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    Crush

    4.0 (718 reviews)
    PriceyLounges, Italian, Pizza
    Closed 4:30 pm - 9:30 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Upscale
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating

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    Cobbler dessert and crème brûlée
    John M.

    Crush was amazing! Best restraunt in Chico from what I ate. Food was crafted with great flavors and complexity. Ambiance is clean and sleek, the AC was pumping which was nice on a hot day. Service was average but wasn't expecting to much. Thank you for taking care of our large group. Will be back when I'm in Chico again!

    Free dessert for someone's birthday.
    Marcus E.

    I've dined at Crush before. But that was years ago! I went there recently and thought it was time to share my thoughts! The atmosphere of the restaurant is busy, yet you don't feel packed in like a sardine, or overwhelmed by all the hustle and bustle of servers and customers moving around. My party and I sat down and we were immediately served chilled water from a fancy bottle. They gave us these fancy-looking, small glasses. Loved that! And then we ordered soft drinks - asked for Coke. It was fine, but we got it in bottles. Not that I don't like drinking a bottled Coke every now and then, I just would've preferred it from the fountain machine. Anyway, they gave us larger glasses with ice to better enjoy the soda. We ordered appetizers - Bruschetta and Meatballs. They arrived quickly and were phenomenally exquisite. I just wish the portions were slightly bigger because they were gone like that! Bread used for the Bruschetta was light and crunchy - how I like it! And the fresh tomatoes and vinegar really impressed me. Meatballs were also excellent - high-quality meat and delicious tomato sauce and everything was appropriately seasoned. Out of curiosity, and because we were still hungry, we ordered a pizza. It was a slightly above average pizza - nothing to write home about. I probably wouldn't order it again, but it was worth trying. For our main courses, we all ordered steaks. They were all cooked how we had requested them and cut like butter. The mashed potatoes we got with them were kind of bland - not much flavor or texture. And I feel that for the price, maybe a side salad could've also accompanied the steak. Our server, while friendly, was very slow and we seemed invisible to him at times. This was the part of our dining experience that really upset us. Overall, Crush is still a worthy restaurant to try if you're a Chico resident or are ever in this city. I would love to go back, mainly because I want to try some of the other appetizers and even a dessert or two. Someone at our table had a birthday, so I got to try some of the free dessert they gave.

    Brussels Sprouts - $13
    Jenn M.

    I really enjoyed the chicken Parmesan at Crush. The cheese was perfectly melted with just a touch of browning, and I could still taste the crunch of the breaded chicken underneath. I also loved the balsamic vinegar served with the bread. It had a hint of sweetness that set it apart from others, and I appreciated the beautiful pattern they made with it before adding olive oil. The Brussels sprouts were delicious too, with a soft inside and a perfectly crisp outer layer. The restaurant has a lovely patio for outdoor seating as well as spacious indoor dining areas. The staff were all friendly, welcoming, and attentive, regularly checking in on us.

    Chicken parm. Very delish.  Menu is seasonal...but all delish. Enjoy
    Karen R.

    Food is always wonderful when dining at Crush in Chico. Ambience is warm and inviting; and welcome a dinner at the bar/lounge. Crush is a class act with a wonderful menu and eclectic drinks... Located in old downtown Chico. Mangia!

    Food was amazing, went there on a date night and they were so sweet and nice. We did get drinks on the house because of an incident so they are very friendly and welcoming and want to make sure you have the best dinning experience. Quick service 10/10 would go back for another date night

    Burrata basil pizza
    John G.

    Would like to do a redo of this place. Felt very upscale but still casual. Place was packed and our reservation was for later in the evening. We got there a few minutes early with 2 more people than we had made reservations for and the staff was very accommodating and sat us quickly. Brought our own wine and corkage was $15 a bottle. I shared a wedge salad and pizza with my wife. Wedge salad was very good. The burrata and basil pizza had great taste but the sauce was cold. Not sure if the burrata made it cold but would have been so much better if it was at least warm. Our friends ordered pizzas as well. Fig and prosciutto pizza and a sausage pizza. For me the sausage pizza was the best of all three. The fig on the one pizza was burnt and gave off a strong taste. From listening to other tables and watching other food being served would like to give this place another try.

    Water is cold and sooooo delish

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    Excellent service, excellent food. Loved the atmosphere while celebrating a birthday.

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    Katie was freaking amazing, helpful, kind and made our dinner date even better. Food was delicious and drinks were great

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    The food is great! The service is friendly and efficient. The patio deck is wonderful in the non winter seasons.

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    11 months ago

    Amazing food! The best in Chico. I live in SF Bay Area and eat here whenever I'm in the Chico area.

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    Food is great, presentation is excellent, servers are well trained. Noisy when the restaurant is busy, having conversation is difficult.

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    Menu offered a lot of choices and food was deliciou! Ambiance was pleasing. would definitely recommend and return!

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    Ask the Community - Crush

    Do you have a children's menu?

    They do not

    Hi, I stopped by the restaurant earlier this year and Happy Hour was not going on anymore. Has your famous Happy Hour started back up? 4-6pm, right? Please let me know at your earliest convenience.

    Mari! We have restarted our happy hour. It goes from 4:30-5:30pm Wednesday-Sunday :)

    Do you need to be 21 to eat here? Or do you need to be with someone that is 21?

    No, you do not need to be 21

    Wondering when the full menu begins? When the restaurant opens at 3:30, only happy hour is available. At 4:30 is when the dining room is open for seating and the full menu is…

    At 1630 when the dining room is open the full menu is served. May be a bit loud, but it is full dinner service.

    Do they allow food to go?

    I have brought home leftovers, and they offer delivery so i wouls think so.

    What time is regular happy hour?

    Everyday 3:30-6:30pm.

    Yelp states that crush offers delivery. Is this true?

    Contact https://www.entree-express.net/. The restaurant itself does not deliver.

    Did you still have late night happy hour? If so what time?

    Thursday 9 to 11 pm Friday 10 pm to 12 am and Saturday 10 pm to 12 am.

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    One of the best places in Chico to grab a drink and avoid the college crowd. I know, I know, its a…read morecollege town, don't gripe about the college kids... but holy hell its nice to hang out with the grown ups sometimes! A couple of tips for the newbie adult headed to this VIP lounge: 1) Make sure to get your booty up there prior to 9pm (after 9pm there is a $10 cover charge) 2) $10 isn't going to break the bank, I get it however, it IS a key bit of info so take it for what its worth. (Its worth ten bucks, ha!) Make sure that if you should arrive before 9, like for happy hour, and stay after 9, that your given a wrist band so you can wander from floor to floor without having to pay the entry fee 3) If you get there prior to 9pm and have a person or people you actually want to speak (and not yell at) the music is at a normal level so carrying a conversation is tres easy. Beware, after 9pm they PUMP up the volume so be prepared to yell your conversation after that time frame kicks in 4) And speaking of 'tres' this bar is tres chic, there is a ton of cozy seating, you can go find a booth which is semi private or go more public and choose a table out in the open (along with more cozy seats) 5) They have an 'L' shaped pool table, very weird but very cool and ultra different. I've never seen one quite like it anywhere else 6) The martini selection is pretty tasty (see my pix) and the prices are right up my alley (marginally priced and well worth it) 7) The absolute BEST part of my experience here at the VIP Ultra Lounge was Stephanie. The adorable, extra friendly bartender/waitress, literally, the best little thing located upstairs. Her personality ROCKED. She gave me mini tour and being that it was my first time here, while she toured, she explained all the bars (total of 4), their highlights and best times to have fun at each of them. Seriously treated me in TOTAL VIP fashion, what a gem!! The cool thing about this bar is that its connected to 3 other totally different (un-VIP, just made up that word) bars. So... if you get tired of being a snobby VIP, you can take your wasty face downstairs and kick it with the college kids. Good thing #8... if your walking sideways and acting like a drunk monkey, you'll blend right in :) Dance, scratch your butt, do a shot then fall on the floor, hey! Have a good time!

    Oh I'm a sucker for a place that serves good drinks and doesn't smell like puke. Come on Chico…read more.. you know the places I'm talking about. Once you are past the cheapest drinks you can buy phase of Chico life, come up to VIP Ultra Lounge. Check 'em out during happy hour to scout if you like it without paying a cover. I enjoyed my melon mojito- with none of the stickiness or smell associated with most the venues in Chico. I get that Chico isn't used to paying much of a cover charge at all, but I'd rather pay a cover and go somewhere gorgeous, comfortable & clean. I used to love the Bear & LaSalles, but you go there after a few drinks because otherwise you'd never get past the smell and in the door. You can smell them from outside. Yuck. Other than harping on the fantasticness of a clean place- my husband has enjoyed his drinks there as well, we've had tacos and a steak/gorganzola pizza during happy hour- all good stuff. And that explains why I'm headed there in 40 minutes to celebrate the end of my work week!

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    My wife and I came here for a date night. In the reservation, my wife asked for them to put a rose…read moreon the table. The host told us they didn't have any roses but came out with a little bouquet! For the dinner part, we were expecting a little more. The complimentary cornbread wasn't great in our opinions, but I'm sure others may like it. It's clearly homemade and comes with 3 different butters to put on top. We ordered the Salmon and Smashburger and they were both definitely over priced for what it tasted like. The salmon didn't have a lot of seasoning so it sort of tasted like something we'd give our cat. The sweet potato's on that dish were also not the best. The smashburger, in my opinion, would've tasted better if I got it from In N Out across the street. The entire burger just tasted like meat..no seasoning and there was maybe a drop of their aioli on the burger so all in all it just wasn't the best. I would've had a better experience at In N Out. We also ordered the Wagyu meatballs and never received them. We thought it was taking a minute to cook but all we got instead was the check..he didn't even ask us if we wanted dessert. We had wanted to check out their dessert menu and possibly get their strawberry shortcake but I guess that wasn't in the cards for us. We also ordered a cocktail and mocktail. My wife's mocktail (Kava Mule) was great! My cocktail (Horchata Mai Tai) was genuinely the strongest drink I've ever had. The flavor was nice if you could get past the amount of Bacardi they poured in there. Every drink I took felt like I was taking a shot. So with all that being said, unfortunately we won't be returning to Rancher's Daughter. Between the bland and expensive food, the forgotten about meatballs, the check rushed to our table, and the drinks..it's just the not the place for us.

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