I used to come to this place often because it's the only place to get chicken and waffles in Austin. Other places may say they serve chicken and waffles, and the plates they serve you may have a piece of chicken and a waffle, but it's not chicken and waffles. So... they all suck and shouldn't even be considered chicken and waffles. You want chicken and waffles. Come to this place. It's not the cleanest, though. Sometimes the floor is pretty sticky as you walk through, or... seemingly to be contrarian sometimes I've felt it be slippery to the point where I walk lightly in fear of slipping and cracking my silly neck. Worth the risk for the chicken and waffles. The staff is hit or miss. I've sat there for 15 minutes without being helped and I've had fast, polite, awesome service on different occasions. Sometimes they talk to you with an attitude and sometimes you're their best friends and talk to you like family. It was worth the gamble for the chicken and waffles. What made me stop coming to this place is the music. While not quite my taste, it's tolerable, but IT IS LOUD. TOO LOUD. So loud, in fact, that my Apple Watch would warn me of harmful sound exposure every time I would eat there. I ride a motorcycle, so it's set to 100 decibels for a certain amount of time before it warns. A motorcycle engine revving is around 95 decibels, 100 decibels is a car horn. And eating there would trip my noise alarm. Every time. I tried wearing Apple AirPod Pros with the noise cancelling on and still, too loud. In the end... not worth the chicken and waffles. =( Sorry lads. read more

The styrofoam package for to go food is burning. It may cause the cancer for consumers. 1 We ate the grits all the way and see the cup burning like the picture. We regretted trying this. 2 wrong order. We ordered fried chicken. They gave it the fish. read more

The Rolling Rooster - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

When we first got in they only had one server so we did have to wait a lil bit for someone to take our order, but when she took our orders the customer service was better. I think i deleted the pictures buttt 10/10 food. i got fried catfish and shrimp with a waffle on the side. i went back a week later and it was still busssssss read more

Came here on a Sunday afternoon with my sister who lives in Austin. I was visiting from Chicago. The service was top notch and the food was delicious. I had the fried chicken, Mac and cheese and collard greens. The chicken it was seasoned and fried perfectly. It's been awhile since I've had some good fried chicken. My sisters and mom had the catfish is was good as well. It's definitely worth a try if you are in the area. Thanks again for the great service and good food. read more

The Rolling Rooster - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

Another strip mall restaurant (standard for many cities in TX, Austin included), The Rolling Rooster is worth trying if you're after a few specific menu items. Food: Oxtail! These were fall off the bone delicious, served with rice and gravy, and your choice of two sides. Mine were collard greens and fried okra. It also came with a soft and fluffy side of cornbread. Chicken gizzards were deep fried with a nice batter. The fish fry had a nice light batter, and the fish was fresh, served on a piece of white bread. Chicken wings were so-so, as they were the only item that arrived room-temp/barely warm. Service: Friendly, and drinks were refilled throughout the meal. It did take a while for the food to appear, even though they were at 30% capacity. Cost: All the above and one ice tea cost about $44 after tax. Overall: Worth trying and going there every so often. Parking is a plenty, and they take credit cards. Looks like it turns into a sports bar as the evening wears on if you're into that sort of thing. read more

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Fried pork chops never miss, been a fan for at least 5 years. Definitely don't dine in if you're in a rush read more

The Rolling Rooster - 1 Chop and 1 Side Plate - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

So good you'll say what the cluck! ha! I came here on recommendation from fried chicken appreciation day and glad I did. The chicken and waffles are so good! Surprisingly when I came there was little to no wait during lunch time, but that may change as this place grows. You can either take out or dine in with open seating. Staff was very friendly and helped me find some options I'd enjoy. I ended going with a classic chicken and waffles. So good! Their chicken is southern style but not too greasy and just the right amount of crisp, fortunately they do have chicken buckets for you chicken lovers out there. The waffles were a perfect compliment to the chicken and cooked fresh. Next time I return I'll have to try their other fried foods, fish, collard greens, and shrimp are on my list. read more

The Rolling Rooster - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

Run to this place... I had the sampler number 2 with shrimp, fish and chicken, everything was amazing!!!

Just be consistent that's all I ask lol. If you're open - and say your open, and tell me you're open - please just be open lol. I pulled up at 10:34. Walked up to the door "are you still open?" Yeah come on in. She asked me if I was here for pick up. Hmmm.. so why would I ask if you're open LOL? If I placed an order I'm gonna come get it, so if I asked if you're open it is because I want food and haven't ordered lol. "Hey so I've never been here before but I drove out of my way to come here. I just wanted to get some food." Let me check with the kitchen they might be closed. Yes are they already put all the food away. Sorry. "OK well since I've never been here before and I would be a first time customer, when should I go because you say you're open till 11?" The kitchen closes at 10:40 PM. " OK so you mean the kitchen closes in several minutes?"" But you're closed??" Yea sorry. "But it's not 1040 yet..." Sorry -_- wow hahahaha read more

Once again the taste for chicken & waffles hit me. Found this spot & the reviews definitely made me want to give it a try. And those reviews were spot on!! The food is simply delish!! Had the 3 wings & waffle with a side of collards delivered. Man oh man!! Somebody's Auntie is in that kitchen! Seasoned perfectly was the chicken. Fried to perfection. The waffle's batter was so good I almost didn't have to use syrup. The collards tasted like Sunday dinner. Had the right amount of crunch & heat. The spicy caught me off guard but was so good. I ordered through the Yelp app and was able to watch the entire process from order received to delivery complete. Order arrived well before the estimated time. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! Can't wait to try the fish & cheese grits. read more

The Rolling Rooster - 3 Wings and Waffle Plate - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

It is hit or miss. Since there are so few options for Soul Food in Austin, you have to settle for this. They need to change their frying oil more often and fry the chicken in one set of oil and the fish in the other. Plus, it is a bit too expensive. I still go from time to time, but I know it's quality is not consistent. read more

Best Fried Food I have had in Austin so far. I'm never to the area and from Mississippi so naturally I was looking for a spot like this. The Rolling Rooster gives you 'hole in the wall where everybody is eating from the Tesla Exec to the homie'. There was many different people dining and the service was very good. There is a full bar as well so that's a plus. If you like masterfully fried food this is the spot. The flavor is impeccable. I'm still trying to figure out just how he/she seasoning that okra the way they did. I digress, but everything I had a was good. The wings, okra, and waffle fries. I'm a huge fried okra fan and theirs is top notch. My wife loved her food as well, she had wings with collard greens and Mac and Cheese. read more

The Rolling Rooster - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

Food and service were great. Zee was awesome! I love bringing new people to this restaurant.

Food was good service was bad. Server didn't wrote down my order but forgot the ketchup and tarter sauce I requested. I wanted a mixed drink and water. Food came before I got the water or drink. Fifteen minutes later I went to the counter to ask for water. I asked the hostess about my drink. She said I could make it now. I was irritated by then and cancelled it. I eventually got the water and ketchup. I won't be back. read more

I was craving fried catfish so I decided to support The Rolling Rooster with my hard earned dollars. I had eaten in the past and thought the food was good enough for a return visit. On this occasion I ordered the 2 wings, 2 fish, 2 shrimp sampler platter with a side of cheese grits to go. Boy have things changed! Unfortunately I found the food to be severely lacking this time around. The greens were of the canned variety. Glory greens comes to mind. Filled with stem pieces. Barely any leafy greens to eat. The yams had a bitter almost sour taste to them. The catfish was good. However you receive a single fillet that had been cut in half. Not 2 whole fillets. Chicken was good as well. I would like to continue patronize this place of business, however I cannot justify the quality of food for the prices that are currently being charged. I'll have to look elsewhere to satisfy my catfish cravings. read more

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Per suggestion of my husband's hair braider we stopped by here to get a good old fashion fried food fixing. I was very happy to see gorgeous, smiling faces that took our order. Order was the first misunderstood but quickly rectified and food came out hot and delicious not greasy and not salty. The waffle is very tasty and a touch sweet so make sure you're ready for sugar. Frozen margaritas with a floater seem to be the go to for happy hour, however, as we were new we ended up getting regular drinks which definitely could've been stiffer. The establishment itself definitely is in order for minor repairs, overall maintenance and cleanliness but I did not become ill so I am not judging harshly. All in all the experience was great and I would definitely stop in again. read more

We have been meaning to try this place for a while and now now that it is a one and done for us. Our experience was not like the others I have read about. I struggled on giving this place a 1 or 2 stars. The waitperson came to our table to take our order, barely made eye contact. My BF asked how they compare to Roscoe's and she said "We are not on that level, there is no way to compare with Roscoe's". We ordered one house margarita, three sides and chicken & waffles. After she took our order she disappeared. 20 minutes later another waitperson looked over and asked if we had gotten the margarita yet. She smiled as if she already knew how green our waitperson was and she walked to the bar to place the order. 10 min later she came by again and saw that the margarita had not arrived and she hollered over to the bartender to make it. Shortly after our waitperson re-appeared to deliver the margarita and NEVER looked up or spoke to us. Instead, she placed the drink on our table and walked off in a hurry. The house margarita for $2 was decent and quite tart (which was a plus in my book). Three stars for the drink. About 10 min later our food arrived. If you add the time from above, you will see that it was abut 40 min after the order was placed and the restaurant was not busy (3 other tables, 1 of which already had food when we arrived). Chicken and Waffles were decent, definitely worthy of 3 stars. The collard greens and sweet potatoes were way too sweet and had too much all-spice (or similar), but I did not knock starts off for that because that is just my taste preference. The fried okra however....um turn up the heat on that fryer please. They were cooked to a golden crunchy light brown, but were in the fryer so long that they were full of grease. I had to blot them with several napkins first. I ate 1/2 the order and had to stop because the grease was too much. Later that night I regretted eating any of them. It felt like it took forever to get the non-eye contact making, absent and no personality waitperson to come back over to get our check so we could leave. read more

Walked right in and was greeted by a smile, wonderful service by Nae and the whole staff, the collards were better than my grandmas, fish was crispy and flaky and the gizzards were lights out, will definitely be back, this place is the spot! read more

Amazing service. One of the best waitresses I've ever had. Food was good too! And the music was A1!

The food is great. The tenders and waffles tasted excellent. Go there for food. It's a place you would have to get used to because the music and wait staff are all young and the music is loud. Don't go here for the professionalism of the wait staff, go here for the food. read more

Ciara was amazing. The food is bomb. Chicken tenders and whole wings and the drinks are amazing.

I love this place. Only had one bad experience with salty greens and chicken two years ago but since then everything has been great. My favorite is the fried fish and chicken. I cannot get enough of it. Nice and crispy and flavorful. The only con is they need a new method of take out. Your food can make it home soggy. It's also not comfortable have your food delivered the way it's packaged. This place reminds me of Sunday dinner at moms/grandmas but I don't leave moms/grandmas with food placed in a paper bag. read more

Lawd!!!!!! This fried chicken was straight up de-lish-ous! Fried to perfection, seasoned seasoned seasoned!! Crispy skin...I ordered them to be lemon pepper, that was a dolla upcharge. I will get that sauce on the side instead, as it's pretty strong! I'd rather dip in the future. The meal comes with a side and I asked for some cornbread (which was a little skimpy square but good..needs to be bigger!!) I met a gf for some "old skool" Sounds spun by a DJ that started at 8..cool vibe! And they have a "reverse" happy hr that begins at 9p with 1 dolla wings (flat or drums) and reduced drink menu. They had some blue concoction that is normally 7 bucks but 3 after 9!! It was sweet/sour and STRONG! So I will def be back...this chicken was the bomb.com...even better than Bahadi's and I looove that place. read more

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First time eating here and I must say the food is so damn good I had the chicken and waffles and wasn't disappointed being from GA and moving to Texas this place is like home...WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK read more

The Rolling Rooster - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

Stopped in for takeout the other day. Had read about this and was anxious to stop in. It might need to be renamed "all things fried", but I mean it in a super nice way. I ordered the sampler to get a taste of most everything. Whole wings - Deliciously spiced with what seemed to be smoked paprika, they had a slightly sweet flavor and were perfectly cooked. Shrimp - large, plump, with a bit of heat in the light, flakey batter. Catfish - just a tad disappointed. They were somewhat greasy in a light cornmeal batter. Nice sauces, fries were average. Would prefer fresh cut. Nice full bar and extremely friendly staff. This place is well worth the stop! read more

Today, we ordered our meal through Uber eats for pick up and it wasn't ready at the time sent to us. But we were also early. We waited for about 20 min then a young lady let me know that they were out of the dessert we wanted and also that the food wasn't sent to cook yet. As soon as I said I would like to cancel the sweet ladies swoooped in and said no let us make this right. We will get it ready ourselves and bring it to your car. They were so kind to me that I forgot how hungry I was and the wait. I appreciate meeting young people who are pleasant, respectful, and have great customer service. I will come back again and again because of Shea and Jay. I just told myself today is Sunday and that things happen. But I wasn't about to be nasty over a hiccup. The food is always amazing. read more

Good souther flavor not like anything ordinary at all. your taste buds will be super satisfied. Chicken melts in your mouth and skin was very tasty with the perfect ballance of crunch, seasoning in the fries was soo good, must try out if you want to be satisfied with a good fried chicken and seasoned fries. staff was very friendly. Definition of souther hospitality read more

I love to support black business. It's literally why I started leaving reviews but it's sad that this particular business can't get it together. Having good food is just not enough. Horrible customer service and a lack of structure when it comes to orders. Apparently online orders come first. I chose to do take out and came in to place an order. I initially called ahead because the website says I can pre order. When I called a rude lady told me the new girl was late and she couldn't take my order. I arrived at 11am to place my order and as I wait it's 11:37am and I'm being told that they have a large phone order so my order is next. Instead of an apology or anything else the only resolve was to give me a refund. The place smells like a seafood restaurant (very fishy) no way I'd dine in. Very unorganized and not worth the hassle or the wait. The prices are far too expensive for the drama. read more

The wings and waffles and the sides are all on point..They have other southern favorites on their menu along wiyh a mini bar. The prices are reasonably prided. The staff was friendly and quick to serve. read more

The Rolling Rooster - Chicken wings and mac & cheese. - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

I'm currently on the fence about the Rolling Rooster, and I want to love it so badly. The good: a very down-to-earth, local restaurant, in a city with way too many trendy dumps and a part of town with too many chain restaurants. The Rolling Rooster has a great menu, with reasonable prices, and an overall friendly staff. The bad: Food can be tasty but the presentation can almost make you feel like they don't care about your business. Tables are often sticky, and drinks are served in cloudy, dingy, plastic cups. That includes margaritas, and top shelf liquors. My photo is a perfect example - wings were delicious. But why two baskets? Why no celery or carrots, or blue cheese or ranch? Had to ask my server who seemed puzzled by the request... margarita was good, but cup was plastic and chipped. Will keep coming back, just hoping for a complete experience! read more

The Rolling Rooster - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

I love wings. When I realized this place was nearby, I had to try it. The food was pretty good, altho my husband was sad that they didn't have cobbler. Lol. read more

Food Was delicious and the kool aid was on point! Fast and friendly servers with amazing service!!! I recommend the pork chops

Service was great and the food was amazing. Atmosphere is wonderful. I highly recommend this restaurant.

First off let me just say that I really love to support black local businesses and I have come here at least once a month. The quality of the food is going down. First off we waited over a hour for two Togo orders. The greens were terrible / literally unable to eat them. No flavor, hard stems - they were not cooked through at all. The Mac is not cheesy - it's just pasta noodles. Lastly the rice was hard. Waiting over a Hr for such horrible food is unnecessary and unacceptable. The service was also horrible. Not friendly or welcoming at all. We were also told different wait times. One order came and we waited another 20 min for the 2nd one. They need to evaluate if they have enough cooks, proper equipment, food quality and the overall customer service. I hope they do better in the future. read more

The Rolling Rooster - Baked Mac & Cheese - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

Awesome food and the service was great! I loved the music they played too! Great atmosphere!

Straight heat. Great service. Even better food. And they were bumping the jams! I'll most definitely be back

Food, is great. Atmosphere is average. Service is good. Fried chicken is great, collard greens are good and the okra is tasty.

food was great and service was excellent and fast but fresh at the same time. The kool aid is always on point and just right

Nice clean quaint place. I couldn't help myself and ordered everything I wanted to try! Wings, catfish, shrimp and okra... ALL fried! The wings were delicious! Not over done very well seasoned and if you don't drizzle the hot sauce over them we can't be friends! The shrimp was good... just good, neither over or underwhelming. I wouldn't choose to waste the calories on them again but I am happy I tried them! The fried okra was perfect! I usually prefer mine coated with more of a cornmeal crust but this has converted me! Some of the best okra I have ever tried outside of my own aunt's kitchen! Now let's talk about that catfish! Best I have EVER had. Perfect breading, perfect crispness, plump fillets that held together beautifully yet melted in my mouth!!! I will drive out of my way every single time I am craving catfish from now on!!! I ordered the "sampler platter" that came with 2 wings, 2 fillets, 2 shrimp and a side. I thought I would eat one of each just to sample... nope... I finished off every last bite of all of it... except for a slice of bread I imagine they use to soak up any extra grease but it was totally dry! Added bonus is that they have good fresh iced tea. I am not a waffle eater nor do I use tartar sauce but judging by the tastiness of everything I ate I bet they are just as delicious! Go. Now. It's soooo good! read more

The Rolling Rooster - Sampler Platter 2 - 2 fish, 2 wings, 2 shrimp and fried okra. - Chicken Wings Near Me - Austin, Texas

The chicken wings were perfectly fried with a little zing to them! Delicious! The servers mother is the cook and she put her entire foot into our meal!!! read more