I love the fried chicken here and the mashed potatoes and gravy are just like my mom used to make which is really something! Give it a try I don't think you'll be disappointed. read more

Wow! What an incredible place, great addition to Surprise! Delicious food, amazing atmosphere, great waitstaff!!! Fried Chicken is soooooo worth the 15min wait!!! read more

Me and my husband went for the St Patrick day special and sat at the bar waiting for a bartender to get us our dranks . Waited for 20 minutes. And nothing. I highly recommend all my friends not to got there . I really don't knkw why this place is open. read more

Service was great! Entertainment was excellent! Food was okay, priced like any other restaurant. The fried zucchini had no flavor but the cheese sauce was good. read more

Had dinner there this evening, brisket, yum. Mo Wild and Mo Mild was very entertaining and fun. We enjoyed ourselves, of course I had to dance, a lot. Service was excellent. Ambiance was fun and spacious. read more

Sorry, food was mediocre but nice waitresses and the singer Dallas Dan rocked the house with quite a variety of tasty nuggets that had us singing along much of the time. If he returns, I too will be there as well. Good find for your restaurant! read more

My husband and I decided to try this restaurant December 10, 2020 because every time we drive by there are a ton of cars in the parking lot. We thought man this restaurant must be good. Well lets start with the ordering experience. I placed my order on my way home from work. The menu clearly states each entrée served with soup or salad, vegetables, and your choice of starch, baked potatoes, mashed potato, or garlic rice. I ordered my husband gentlemen's cut prime rib, medium, with mashed potatoes, she actually asked me white or brown gravy. I asked what kind of vegetables they have was she said mixed with squash and zucchini, I asked if I can I substitute? she said sure and named other sides and I chose coleslaw. I ordered teriyaki pork chops, with baked potato, we don't have baked potatoes, I ended up ordering rice for myself. When I got home with the food my husbands prime rib was extremely over cooked, no pink at all, and poor quality of meat and his potatoes were missing even after asking what kind of gravy. My meal was missing the veggies and you could taste burnt char on my pork chops. In the end we will never eat here again. I had to give them one star because I can't give zero stars. read more

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Came in barely even busy, ordered a coke and water..both had a horrible taste to it, tasted like the ice was dirty. We initially went because on their official website between 3-6 the appetizers are 50% off, so we first ordered the fried cheese wedges. They were not bad but very greasy to the point there was a puddle in the basket. For food I ordered the buffalo chicken strips off the appetizer menu and my boyfriend ordered the blackened chicken sandwich with onion rings. Took over 45 minutes for the food to come out then first thing I saw was a long blonde hair in my food. They took it back to be remade but it took another 35 minutes for that to come out. Then a cook had to give us our bill cause our waitress was taking forever, come to Find out we were charged full prize for the appetizer. When asked the cook said he doesn't do that and he doesn't know where that came from...it came from their official website and they should honor that. Overall horrible, would never recommend to anyone. Would give 0 stars if possible. read more

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Poor service the brisket sandwich was overcooked and tough would not go back!!! The restaurant was empty and still had b

Mmmm...maybe. Prices are pretty low but you also get what you pay for. "Blackened fish" Was grilled fish with blackened seasoning. Prime rib "seasonings" were garlic and celery salt (definitely not your typical prime rib seasonings). Despite that, our food was okay. Nothing great but we've had better. Service was sketchy at first but locked up as our server visited our table. The hostess was super kind, helpful, and friendly. Very sweet woman! We'll got again only because we believe in two strikes and you're out. But this first visit wasn't that impressive. Oh, the music and environment were awesome! read more

We've bragged about The Chicken Ranch having the best burgers. Sent many of our friends & family there. However, after todays lunch no more. I met a friend there for lunch. We ordered our food. Upon receiving my burger, I noticed the bottom bun was shredded. First time I've ever sent anything back. By the time I got it back it was cold the grease on it was congealed. The bun looked like it had been crushed & falling apart. The lettuce & tomatoe were inedible By that time I took the burger apart & ate just the burger. Basically I had half burger & 5 onion rings. The iced tea was cloudy & bitter. The wait person apologized & said there's a cook & himself to take care of lunch. I'll categorize as "the worst lunch ever" I was charged $19.86 for a lousy lunch . To add insult to injury they charged $1.00 each for cheese & onion on the burger. read more

We came here on a Monday evening, must have been karaoke night. The place is nice and good music was on. Perfect place that's not overly crowded for happy hour. The pork chop was perfectly done. Fried chicken tasted great and my son loved the burger and fries. Our waitress, Baylee, was extra nice and went above and beyond. The owner gave us a free sample of garlic rice and it's the best! I need to order that with all my meals next time I'm here. Bonus was kids eat free on Mondays and 1 other day, I forgot which day. They have bands throughout the week. We were highly skeptical of coming here at first, because of the ratings, but we are so glad we gave this place a try. read more

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So I do a lot of reviews on Yelp because I like to share about great places with friends. Unfortunately every once in a while I run across a place like the Chicken Ranch. A few days ago a large group of us that all live in a neighboring 55+ community had an event at the Brookside Bar. (About 120 people) someone suggested we move the event to the Children Ranch for dinner. About 25 of us made our way to the CR. First contact in the door the young lady told us that she could not seat us, our group was too big. (Essentially telling us to leave) I had to wonder if the owner would have done the same? We pointed out large tables in the bar as well as several empty booths and said we would gladly separate. She said fine and we all found somewhere to sit. Unfortunately sit is exactly what we did for over 40 minutes. Menus were dropped off to some of us so we all shared them. Unfortunately we never saw a server again. A few of us walked over to the bar and purchased a drink but no food was ever served to any of us? We watched the very mature band, play their golden oldies while awaiting a chance to order, but it never came. The ear piercing feedback from the microphone was almost intolerable at times. My observations were that this place is happy to accommodate their usual customers (75-80 years old) and provide slow, less than good service to anyone but their regulars. Eventually we all got up and left to the Texas Roadhouse right around the corner. This was a missed opportunity for the C.R. We all spent $80-$100 plus next door and I can guarantee that none of us or anyone we know will ever be back. Sorry I can't write about the food because we never got any? I understand that you can't slam a restaurant with 25 people and expect perfect service, but we were more than patient and expected to wait and have drinks while doing so. Unfortunately the service never came? I will say a pint of beer was $4 which is a great deal compared to what others are charging. read more

I'm only giving this place 1 star because there isn't a lower rating. The service was SO bad, I almost left except the music was excellent. Our server dark haired, youngish, heavy set gal was so inexperienced with taking orders & extremely rude to our table. She walked away in the middle of us placing our orders. We each had to go to the bar to order & were met with serious hostility from the female bartender (longish straight hair & glasses) she was so rude to everyone we were stunned. Obviously they know nothing about customer service here & it wasn't even busy. Many empty tables. Barely anyone sitting at the bar. If you can't handle a few customers respectfully & courteously, you should not be working in a restaurant/bar. The worst treatment any of us have ever had. We all wanted food but after dealing with this, just to get drinks, we decided against it. Horrible! read more

My husband drove past this restaurant and told me about it. I love fried chicken. We finally went today. I was bummed when I found out that the fried chicken is served after 4 pm. It was 3pm. I went with the chicken strip basket. My husband is very picky. He asked about the fish. Carlie offered to bring him a piece. The fish and the tarter were amazing. We recommend the fish, the chicken strips and the fries! read more

Just left with zero service. Waited to be even acknowledged and nothing.. We got up and walked out with no protest what so ever. Funny that the Caucasians that walked in after us were waited on before they were done sitting down. . I hate to scream racism BUT call a spade a spade!! I will not be going there again. I had to add a star to post but they deserve ZERO stars read more

Good food, fun atmosphere and the music was great. Nice neighborhood place. Love Thaddeus Rose Band last Wednesday night. High energy singer gets the crowd dancing read more

Enjoyed an evening of very good food and great entertainment with friends recently and we will certainly be back for more of the same.

The food was great! But, we had to wait almost 45 minutes for it to arrive. It was 2 sandwiches with fries... Shouldn't have taken that long. We were there for lunch. There were only a few people in the restaurant - so we couldn't figure out what was taking so long. The waitress was not very attentive - until it came time to bring our bill. Had to ask for refills - if we saw her. We were there 1 1/4 hours - only saw her 3 times. So, we'll try it one more time, but if the service doesn't improve we won't be back. read more

Food is inedible. Mushy fish fry Overcooked prime rib If couples give up on trying new things . this is where they go to not make eye contact and just chew . Service people seem overworked and don't like to be there. Last time I went with a group and the terrible blond waitress harassed everyone like we were all going to run out the door even after paying cash for all the drinks as we went . Terrible attitude and without reason and confrontational. Can't drag me back here. read more

The Chicken Ranch is a busy place. They have music from 5 to 8 every day and they have a happy hour. People reserve tables but I don't understand because I called to get a reservation and they said you had to call at 9 o'clock in the morning to get a reservation for 5 o'clock at night. That was crazy get there early. Otherwise, seating is difficult. The chicken is delicious, so is the prime rib and all you can eat fish on Friday grilled, blackened or fried. Fried was my favorite. The service, needs help, must get better, we waited 45 minutes for water, nine tables were given their food from a different waiter before we even got our order taken this was not good, and we have given them two chances and both times we had service issues. The food is 4 star good, nice happy hour, but with that kind of service we will think again before we go back . read more

If you like your waitress to ignore you, argue with you and dead flies next to your face, then this is the place for you! We walked in and were sat immediately. At some point the waitress comes over and takes our drink order. Maybe 10 minutes later we get our diet cokes and bloody mary. The diet coke was flat, watered down and tasted like soda water. I assume it's just the machine. I kindly let the waitress know. She responds with, "that's not flat. It came from a can that I personally bought at Albertsons this morning". I said I'm sorry, it's flat and watered down I'll just have a water. She then brings me my water as well as a WARM can of diet coke with a cup of ice and tells me I can pour it myself and see it's not flat. The audacity. I say no thank you. We should have left then... she takes our order, we wait almost an hour...she then starts arguing with the customers next to us because they asked for things they didn't get. We saw her 3 times in almost an hour and a half. We got up to walk out and all of the servers and hostess scatter while yelling "THEYRE LEAVING!!" "WHY? OMG." etc. We wait because we want to pay for the bloody mary. My husband pays the bill without looking at it because we just want to leave . SHE CHARGED ME FOR THE AT SODA I SENT BACK! She also blamed the cook for the long wait time. We are extremely patient people, we know staffing shortages are very real. We didn't leave because of the wait. We left because of the horrid service we received while watching our waitress argue with customers and then visibly talk about them at the end of the isle of tables. She had 3 tables to tend to and she couldn't even manage that. This place is disgusting. I'll never go back! read more

The Chicken Ranch - Dead flies in the window seal next to my head. - American Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

We were pleasantly surprised by this place. They don't have the best reviews on Yelp, but still decided to give it a try. We were greeted when we walked in and they let us choose where we wanted to sit. The waitress, Brianne, was very friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. My husband and I both enjoyed our food. read more

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Not impressed with the food. They tried to make it right but I told them nevermind. I just won't be back. read more

The Chicken Ranch - Not impressed at all with the food here. - American Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

Came in for early dinner with my husband after having a busy day. The waitress was very personable. Both of us had sandwiches me, cuban him club with fries. Food was out of this world, delicious. Service quick and prices reasonable,. Waitress explained they had entertainment nightly and said we should come by said karaoke and bands . We will definitely be back. The place was clean and comfortable. Over all 5 star ..... read more

Joined friends here, who highly recommended both the (free) entertainment and food. They were definitely correct! We ordered the fried fish, rib eye slices and fried chicken strips w fries and we shared. Service was immediate to offer menu, take order and meal came quickly. Everything was piping hot and fresh! Fish was VERY GOOD, as was the rib eye and chicken. Fries were crisp, tasty and hot. Entertainment was a man named Joe who sang (accompanied by his recorded music) and was excellent to get audience involvement! His set went from 5p-8p. I met my friends at 6P and he never took a break. Was tired when I arrived and thought I would stay an hour, eat and leave. However, the entertainment was such fun with a lively audience and good food that I stayed until entertainment was over at 8p. Joe had us laughing, everyone doing "the twist" in our seats, singing to songs and dancing our way to the restroom. It was lively and so VERY FUN that I forgot I was tired. Normally shy, I found myself laughing and singing along like everyone else! Would I go again? You bet! Entertainment was VERY GOOD, food quite good and fairly priced, ample and attentive wait staff, lively audience! It is a treasure tucked behind stores off Grand Ave in Surprise. Find Good Will and Sherwin Williams Paint and it's behind them. Ample, safe parking. read more

Service was terrible. Nice staff. Waited an hour and a half and then got food. Then, when we did get our food, they didn't bring part of the order. Good vibe, just a bad experience. read more

We had a amazing time even tho our food and drinks took a little long to get to us but this was excepted due to them begin short staffed and begin as busy as they were beside the customer service was amazing, our waitress checked on us periodically food was good and the music was fantastic! Overall, we had an amazing time! read more

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We were at Chicken Rance for dinner on 4/28/24. Service was good but the prime rib was overcooked. We returned the plate, and the cook had already shut the kitchen down. We returned the plate maybe 2 minutes after receiving it. we were told that Adam was the cook and did not want to wait. This was the second time this had happened. So if you go to Chicken Ranch make sure Adam isn't the cook. read more

This is not haute cuisine, but the ribeye was flavorful, albeit a bit gristly, the baked potatoes were not oversized, and the mixed vegetables were quite good, and was only $13.49. Why they didn't go to Walmart and buy a few bottles of tonic water so they could make gin and tonics , I don't know. But they had plenty of other options, and the service was quite good. The band was kind of a Motown sound and had great dance tunes. If you want a place to dance and hangout with friends with reasonably priced drinks, it's great. Just plan on a back-up location if you want to go longer than 8 pm. I went with girlfriends last Thursday and we had a great time, even had leftover steak for breakfast. read more

1 star because I have to rate it something. If you enjoy going places not to be acknowledged, then this is the place for you! I came here during lunch for the first time this week and wasn't greeted--even after several minutes. There were no signs of employees, papers with directions on seating yourself or even ringing for assistance. The food = not a fan & would not recommend. Nowhere on the menu did it say the pulled pork came with cole slaw. The bun it came on looked and tasted stale and hard. The fries weren't even that good. I had to eat a snack in place of my meal cuz that went straight in the trash. There are so many other places near here with similar foods.. avoid this place!‍ read more

Try the fish! I know! This is Chicken Ranch, right? The Friday fish Fry is so good, y'all!! Hand battered, super moist fish and amazing portions. I also had blackened for the second portion and this was wonderful as well. Love music which is mediocre but great song selection to sing along, though just a bit too loud. Service was good. Got refills when needed. I would recommend. read more

This owner has owned many many restaurants. He has not done well with this last one . Sometimes the food is good other times it's not. Me and my wife only go during early hours now, for drinks cause service is good and prices are good. But don't go for dinner. Me and my son went one time at his now third or fourth restaurant . I ordered the ribeye steak and it was super bland. My son ordered the prime rib. It had a funny taste. Maybe funnel seed ? Not sure. Just didn't taste right. Service was a little slow but not to bad. They get a few very good bands that play their. I notice the place is packed for the bands and everybody leaves when the band leaves . I guess that shows you that people are only there for the music. Message for the owner. The two places you had before were so much better, not sure why you don't hold the same standards at this restaurant? read more

Stopped in for some fish. Wanted it grilled, came out with no grill marks on it. Was tasteless too. Just like the coleslaw. Would not get fish here again unless it was fried. Can't usually screw up fried foods. Usually food is good here. First time for everything I guess. read more

Sunday morning seemed like the perfect time to try this recent arrival. Being locavores, we will always check out the independents first as it is in our DNA. Once we found it, tucked in the back of a little mall, we found that it was oddly dead for 10 am but attributed that to being new. In retrospect, I might think it was due to other reasons..... There were 7 tables seated and 2 servers. Running. I mean literally. Not sure if they were that new or just inexperienced. I felt badly for them. Running. Sheesh. What a way to make a buck. The menu seemed typical. Nothing exotic. DH went for the eggs and cakes. I went the eggs and French toast route. Eggs over easy. Bacon crispy. Easy Peasy. Thank goodness for the web. While we waited almost 30 minutes for our breakfast, we shopped online for a new mirror for our bathroom remodel, solved all the first world problems, and listened to the table next to us complain about their screwed up orders. Not great start. We almost walked out. So here goes. Maybe you are new to the business. But let me give you a few suggestions. 1. If you serve coffee and iced tea, then give your customer a spoon for goodness sake. Stirring them with a fork is so last year. 2. Figure out why it takes 30 minutes to get a breakfast out. Sheesh. I can do better than that at home. At least an apology. What are you going to do when you are busy?? 3. If you are going to fry eggs on a grill, learn how to do it without leaving a hard crunchy edge. Oh. And maybe learn how to plate them. Throwing them on the side of the plate 1 atop the other is not an appetizing look. 4. Do not - I repeat - do not serve softened butter in a cup with your breakfast. It looks like the dog already had a run at it. I couldn't eat it. Seriously. DH did but he also grew up eating SOS so he is a bit more forgiving. Wrapped butter is sanitary. Butter pats or balls? At least you can tell if someone had a whack at them. Melted butter in a cup? Eeewww. 5. If you can't crisp bacon because it is thick cut, then teach your servers to say that. Don't send out bacon that is drippy grease on one end and shoe leather on the other. I ate one slice. One slice. 6. Powdered sugar on French Toast? Meh. My fault for not asking. Powdered sugar on my eggs and bacon? Shame on your kitchen staff. Again. Presentation kids. It is what can make or break you in this market. The French Toast was passable. Nothing to write home about. Pancakes were indeed very light but could do with a hit of pure vanilla as they did not have much taste. I guess I was a bit curious. The Chicken Ranch. I assumed that it was a chicken joint with a cute play on words. But DH came out of the men's room a bit appalled that in this day of the metoo movement that you would have the rude posters in the men's room. Really? Kids are welcome there. There were teens in the bar when we were there. I would not want my kid going in the men's room and seeing this. If you want to be Hooters, then be Hooters. If you want to attract families, then get that crap out of your place. We aren't in 5th grade anymore. I'm sorry. I really wanted to like this place and maybe you will figure it out soon. But I don't think we will be back. Too many other places to go. read more

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If you really want to know how awesome The Chicken Ranch is, check their Facebook page!! They have the menu available on their Facebook page and they also list a lot of their yummy daily specials! They have put their heart and soul into this business for your enjoyment!! They have live music and lots of different entertainment options for you to enjoy! It isn't just a restaurant. They want you to enjoy your experience on many levels!! It is a bummer that the menu isn't available on Yelp, but you can check their Facebook page for a lot more information on this place and I am confident it will be a HUGE success!!! I also recommend to this business that they add a chicken option for breakfast, maybe chicken and waffles? See you soon!!! read more

I read all the bad reviews, came anyway to hear the band(Silver Threads). Was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food. Great, prompt service, food was served piping hot. I had the deep fried rib steak others had chicken strip basket and fish finger basket. Everything was good and the steak was outstanding. The band was really good and we will be back. read more

The food here is really good and the bartenders are supreme, I have been here many times and experience has always been the best

I enjoyed it! We came here because the line at Texas Roadhouse was nuts for a Monday night, and we passed this on the way over. Monday is karaoke from 5-8 so that was super fun. Our server was very sweet and the food was good. I liked it, and I plan on being back for sure! read more

Yesterday my husband and I wanted to try something different. And from the people we live around they recommended this establishment. When we walked in the door we were greeted by an Overworked, over rushed server who quickly said she would be with us in a minute. She sat us in a booth in the bar which was fine. It took several minutes before she returned to take our drink order. It took several minutes to get a diet soda and an ice tea. And it took even longer to take our order. My husband ordered the ribs which he said were very tender and very meaty. He had to ask for more barbecue sauce. He said the mashed potatoes were good they were very creamy. His dinner came out warm. He seemed pretty satisfied. I ordered the tuna melt. Huge mistake. The tuna looks like it has been sitting under the lights for at least two months. It had absolutely no flavor!! There's two slices of cheese slapped on what they call sourdough bread. I took a bite and almost vomited on the table. Now it came with chips and they were crunchy and seasoned very well they were wonderful! Too bad they didn't serve a dipping sauce with them. At one point during the evening as we waited and waited for food our server tossed salad at me saying "it's on me". As I dredge through the wilted lettuce the mushy tomatoes and cucumbers I ate a little bit of it. Not the best salad I've ever had but the dressing was unbelievable! And very thick creamy flavorful ranch dressing. It was quite noisy we had no idea there was a "band" there. I'm not quite sure we will frequent this establishment. The food was subpar the service was extremely slow. I don't see much of an improvement from the boots and Bourbon era. If I could give less than one starI probably would. But I'll give it one because the chips and the ranch dressing were excellent. read more

The Chicken Ranch - American Near Me - Surprise, Arizona