Tries this place out so we could use some gift cards. Loved the atmosphere as we came in. They have a beautiful fish tank behind the bar with a nice assortment of blue fish. Tried the spinach appetizer. Hot, gooey from the melted mozzarella melted on top and simply delish. Came with a salsa that was amazing. Wife got a burger with bacon and onion rings inside. I got the philly steak sandwich. Most time when you get the philly they use canned sliced mushrooms. Not here! Nice, fresh buttons split in half and sautéed perfectly. Server was exceptionally attentive. I would definitely recommend! read more

I grew up going to Cheddars in Lexington, KY! Their Club Sandwich, Monte Cristo, and Chicken Tenders will make even the unhappiest person happy again. The servers were all very nice at this location and I love that we have this staple in the Valley! I can't wait to go back with my family! read more

Great Place BUT...!!! My wife and I had a great dinner here last night: wonderful food, Tyrell was a very attentive and responsive waiter, loved the room,etc. Then the bill came and what a shock! The cost of my drink order - Jamesons on the rocks had been broken down into two elements: Jameson (2@5.99), and Rocks (2@.95)!!! They had charged me $.95 extra per drink for ICE! I asked our waiter about the charge ( no hostility - he really did do a fine job, and by this time we were laughing about the very thought of an extra for ice). He was apologetic and, I believe a bit embarrassed to tell us that " that's just how we have to write up drinks". We didn't push it. We were in too good of a mood to get into a wrangle over two bucks. Maybe this is something that has been going on for a while and we just haven't noticed, but we've contacted a number of friends about this and so far they are all as slack-jawed about it as we are. I don't remember seeing a notice on the menus of such charges, but then again we weren't looking for it so we could have missed it. We'll go again, but next time I'll order my drink neat, and take the ice out of the water glass - or bring my own. read more

The food is great here, with the exception of this last time we visited. So many wonderful menu options! The steak and shrimp is my favorite! The 2 stars is simply because each and every time we've eaten here the service is horrible! Once you place your order, you'd be thankful to see your server before your meal arrives to ensure you're doing okay. Last week our server took our order and we didn't see her again until about 20 minutes after the manager brought out our meals. The steak was overcooked and not "medium" as I had ordered. It was so dry that I dipped it in the sauce that comes with the grilled shrimp. This place has so much potential if the service would improve. No one, besides the hosts/hostesses, seem happy to be there. read more

This place was delicious and the serving sizes were huge. One dessert cake fed 6! The decor is so finely chosen and cohesive inside. Plus, for the quality of food we received, the prices were extremely moderate. I got a steak entree for around $10 plus 2 sides! I requested to come here for all my upcoming birthdays anniversaries etc. A strong recommendation to visit! read more

I have been waiting YEARS for Cheddar's to make it's way to Arizona. I honestly didn't think it would ever happen but now that it's here, I'm in HEAVEN!! This location is prime, just on the other side of the 101 to Chandler Mall. Restaurant is extremely clean and looks amazing. You would think from the inside this is a fancy restaurant until you read the prices and think "YES, good food that's actually affordable!" Since this is a new restaurant, expect to wait unless of course you come at like 9:30PM on a weeknight. Service was friendly and efficient, even though it was busy when we came. We ordered an appetizer of chips and queso (adding meat is FREE). Delicious! I ordered the Chicken Caesar pasta salad, which has been my go-to dish at Cheddar's ever since I've known about it. I think my favorite part of the meal is the unbelievably soft and buttery croissant that comes with the meal. I could eat an entire tray of those things. In fact, during this visit, I had 3 and they only charged me for 2. We didn't get dessert- too full honestly. My boyfriend had a few drinks as well and walked out of there for $40. Great value, food and service. I will keep coming back!!! read more

Cheddar's is OKAY. I'm glad to have finally tried this place from the wonder of the occasional drive-by. Is it a cheese place?! Not really. It is your classic American restaurant. But I didn't leave with a super happy and satisfied stomach. I came with a party of about 20 and was initially told it would take about 1.5 hours to seat us but they managed to accommodate us on their patio seating within 30 minutes. Kudos to them! It was greatly appreciated. However, the menu wasn't very exciting. I had a hard time choosing what to order and not because everything sounded really good but because nothing really stood out to me. You have your typical appetizers, salads, pastas, and dinners categorized by protein. I went with the grilled chicken alfredo pasta with vegetables and it was alright. Not too flavorful. I had to hold back from adding salt. My boyfriend went with the ribeye steak with broccoli and mac & cheese which I tried and it wasn't bad at all. The mac & cheese was my favorite, nice and creamy. I tried the Cajun pasta as well and it had the flavor I was looking far. For dessert I had the giant cookie and it was giant, served on like a huge spoon! It was a little over-baked for my taste, I didn't enjoy it as much as I would have liked. I had the pleasure of trying their croissant bread pudding though and it was excellent. All in all I have mixed feelings about this place. Would I come back here? Probably not. But it was a pleasant experience with friends. Staff was attentive and food came out in a reasonable amount of time considering our large party. Some bad choices on my part but I would like that what I think sounds good to be great. Does that make sense? read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Grilled chicken Alfredo. It was okay. I don't recommend it. - Comfort Food Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

Great service the best I've had in a long long time the food was fantastic I had a Philly cheese steak a girl add the chicken fried steak we had the amazing mountain of onion rings croissants excellent food great service read more

Great food! There is no place like this on the east side... very unique. Loved the fish and chips ( I actually replaced chips for loaded baked potato) read more

It's not often I am so disappointed in a place of business. I will definitely never visit this restaurant again. We stood near the hostess stand for nearly 5 minutes before anyone even greeted us. Our food took about 3 times longer to be served than it should have. Being vegan and gluten-free, I had no options other than a very plain, dry salad. None of the dishes I inquired about could be modified, because apparently they all come pre-packaged. Pathetic!! read more

Pretty standard fare! Nothing our party had popped out with " OMG you have to try this" just classic, safe American food! Good for a family night out! read more

We had no idea what this place was and went with absolutely no expectations. We were pleasantly surprised! We were seated fairly quickly for a Saturday night and everyone was so nice! Our server was awesome, kept our drinks filled at all times, gave great recommendations, and was basically just on the top of his game. My baby was a bit fussy and servers, bussers, and even a manager stopped by just to say hi to her. The service was seriously the best! And holy crap the prices... we were very surprised at how decently priced everything was! The food wasn't "out of this word" or anything, but it was pretty yummy! We ordered the Santa Fe spinach dip as a starter and then I got the chicken pot pie and my husband got ribs and chicken tenders. The portions were huge and we went home with a lot of leftovers! Then the manager came over and said welcome to cheddars(since it was our first time) and brought us freshly baked cookies for free! It was awesome! Anyway, we left SUPER full and we will definitely be back! read more

Great all around steak, ribs, comfort food. Super wait staff and mgr. came around twice to check on us. Feels good to be valued!!

The decor here is extremely nice, up to date and super clean and as said by many others I had high expectations for the food. I agree the quality is no different than if you were to go to chilis or Applebee's. Nothing to rave about. I was disappointed. Our waitress was super nice, it was about 4pm on a Monday so seating was immediate. I was disappointed that there were a group of employees sitting at a table across the way chit chatting in a large group I'm guessing due to the lack of customers at that time of day but it gave an unprofessional feel. I ordered the Cajun pasta, again nothing to rave about, and I didn't much care for the sauce. The garlic bread was ok but tasted like the same ones I get from the store, Texas garlic toast in the freezer section. And they charged extra when I asked for an extra piece of toast, which I found silly due to the pricing. My husband ordered the steak with mashed potatoes and broccoli, the steak was decent, I liked it better than my pasta and the sides were bland. I expected more. We will try it again I'm sure in hopes of better food. read more

I haven't been to a Cheddar's in about ten years, with the last one I visited being in San Angelo, TX. I remember the food being bar-ish, with no real interesting sway working for or against my palette. So to my surprise, this Cheddar's food was very good. The appetizer we ordered was the Spinach Dip. It was good... Served SUPER fast (literally, we ordered it, had a few sentences of conversation, and it was delivered from the back). It got to our table so fast, we both paused in disbelief and said "whoa". The dip itself was a bit full of spinach, but arguably, it's called "Spinach Dip" not "Cream with a little hint of spinach". This was a welcomed change to the appetizer and it was 4.5 stars. The chips provided with the dip were delicious - thin, warm, crispy, and fresh tasting - not stale from sitting under a heat lamp like some other restaurants. We didn't have enough chips to cover the dip, but I'll explain more on that later. I ordered the Chicken Fried Steak sub Steamed Brocolli instead of green beans, and my girlfriend got the Grilled Baja Chicken as described in the menu. The portion for the Chicken Fried Steak was abundant, and the way it was prepared was great. The crust on the CFS was golden, flaky, and flavorful without being overly heavy in battered flavor... I think it might have been a light egg-wash and flour mixture... whatever it was, it was perfect. The actual meat of the CFS was perfect, not too dry, not too greasy from the frying process. And it was piping hot. The white gravy that was on the CFS and garlic-mashed potatoes was fantastic, as well... I actually wish they had given me more, but found that the meal was still fantastic without it. The garlic-mashed potatoes were also great... from scratch, with some of the skin still apparent, just like my grandmother used to make. I tried the dish my girlfriend had, the Grilled Baja Chicken from the "Lighter Side" part of the menu; this was on point, as well. For a Baja-described dish, I was expecting it to taste heavy, like it would hit my stomach like most spanish-american inspired meals often do because of the heavy amounts of oils in the food. This was not the case at all. The chicken was light and flavorful, with the right amount of spices to bring out the flavor of the savory, juicy chicken, without burying it to the point that you can't taste the rest of your food. The black beans were a nice touch and melded well in the mouth with the chicken and the rice.Very well done, indeed. 5 Stars For dessert, we ordered the Peach Cobbler. It was warm and gooey, while the caramel drizzled vanilla ice cream was cold and perched on top... I was pretty full from eating just half of the Chicken Fried Steak meal, but we managed to eat most of the dessert and it was wonderful! It came out super fast, and was a great ending to our meal. Now the one thing that stood out above everything else was the service. We had "Juste" (pronounced "yoo-stuh") as our server. It was fantastic all around. She never let our drinks dip below half-way before automatically refilling them, without us having to flag her down from across the restaurant or catch her as she was flying by. As the chips to our appetizer were getting low, she brought us a hot refill of chips without us even mentioning it. Our waters were instantly replaced at half-way... Juste worked stealthily, allowing my girlfriend and I a chance to carry on a good conversation without worrying about our drinks being low. She was fast on everything; everytime she asked if we needed something, if we made a request, it was immediately fulfilled, without waiting for her to go around to the entire restaurant to save herself trips to the kitchen. That made a huge difference in service time for us and we thank her tremendously for that. She was also smiling and seemed to enjoy being there, which made for an instant pleasantry while she was engaging us to fulfill her duties. Her service was so good that we felt compelled to tell the manager about our positive experience. If we could give her 1000 stars, we most certainly would. Having read some of the other recent reviews, I find myself wondering if we were just super lucky tonight... did the planets align? I don't believe in that nonsense... I attribute our fantastic dining experience to Juste's impeccable serving abilities - making sure our orders were right, delivered fast, and that our table was never left waiting for anything at any moment. It is thanks to her that we will most definitely be returning again. We HIGHLY recommend this Cheddar's - if their entire serving staff performs as well as Juste, this restaurant will never disappoint you. read more

I love this place! Everything I've ordered has always been good, chicken pot pie, shrimp, chicken tenders, salmon, soup. The food really tastes like its made from scratch. And the service has always been great, they know how to train their staff! read more

Great food great service our waitress sarah was super nice just made the overall experience a 5 star experience

Delish -the food was so good . The staff was very efficient and friendly. We will be going back soon. We were not in a hurry and the wait time for the food was well worth. We all had different meals and all parties were happy with the choices. We will be going back soon. Great food - very reasonable prices. Had the best potato soup of my life. Just saying read more

The place was very busy but we were still seated promptly. The server was friendly and pretty attentive. The tortilla soup was "meh". The chicken fried steak was HUGE. Easily enough for 2-3 servings. Mashed potatoes were decent, cheese curds were tasty with a unique panko type coating. Broccoli cheese casserole was exceedingly cheesy with rice and a little broccoli. Overall, good home style food. A little heavy for our taste but I can see how others would enjoy it. read more

It's like a nicer Cracker Barrel Beautiful decor, gorgeous fish tank, tropical ceiling fan. Excellent food!

So so. I've been twice now with my wife and both times it was just mediocre at best. I appreciate the "from scratch", but the taste and quality just didn't pop out. We gave it a second try, but not sure we'll be back. Just not very good food. read more

The food here was the best. Everything I ate was incredibly delicious. The prices are excellent and our server, Lee, was excellent. I highly recommend it. I will definitely eat here again. read more

cheddar's yelp page says "closes at 10pm"; but the girl that answered the phone told me at 9:27pm that I couldn't make an order for pick-up. Apparently, they stop taking orders 33mins before they close. Good to know they don't want my business. read more

Food was delicious but, the service was sluggish. I had the shrimp and chips and they were perfectly cooked. I'm sure as time goes by the service will strive. Jeff (GM) took care of my appetizer as they brought my queso dip with meat, as i asked for it with no meat. I'd definately go back. read more

DONT GO!!! Where to start... One of the poorest experience I have had in my life. We inform them that we were on our lunch hour , they took our order (after informing us that we couldn't place the order over the phone prior to our arrival ) after ignoring us for about five minutes the waitress followed us from the table to the bar, and took our order. She came back about three minutes later informed us that she had to transfer it to the bar staff, after 20 minutes we asked the bar staff (Nick to be specific) where our order was, he informed us that he would go check and after returning seven minutes later we asked if we could get it to go( at this time we are now 35 minutes into our order/stay, still no water, no soup, no acknowledgment). We asked Nick if we could speak to the manager , who proceeded to take his time coming over, and another five minutes wasted, The manager Chuck McMalton made it to us, with no expression on his face just nodded and walked off after hearing her complaint. A few minutes later we received our order and our bills. I proceeded to take my food and walk to the front desk to request the manager again, at this time the bartender Nick proceeded to freak out thinking I was stealing his food and started talking smack about me to the rest of the patrons in the bar. The manager , finally made his way to me, now keep in mind we are 45 minutes into our lunch & this does not include our drive time, The manager proceeds to snatch aggressively the bag of food out of my hand and in for me I was still to pay for my beverage. This staff was so aggressively rude, inconsiderate, and unprofessional. Other customers and staff were highly shocked at their behavior towards us. They handed out more excuses as to why it wasn't their fault. The manager was 'suppose' to behave in a professional manner. Chuck literally snatched the bag of food out of my hand as if I was a criminal, all while maintained my composure and I was politely and quietly trying to express my concerns with his lack of ownership or empathy. Btw we were late arriving back to our employer by 20 minutes due to this fiasco and we never received any service nor hot food. read more

Great prices, atmosphere and food. I had the steak and half rack of ribs. My wife had the chicken tenders.

This place is blah. Food reminiscent of Lubby's Cafeteria. Only come here if you enjoy bland food.

Prior to the pandemic my husband and I would visit this restaurant often. It was always exceptional, warm croissants great food, beautiful atmosphere and always wonderful service. My husband and I visited last night. The croissants were hard, stale and tasted old. Our waitress was less than impressive. Took us 45 minutes to get our dinner even though the restaurant was only at about 25% capacity. The menu is limited and we understood that due to the covid issues. However when we did order something from the menu we were told that they didn't have it. I ordered carrots and they too were unavailable. So Instead I selected green beans, which just ok. My white fish was completely inedible. Literally I ate 1 bite only! My husband ordered ribs which came with coleslaw but we had to ask the waitress to bring as it was not brought to the table with the food. Our waitress was slow to fill our drinks, not friendly and SLOW!! She ended up bringing me the wrong drink twice. Terrible experience. Not sure will be back read more

Welcome to the next best thing of Chandler, AZ. I can see folks driving across town on a weekend evening to get away with the family and enjoy some amazing dishes. I am from Colorado, where Cheddars Restaurants are prevalent, so I knew what to expect. Right now, the restaurant is new so there seem to be a lot of bodies (servers, managers, hosts) but this will change. The service and the overall execution of food delivery will improve over time; I am confident about that. Let's get going with the knitty-gritty details of the experience I had. To begin, we walked into the restaurant and the decor and space was beautiful. The hostesses at the front were extremely friendly and smiling at our presence. There seemed to be a manager up at the desk who was trying to run the show, and in my opinion, it was a little overbearing and lacking a genuine feel. Kenna (the manager at the desk) was very knowledgable about the restaurant and the history thereof, but proved to be a little domineering and abrasive during our entire visit. I am all about managers circling the restaurant and interacting with guests, but I witnessed her seat a couple at a table and I wasn't impressed with the work ethic. The man was in a wheelchair and his wife had already sat down, and Kenna could have stayed with the guest and attempted to make him feel comfortable; rather, she stood five feet away and observed him attempt to maneuver in between the chairs to get situated (all while attracting a great deal of attention to his table, which I'm sure is not what he wanted). The service we personally received was lacking, but this is most likely because of the newness of the servers and the missing experience. Our server was friendly and patient as we decided our entrees and she attempted to make conversation. She took our orders and all seemed well, but after our food arrived, she was no where to be seen until we were ready for the check. We had two other servers attempt to clear our plates and refill our drinks. During your restaurant visit, your drink should never be empty, and at one point, I had two empty drinks in front of me and no signs of getting them filled again. My burger was phenomenal. I am a "plain-Dane" when it comes to food and drink so my burger was supposed to be plain with cheese and cooked as lightly as possible and it was perfect. The chicken tenders were our appetizer and boy do I recommend those. They were awesome! My girlfriend enjoyed a "wedding cake" drink and might I say that their drink prices are also amazing. The restaurant I work in charges twice the amount for drinks. If you can dine at a place with heavy portions AND good prices, do it! There is one last thing that I would like to comment on. Sometimes at the tables you will find ketchup or salt and pepper or sugar, etc. and regardless of the toppings on the table, they should ALL be full. I had to shake and squeeze the ketchup plenty of times in order to get a pile on my plate. That's a pet peeve of mine, so maybe that's only a complaint I would have. PS, the music is hip and appropriate and perfectly loud. The bar is completely separate from the dining room which is also nice. All in all, with the right hosts, the right servers, and the right appetite, you will find happiness. As always, I share my bill price and the tip I left. Our bill was around $37 and I left $50. I have high hopes for this place. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Comfort Food Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

Wow is this place poppin! We arrived and the place was packed. There was a 5 to 10 minute wait, and we were super hungry. We sat down in 5 minutes! I didn't want to come here when the place opened and thought I'd give them some time to work out the new business kinks. I'm glad I did, cause looking at all the bad reviews and good ones had me very curious about this place. But anyway the service was really awesome, the girl asked all the right questions and took down our whole order... The only thing was she sold herself short a little bit by not following through with all the awesome questions she had... For instance my wife ordered the chicken Alfredo, she said it came with veggies and my wife said she would like them on the side. well, we never got them at all. The other thing is she asked if we wanted our salads before our food, and said yes! Definitely.... And of course our food came out with our salad, equaling our food to be cold after we ate our salad. Food was not hot! Probably the biggest complaint. It was slightly warm though, and atleast it was good... I warned the staff but I didn't want them to take my food. Was only trying to inform them. The garlic bread served with our food was only 1 little piece, and really soggy with butter, barely toasted, no crunch to it at all! I asked for more bread, and she brought me 1 more slice of sogginess.....oh well, me and my wife are extremely picky, and like lots of bread to go with our New Orleans pasta and chicken Alfredo. Honestly we really liked the food even though the little things didn't add up very nicely. We will come back! They are always super slammed so I could tell the waitress was overwhelmed and the kitchen staff wasn't working with her to really make the customers extremely happy. You can tell this place is going to have a lot of criticism, but I recommend trying it out and see if it's for you, maybe give it another month for things to slow down a little bit, but ultimately the food is good, service is good, decor is nice.... Place is loud, but what do you expect from a new business thats just jam packed with curious Arizonans. read more

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Yes! This place was great. Chicken fried steak was fantastic as well as the sides. This is a place I would go back to when in the area. Worth the wait! read more

My family went to the one in Colorado Springs CO and raved about how good it was. On our way home from Phoenix we decided to stop by and give it a try. My family still loved it, but I only found it just OK. My daughter and I had the Monte Cristo sandwich. The insides of the sandwich was good, but the fried dough outer shell was a bit greasy and not very good tasting. My daughter still loves it. My wife enjoyed her bacon burger, mostly because the bacon was really thick, especially in these days where most bacon in burgers and sandwiches are so thin that you can read through it. My other daughter go the Philly Cheese Steak. She ordered it w/o mushrooms and it came with mushrooms. They quickly changed it which surprised me. We had their famous Skillet Cookie Sunday was just OK. The chocolate chip cookie was very bland and the there was not much flavor to the hot fudge sauce. read more

So the waitress rarely checked on us, it was very busy though. It was my first time there and I was super disappointed in their food and menu. The food was not bad but I would never go back again. Pretty bland. The menu had small variety. I was hoping to love this place because it looks so cute! read more

Have been here multiple times. They always have good food. I my go to's are fish tacos, fish and chips, offer there ribs.

Great place for a large group with various tastes. Excellent food and great atmosphere. Service is also very good.

I went with my friends and had Austen as our server! He was very attentive and friendly! Great food and service!

The food here is great, but I haven't been here since a little over a year ago. Came back last night and was VERY disappointed to find out they changed their macaroni. It used to be so good. It was oven baked with bread crumbs. Their new macaroni looked like something I could make at home and the sauce was watery, it was nowhere near as good!!! Cheddars what happened!!!!!! They still get 4 stars cuz the rest of their food is amazing. Reeaaally messed up their amazing macaroni tho. I used to order this every time I came, I would never order it again now that its changed. read more

This place needs to open in the west valley. There is a shuttered mexican restaurant at Westgate that they could move into as the place is big enough. The only chain restaurant that rates 5 stars; huge portions, great prices and everything that comes out of the kitchen is amazing. Best Ribs for a non bbq joint. Chicken tenders are the best I've ever tasted. The bread pudding is one of my favorite desserts. read more

It started off good with the triple treat appetizer. Everything on the app was delicious. The Philly cheese steak had awful cheese, the chicken pasta Cesar salad had pasta noodles that were not even cooked, and the medium well steak was sent back 2 times because it was almost raw. The next steak came out of the kitchen more rare than the previous time. We will not be coming back. read more

This place is nice inside huge plus. I got the sirloin steak with half a rack of bbq ribs... So good. Steak was perfect and tender and really good flavor. The ribs fell off the bone, and the sauce, yummy! Will definitely go back read more