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    Slim Chickens New Mexico - Rio Rancho

    3.3 (68 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Hungry Meal
    Charles P.

    These are the BEST CHICKEN TENDERS I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE!!! EXTREMELY JUICY AND INSANELY FLAVORFUL! Don't trust the haters, these are better than canes, chick fil a, popeyes and churches strips, breaded to perfection!!! 50/10 blew my mind!

    Jennifer Nicole G.

    My grown son's choice of quick service chicken establishments and they killed it today! I hate to say we've had a rather hit or miss experience with this place and fortunately today was a hit!!! Order was well prepared, accurate and ready for pickup as promised. While we got takeout today and his typical order (cayenne ranch chicken sandwich), I can attest to a clean and well decorated interior! We are sissy's treated well, greeted upon arrival and just a great experience today! Thabks Slim Chickens Rio Rancho!!!

    Supposed to be a Strawberry Cheesecake Jar Dessert. Gross

    Ordered through Door Dash and this is what I got. It wasn't DoorDash that did this because as soon as he picked it up, he brought it right to us. I tracked him. I called the store to complain and she said oh let me look at my other desserts and she said oh yeah, they all look the same, gross.

    Chicken tenders with slim sauce, and Cayenne ranch
    Lorelei P.

    First time here. My family and I wanted to try and eat inside, but the door was locked so we went through the drive-through, which is still OK because it wasn't a long line like it has been for weeks. The wait wasn't that long in the drive thru, which is a plus since again it's our first time here. We took a little bit of time to look over the menu and we finally decided we were just going to order the chicken wings with sweet red chili, which was very good and chicken tenders with the side sauces of slim sauce and Cayenne ranch. I highly recommend the cayenne ranch that was very tasty. We will definitely be back again. I don't know when the lines will die down but hopefully the next time we come, it's not so bad.

    Brownie or Cheesecake in a jar.
    O S.

    Another chicken place worth trying. Reasonable prices. Super quick and friendly service. The restaurant is nice and clean. Plenty of drink options too. The chicken is good. Very tasty. The usual salty breaded chicken tender. Not that there's anything wrong with that. The wings are also good. Small pieces and the buffalo sauce is the light orange creamy type. Not a lot of flavor but decent. Here's where it misses greatness. This place is all about the dunking sauces. Their sauces are OK but I think even Wing Stop has better quality and flavor. Worth trying. Average overall but sometimes that's OK.

    5 & 5 Meal
    Carlos O.

    Pretty good overall I'd say. Food was fresh and the fries were seasoned well. A little salty but that's okay with me. Ordered the 5 piece chicken meal. Was pleasantly surprised and glad we took the drive over from Albuquerque to try it. Will be back if we are ever in the area. I'd say it's comparable to Hurricanes and a bit better because of the sauce varieties offered.

    3 & 3 Meal & Chicken & Waffles, It rate this 8/10. The sauces weren't spicy at all
    Jessica V.

    Service & food were great. The sauces weren't spicy at all but very flavorful. Overall, great !

    Advertised Crispy Chicken Sandwich
    Debbie S.

    Slim Chicken literally! Good customer service, line moves fast, food is good with a variety of options and sides. Downside was my chicken sandwich was the thinnest chicken sandwich I've ever had in any restaurant in Albuquerque or Rio Rancho. I'll be back but I won't order a chicken sandwich I'll probably try tenders next time !

    Stephanie C.

    First time here and definitely won't be my last! I ordered the 3 wings and 3 tender meal with slim sauce and ranch. The garlic bread was toasted perfect and I can actually taste the garlic. The chicken tenders had great seasoning in the batter, wings (Korean bbq) delicious with a kick and the fries are crisp. Sauces taste homemade. So happy this is close to home. Can't wait to try the other items!

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    Denise R.

    Fast food chicken. Not really expecting much but decided to stop and see what the whole hype was about. Yes the line is very long but it moves pretty smooth considering. Staff was very friendly directing traffic. We have never been to Slim Chickens before so I couldn't decide which sauces to get so i got 2 10 packs of sauces and we mixed and matched. We ended up loving the sweet red chili, sriracha garlic, spicy bbq, garlic parmesan and the mango habanero sauces the best. We did try both chicken tenders and wings. Both were decent for fried chicken but could have used more seasoning. Glad for the sauces. The fries were decent, not something to write home about. The fried pickles were good, not too soggy. Should have eaten them first. We will definitely return. Hopefully when it's not so busy.

    Today's menu
    Lynn M.

    Just opened up today..went inside as the drive thru line was super long !!! Ordered the 3 tenders/3 wings meal (and substituted Mac and cheese for the fries)...tenders come grilled or fried ..a very light batter on the fried tenders. They had a light flavor and were moist. Wings were properly cooked and well sauced. Mac n cheese was cheezy gooey !!! Another light flavor. Texas toast was buttered well and crisp !!! Lots of sauces to choose from, both to sauce the wings and dip the tenders into !!! I'll return for more. Posting the menu for others...

    Buffalo wrap with fried tenders other option is grilled chicken. Spinach tortilla. Lettuce and tomatoe.

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    It's fast casual and it's an offering that only on the westside and service is great.

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    First time and service and employee in drive thru was super friendly. We order a 5 piece chicken strip meal and was enough for 2 of us.

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    Pretty darn good. Fries are ok, but I only order for the chicken wings. I would order again

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    Upscale Rio

    Upscale Rio

    4.3
    (96 reviews)
    2.5 mi
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    This place is so cute! We love Lily and Liam Bistro and we have been here to Upscale Rio one other…read moretime but we forget about it as it's back behind a bunch of businesses off of 528. If you know where Hot Tamales is, go behind it and hit Upscale Rio! First of all, this place has so many options of what I'd call comfort food and everything is good! They have shakes, desserts, yummy starters, mac and cheese, burgers and much more! What's my favorite thing? So many items are gluten free!! Hallelujah!! Even the burgers can be ordered with a gluten free bun! We also had a super sweet waitress! I had to go gluten free last fall and it really cut down on us eating out as most places have little to no options. Here, MOST things are gluten free!! Like what you may ask? Well, today I had chicken fried chicken, green chile gravy, mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables- a medley of corn, Lima beans ,bell peppers and red onions. They use a gluten free rice flour and the batter on the chicken was crispy and delicious!! They are also super generous with their portions so I took half of my food home and can't wait for dinner! I also had a double chocolate shake and a cold brew. They proudly brew Whispering Bean Coffee which is super tasty! My husband had the Green Chile Chicken Pot Pie and really enjoyed it and ate every bite! My mother in law had the Basic Cheddar Burger with fresh cut fries and raved about it. She also had a Key Lime Pie Shake. No photo of this, sorry! They normally have a gluten free fruit cobbler but they were out. I'll be back to try that for sure! All I know is I found a place that has super tasty gluten free options that I can't find anywhere else. I love you Upscale Rio! I'll be sharing this with all my gluten free friends! See you soon!! XOXO

    Nice to see a local spot on Rio Rancho get some good attention. Came in with my son who ordered the…read morecheeseburger. Needless to say the burger didn't last long on his plate. Burger was cooked well and was filled with flavor! I got the steak fingers after reading reviews and unfortunately they were not good. The Steak fingers were covered in oil and tasted like the oil they were cooked in may have been older. The fries, shakes and service though were good!! I'll return but I'll get a burger instead.

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    Fuego 505

    Fuego 505

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    Finally got the chance to try the Birria Tacos from Fuego 505- and they did not disappoint…read more Personally I've always thought nothing can top Los Pookies, but I feel these are in a different lane. Wildly different while still being so freaking amazing. There's a certain spice or something that they use in the Birria that hits just right. That's the only true way I can explain it. I can't tell if the 'consume' is chili or what from here? At Los Pookies it seems to be like a broth, but here is a thicker & spicier sauce which compliments the tacos so well. (please let me know!). It gets quite busy in here especially with it being setup as more of a sports bar, with the TV's and such. They have a shaded patio which I believe also may have a TV* (don't quote me on this part) . All the servers I have had have shown great hospitality. I will continue to return. -- Follow up before I post.. Last time I was here and it was really busy (like 30 min wait busy cuz of whatever game), I was feeling dizzy and they gave me water and a chair & made sure I was okay.. I feel especially this day and age is not something you see ever or expect. So thank you.

    Tried again to go have a drink and some appetizers here…read more Quesadilla was ok, much better at other places. Was not crispy, cubed chicken inside was dry, was hoping for some guac but only came with some tomato tasting salsa. Here's the thing for the nachos. The ingredients individually were good, you can tell it's quality. However all together the flavors did not mesh well. Had queso, shredded cheese and Cojita. The asada was tender and good but the red sauce they make and put on top was not very good. Can't say I'll be rushing back anytime soon. Especially for the cost. But is a cool place to hang out at the bar for a drink.

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    Turtle Mountain Brewing - South

    Turtle Mountain Brewing - South

    4.0
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    Everything went well food service ambience felt very comfortable there. Great burgers.read more

    This was our first time at turtle Mountain brewing and it did not disappoint! My dining companion…read morewas craving something from another restaurant on the other side of town, but considering it was so late, I suggested coming here as it had similar things on the menu, and I am so glad I suggested this place. We walked in, and the place was a little crowded, but we were still sat pretty quickly. I liked the atmosphere of the place because it seemed very open, inviting, and had a certain local charm to it. As soon as my dining companion saw the people around us getting their food delivered it looked so good she no longer remembered what we came for and we ended up ordering something completely different. We didn't wait long for our waitress to come over. She was very nice and attentive I asked her for a drink recommendations, and she mentioned some good ones. Considering the day before was New Year's Eve and I probably should've took a break from drinking, I said say screw it and got something light. It was a blood orange cider, and it was delicious, I was not expecting it to taste like that! Unable to make our minds up, we decided to split a salad and pizza. For the salad I wanted to get the Valley grande, but we compromised and got the brazos which was essentially a Caesar salad. That's how it was huge. We had enough to share and more, it was also tasty, the dressing. You could tell was definitely house made. For the pizza we decided to get a split half truchas and half chimayo (my half) and it was amazing the flavor was great and the topping fresh. Although next time I will ask for well done. On to dessert. The best thing we ordered all night was the Apple calzone. It seemed to be the size of a little football and came with two scoops of ice cream. I could tell it was made to order and it was absolutely delicious! We cannot wait to go back.

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    Chicken Alfredo Pasta. Amazing flavor. This is my go-to for my posta craving.
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