I'm writing this review because my recent visit to the BW3's near the Asheville airport was, frankly, beyond disappointing. To say it was less than ideal is an understatement. The floors were thick and slick with grease, making it uncomfortable--and honestly unsafe--just to walk to our table. That should've been the first warning sign. The food was a complete letdown. We ordered nachos that arrived dry, with barely any cheese--no grated cheese, no properly melted cheese, and no cheese dip at all. The chips themselves were bland, and the only thing they seemed to add in excess were pickled and roasted peppers, which overwhelmed the dish and made it unpleasant. Being told they were out of guacamole by 4:00 p.m. on a Saturday was ridiculous. We also ordered 24 bone-in wings with dry rub on the side. Out of all 24 wings, we received only two drumettes. The chicken was poorly prepared, overly greasy, and left an unpleasant aftertaste. We never received the celery or carrots we asked for, despite requesting them. Service is where this experience crossed from bad to outright ridiculous. I've operated a food service business before, and what I witnessed was a complete breakdown of leadership, teamwork, and basic hospitality. Our table was in the bar area, and it was obvious the bartender was genuinely trying--she was overwhelmed, stretched thin, and doing the best she could under poor conditions. She was not the problem. The problem was the rest of the wait staff. They were young, rude, dismissive, and entirely ineffective. Southern hospitality - NO WAY! Multiple servers repeatedly walked past our table, clearly saw that we needed assistance, and chose to ignore us. There was no effort to help the bartender, no teamwork, and no shared responsibility for guests. Even the most basic operational details were being ignored. The Pepsi tasted flat and off--clearly not calibrated properly--which is a fundamental behind-the-scenes responsibility. When something that simple isn't being monitored, it's obvious there is no real management oversight happening anywhere in the operation. We waited more than 15 minutes after finishing our meal just to get a check. It never came. Eventually, my partner had to carefully walk across the greasy floor to the bar and insist that we be allowed to pay so we could leave. What truly underscored how dysfunctional this place is was what happened at the table next to us. A two-person table repeatedly tried to get a server's attention for ketchup. After being ignored again and again, the gentleman finally stood up, walked to the side of the bar, reached behind the bar himself, and grabbed a bottle of ketchup--clearly frustrated and done waiting. That should never happen in a properly run restaurant. Throughout all of this, there were plenty of staff on the floor. What was missing was management. We overheard employees talking about where the manager--"Scott"--was, noting that he was "somewhere in the back" while the entire front of house was in complete disarray. No one was directing staff. No one was checking on tables. No one was stepping in to support the bartender. There was zero leadership happening in real time. I have worked as a waiter many times, and I can assure you, there were enough staff, just not enough management. The owners were pissing away money with this crew. We watched at least three other groups, who were waiting for tables, walk out because they were tired of waiting and being ignored. This was not a staffing shortage--it was a management failure. I don't know who "Scott" is, but he should really ensure that the wait staff refrain from commenting about him amongst themselves on the floor, so the patrons can overhear. Pitiful food, unsafe cleanliness, disengaged staff, and no operational oversight. I will never return to this location, and I'll be sharing this experience widely so others know what to expect. This place needs immediate intervention from corporate, because what's happening here is unacceptable. read more

This is the airport road location of BWW. Much smaller and brighter than Tunnel road. Same great service and food. Just really bright with the spot lights shining above the tables. Odd seating arrangement also. Also, usually very cold inside. So 4 stars due to the bright lights and freezing. read more

Buffalo Wild Wings - Receipt for 2 - Sports Bars Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

Could be a really good atmosphere. One would think that it would be a great spot to watch games but for some reason they will put the same game on all 25 tvs. read more

I'd give zero stars if I could because you have a lady manager that is a complete B**** to her employees and the way she treats them is beyond disgusting. my server was amazing and very attentive but I over heard that manager being a real piece of work to not only my lovely server but others as well. come to find out this is common with this women and I'd never support a place that would allow anyone to treat their employees so poorly read more

Food was lukewarm and I got horrific food poisoning from the app sampler. usually BWW has pretty good bar food but this was rough multiple people told me they got sick at this location. The health inspector really needs to pay them a visit... never returning read more

Huge shoutout to Scott, the manager -- he's incredibly friendly, attentive, and made sure everything was perfect. You can tell he really cares about the guests. Great food, cold drinks, and amazing service. Definitely coming back! read more

Good service overall, but the lines to get in might be a problem. The waiting time can be 10-30 minutes when its busy, but the food is decent and the service is good. read more

I had a very disappointing experience last night when a manager, Greg, actually forced me to leave because the store was closing. I was already in the process of paying my bill but my server wasn't acting quick enough. Greg informed me that the Inspire Brands has tasked him and other managers with ousting all guests out of the store by closing time. He said it was a safety issue. A server told me there was an employee meeting early in the morning, so I didn't believe Greg. I asked him what would happen if a party walked in just before closing time. He told me the servers would bring To-Go boxes to impel guests to leave. I went to another BWW and a manager who knew me well told me that's not the standard at BWW at his store. I've frequented this store over 2 yrs averaging 4x's a week and am a Blazing Rewards member. I WILL NOT TOLERATE BEING FORCED TO LEAVE AFTER ALL THE BUSINESS I'VE GIVEN YOU GUYS. PLEASE SAY YOUR CORP OFFICE IS NOT ACTUALLY DOING THIS TO THE GUESTS. read more

My food came 30 minutes after the rest of my party but because I ate it and didn't tell them until after my food was delivered, they couldn't comp the whole meal. The most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! Food was ok but not the presentation as pictured in the menu. Evan needs a lesson in customer service. read more

I just picked up an order of wings and I'm pretty sure they are a recycled order. Looks like they just poured some sauce on some that have been sitting . Looked good but hard under the sauce. I don't think I'll be going back. Eating inside is probably better. read more

Quick service good food. I had the black bean burger and a platinum margarita. Had a great server Payton, she was efficient and knowledgeable with a great smile. read more

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Ordered a BLT sandwich for a pregnancy craving, drove home and when I opened the box it was just bacon bits. Tried a bit and it tasted like licking salt and caused me to gag. Disappointing. Pictures show what I ordered vs what I got. read more

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Edit: received our food after 40 min of waiting. Everything was stale, I had at least thought after waiting for so long that it would've been somewhat fresh. Onion rings were missing and no drinks with the kids meals. Will probably not be back to this location. I will be calling when they open for a refund* Food is always pretty good... but the service is always so slow. Especially for take out, it takes 20+ min after the order pick up time. No one is ever in the pickup station side because they're short staffed and it's not their fault but don't say food will be ready in 10 min if it's going to be ready 20+ min after that. read more

This place has to have the slowest kitchen in all of Arden and every other BWW I've ever been to. My family and I have visited 4 times to sit down and once for takeout over the last several years and every time leave saying we'll never be back. This was the first time we'd been back since all Covid restrictions are over so we thought we'd give them another chance. In a restaurant that was maybe half full we waited an entire hour for our food to be delivered. Sitting near the kitchen they putting out one order every 20 minutes which is crazy for a place that basically throws wings or nuggets in a frier and tosses them in a sauce. You have probably 10-12 tables set so the math gets scary pretty fast. It would suck to be the wait staff here when all you can do is keep a drink full and yell at the kitchen. People would come in with parties if 2-3 and have to wait 15-20 minutes for a half empty restaurant because the kitchen just couldn't get food out. Service was good. Food was improperly delivered and my son's nuggets were over fried to the point he couldn't really eat them but given the wait time we didn't want to complain and just suffered through. Waitresses service is the only thing keeping this from being one star. read more

Bad service -- waited 5 min just to get acknowledged by staff to get a table. Order was wrong, then it took 20 min to get the right order. $9 cocktail was tiny. Seemed like a kiddie glass. Then it took 20 min to get server to take check and let me pay. Only plus was a great game viewing experience, but otherwise this place is awful. read more

We waited for 20 minutes to be seated and no one even acknowledged us. 2 couples, that had been there longer than us, just left. The restaurant, nor the employees, were very busy. We finally left and went across the street to Olive Garden. It is the most poorly managed restaurant around. read more

I come here for the Tuesday BoGo and Thursday BoGo! Started to order to go, and I liked ordering to go, but yesterday ordered a regular size fried potatoes and it seemed like just a handful of fries (small size), was a bit disappointed as I got fries for my kids and it wasn't enough. But the chicken wings were great and delicious read more

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Awesome! It seems everybody trashes BWW, but I think they're awesome. I think haters just gonna hate.

They should not accept takeout orders if they do not have the staff to fill them. They didn't even start my order until I showed up to pick it up 5 minutes after my pickup time. read more

I called in a to go order. My first sentence was I'd like to order the 50 traditional wings and the lady on the phone literally sighed and said oh lord. I asked if something was wrong and she ignored my question and continued to begrudgingly take my order. I thought maybe they were busy so i offered to come pick up at a later time and that seemed to annoy her more. I don't know what the problem was other than they didn't want to actually have my business but I won't be back. read more

staff here is really nice. evan, juddah, and devon are all great. the outside bar is a really nice vibe. the wing deals on thursdays are tough to beat. really enjoy the lemon pepper and parmesan garlic. really solid beer selection too. sometimes it takes longer to get food when it's busy but, that comes with any sports bar. read more

Super slow waited over an hour for my order I placed online. Al lot of people were trying to pick up and still the staff didn't seem to pick up the pace. Also the cashier was super rude and annoyed when I walked in to ask if my order was ready. read more

I ordered to go. went to pick up my items and was curtly told they weren't ready come back at 7:30! went to my car and came back at 7:27. the lady grabbed my bag and said here's your order. I said I have a drink too. she curtly said it's in the bag. I said ok. thanks - could I get a cup of ice please. she gave me the ice I said thank you she said nothing. it was not busy at all and there was no reason to be rude. on my way to the airport I grab a boneless chicken wing that is not even warm! the fries were warm but not piping hot like they should've been. very disappointing read more

My mum and I went there to have dinner together. We waited 1hr to be seated when 2 families had walked in and got seated immediately. Then they took 30min to get my mum a margarita. We waited 55min for my mums good to come. We didn't see our waitress so we waited until she came out. She came out with our food but we were in a rush so we told her we didn't want it. From the kitchen we could see several employees on their phones laughing. TERRIBLE service. The place was some what clean. The ambience wasn't good. read more

If you plan to come, bring your patience and plenty of time. There were only two of us and they made us wait for 50 minutes when they initially said 30 minutes and let 2 families who had just arrived in. Then we waited 30 minutes to get a margarita and 55 minutes for some wings. They need to train their staff better or get more employees. Very poor service. read more

I've been to this BWW twice and we weren't greeted either time. The first time there was a group of 4 employees who blatantly ignored us, and the second time we waited for 10 minutes before the couple waiting in front of us left very upset because no one greeted them. We waited 5 more minutes and not a single worker so much as made eye contact with us. It wasn't even that busy. Pathetic service read more

Where do I begin? I know it was 10:00 pm but that does not explain the 15 min wait to be seated, the next 10 mins of aimlessly sitting at the table not getting waited on. We finally got drinks and placed our order. When we finally got our food, it was midnight and things really went downhill from here. We were rushed to eat so they could close the dining room. We all ended up taking our food home in boxes. Our waitress wrote our order on a piece of scrap paper and the tickets were all screwed up. read more

Wow, this Buffalo Wild Wings (BWWs) is awesome!! we are "Out-of-Townes" and came to this BWWs for the game (Patriots and Browns). Firstly, we love BWWs. This one, however, has a different lay out (much better, very open and inviting). Secondly, the staff is outstanding and very accommodating. The bar tender Colleen was very knowledgeable about the beers. She termed herself as a "Beer Snob" and gave us all kinds of information on the local brews (truth be told, she was a lot more friendly then snobbish.... lol). She mixed an IPA with a Stout, believe it or not it was excellent. Also, we had a party of 6, so Brandon the manager was able to get us a great table before the game and the impending crowd. Our waiter and waitress were Chloe and Trevor. Over the top friendly and kept our mugs full. - Bill read more

Buffalo Wild Wings - Okay, a Patriots and Browns fan. Might be leaving here tonight enemies. - Sports Bars Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

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Food is good, but service is lacking, especially if you want something delivered. Even though they advertise "delivery", you don't know that it is Door Dash, and not Buffalo Wild Wings that is going to deliver. However, when I received my order, the bag with the food was sealed with a large piece of tape. There were no tears in the bag, but an item was missing from my order, and I was charged for it on my receipt. When I called BWW about it, they said I would need to contact Door Dash and get reimbursed from them. That makes no sense. BWW filled the order, placed the items in the bag and sealed it. Why would Door Dash be responsible for the missing item? They only picked it up and delievered it. BWW said I could come down to the store and they would give me the item. I said no, I was not going to drive 10 mi. round trip for that. They did offer me a free item on my next order, but I told them no, that I didn't know when I would be ordering again, or IF I would be ordering again. So, if you place an order with BWW for delivery, don't let the driver get away before you check it and make sure you have everything. read more

It was what I would expect from the franchise. Typically good wings and beer selection. The place was pretty excited with the final four game so a good vibe. And Devin at the bar was a good host. Thank you. read more

Absolutely horrible service and wait times. Waiting for takeout for 30+ minutes. Workers are no where to be found. Very frustrating and will think twice before returning to this location. read more

Definitely do not stop here if you are traveling. Service sucked, food sucked, and atmosphere was lack luster considering the ACC and Big10 championships were on and the TVs all had MMA on... we waited almost an hour for wings despite the place being almost empty. read more

They stated they bring food out when it's ready rather than together - this is terrible customer service. When I go out to dinner, I want to eat with my companions, not 25 minutes later which is when my food arrived. Server nowhere to be seen for most of our visit so couldn't even ask the status of my meal. Since it took so long to bring my food and I had to leave, I was offered to take my food to go - if I wanted take out, I would have ordered take out. Since the server was absent, tried to pay the bill and get change from another employee who was the host and couldn't take care of the bill. Rather than cause a scene, I decided to leave almost $10 in change - so, at least the server got her money. This was my first and last visit to a Buffalo Wild Wings. read more

If i could five negative starz i would but ur welcome for the one star Takes for ever to get attended and might be racist because it took 40min to attended me ande 10 sec to attended the ppl next to me and never got attended after my first served shity service 40 min to get a drink and a hr to get served but everyone else was well attended except me read more

This visit was so much worse then the last. Our last visit was good but the one before that was a disaster. Service was bad to mediocre, well, just bad... The salad I ordered was incorrect when delivered. Not missing an item or two, the salad was not what I ordered. I spent time always looking for our server as he was never around to get the things we needed. I had to approach him and the manager at the bar to get silverware & napkins. The manager seemed to be glued to the TV and not watching the floor. This was during Covid so the seating was very limited and even though there was only two servers on the floor there weren't many tables. The food wasn't bad, more mediocre. read more

Absolutely the worst service ever! Staff has major attitudes. Watched them try to seat a couple with a baby at a high top and the high chair was below the table. They left and I don't blame them. I had to order my lunch to go so they would honor the coupon on the app and refused to do so in the restaurant. I will never come to this location again. I will continue to go to tunnel road where the service is much nicer and the staff is keep kind. read more

Customer service sucks here, came here to be seated and we were waiting for 5 minutes before an employee snapped at us asking what we want and that employee would keep rolling her eyes on us. We didn't get to order our food because we didn't want to deal with their attitude. read more

We had a family of 5 and our family got our meal spread out between 30mins. This is after I had to go ask for the rest of our meal. Our food was good but service was S***. I go back and think it's going to be different but it doesn't seem to get any better. I'm very disappointed.. read more

Great food, great service! We came in at 9:45pm and had an awesome meal! Everything tasted very fresh and was delicious! It's a fun atmosphere with lots of huge TVs everywhere you look. We definitely would like to come back and watch a game on the gigantic wall tv. read more

Buffalo Wild Wings - CHEESE CURD BACON BURGER and BEER-BATTERED ONION RINGS - Sports Bars Near Me - Arden, North Carolina

Love this location! A couple of times we went to the other and there was a wait and so far we have not had to wait here. The environment is very clean and well laid out and open. Lots of TVs with sports all over to watch. The music last time however was just a little bit too loud to have a conversation (not live music but playing). Food is great, I do really miss their lava dip appetizer it was my absolute favorite but I am sure that's a chain decision and not the location's. Always get wings, but the last time I tried a sampler of items that I included a picture of. Everything was good, the nachos were just okay. They looked much better in the menu picture. The wings are always great, the onion rings and motz sticks were good too. I would order again for sure. Service has always been great the past few times we have been the only complaint is the last visit it took FOREVER to pay and I watched our server talk to the bartender, sit down and watch tv, go in the back and talk to others all while I was really wanting to just pay so we could go. It was not just a min or two either it was a good 20mins. If paying at the table with the machines is ever an option, I think all places should go to that. It makes it SO much easier to pay quickly and to split up checks too. We will continue to come here in the future. Really enjoy it! read more

Buffalo Wild Wings - Sports Bars Near Me - Arden, North Carolina