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    2.6 (109 reviews)

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    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Ray T.

    This place gone horribly down hill. I've been coming here for years & have personally watched the slow decline. Bartenders drunk standing on barstools AND going behind the bar to make her own drinks??I've been in the for over 20 years I've eopen restaurants & helped revamp others. This place needs some serious attention but obviously the owner doesn't so sad. Definitely won't be coming bacl

    The cheese quesadilla from the kids menu.

    I rate this place 3 stars. I got the cheese quesadilla. It was good at first, but when I got to the second one the cheese tasted funny. But the bread part was okay. The service was good. I liked our waitress. It was very loud. Overall, it was okay. I would recommend it!

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    Just started frequenting this place and the food is great, cool atmosphere, the people are awesome and Sarah is AMAZING!!!

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    Bob A.

    I'm very glad I came here! It was past 11pm when I pulled into the Red Roof Inn next door, so nothing else around was open. But Fricker's kitchen is open until 1am, and the bar is buzzing until 2:30. And as it turns out, we got a pleasant meal for a reasonable price. They had "Chicken Chunks" on special, so I got them with a side salad. The meal was filling, and I sincerely dug those chicken things! They were like very plump popcorn chicken pieces, but with a nice, lightly battered exterior. My salad was good, and my pal's quesadilla, which was larger than we'd expected, satisfied him. The menu highlights the chicken wings, and there are other chicken dishes on the menu with a good variety of sauces. My pal was also impressed with the beer he ordered. He wanted something local, and got something that he likened to creme soda, but in a good way. We sat outside, but they have a bright, whizzy sports bar situation going on inside. This actually would probably be a really fun place to see a major sporting event, what with the dominating presence of their huge TVs around the bar. Service was very friendly and quick. If you're at Red Roof Inn and are weighing restaurant options, you should definitely consider Fricker's even if other places are open.

    I just got back with another lunch of very good wings from Frickers. I try to support local businesses during this crisis.

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    I love this place. Awesome atmosphere and cool staff. And the food was delicious. Cooked to perfection. Go by there you'll love it.

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    Hey Doug, thanks for the 5 stars! Hope to see you sometime again!

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    8 months ago

    Best wings! This is our go-to place. Drinks were delicious, service was good and food was the usual standard that we love!

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    My name is John and this place is shit and the fries were ass. Tast like shit and the service was terrible

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    Slow service, understaffed and the manager waited on us. Extremely slow, food subpar. Avoid like the plague

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    No service at all. Waited 20 min and no one waited on us or even asked if we wanted a drink.

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    Staff is rude, slow and the restrooms are untouched some this place was a "Cooker bar& Grill" restaurant.

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    Used to be a nice place. Had issues with our chicken and the manager was rude and unhygienic. Will never eat here again.

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