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    Rusty Buckle Saloon

    4.2 (190 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    RUSTY BUCKLE SALOON ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    The forbidden contraband! ‍
    Michael D.

    Got bounced by a short, old, fat, bald guy (general manager? hall monitor? liquor-license whisperer?) who was clearly enjoying a personal renaissance of authority because I dared to possess half of a Dutch Bros iced coffee. This was after I explained to the absolutely lovely hostess that we were coming straight from church and hadn't had time to finish it, and she said it was fine. Apparently her authority only extended to the host stand and not to the Liquor License Enforcement Division of One Man. He came power‑strutting across the room like he'd just been alerted to a moonshine sting operation, and announced in his best I-take-myself-extremely-seriously voice: "I can't let you in here with that. We could lose our liquor license. I can't prove you don't have alcohol in it." First of all, calm down, Barney Fife. That's only if you KNOWINGLY allow alcohol to be brought in. That's not a gray area, that's literally the law. It's also a 25‑second Google, but I guess that was too much to ask during his heroic crusade against the Dutch Bros Cartel. By that logic, you should also be confiscating baby bottles, sippy cups, and Capri Suns before they bring down your entire establishment. Anyhow, yes...restaurants can have whatever policies they want. Fine. Cool. Love that for them. My issue is the tone. The delivery. The implication that we were about to reenact Prohibition-era bootlegging. Here we are: mid‑50s, with my 70‑year‑old mother‑in‑law, fresh from afternoon church at 1:00 p.m., sober as a church mouse (yes, I know I'm mixing metaphors), dressed in our Sunday best...and we're basically being treated like we're smuggling bathtub gin into a speakeasy. Sir. Please. The most dangerous thing we were carrying was iced coffee and a mild sense of optimism. So yeah...thanks but no thanks. We quietly left, caused no scene, didn't argue, didn't flip tables or quote statutes (cough, cough) A.R.S. § 4‑244, and headed to the BBQ place a half mile up the road. You know...the one that laughed when I asked if my "liquid plutonium" from Dutch Bros was going to get them shut down by the state. Unsurprisingly, the BBQ there was great! The atmosphere was relaxed. The live music was amazing. And no one felt the need to cosplay as a liquor enforcement officer on a power trip.

    Fish and chips
    Melody M.

    Had a delicious lunch here with a group of 10 on the patio. We didn't have to wait to be seated, and could hear the live music from our table. All of us enjoyed our food and drinks immensely, and our service was great!

    Club sandwich
    Lecia C.

    Staying with friends in Apache Junction and they took us here for dinner. We had a lovely time. This is a very popular restaurant with live music and good food. The service was amazing. I had the prime rib dip with coleslaw, someone had the prime rib sliders with the fries. One person had the club sandwich and another had the chili. Everyone was very satisfied. Highly recommend! Just expect or wait.

    Ouy for dinner
    Stephanie M.

    I let my other half choose where we were going tonight and we ended up here. For a Wednesday night it was quiet which worked for me. We arrived and were greeted by Jasmine amazing server and the reason I'm giving this a 3 star review. The restaurant itself is clean and well organized. Here's where this falls short. The menu options are terrible. Chicken, turkey, salads and burgers? Boring. We ordered wings, a club sandwich and a salad. They need to add maybe a steak or some ribs. Our wings were dry, the meat on the club sandwich looked and tasted processed. The salad was the only thing that tasted remotely good. Don't get me wrong you can't blame the server for that. The portions are good for what you pay for and the ambiance looks like it could be a fun place on the weekend. We just weren't fond of the food. My recommendation is that they retrain the kitchen staff and add some other menu options. Anyone can get chicken, turkey and burgers anywhere.

    Brat
    Jessica W.

    After heading back to Phoenix from Boyce Thompson Arboretum, we stopped here for a late lunch/early dinner. The happy hour beer deals were good and the beer was cold. The service was decent but I did notice that our server seemed to have a pretty large number of tables. They have a very large patio with a great view of the mountains and a garage door type window that opens to the inside. They have bands on the weekend but we still got to enjoy a lot of good country music. The food wasn't special. We had the pickle chips with spicy ranch (that costs $1.00), beer brat with fries, and classic burger with a side salad. Nothing was hot or even warm honestly. Our food all came out together so I'm not sure if it just sat there or it's never to temperature. The flavors were really good so it would have been much better hot. The burger and brat were both somewhat dry and it took multiple people and multiple requests to get ketchup and extra mustard. I wouldn't come out of my way to stop here again but might if I was passing through or if there was live music.

    Art H.

    12/ 30/26 First visit Parking 5/5 Arrived at ~1:30 was still busy but easily found parking in their private lot. Atmosphere. 5/5 Great country vibe. Wall Art & photos set the theme for this popular Apache Junction watering hole. Nice main dining room that includes a large bar patrons can park their boots at from both the indoor dining area and the outdoor patio. A live band space sits at the dance floor. The outside patio is fairly large with picnic and standard tables many with the view of the Superstition Mountains. Heaters are scattered around to help during cooler nights. Service 5/5 Our server today was Jasmine. She had our beverage orders in quickly and returned to get our entrees going. Great attentive service throughout our visit. She gave us the scoop on the live entertainment and dancing which is what I'm returning for. Food 5/5 My wife decided to try the Prime-rib sliders with a dinner salad and substituted in onion rings. I chose from their burger offerings, picking the Sonoran burger. Wonderful mix of flavors from the chipotle aioli, roasted hatch chiles and jalapeños served on a nicely grilled bun with a tad of roasting. Beautiful burger. My side also included the onion rings and Dinner salad and we both picked the house vinaigrette. All delicious. I was able to sample the sliders , OMgosh yes! Both agreed we would order the same thing next visit but I want to checkout the Trail boss burger. So next visit will be for diner when the band gets to playing and the dancers get to boot-scooting! Get your boots to Apache Junction's Rusty Buckle Salon my Friends-

    Steak tacos
    Kim R.

    First time visit. We arrived about 7pm on a Monday and it was packed inside so we had to wait about 15 mins for a table. Once seated our server came within a few minutes to take our drink orders, she was attentive to our needs and was friendly. It was worth the wait! As it being a saloon it was dark, majority of table are high rise with bar stools and there is live music on Friday and Saturday nights. I ordered Pretzel Bites with Hatch queso it was superb to say the least. The bites were perfect size and there were plenty of them. The queso had just the right amount of heat from the green chiles AND it all came out hot (no lukewarm). One son ordered Southwest Philly Cheesesteak and he was very happy to eat the whole thing. It also arrived hot piled high with stacks of beef, plenty of provolone cheese, red & green bell peppers and jalapeños on top. It came with their seasoned crinkle fries, we all sampled his fries and agreed they were excellent. Other son ordered Steak Tacos he also enjoyed his dish. The steak was chopped into small pieces (like for carne asada), it was soft. Flavor was nice and seasoned, on top was lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. It came with 2 tacos made with small flour tortillas, he said they would have been better with corn tortillas. Also with a small ear of corn. After we all cleaned our plates we ordered dessert of Funnel Cake Fries with caramel drizzle. Again a nice amount of the fries, drizzle and sprinkled with powdered sugar. (A slight sprinkle of cinnamon would've knocked these out of the park). The fries weren't huge (as seen in picture), but there was more than enough for the 3 of us. There is an outside patio, it wasn't open due to rain. Women's restroom could use a little more attention. Lots of tissue bits and paper towels on the floor as trash can was overflowing. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and will definitely return in the future. Oh, they do sell T-shirts and I've included a picture of one (No price was visible).

    Onion rings were delicious
    Mark M.

    Hit the Rusty Buckle Saloon on a Sunday afternoon and this place is the real deal! Rolled in and grabbed a table in their massive, shaded beer garden--one of the best outdoor setups in the Valley. Live country music at the perfect volume; great chill vibe with plenty of people but never felt crowded. Food was killer all around. The chili is legendary: rich, smoky, hearty with a nice slow burn; easily top-3 chili I've ever had in Arizona. My friends demolished the sliders and wouldn't shut up about how juicy and flavorful they were (that house sauce is money). I also ordered the beer-brined chicken wings and holy cow; these things are massive! Meaty, fall-off-the-bone tender. Best wings I've had in a long time; could've eaten two orders by myself. Cold craft beers on tap, friendly, service, fair prices, and that authentic Arizona saloon atmosphere without feeling rundown. Everything was spot-on clean too. Whether you're local or just cruising the Apache Trail, the Rusty Buckle is 100% worth the trip. Awesome food, ice-cold drinks, live music, and that huge patio make it a new favorite.

    Alexis P.

    Their happy hour has great deals! Their drinks are good food is so good have a pretty good variety. Fun atmosphere with the live bands with great voices and great country music selection. Rustybuckle was clean and fun and I'd definitely go back again!!! Food also came out very quickly even though it was so busy on the weekend.

    fried pickles
    Meya B.

    This place was packed when we first went in! They had us seating immediately though so that was really nice. It's a loud place but that's to be expected from a popular place. They had live music too which is nice. The food was pretty good too! It just took a while but again it was busy and we had a pretty large party.

    Glenn M.

    Another great stop while biking the area. Just happened to be going by and stopped in. We enjoyed the outdoor area and had great service. The wings were very well seasoned and tasty. The rattlesnake bites (fried jalapeños with cheese) were also good. I enjoyed a local lager. Sometimes called a dive bar but really nice place.

    RB Prime Ribeye Dip
    Asa P.

    Finally made it to @rustybucklesaloon thanks to a good friend @tastesofaz for inviting me to dinner. This one had been on my list for quite some time now. Apache Junction has a neighborhood gem! Chef @mark_coakley is serving up some next level, good ol' southern bar eats that didn't disappoint. What a way to unwind and enjoy the vibe with friends or family. My highlight was the Prickly Pear Margarita. Just what I needed after a long days work. You can taste the prickly flavor and it packs a punch. Now that's a drank! The RB Prime Rib Dip took the win for me. The bread was perfectly toasted, prime rib was seasoned, juicy and packed inside the toasted bun. Then they topped it with melted provolone all warm and bubbly on the top as they bring it to the table. Now dip that into that flavorful Au jus. Damn! My tastebuds were excited. All I was missing was a little horseradish on the side or maybe a garlic aïoli smeared up in that warm toasty bun. Now the Apple Pie.... don't event get me started. Me fought over the last few bites at home. The perfect scratch made buttery crust, beautiful lattice work, fresh warm cinnamon apples all sweetened up and delicious. Baked and served with vanilla ice cream.

    Jalapeños poppers and fries
    Lisa O.

    This was our first time here. The service was very friendly. The normal fried and American food fare. Good enough and reasonable prices. Nothing really stood out but nothing was bad either. I would probably go back if I were in the area because I liked the casual atmosphere and it was not terribly crowded.

    Fish and chips.  Note I already ate 1 piece. Fish was amazing. The coleslaw was also good.   The french fries were blah.

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    Excellent food, great music, and wonderful service!! Fantastic environment, clean (including the restrooms!) and worth the drive!

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    Outstanding service and food! Highly recommend! The ambience was so much fun with the band playing!

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    The food is great and so is the service. Extra kudos for the dog friendly patio. We will definitely be back while staying in AJ.

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    7 months ago

    Blind bartenders, sat at the bar for about four minutes, not even an acknowledgment so I left.

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    Wow! Fantastic service, thanks Olivia. Great sliders, fries and sauce. Really tasty food. I'll be back.

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    Absolutely wonderful experience, great food, great atmosphere I will definitely go there again.

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    CW themed restaurant. The beer is cold, great smoked chili, attentive service and clean.

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    We had great service and delicious food! Definitely will return. Had ribeye sliders and ribeye dip

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    Nachos were yummy! Lacey was awsome! Our watress and bartender were great! Thank you Chelsea snd Maria

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    Very pleasant atmosphere Friendly waitress and bartenders great selection and great local bands

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