Sometimes you just gotta stop and walk into the restaurant you've passed a thousand times to see whats going on. So, the restaurant gives hole in a wall vibes but they cooking up some really good chicken and fish. The service was good, and our food came out fairly quick. Everything was fresh and the Catfish was the star of the show. Catfish 9/10 Chicken Wings 8/10 Potato Salad 5/10 Mac & Cheese 4/10 Fried Pickles 7/10 Cleanliness 8/10 Service 8/10 read more

Ray's Chicken & Fish - Wings, Catfish, Fried Pickles, Mac, Potato Salad - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

So when were y'all going to tell me about Ray's Chicken and Fish?! I just happened to stumble upon them on my own, and let me tell you, I'm glad I did! I ordered delivery, so I can't really speak on the ambiance, but the food definitely made an impression. I had the fried fish, macaroni and cheese, fried green beans, and a slice of sweet potato pound cake. Let's start with the star of the show: the fried green beans. Whew! I love trying new food items, especially when they surprise me, and these absolutely blew my mind. Perfectly fried, flavorful, and just downright addictive, they were hands down my favorite. The fried fish was good and hit the spot. The sweet potato pound cake was also solid, moist, sweet, and a great way to finish the meal. The only thing that didn't quite do it for me was the macaroni and cheese, but everything else more than made up for it. Overall, I'm pleasantly surprised and definitely happy I discovered Ray's. If you've been keeping this place a secret, I forgive you... but I'll be ordering those fried green beans again soon! read more

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This place is tucked away near a pawn shop. It's hidden and if you don't know it was there, you're going to miss it. And you'll be super disappointed that you did. The fry on the food is first class! Great crunch and NOT dry. We got cheese sticks, nuggets, and a shrimp po boy. All of it is amazing. They add a slight dusting of powder sugar on top of their seasoning and it just elevates the food. The service was old school great! Very polite and accommodating. We felt like we were a part of their regulars! I brought my son and he loved it. He's a picky eater and with this food, he just kept eating and saying how good it is. The ambiance is very quiet and chill. You walk in and they have a whole wall of people who have been there. Reminds me of an old school delicatessen. Next time I'm going to get their jambalaya and catfish. Excited. read more

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I'm so sorry for not posting my experience at Ray's Chicken and Fish so late. The person that worked the counter was really friendly. We ordered two orders of Chicken Wings and Cat Fish, side order of Fried Okra and for desert a slice of Chocolate. The order was to go so we did open the bag until we got home. Oh my goodness i was really counting on eating the Fried Okra but it was not in the bag. However, the food was still heat hot and tasty seasoned to perfection. Next time I will check my order before leaving. Still the same the food was great. read more

This is purely about the food as my coworkers and I doordashed this place. We decided to give it a try as it seems to cater to a more true southern cuisine style. Their menu is extensive and almost everything can be fried lol. I first got the fish burger and fried okra. The burger was a 2 for a deal which made it a great price. It reminded me of McDonald's fish filet just with a thicker bread and more fresh fish. It was delicious. This is my first time trying fried okra and I got to say while the batter was good I realized I'm more of an okra in soup and curry type of person. We tried it again the next day and I got the ranch flavored cheese bites which my coworkers and I enjoyed. Overall this place was good and I'm curious to try some of their other dishes so will come back again! read more

Everything was great! The food, the service and everyone in there was really friendly. This is one of our favorite places to eat!!! read more

We really enjoy Ray's ! We've been driving to the Stockton location to fix our cravings for seafood. So convenient that the Fulton Avenue location is now open. Currently only take out , we decided to take our lunch to the nearby golf range for lunch. Not pictured was a crab cake combo. Gotta admit, the crab cakes are just OK. Otherwise the food is just as tasty! Returning later this week for a family Friday feast. During a recent visit we enjoyed a few dishes of fish and chicken strips. This time we enjoyed our order on site in an air conditioned space. The staff all very friendly and served our order to our table. read more

Ray's Chicken & Fish - Well stocked cold drinks and a great selection of desserts. My favorite is the German chocolate cake. - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

They're the best fish n shrimp n chips an crab cakes ever!!! We travel just to get ray's !!! Employees are the best ever too !!! Hands down on "Ray's" read more

Seriously good seafood! We decided to stop by Ray's since we were in the area. We ordered the red snapper, jumbo shrimp, red beans and rice, wings and hush puppies. It was all excellent. Inside is small, so it feels more like a takeout option. We ordered over the phone, so we didn't have to wait long for our order to be ready. Highly recommend! read more

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Ray's Chicken & Fish is a must try, especially for seafood lovers. Wow. The shrimp, red snapper, noodles and fries are all exploding with flavor. Seasoned to perfection. It truly is a treat to have. You can taste the quality. Everything I tried was decadent. The staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. The po-boy shrimp sandwich was loaded. The establishment exudes unique Cajun flavors. There was a cooler full of dessert and pictures of various known people that have visited the restaurant. There are a few tables and seats available for dining in. I recommend having your food hot and fresh. If you haven't tried it, you're missing out. read more

Ray's Chicken & Fish - Garlic shrimp and noodles - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

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For my first visit I really enjoyed my experience and absolutely loved the way they make their oysters. The service was great met with lots of laughs and a smile. The place itself is small but busy. I'd call ahead if you're in a hurry. I wanted to try the sides but they were all out. I let them know I'll be returning to try the sides. read more

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Good food. Cooked well, hot and ready! I recommend the Basa fish. Oysters. Greens. Snapper

Super friendly. The guy at the front was very kind and on top of it. Good solid food and a free slice of cake. I would come back read more

Ray's Chicken & Fish - Fish Combo 2 way - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

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LOVE THIS PLACE I WILL BE COMING BACK!!! The service was excellent the place was very clean and the food was spectacular!! I will be returning!! read more

I don't know which race is worse, Stockton or Sacramento but this review is for the Sacramento store on Fulton horrible customer service Greece taste dirty, and horrible. They can't seem to make your order correct to save your life. I give this place 2.1 out of 10 please read the review before you go. The guy with the beard horrible customer service. The young lady is sweet. She tries her hardest, but they mess up your orders too much all the time. read more

One of my favorite spots! I absolutely love the catfish--seasoned just right and always perfectly crispy. The fries are fire too--never disappoint. But the sides? Big no. The mac & cheese looks and tastes like the boxed kind you give to a child--nothing homemade about it. And the dessert tastes like a cheap dollar store snack--plain, no flavor, just disappointing. After driving 20 minutes there and 20 minutes back, it almost feels like it's not worth it. The portions are solid, and I do keep coming back for the catfish and fries, but I really hope they fix the sides--especially since we're paying for them. read more

Ray's Chicken & Fish - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

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A great place to eat and try variety of the menu Highly recommended, Thank you very much for the amazing food read more

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Did a Sista wrong I usually or crispy fish sandwich bc it's nice and for filling!! No doubt Rays got it?? Nope cold and half fish??? No extra tartar or Rays sauce read more

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I'm disappointed. I bought the BUFFALO fish. It didn't taste like Buffalo. It was very fishy tasting. It was unbearable. I ended up at Sonic's regretting my choices while eating a Corndog. that was CARP read more

Best food I've had in a while in Sacramento definitely coming back to explore the menu more! I had chick and shrimp w/redbeans and it did not disappoint!!! read more

Ray's Chicken & Fish - Chicken shrimp fries - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

Great service but the fish was not crispy enough for me, and I didn't like the seasoning they put on top of the crab cake, still ate it though . It also was a little dirty inside. Maybe I went on a bad day! read more

Just left their 20-30 min ago. Ordered 2 catfish filets & 3 wings. As I drove home all I could smell was burned oil. The food taste like it was cooked in old oil. DISGUSTING. Last time I went to Ray's the desserts were whacked. Now they're serving fried food in burned used oil.... No more for me! read more

Good halal fish and chicken. My son had the chicken and I had the snapper. The snapper was very good and the fries were perfect. I like the thousand island type of sauce on my fish it was tasty. I also had the sweet potato cake. The icing was very good but the cake needed more of the sweet potato taste but it was still yummy. I also had the tropical punch Koolaid and it was good. I would have put more sugar but I have a sweet tooth and most people say I put too much sugar, lol. I want to go back and try the shrimp poboy and the gumbo! See ya'll soon! read more

Ray's Chicken & Fish - Yummy snapper and fries. I like the pink thousand island type sauce. I hope they put that on the po-boy cause I'm going back to try it. - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

Good food great customer service. Went above and beyond to get me some bread for my Basa! Will definitely return

While staying in a hotel in the area, I used my handy Yelp app feature to find Ray's. It is .7 miles from my hotel. Quick service. Clean (but small, seats 15-ish) dining/order area. Well-lit parking lot. I highly recommend the Akakan Cod. Tender fish cooked up crunchy. Flaky white meat. I walked in at 8 p.m. on Wednesday night, ordered to-go, and was on my way within 15 minutes. If it's been around since '74... there's probably a reason. read more

Ray's Chicken & Fish - 3-Piece Alaskan Cod & Fries meal... Aaaaand a Sweet Potato Cupcake - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

My husband and I been meaning to try this spot and we finally did. We were not disappointed and we both said this is a keeper. Friendly young lady took our order and we waited awhile because food was cooked fresh and was nice and hot.condiments were tasty for our catfish and chicken .we appreciate how food was crispy and not greasy. Took home some desserts that look delicious. We will definitely be back! read more

I ordered fish meal was flavored well the only thing is the fish was too soft and falling apart

Mya had the best customer service and was very understandable with all questions asked. She was Truly Amazing. We had the three way with bone in catfish, chicken wings, catfish filets, fried okra, cornbread and not pictured collard greens. They were in a separate container. Desert we had regular and 7up pound cake. The food was Amazing and the customer service was just as Great!!! read more

Ray's Chicken & Fish - 7up and regular pound cake - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Overall: 4.5/5 Food: 4.5/5 Customer Service: 5/5 Cleanliness: 5/5 Price: 5/5 The fried snapper, fried chicken, fried shrimp, and french fries Were all fire! Even the Kool-Aid was really good, often times Kool-Aid served at restaurants is just severely over sweetened. Not this one. The fried snapper is perfect. The chicken and shrimp really good, the onion rings and the fries really good. I think in today's world of inflation. The prices here are very reasonable, especially with the amount of food you get. $16.99 for the two-way combo, which is two pieces of fish, two chicken thighs and french fries. It's a lot of food and it's good. This has got to be the best fried chicken and fish spot in Sacramento. I will definitely be coming back regularly read more

Walk in cashier was friendly and nice he suggested items I bought a 3 way combo chicken; snapper & basa) came with fries got it to go with a sweet potato cake. I stopped here on my way home from work first time visiting. I received 3 wings; 2 pieces of basa and 2 pieces of snapper. The chicken on the out side they sprinkled white seasoning mix on it. I open a wing it was dry look like they deep fried old chicken see pics, the snapper was fried to hard with little seasoning and the basa was fried just right. The cake was different as I never had sweet potato mixed with pound cake it was ok. I would not really visit. read more

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Food was hot, fresh and delicious! Friendly folks and solid service. It was cool inside but Got it to go. read more

delicious. You get good portion for what you pay and it's fried but not soggy by the time I got home.

I'm from the south. You are not going to find catfish or fried chicken any place close on the west coast better than Ray's the food was amazing, prepared well and fresh. You will not be disappointed. It was worth the two hour drive. read more

The fish is great had the basa but skip the Mac n cheese it's horrible was expecting it to be good baked some kind of good but no no no straight out the velvetta box read more

Six stars out of five for me!! I lived in St Louis for nearly 40 years and, having grown up on both coasts, I was used to SEA (salt water) fish, etc. However, St Louis quickly educated me on river fish - Buffalo being the one I liked the most! The go to fish fry meal was Buffalo fish, fried nice and crispy, spaghetti and Cole slaw. So good! Ray's replicated that St Louis experience for me. The fish was hot and crispy and seasoned perfectly. I ordered the 3 piece dinner with Cole slaw and fried corn on the cob. The biggest difference between the St Louis version and Ray's was the portion size. St Louis experience was decades ago when everything was cheaper and portion sizes were larger.But I ain't mad. I ended up taking home 2 of the 3 pieces home because I filled up on one piece, the 3 pieces of fried corn on the cob, the delicious spaghetti, slaw, and cornbread! The fried corn on the cob was a delightful surprise. The batter added flavor and I think it kept the kernels from popping in the hot grease. I happily ate all three pieces included with my order. The Cole slaw was also delicious and added that cooling, creamy element that added to the overall satisfaction of the meal. I do not consider Sacramento a great restaurant city, but I am so excited to have found this place that I decided to take some fish and sides for a family event we're having on Saturday. They also have a large and varied dessert case filled with a variety of cakes, pies, cobbler, and other sweet delights - all made from scratch. I bought a sweet potato pie and a peach cobbler. I am too full to taste yet, but I will share my thoughts about them when I try them. The eat in area is small - maybe 6 tables but they have maximized the space. There is a cooler on one wall with beverages and the wall next to the counter is the dessert wall. I meant to take photos but forgot. This a family owned business and they have 3 stores in the area - Stockton, this one, and I forgot the third place. It seems that this family brought this restaurant concept here from the Bay Area prior to the pandemic because of rising costs and other problems. I'm very glad they did! Everyone that I interacted with was kind and patient. I genuinely felt welcomed! Funny story: when I began my order, the lady stopped me and asked if knew what I was ordering. I told her about the fish and assured her that I knew exactly what I was ordering. She said that that Californians that order think that it is some fish prepared with a buffalo sauce like Buffalo chicken. I hope to return soon and bring others along to enjoy the many things they offer. I can't wait for my family to try the fish, spaghetti and other sides on Saturday! If you love crispy fried fish or chicken or other homemade offerings of a southern approach to cooking vibe, please give Ray's a try. I think you will be glad that you gave them a shot! For me, Sweet Potato pie has it all over pumpkin pie, in my opinion. The crust on this version was flaky and delicious. The filling was a bit sweeter than I like, but that is my personal preference. Also, the filling was not as firm as I like and was a bit heavy on the cinnamon. Again, my personal preference. If you like sweet potato pie, try it and make up your own mind. read more

Ray's Chicken & Fish - 3 piece Buffalo fish dinner with fried corn in the cob, Cole slaw, cornbread and a side of spaghetti to make it a MO-style fish dinner! - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

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I tried their cat fish, it was ok. Needed more seasoning. Also tried their potato salad, this was pretty darn good. Will give it a second chance read more

Guy was eyeballing my lady. Worst service I've ever had, guy was extremely rude and clearly hates his job. Still decided to give the food a chance, but it took nearly 45 minutes for some calamari, shrimp, and 2 sides. Got to stare at bugs and dirty floors while we waited. Wasted 50 dollars on awful service and mediocre (at best) food. Take your business elsewhere. The gentleman in the kitchen was super friendly , but the counter guy was really awful. On the way home my lady told me he was looking at her in a way that made her uncomfortable, so that paired with the experience was a complete let down. read more

GOOD: 1. Alaskan Cod fried fish - A sizable hunk of good quality, dense white fish; consistent crispiness; fun and easy to eat and hold. 2. Garlic noodles are a yummy comfort food. 3. Red Snapper fried fish - A tasty fish, tastier than the Alaskan cod. Huge filet. 4. Open late! Midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. 11 PM Sunday to Thursday. 5. Friendly and accommodating customer service. 6. Eight types of fish offered here! Catfish, Red Snapper, Alaskan Cod, Basa Fillet, Ocean Perch, Tilapia, Whiting Fillet, and Buffalo Fish. 7. Huge selection of sides, such as fried okra, zucchini, mushroom, hush puppies, onion rings, macaroni and cheese, red beans and rice, collard greens, corn bread. NOT SO GOOD: 1. Red Snapper fried fish got soggy with the French fries underneath them. 2. Pecan pie crust tasted floral to me. I didn't like the pie at all. Most of the desserts are made by Marita's Sweet Potato Pies in San Lorenzo. Ray's makes the banana pudding. 3. Because it was my first visit, I didn't realize that a fish order comes with a side of coleslaw, potato salad, or macaroni salad, but I also wasn't asked to pick one. 4. It's not a restaurant where I'd enjoy dining. Limited indoor seating. Outdated eclectic fast food restaurant/diner feel perhaps? Outdoor picnic tables. At nighttime, area feels a bit sketchy, but that could be ignorance on my part. You could wait in your car until your order is ready then get called. I think there's a loud speaker, or maybe you receive a phone call or a restaurant pager or buzzer? However, I did not want to sit in the parking lot by myself late at night. I chatted with other waiting customers inside to put myself at ease. I did see customers dining in to enjoy their garlic roasted seafood feasts, including jumbo shrimp, hot links, crab, lobster, and corn on the cob. The menu appeals to Southern or soul food lovers. Fried with lots of butter. Besides seafood, you can also order fried chicken and waffles here too. Eight sauce flavors for the chicken wings. I'd be interested in trying other types of fried fish, gumbo, mac n cheese, Ray's banana pudding, or a slice of Marita's sweet potato cake. I'm wavering between 3 and 4 stars, but I'll give the higher rating for now. read more

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I asked about the Buffalo fish, the answer i got was "if you don't know what it is you can't have it". I thought dude was joking until he stood there deadpan waiting for me to order something else. I get it, my money and i don't belong here, message received. read more

My first time at Ray's didn't disappoint. I had a combination of basa and jumbo prawns with sides of red beans with rice and fried okra. Everything was fresh, well seasoned and very reasonably priced! I'll definitely be back. read more