Took my 6 year old to dinner with the grinch. Of course he was a little scared at first, but most kids are, even with Santa. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Food was great, atmosphere fun.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]He laughed and laughed at the grinch and has told everyone about eating with the grinch.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] When we left, he said, "can we do that again?" I read another review on the night and of course everyone has thier opinion, but wow, when I read, I thought, where we at the same place? It wasn't a requirement to stay the full 2 hours. If you were still hungry they would have gotten more food. I saw some left over. I ha e never been anywhere that was perfect, because nothing is. Point is, would we do it again? Yes. Did my son laugh and enjoy it? Yes!! My son having fun- priceless. read more

Ruckus gets it right in so many ways. Good food, affordable prices and they're always throwing me discounts and deals. I can feed my whole family for a reasonable price and walk away happy every time. Big fan! read more

The shrimp tacos were absolutely delicious! It took me a while to realize, however, that I did not get the tortilla chips and guacamole. I also did not get corn tacos, I got flour. Someone was just off their game yesterday. Not a big deal, I will still come back to Ruckus, although I will check before I leave if I order takeout. read more

Bottom line: This location of Ruckus in Apex has had up and down experiences for me, with the latest one for lunch ending up pretty good. I can say around 3.5 stars for these guys overall. The Deets: I've been to this location of Ruckus a few times. I have to admit that it's been hit or miss. Some times pre-pandemic I've had a few service hiccups when sitting at a table/outside, but I had pretty good luck with sitting at the bar. Past trips would include being abandoned at the table, long waits for items to come, etc. I had a pretty 2 star-ish impression with past visits. Recently, I had a better visit around lunch time, with a larger group. Our server did well, getting drink orders out, taking orders etc. Ruckus has a wide selection and great variety on their menu...sandwiches, pasta, pizza, sushi, burgers, etc. My choices included a Turkey Guac BLT sandwich on ciabatta, fries on the side, and one slice of cheese pizza. The sandwich was pretty good, not over the top but the sandwich and fries both did hit the spot for lunch. The cheese pizza slice was good. It had thin crust which I favor but wish it had been less "floppy" for lack of a better term. Again, it did the trick for lunch. We did have a little bit of trouble getting all the checks straightened out but all was solved in good time. I'd have to say this visit was more towards 3.5-4 stars, and averaging in all trips I would go with around 3.5 stars in total for this location of Ruckus. read more

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Service is great. Staff has always been great and lots of options. Big fan of the wraps, pizza and all the apps. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Whether you're just looking to grab a mid week beer or there to watch a game you'll enjoy it.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Time to clean up the outside seating area. Corner is clustered with piled up junk - had to switch tables as it was our focal point and not very appealing.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Paver walls and flooring appears to need a good power wash.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]The tables were not cleaned well - also had to ask for clean utensils (not related to patio).[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Good food and service but gonna hold off on eating out there again. read more

Ordered I wedge salad to go. It had no dressing or balsamic reduction on it. Very disappointed

We were able to pick the exact time for our online order, which was great. Ruckus is our favorite restaurant... they always deliver great food! read more

The food was average at best. [[HIGHLIGHT]]We did enjoy the atmosphere[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] and the reason for the higher rating was that our server was excellent. She was friendly and made conversation and some solid recommendations. read more

Ordered the Wolfpack sushi roll. Fresh and delicious! This location is near the Apex Costco. Enjoyed the music trivia game. read more

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Surprisingly difficult to order food online and they do not accept pone calls. Even after ordering online, it was not ready for ONE hour after placing my order. read more

A few weeks ago I took my daughter to celebrate her birthday with my friend and her daughter. We had a BOGO free entree coupon so we ordered four items to split plus two kids meals. The food was delicious and came out fast. Our waitress was young but good at her job. We sat on the outdoor patio which was crowded but nice. The nachos are huge! The sushi is yummy! The burger was so good (we split it) it The kids meals are a great deal. I think it was around $5 and included the drink. The macaroni and cheese is authentic, not boxed and the chicken tenders are hand breaded and fried. We will definitely be back! read more

I love the Candied Walnut Gorgonzola Salad....always yummy! I ordered on-line and it was super easy...and ready for me to pick it up at the designated time! read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Great food, fun atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff...[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Always a "must visit" When I'm in Apex. Outstanding bar service and drink menu... read more

Wings! I stopped in after visiting Costco...so you know it's right next to it. It was late so they only had fried items... limited kitchen staff. That's ok, I got wings and the best chili ever... It's actually called the best chili ever. I don't eat chili often so I honestly have nothing to compare it to and wouldn't know if it was the best chili ever, but it was pretty good. The wings were amazing. Very large chicken wings so you get a lot to eat with just 8 wings. They have several options for sauces, but I couldn't tell the difference between them. I liked the flavor, so I didn't care but I thought the sauce was a little bland. I'd rather it be bland than smothered in sauce. Overall decent place. read more

Just moved to area and dealing with boxes. Saw Ruckus next to Costco. Ordered pickup, ready when told. Got home and noticed large portions. We had buffalo chicken dip wontons which were good for me but a little too spicy for my wife. Cheeseburger was large enough to split, seasoned chips were good. We had a basket of onion rings which was a large border and tasted very good. They would have tasted better with any sort of dipping sauce. 5 stars otherwise. We'll eat there again read more

We attended Ruckus' Dinner with Grinch & I've thought this over for several days about our experience because I didn't want to give it an unsatisfactory review immediately. Well...the buffet event deserves 1-0 stars for the following reasons. 1. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It was 46 degrees that evening & we were seated in an unheated area; the roll down sides were closed on the patio but the wind was blowing through and under every opening.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] 2. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The "Grinch" walked around with 2 inflatable balls, occasionally hiding 1 behind a table. That was the entertainment as best we could tell.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] 3. Ruckus is known as a pizza restaurant. There were 2, yes only 2! pizzas brought out around 6:15pm, and no other pizzas arrived until around 7pm. All pizza was gone by the time we made it to the buffet. We got some institutional plain meatballs, a little tossed salad, and pasta (it was tasty). On this cold night there were no warm beverages available (no tea, no coffee, no hot chocolate...none). 4. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There were no table decorations, no fun Grinchy coloring sheets & crayons for the kids -- only a Grinch throne in the corner & a few signs against the wall.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] 5. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Entertainment primarily was Grinch movies on their big screen TVs.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] 6. And to top this off, we paid $25 for dinner + ~$3.75 online ticketing PER PERSON, even the kids. As we were getting coats on to leave at 7:05, a catering box was rolled in with more pasta & another 2 pizzas. The event was scheduled from 6-8pm. [[HIGHLIGHT]]When we left, everyone was cold and hungry and we all stopped at Chik Fil-A.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Ruckus could have done such a better job than what was presented. [[HIGHLIGHT]]This was nothing more than what other restaurants would do on a kiddie night with a magician walking through who would at least have been more interactive.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Where else can you get tacos, pizza and sushi?! I've loved this place for their shrimp tacos until today when I had their sausage pizza for the first time. 100% recommend. Meets all the needs of a family with "diverse palettes." Food was fast, hot and delish! read more

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I had a gift card for here and decided to go in for lunch. I had tried a sandwich and a pasta dish from another location that I did not like, so decided to try a pizza. I got the one where you pick 6 toppings. I chose the marinara sauce, the buffalo mozzarella, meatball, ground beef, spinach, black olives and fresh basil. The pizza came out in a reasonable time and was hot. I was offered cheese, pepper flakes and oregano so I chose the oregano. I was wondering what the thin strings were on top, so as I remembered what I ordered, the only thing that I could figure out was they had cut very thin pieces of spinach and put it on. Very strange. Also, there was so little ground beef I thought it was missing. The meatball was on it, but was very dry. Oh well, the cheese was good.....It's so sad that some people think this is good pizza when there are so many other places that do it so much better. I actually feel sorry for them. Three times trying a Ruckus and all three struck out. I will not be returning to any location. read more

Good poke a bowl loved the flavor just wish there was a littlr bit more discussion on what comes with it read more

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Patrons are awesome! Staff were really attentive and friendly. Food was good. It's a really good place to hangout and watch sports games.

My experience was OK overall - in terms of food. I ordered the Buffalo Chicken Wrap - with the house pasta salad as my side. I should have asked the base of the pasta salad - which was mayo. I'm not a fan of Mayo - I was expecting an Italian based dressing for some reason. It wasn't bad - just not my taste. My Buffalo chicken wrap was so bland. The kitchen forgot the Buffalo sauce and the blue cheese dressing. Which left a pretty tasteless chicken and lettuce wrap. I will say that the staff was friendly enough to correct it as soon as my boyfriend said something. Restaurant was clean and had cute decor. read more

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Pathetic cold pizza. This is our second try at ordering here. Thought it may have improved since last summer. But noooo! Decided to order inside and wait for it instead of a phone order and have a beer while waiting. At least 30 minutes later the bartender asked if I wanted another beer and obviously I really just wanted my pizza. She said...oh, let me go check on it. Pizza was cold. Even the box. Ridiculous!!! And when asked for bacon on it...maybe a tablespoon was sprinkled. Sad! It's really too bad. We used to really enjoy their pizza. But this is the second time we've gotten done wrong. Barely any toppings. Cold. Slow. Even the box was cold. We will not go to this apex location ever again. Cary location has always been top notch. Will go out if my way Fromm now in. read more

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Ruckus is a popular place and many times on busy weekend you end up waiting good 30 - 45 minutes for a table. Hence, we decided to do a Online / Carryout service. It is not possible to enter multiple GC when you online, so you end up calling the local Restaurant to place the order for carryout. We got a Spicy Alfredo Entree and added Chicken to it. Not only the prices was higher from online, but for $5.99, you get 6 individual chicken pieces / strip that were not more than bite size. I understand prices have gone up due to Inflation, but for $5.99 it just didn't seem value for money. The prices that show up on the Menu are not the same when you actually go pick them up. In fact, each entree was at least $2+ more, no matter if it is Pasta / Sushi or wings. Prices online do not reflect what you will end up paying when you actually go pick up the food. I did bring it up to the cashier and she shrugged it off as it is what it is. I should have asked for manager, but as I said they were already so busy and didn't wanted to wait. It just seems like false advertising. My ask would be correct your pricing so that you are not deceiving folks who do want to enjoy your food and not feel like being taken advantage of. read more

I've been enjoying Ruckus for over a decade. Back when I first visited, I was quite impressed, but they've gotten so much better over that span of time. It's clear to me that they are constantly striving for better food, service, and sports entertainment. read more

This location is consistently head and shoulders above the rest! And you can blame it all on management that actually gets it right AND gives their staff the power to make decisions on the spot to create a superior customer service experience. Like my tagline says - if your restaurant provides serious customer service I'll give you five stars. If you don't, well you get a truth bomb exposing ALL the dirty truths about your restaurant. I'm extremely happy, actually overjoyed and in a near rapturous nirvana to state that Ruckus Apex delivers with perfectly cooked food, sincerely friendly and caring service, and affordable pricing visit after visit. It's also great for families. Check out their bbq and cheddar burger with sweet potato fries! Best in town. Kudos the manager for making it happen day in and day out. And to the staff for making it top of our list! read more

We actually came here mainly because of the hilarious replies by the owner (kudos). Ruckus unfortunately looks like it has bad reviews, but it was packed even on a week night so the reviews are clearly not a true depiction of this restaurant. We have lived in apex for 2 years and have never been. I love bar food and a relaxed atmosphere with a wide selection of local beers so it was a good fit. The food was really good (presently surprised by the chips). Our server was very friendly and overall really had no complaints. We will definitely be back! One thing I really liked was that they have pasta- my husband loves pasta but I don't, so this was a great option for us. Side note: we also had a peek at the brunch menu and can't wait to try that as well! read more

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Good not great overall. The food was pretty good. We got the chopped salad and sushi. Chicken on the salad was blackened and well seasoned.. The sushi was surprisingly well made and had some creativity to it. Downfall was with the service. We got our drinks pretty quick but didn't know at the time that it would be my only one of the night. About 10-15min later, we ordered our food. My wife had to wave the waitress down for a refill and to ask for the check. Good food but unfortunately the service made it tough to want to go back. read more

We were part of a large group. The staff was very welcoming. It was COVID-safe. All the staff wore gloves and masks. Even with a large group, they served everyone so we were not all using the same utensils. The food was not remarkable, but this is a great place for groups. Highly recommend it, especially the outdoor patio. The patio is screened in, but there is lots of room. read more

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Robert, to answer your question, yes. Everyone calls me Karen because that's my name before "Karen"s existed. What's the point of that question? Thank you for acknowledging my comments, Robert, Bob or whatever everyone calls you. read more

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Food is always delish! Love the wide range of food options on the menu. My family can always find something we like!

We choose Ruckus reasonably often. We enjoy their patio, and we also get takeout on occasion. The menu has a huge variety which means we can please the whole family. We've occasionally had mediocre service but never bad service. My complaint is with their takeout. Tonight was the second time I've ordered the brisket Philly (my favorite) to go. It's also the second time that I opened the sandwich to find it missing the fresh jalapeño's and the queso, which are the 2 reasons I order it. It's just so frustrating to get home with your food and find it isn't complete. It won't stop us from going there or ordering from there, but I guess I have to start including a note to remind them to use all of the ingredients or completely unpack my meal to check it before leaving the restaurant. read more

I seriously don't understand how this place does it. They serve just about everything imaginable, from sandwiches to pizza to sushi to poke bowls to mexican, and I've yet to have a bad meal here. Their sushi is shockingly good, and their pizza is our favorite that we've found in this area. Seriously, give them a try, they're great. read more

My mom and I went here for a lunch since this location is actually closer to us vs. the Morrisville/Park West location, which we'd been to multiple times. This location also offers the sushi menu, which was great since we wanted something on the lighter and healthier side than pizzas. I think having a sushi menu allows for healthier options than the usual typical salad choices. It was a little busy but we were seated right away by the friendly hostess and our server was quick to come to our table and attentive as well throughout the meal. Our sushi (we shared two rolls) tasted fresh and were prepared well (no falling apart like crazy). Makes for an enjoyable meal! I also had their pizza on a previous visit to this location and it is really good pizza. Definitely recommend the garlic knots, at all locations. Just mentioning them has bloomed a craving. Uh oh... read more

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Recently visted and observed employees having nervous breakdowns; yelling at customers; it appeared to me they had some sort of mental issues since their team lost; unfortunately a few employees proceeded to verbally abuse customers that supported the winning team; I respect folks different opinion, but abusing customers is un professional. Ruckus management really needs to make a decision if they support this type of activity. until then, I'm out and do not recommend this establishment until they clean up their act! this is not the first time I have observed read more

We came to try out Ruckus for a lunch day date, came at 11:10 and were the only ones there. We ordered two of the posted "margarita drink specials". Waitress came back and asked our tequila preference, to which we said whatever the $5 special is today. 15 minutes later she comes and says the bartender is "busy talking to a customer" so still no drinks. We ordered food and waited. Finally drinks came and waitress says "oh by the way, that's not a special anymore so don't be surprised when the bill is $7 each not $5" I replied "So you're not going to honor the posted special?" "That's old, it happens all the time" and walked off.... didn't take the sheet to throw it out our apologize or anything! Drinks were very weak anyway, not worth the $5 or $7. We saw our food was up at the line for 6 minutes before anyone served it, which you could tell it wasn't piping hot. Food was decent though. When we got the bill, sure enough, charged regular price as promised. Took 75 minutes for a "quick lunch" when there was minimal customers in on a random Thursday. Super disappointed with customer service that had nothing to do with COVID but rather a self focus instead of a customer focus. read more

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Always have great food and service at Ruckus. They have great pizza but I'm in love with their sushi. Trivia night can be a little crowded and loud but that's to be expected. Def worth the wait. read more

The food and service was amazing!!! I did take out! The Pizza was huge, and the Buffalo Chicken Rangoons were to die for!

So I'm kinda confused with all the negative reviews for this place. This is the third time I've eaten here and both times were awesome. Their pizza was hot, fresh and very tasty. Service was a tiny bit slow but it was a busy Saturday so yea be patient people and stop complaining over stupid crap like worn seat cushions. Keep up the good work Ruckus! read more

In considering the good aspects of my meal here, the fact that my water wasn't poisoned is pretty much where that train of thoughts end. The garlic knots may as well have been scorched inside of a volcano, Alfredo literally had negligible flavor, and after giving us day-old spaghetti and meatballs despite asking for penne a la vodka, what it was replaced with were two orders of noodles with tomato sauce from Before Christ. I literally have never had a less enjoyable experience at a restaurant. This is my first time writing a review for any establishment. The food was undoubtedly the most abysmal excuse for cuisine. I would feel terrible even feeding it to my chihuahua. This shit made me sad, and ruined my whole life. read more

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