It was My better half's choice to go to dinner, because it's Father's Day Weekend. I was secretly hoping to try some place new and then he said "How about Buffalo Wild Wings?" I could have said "How about not," but I had to smile and give myself a pep talk and say "Sure, it's Father's Day Weekend." And if I'm being totally candid, this is a small request from my other half. A shoutout to him, he does so much for us, I can go out to eat at a place of his choice.
I got dropped off at the front of the restaurant and put our name in. Things seemed a bit disorganized from the get go. The two hosts were whispering and trying to figure out where they could seat us, based on our request for a high chair. After a few minutes they figured out where to seat us. The restaurant didn't look crowded for a Saturday night.
There were only a few occupied tables in our section. We got menus and saw a flustered server go back and forth between tables. He came up once and said he'd be right with us. Ten minutes later we ordered two beers, one tall Bud Light, one short Mic Ultra, and a water, an order of fried pickle chips, and a kids' mac and cheese with fries.
Another ten minutes rolled by and we got our beers. My beer was supposed to be a short, it came out as a tall. I opted to drink it anyway. Nugget's mac and cheese came out piping hot, and the fries were semi-warm. He proceeded to eat both. I asked him how everything tasted and he said good.
Another ten minutes passed, no pickle chips. Kind of a bummer. Our server took our order five minutes later. I ordered the Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sammie with fries, my husband got the Grilled Chicken Buffalitos with chips and salsa.
Fifteen minutes passed, our server said "your order will be right up." I don't need a dissertation as to why you're sorry, but it would have been nice for a simple apology. I get things happen, kitchens get backed up, the restaurant is short staffed, things happen. I think most patrons are understanding, but communication is key and that did not happen.
Finally our meals came out. Mine looked fine, but I'm pretty positive the cheese should have been melted on the sammie. My husband's was fine, minus they gave him fries instead of chips and salsa.
I dug into my sammie. It tasted good and the sauce (bourbon honey mustard) was sweet and tangy. The chicken was fried and had a nice crust. The fries were meh. Not super warm, kind of flimsy. My husband said his Buffalitos were good.
Our server didn't come back to check on us until after we were done with our food. My husband did ask for his chips and salsa and he ordered another beer. Everything finally came out ten minutes later.
Pros:
-Chicken sammie was good
-Kid's mac and cheese was good per the nugget
-Buffalitos according to my husband were good
-My husband
Cons:
-Service wasn't good
-Lack of pickle chips
-Fries
-Me getting BBQ sauce on my shirt
Tips: Service needs to get better. I think people will understand if you're short staffed (whatever the reason is for poor service), but you have to communicate with your customer. I need to bring a bib (for me). read more