded boneless wings, nachos, onion rings, and mozzarella sticks. Our server did a good job bringing us iced waters, menus, and explaining some of the specials.
Within about 7-8 minutes after placing our order, our food comes out and everything is piping hot. The food itself tasted fine but was just average to me. The mozzarella sticks tasted as if they were frozen and heated up in the air fryer while the nachos were just blah to me. And the onion rings were eerily similar to what you'd get at Jack-in-the-Box. But the wings had excellent breading with super tender white meat in the chicken. If I was ONLY rating the wings, it would be a 4.5 out of 5. But the other food items brings down the overall taste experience.
Keep in mind, this place can get loud to a point where you're shouting at the top of your lungs. Even more so when they televise major sporting events. I'm not much of the sports bar + comfort food person as much as I used to be but I would much rather go to a "BJ's Brewhouse" or "YardHouse" for a much better dining experience. However, this is about as good as it gets in Citrus Heights. With just average food, good service, and a someone depressing interior, I am giving the Citrus Heights "Buffalo Wild Wings" just an average three-star rating. read more