Service 5 stars. Brought out premade icecream for our students, super helpful staff that clearly care about the restaurant. Food: Pizza 4 stars. Cheese sticks 3 too much seasoning is what the girls said. Chicken 5 stars. Mash potato good, gravy was a little too watery. Overall 4 stars. read more

Pizza Ranch - Pizza Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

Love the broasted chicken! Grandchildren ate free on Tuesday and can't get enough of skillet brownie!

We had an excellent experience at Pizza Ranch. Great selection at the pizza buffet salad bar and chicken dinner buffet. They even made pizzas of our choice. The soft serve ice cream machine was a huge hit with our family, too. The best part was the friendly and helpful staff. They truly went above and beyond to give us a great experience. We liked the pizza so much that we ordered take-out the next night! read more

In 2019, this was the first PiZZa Ranch we had been to. Since then, we have been to several across the country. Our favorite is the New one in South Dakota, Rapid City. To be quite honest, boy does this place in Bloomington need a good cleaning! The carpet needs shampooing, and the whole place needs a deep cleaning. I will say that Jeramy, one of the managers, was doing what he could to keep the place clean and the food fresh. This guy was working, along with the other lady manager ( lots of tats ). They were working hard. They made us custom piZZa, and let us take some home with us. The chicken was good when it was freshly brought out. The sides were decent, and the piZZa was decent. Hey, it's piZZa Ranch! We had a ranch-sauced piZZa at PiZza Ranch! The soft serve ice cream was terrific. Again, this place needs to have its carpets deep cleaned because the smell from The carpet over-whelms the food. Jeramy was friendly and reaLLy made the place welcoming. If we didn't return, it would be because the place needs a professional deep cleaning. We want to come back, but the carpet smeLLed terrible. Please clean this place. Shampoo the Carpets. Deep clean the dining area. Give Jeramy a raise before he goes back to the Steak House! read more

Pizza Ranch - In front of PiZZa Ranch in Bloomington, Illinois - Pizza Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

Stopped in on Friday night at 7pm; there were 6-8 cars in parking lot so not busy. This was my first visit ...almost 21.00 for night buffet but no big deal. I was asked if I wanted any specialty pizza prepared...not knowing how buffet was, I said no. I prepped my drink and then went to pizza bar. There were four old pizza's, half or less in number of slices but had been in bar for long time. Not sure of flavors. I grabbed a couple of slices and did get fresh cheese bread off bar. Went to chicken and pasta....the fried chicken was amazing. I had no idea I would find bone-in chicken in bar but it was fresh and good. Pasta and red sauce was typical buffet fare. The dessert pizza was really good, especially the chocolate chip cookie pizza. This place is called Pizza Ranch but I would not go for pizza. I'd go for chicken. A person who I assumed was manager looked at bar a few times but never added anything. As I was leaving he did take off two of the tired pizzas. Several people (6-8 people) came in and had nothing to choose from at pizza bar So...not sure I would return. I don't mind price but there must be fresh pizza on bar. Thankful it had fresh chicken. read more

crap service. I go to the grocery store think I'll just pull up to the window order two breasts and on my way. Sitting 20 minutes and still haven't got the order two chicken breasts and that's all I wanted! read more

the food was AMAZING. they always put it out fresh and made sure the food was stocked up. our waiter was pretty nice and decent! they did take our drinks and plates before we were done though but it was no problem. the ambiance was very nice. it also smelt like HEAVEN in there. I'd recommend 10/10 read more

The food is fresh and delicious. They'll make a pizza exactly as you ordered and bring it to your table in addition to the large buffet. The price is better than average. The service was kind and friendly. The facility is clean and spacious. Very nice affordable establishment. read more

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Before heading to Pizza Ranch please read the reviews. I went there with a party of 107. It was a little hectic. I immediately grabbed a plateful of food. First the pizza was ok. There was nothing special but it is not too bad. The desserts were good. Everything except the chocolate pudding. That scared me. The chicken was the worst chicken I have ever tasted. It was pink and everyone knows you don't want to see raw chicken. The biscuits were overcooked. The salad was ok. The ranch was a little weird. The service was pretty good though. For what they lacked in good food they made up for with their service. read more

Pizza Ranch - The restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

I usually go shortly after noon. At the desk, when you pay in advance, they ask if there's a certain pizza you'd like on the pizza bar, and they'll make one fresh. The salad bar is always fresh, with a nice variety. The comfort-food bar has the best chicken in town, along with 2-3 veggies, potatoes, meatloaf, biscuits, gravy, etc. Let me repeat: the BEST chicken in town. The pizza bar usually has 6-8 different pizzas, fresh and hot. The bars are replenished often. (If you don't see your favorite chicken piece, check again in a few minutes.). Top it all off with a fruity pizza-like dessert and soft-serve. If you leave hungry, it's your own fault. read more

As usual the pizza was warm at Best, but I did like the salad since that is getting to be a rare thing. The chicken was surprisingly good. I hate to say it but we will be going back at sometime. The wait staff was good also. read more

FELLASS!! The service was great. The workers were exceptionally nice and I had a great time. The food tasted amazing and I wish I lived closer. The atmosphere was very energetic and everyone was super nice and friendly. I hope to be back soon read more

We like it. Senior night on Wednesday. The guys behind the register-. But we still go & food is consistently good. read more

Just your average buffet. Food was ok. Really not much to say about the service you pay when you walk in and get your own food and drinks.

Their skillet crust is reminiscent of Pizza Hut pan pre-2000's where the crust war pillowy soft and buttery. Pizza Hut someway somehow changed their pan crust post-2000's and is blah. Cudo's to Pizza Hut Ranch skillet crust and their chocolate chip cookie is soooo good and butterylicios!!!!! read more

Very nice place, I enjoyed the service and many items, such as pizza ice cream and many more items. The food was really good. I really liked it read more

Tables were not cleaned when we sat, the food was not worth 18 dollars per person. The dough tasted like a tortilla for the pizza. The fried chicken just didn't taste right either. Overall really disappointing. read more

The staff was phenomenal and the food was good. I'm only giving three stars as I didn't believe the plates were clean. I know it difficult to get food off plastic plates but every plate seemed not totally clean. read more

So it wasnt my Wife and Is first pick, but we thought it would be easy for our kids to eat what they want they are 6 and 4yrs old. Perfect for that. The staff on duty 12/21/22 was really great!! Food for our family was pretty good. Easy in easy out place if you have kids. read more

We love the ranch! Food is always fresh. Pizza crusts are outstanding. Chicken is delicious. I also love the pizza-based desserts- especially blueberry. Ice cream is very creamy and not overly sweet-just right! Remember to get your seniors and/or veterans discount. Also- if you go as often as often as we do, sign up for their rewards program- we save a few bucks every time we go. Side note but important- the Ranch has nice wholesome music playing on their speakers instead of the popular garbage music of today. read more

i don't even know what's going on here... there's literal children walking around picking up plates from tables? doing cartwheels and touching the floors with gloves on and getting into customers personal space? and half the food was a solid 3/10.. some of it was really good but most of it was dry and have a bad flavor. like the pizza is not fresh what so ever, and i seen them bring out ONE fresh pizza the whole time i was there. i was looking forward to this place but i recommend ordering straight up fresh food if you want to actually enjoy it, not the buffet. read more

I called and ordered carry out. 4 breasts and 4 legs. We live in another town. My husband picked it up and didn't take the receipt ( I ALWAYS insist on receipts). When it was time to eat there were 3 breasts and 5 legs and they gave us a free small container of mashed potatoes. #1. How difficult was my order? #2. Someone cannot count! #3. Didn't want the potatoes. I think they were more interested in giving us potatoes than getting the order right. And all this for a whopping $24. NEVER AGAIN!!!!! read more

I am no stranger to pizza buffet as they use to be my go to spot in High School so I was interested to see how Pizza Ranch would compare. I was in a party of 6 and we walked right in after church service. I was shocked there was not a longer wait due to it being 1pm on Sunday but we were able to get right in. Pizza Ranch is set up as you pay prior to eating and you graze the buffet as many times as your heart will desire. While I was excited about the pizza choices I have heard from friends that their "fried chicken" is bomb! I was not disappointed, there was plenty of different pieces of chicken on the buffet and made fresh every few minutes. The chicken was crispy on outside but juicy on inside. I made second trip to buffet for chicken... and again! The buffet represented a standard salad bar with multiple pizza choices. I tried the chicken bacon ranch. Delicious! The restaurant has Wild West decoration really set it apart inside and encourages you relax to enjoy your meal. I would really like to say Austin was super helpful and very friendly. read more

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I have to admit there is a lot of hype over something that I was personally very underwhelmed over. When you first arrive you are aware that you will have to wait. The lines are very long even if you arrive early, but move pretty fast. We arrived at 4:45 pm and were in line 15 minutes for a group of 5. You pay before you eat and the drink is included with the buffet. Everyone in our group had the buffet and our total bill was about $60. They have a Self Serve Drinks; Salad Bar; Chicken, veggies, rolls and mashed potatoes bar; a pizza bar; and desert bar. With all the options they have available there is something for everyone. I will break it down a little more, per bar, as it was when we visited. The drinks are pretty self explanatory, coffee and soda are available. They have Gold Peak tea, which I love personally. The Salad Bar: It is a very sparse salad bar. There is really just the minimum; salad, about 4 veggies, eggs, and cheese, dressing, pudding, bacon bits, sunflower seeds and croutons. They had two soups available. I had the potato and it was the best thing about the salad bar in my opinion. Chicken: When we went all the fried chicken was burnt. They also have a BBQ and buffalo chicken. The buffalo chicken was pretty good, and even though the chicken was burnt it was very moist and otherwise had pretty good flavor. You need to get the ranch from the salad bar. The rolls are very good; the corn is really, really good; the mashed potatoes and gravy were ok but nothing outstanding. Pizza: I really expected more variety. I am aware that they have a 'you want it, we make it, and deliver to your table' policy... If you are not with a patient group however that is not something you can do. I thought the Tuscan pizza was very good, the buffalo chicken pizza was very good, the garlic pizza was very good, the breadsticks were very good but had something spicy on it like red pepper. Dessert: There are several types of dessert pizza. There was apple, cherry, looked like blackberry at one time, peach, and cactus bread. I had the peach and the cactus bread which is basically cinnamon with icing. I really enjoyed the peach and I am not fond of peach at most places. They have vanilla ice cream. It was actually really good creamy ice cream. So to summarize the whole trip... I thought the food was good, others in my family were unimpressed and do not plan to return which is unfortunate. read more

Pizza Ranch - Store Front - Pizza Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

Used to like this place a lot, but it has gotten worse over time. The pizza choices are sparse at times, and the pizza itself is ok only. They have other hot choices as well, and the fried chicken is actually excellent, as is the soft serve ice cream. But if you are going for the pizza, there are better choices. They have a "rewards card" you get scanned each time you are there, and supposedly earn points (dollars) off future visits. Be aware, however, they do not honor this. We were told we had $5 off towards our next visit, but when we went they would not honor the discount. Very bad business practice, like bait and switch. There are lots of good restaurants in the area, so we won't be back to this one. read more

Slowest ever. Preordered to have food ready at 3:00. Waited in the drive up window line for 10 minutes before deciding to finally go inside. Went inside, and there is no separate place for order pick up. Had to wait in a long line for those that were dining in. When I finally have someone to get my order, it's 3:20 and I'm told I have to wait 10 more minutes for fresh chicken. Ridiculous. If you value your time, do not bother. read more

This is a mea) that is tasty, variety & affordable. Employees are friendly and ask how they can help ... even if U want a piz-a not on the buffet. Would recommend it to anyone who enjoys chicken, pizza, salad, taters & gravey. Definitely give this place a try. read more

Chicken is the best. Always moist on the inside and crispy outside. Service was good. Loved the mash potatoes and gravy. We did drive through for a change. read more

Wow, my wife suggested a Pizza Ranch today and we stopped in. Lunch time and Senior Citizens Day and what a delight. A friend told me the fried chicken was great and he was correct!!! Also the coleslaw was very tasty. I sure didn't expect this much variety. Chad and Floyd were great waiters. Very busy but the bar was well stocked and food was very hot. Restrooms and the entire restaurant were very clean. Can't wait to return....also the Manager was a great help also. read more

the food was alright, what you'd expect honestly however jeremy and michelle have excellent service. they were so nice and pretty funny too.

For the price of the buffet it's really good food I highly recommend this restaurant. Staff are friendly. Food is always good. Amazing fried chicken. Also very clean and Christian oriented. Only thing I have a problem with is that they seem not to keep up or can't keep up on when the food/pizza is empty you have to tell them? Other then that great place and food! read more

We had an enjoyable dinner with my wife and 3 other friends. Met the manager Tyler, he was great to talk to and provided great service making a pizza for us. Then bringing it out to give us the first pieces of it. The chicken and potatoes were fantastic. The place has a Christian family atmosphere and we plan to keep visiting. Thanks Tyler and the rest of the crew. read more

I would strongly recommend Pizza Ranch they have good food wait let me change that great food and their pizza are so affordable for example you can get how ever many toppings you want Medium for $7.56 also , they have a great rewards system and great staff the floor employees clean after every customer for COVID-19 they clean thoroughly they spray the table vacuum the floor and if you ever do decide to go there I suggest their buffet for $12.50 and give The Chicken a try its my favorite. read more

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This place should be called the chicken ranch. There chicken and mash potatoes are amazing! 10/10. But the pizza is really just a waste of calories. It's almost like the pizza has no flavor. It's not nasty, but it's also not good. read more

Great food and pizza. They had a great staff and they won't kick you out when it is closing time. They will give you around 15 minutes past closing time. read more

My in laws go to PR a couple of time a month so we decided to go try it. We got the All u can eat buffet. Salad is bag-o-salad but a lot of add ons, they have chicken, sides and dessert pizza and soft serve ice cream. The cool thing is you can order a custom made pizza on the buffet and they will serve it to your table then put the leftover on the buffet table. Not a bad price for an all u can eat. I go back read more

I would give this place zero stars if possible. I brought the family for lunch because it sounded like a fun place. First of all, the price. You pay before being seated. The cost for one six year old, one eight year old, and two adults is $40. Really?!? The layout of the restaurant is weird and there are constantly people walking everywhere. There is no flow to the place. The food. The pizza is dripping with grease and there is no plain cheese pizza for kids. All the choices have meat of some kind on them. The selection is also extremely small for a buffet. The salad bar is a complete joke and all the rest of the food that isn't pizza IS deep fried. There are zero options for any kind of healthy meal. If you are curious about this place, I highly recommend you just drive on down the road to a decent restaurant. I never post reviews on Yelp, but I also can't remember the last time I felt this ripped off by a food joint. ****Update. I actually posted this review from inside the restaurant because I was so aggravated. To be fair, I will say that I shared my thoughts with the employees when they wished us a good day on the way out. The guy refunded me the cost of the meal. read more

Going into this I was expecting this to be great or at the least very good because there was much hype of this restaurant leading up to. Afterwards i would have to honestly say I was very underwhelmed with Pizza Ranch. Let's start with the building its nice, clean, it's a new building that was built specifically for Pizza ranch so i was expecting that. BUT the building looks big on the outside the inside is relatively small in comparison to how big it looks on the outside and in comparison to other buffet restaurants in the area. The price: Our wait in line wasn't very long the price for myself, my wife and my 3 year old was $27 and some change :-/ Buffet area: very small from what you would expect from such a large looking establishment from the outside. the selection is also minimal. salad bar, fried chicken, fried chicken with buffalo sauce. biscuits, carrots, 4 versions of potatoes (mashed, waffle fries, chips, steak fries) and about 5 different flavored pizzas and dessert pizza and a vanilla ice-cream machine that's pretty much it. Taste: the food was good i guess, it wasn't great so just okay. Not much to choose from and nothing that made me feel like $12 a person was worth it. Overall: as i said in the beginning with so much hype i was expecting lot more from pizza ranch. its small on the inside. the food was okay not anything that would make me want to visit again. and the selection is not up to par with other buffets in the area that are a little cheaper and have a wider selection and better food. i think after the "newness" calms down and everyone tries it for the first time then it won't be much traffic here. but that's just my opinion. *side note* the dessert pizza is great! read more

Very disappointed tonight. Have not been for a little while we had our grandsons with us and Tuesday was always kids eat free. Well not anymore. Spoke to the manager/owner and they have stopped. Was going to be $45 for us to eat there. We left, the pizza is not that good and they stop serving at 8. Sorry to say we will not be back. read more

I tried pizza ranch onopening day and I really liked it. Tried it a second time and the biscuits on the buffet were still doughy and not cooked all the way. They took care of it and apologized profusely. I went a few weeks ago and it was slammed. I could barely move let alone sit comfortably at my table. The place made me sick this time. As in hot poops within 15 minutes. I really want to love it but,its going to be a while before I go back. read more