When my dad lived in Richmond, Indiana, it was always a challenge to find decent food when visiting. The pizza sucks, the Mexican food tastes like Lalo's (boring) and there are a whole lot of fast food chains. So, one night I want wings. Really bad!!! I look in the phone book and find Fricker's, who like BW3 proudly boasts a similar selection of sauces for their wings. But, they call them "Frickin' Chicken Wings" and have sauces like "Frickin' Hot" and "Frickin' Killer." Pretty "Frickin' Stupid" if you ask me, but hey, the founders' last name IS Frick, so I guess I can't knock it. Unlike BW3, Fricker's wings are served sauceless and also unlike BW3, their wings ARE meaty! I was impressed to find this Ohio based franchise in small-town Indiana. My dad had a ONE POUND Porterhouse steak for $11.99 and it was actually damn good, tender and cooked the way it was ordered! So, if you find yourself frickin' swearing because you're frickin' lost in rural Richmond, Indiana or one of their frickin' 15 locations in rural Ohio, frickin' better frickin' fuckin' stop in for some bitchin' non-shitty wings, damnit! read more

The food = great. I've lived in this area most of my life and have never gone to Fricker's until just last night. I got the boneless wings and was very impressed. They were saucy, unlike the regular wings, but the sauce (Medium) was super tasty and the portion was just the right size. It seems a little pricey considering the atmosphere, but not extraordinarily so. The service = Um. I know we were a large party (30-ish people from the local roller derby team), but I called the day before to give them the heads-up and we all came in at different intervals, giving them enough time to regroup. Regrouping was not in the cards for us, however. We had to ask for refills and silverware several times, and we had about four different servers, none of whom had communicated with each other. They did, however, reserve the proper amount of tables for us, which was nice. I'd go back, but I don't recommend this place for large parties at all. read more

Maybe the worst food I've ever had in a sports bar. Came here a few times around 12 years ago and it was bad. Came again tonight and it's worse somehow. Don't come here for food. read more

It's your standard sports bar but you surprisingly kid friendly. We saw a lot of families in there. We were suggested their house chicken strips. There was a large variety of sauces to choose from with the strips. I chose the strips and honey mustard. It was reasonably good but not out of this world. I did find the chicken was not quite hot enough inside to my taste. The service was good and we received our food quickly. read more

MANNNN. SO GOOD. I got ribs and wings, ribs were tender and perfect flavor. The wings were good, got the lil kicker sauce. Should have had them naked since the breading was bit much but still overall good. I really liked the fried pickles and fried cheese balls. The chili cheese fries were good, but pretty standard. Meal served with applesauce and baked beans and roll. A lot of food for $14. Definitely had leftovers. Great sports bar atmosphere. read more

We attempted to place an order to go at 3:30pm on Super Bowl Sunday. I asked the young lady on the phone the anticipated time to pick it up. I had factored in the need to order 3 hours before the start of the Super Bowl as ample time to complete our order. She rudely told me to call back at 6:00pm to order. Now, please explain to me how that is remotely better timing. Needless to say we placed our order elsewhere. When my father drove past this restaurant to pick up our food from another establishment he did not see a restaurant filled to capacity. It is a shame when employees take zero pride in their job or understand the importance of representing their employer in a positive manner. We will never spend our money at one of their restaurants. The other restaurant was amazing. I highly recommend Buffalo Wings and Rings. read more

I had the ribeye sandwich. I thought it was very good, a little messy. My wife had the burrito grande and to be honest it wasn't anything different then you could have made at home. It was very dry. read more

Had to get more napkins on our own and flag down another waitress to get silverware. Then Ordered the fish and chips and fish with baked beans. Tartar sauce is REAL sweet. Beans came luke warm. Manager came over and bent over backward to try and satisfy us. So they really did try, which explaineds my score, but this is a sports bar to drink at where food is way down on the list. read more

No complaints! I have been a few times and each time I go the food is good and the customer service has been good. Check it out, have a beer and relax. read more

We were on our way up to Michigan and passed by this place on the side of the high way. There were some rather attractive waitresses working there (ouch don't hit me). However, as far as food goes, it's pretty average. the service was fast and friendly though. Everything was a la carte. No, their burgers don't come with fries. In any case, as far as a meal on the go goes, this one satisfies A-OK. Maybe with some eye candy. read more

Appreciated friendly service and carry-out was ready on time as scheduled. Meal was not too pricey. Porterhouse Steak, green beans and coleslaw were good 4* according to my husband. Chicken nachos were horrible. Would have sent them back if I was at restaurant and not traveling and on down the road. Cold tortilla chips, shredded lettuce, and soggy chicken pieces is not what I would call nachos and that is all that was on the plate. There was not even cheese. I paid extra for salsa. Inedible and disgusting. Sorry I neglected to take photo. read more

Worst service I have ever had. Waited 20 min to get someone to take a drink order. Waited another 15 min for our drinks. Didnt take our order. Waited another 20 min and then just got up and walked out. Absolutely honorable service. read more

Stopped in on my way to Chicago. I pulled in thinking it was Frishes Big Boy, only to discover it was Frickers, a sports bar. It turned out ok. I was able to watch the Ohio State game. The service was slow but friendly. The food was suprisingly good. The portions were large. Except for the slow service I woild say it was ok. Ig we weren't on the road and driving 360 miles I probably would have enjoyed it more. read more

Sat down at a table and waited nearly 30 minutes for anyone to acknowledge me. I finally asked to put in an order where the front desk area was because I was tired of waiting. I would have left but we were there selling GS cookies so my daughter was excited to eat there. Once I was finally helped, Dena was a fantastic server. Not at the top of my list of places to return to anytime soon read more

used to be great wings. now twice the price, half the wings sizes and spritzing sauce is kinda messed up. have to pay for the extra sauce. still a great flavor and atmosphere. you can keep the rest. read more

Nice alternative to fast food places. Decent prices, good food, and sports on TV. Stopped in while passing through. The ribeye steak sandwich I got was large and nicely cooked, and tasty. The person with me got a hamburger and was happy with it. Server was friendly and efficient. On the downside, we got BBQ nachos for an appetizer. Te BBQ was good, but not much of it on the nachos. It would have also been better if they melted real cheese on the nachos and not coated them with cheese whiz. read more

First time to visit Fricker's - had a customer with me - food took forever to hit table - one guy with us had to get a box and eat it on way back to plant - the other guy had to wolf it down then run out the door to make an appointment in Indy - talked to waitress and bartender about it both apologized - no signs of a manager to discuss problems - finished my lunch by myself - paid full price without any offer of a discount - food was good but stressed everybody's schedule to the max! read more

They make it so easy to review them...read the other reviews regarding the food and service. Just your average bar food in your average barfood setting. read more

If overpriced dry chicken is what you enjoy, or burgers that taste like they came fresh from the freezer, this is the place for you.

Never been to Fricker's until today. Our son was thrilled when we can in because The first thing you see is a game room. He ordered a burger my husband ordered the ribs & Fricken chicken chunks and I had the chicken sliders. It was alright. It seemed clean, waitress was friendly. My husband said the ribs were good, very meaty. He requested the hot sauce with the chicken chunks. The hot sauce was not really hot especially if you like things kind a spicy. Our son said his burger was great. He also enjoyed the onion straws with the spicy ranch. He said he would recommend those. I probably wouldn't order the chicken sliders again. Not very tasty and I ordered them with hot sauce, NOT hot all. My husband said yes he would come back. Said he would like to try the big 1lb burger. My son loved it. However I'm not overly fond of it. read more

Good food good atmosphere whether alone or with the family. Kids eat free. Try the supertubes and their one pound burger.

Just your average wing bar. Boneless wings were odd. A lot of ligaments. Flavor was good. My friend had a bone in his and that turned him off. Pasta salad not worth it. read more

Was really looking forward to trying this new place out...well I won't be back. Service sucked. 45 min wait after ordering plus a waitresses kids were running around while she worked. Nothing original, seriously the garlic Parmesan was grated cheap stuff not shredded. Would really like to see some changes so this place will succeed and people would drive for their food. read more

I was told that this was a chain restaurant primarily located in Ohio. This was my first time eating at one of their restaurants. I ordered what was supposed to be there signature sandwich which was a breaded buffalo chicken breast. The flavor was phenomenal however the chicken breast was chewy. I'm not a chef so I don't know what that means. Hopefully it doesn't mean I'm going to get Violently ill this afternoon. On a positive note, Connie the bartender was very nice and very attentive. read more

Don't even bother. The only thing I have ever liked was their sunday chicken special. I love wings but this places wings barely qualify.

Fun place to go. My wife, daughter and I went on a Saturday night. I used to live close by but rarely went here. They did quite a bit of remodeling and it is very clean and nice inside. It would be a great place to watch a game. My wife had the Frickin Chicken which she loved. I had the Frickin Burger. It was good but I wished I had ordered the chicken. It was a little chilly inside and tricky to find seating, but we still enjoyed ourselves. Pricing is very reasonable too. read more

there is just nothing good to say about this place. Food isn't very good(actually it's just BAD), our waitress did decent service but no smile, no warmth... was almost robotic. They remodeled the place and have the worse chairs in history, painful to sit in...... of the 3 "chain" wing places in town I recommend you find a decent private bar that serves them...... read more

This place is basically a low-class Buffalo Wild Wings. My husband and I met some friends at Fricker's the other night for a quick dinner. It was around 5pm on a Wednesday so the place wasn't crowded at all. The service was friendly - I'd give their service a 4/5. The food though? Ugh. Not so good. We ordered the 20 boneless wings and a side of curly fries to split. We also had the fried cheese appetizer. Clearly, we were asking for a heart attack. The fried cheese was just so-so. I mean, it's cheese and it's fried so you can't go too wrong with it. It was supposed to be a mix of mozzerella and cheddar. The mozzerella sticks were about the size of a baby carrot. And there were 3. Then there were about a dozen of the "cheddar" chunks. Pretty sure it was just american cheese and they were teeny tiny little bites. Seriously, no bitter than the tip of my pinky finger. The fries were okay. Just boring curly fries. They weren't even curly really. Just some curved french fries. The chicken wasn't very good. We got the medium buffalo sauce. It must have been mild. There was absolutely no heat to the sauce at all. The chicken tasted kind of funny also. It made my husband super sick about an hour or so later. I could see the appeal of this place if you had a large party and wanted to drink and watch a game or a fight or something. The food is fairly inexpensive and they seem to have a lot of drink/daily specials. I don't really plan on going back though. read more

I had a tenderloin, fries and a sweet tea. I really like the food. It was good and and the sandwich was big. You have to pay extra for the fries but you get a lot of them. I did not like the sweet tea. I will definitely go back but I will not order the sweet tea. The prices was great and the food was good. The service was alright was great but it also wasn't bad either. If you want a good tenderloin and you're in Richmond this is the place to go. Next time I will try something else. read more

I made another late evening trip, mainly for drinks and a late dinner, and I realized that I may have had a rough first impression, based on the second visit. The food was much less greasy, and the service was spot on, and the prices were definitely lower than I remembered. I still stand by my earlier comment about "For country bumpkin atmosphere and quick beer, this may be your place!" but for a country sports bar, they had no issues turning on the Stanley Cup Finals for me!! read more

Good wings and family oriented beer was cold service is always slow but id eat there again

It's just off the interstate, they have a small selection of beer. If you're looking for sports on the TV, a little noise and female wait staff in short shorts, this is your place. read more

Ughhhh! Can't believe how dreadful the thing that I ordered turned out. No wonder mid-merica is so obese. There musta been 2,000 calories in the grade-soaked breeding alone. This place is a health hazard. Order a salad. read more

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Dear mr frick the only reason u got two stars is cuz your bar tender was cute and kept it classy cute as fuck so great job with servers and bartenders but ur cooks fucking suck so do ur self a favor keep ur chain in ohio ny does not want ur shit unless u keep it up with the picking of cute blond bartenders Much Luv from NY read more

I will never eat here again!!! The Pepsi was even gross. It was flat and lacking taste. The potato skins came out burnt and the bacon on top was hard as rocks. I ordered garlic Parmesan chicken chunks and they tasted burnt. I don't think they have changed the fryer oil in over 3 months. I tasted no garlic. The only good thing here was the server. She was super nice. I don't recommend eating here ever! read more

I ordered a pork tenderloin sandwich with a side of curly fries. The sandwich was huge and the price was cheap 4.99 isn't a bad deal. They brought it out fast, filled my drink several times, and brought me my bill without much of a wait. The restrooms are fairly clean. Although I did see some gross stains on the sink...not sure what they were but they looked super gross. I'd advise skipping the female restroom if you go there. I did love the food. The monkey fingers for dessert was fantastic. All the prices are very cheap and reasonable. In fact dinner for 2 could add up to only $15, which isn't bad. I give this place a four stars for food quality, prices, and service. They aren't five star because the restrooms are kind of gross. read more

This is just a reply to the guy who was upset he didn't get immediate outstanding service for a carryout order at 330 in the afternoon on SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!! This is a sports bar dude! They were probably packed contrary to the observation your dad in law made when he drove by! People like you are why people who work in restaurants develop bad attitudes. Try planning on the fact that they are going to be busy and work in that parameter. Or better yet make your own wings! Ass read more

I ordered my food and did not receive it. I'm still waiting and it has been a solid 40 minutes

The fried cheese "with cheddar or mozzarella" def was just American cheese. Like Handi-snacks level cheese that comes with the little crackers. Like cheese whiz level. If I come back it's for sports and drinks - probably not food though... read more

My friend and I met here, halfway between Dayton and Indianapolis. Nice and clean. Rather large place. Good service. We both had the chicken strip and rib special for $11.99. Included applesauce or cole slaw. Cole slaw was good. I added the green beans-- very good, Southern style--not the fancy,raw-ish ones they serve at she-she-poo-poo places. I'd go back. read more