Iconic oilfield symbols; a pump jack inside and outside a derrick supports the restaurant's sign. Scenes of the oil boom days cover the walls. In between the oilfield murals, taxidermy mounts of African big game in their final eternal pose. Some look startled as if looking for the origin of the gunfire they never heard. A leopard pauses in mid step, slinking down from its lair. Remnants of the days when oil money was flowing, even gushing like an uncontrolled well. A plate of bacon wrapped jalapenos along with an iced Shiner keep you occupied, while the Texas T-Bone you ordered is being prepared to a perfect medium rare. A hot blond sipping a martini on the patio improves the view. They could have filmed a scene of Paramount's Landman here.... I had Fridays Special, "Fish and Chips" and a diet Coke. The fish was a little greasy, the service was good. read more

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The good: waitstaff/bar staff is friendly and amazing. The bad: whoever took my order over phone and/or cooked it, got it all wrong. Ordered Chicken fried steak by time I got home 20 min drive it was a chicken fried chicken not steak. Was mad at myself for not looking at restaurant but the bag was tied up so much I had to cut knots off anyways and was read back to me correct on phone so hoped for the best. Idk if was good or not, I cut into it and saw meat was white and gave it away to son who just came by(he sd was edible). Wife got lemon pepper salmon sd wasnt great. If you get take out cut knots off bag and check food before leave and check it's correct. I however will be getting my CFS elsewhere when craving comes from now on lol read more

Update 06/01/2025 Called ahead for a group of 9 at 11:54am Arrived at restaurant @ 11:58 Hostess told me our group could not be seated in the side dining room because they were short staffed, no one was in that room. Was seated @ 12:16 Noticed that a group was magically seated in the side dining room and that wait staff was taking their order. 12:32 our drink order was taken. 12:42 food order taken 01:10 asked manager about our food and was told that they just got the order 4 minutes ago. 01:16 our entire group walked out, no food, no good reason for the horrible treatment. The table in the side room already had food and every table that came in after us had already gotten their food. Poor management, poor service and lack of attention. Also, I noticed the person plating food in the back had no hair covering, no gloves, and kept touching her face while handling everyone's food. Sunday is a busy day, lots of groups some are large. The place should be staffed properly for the business and management should be walking the dining room making sure everything is moving along smoothly. 1 star is all you get, should be negative 5. read more

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We waited for 15 minutes after our appetizer. Had catfish with hushpuppies and sweet potato fries and a hamburger with onion rings. All the sides were cold. Not even warm. The waiter didn't stop for a full second to ask if we needed anything. Very disappointed. read more

It is a nice little bar and grill with really a lot of room inside plus a large patio out side. I went there last night with my husband and he had the fish and I had the quesadillas . And we both really loved the food. The quesadillas were excellent and my husband said the fish was very good also. And the young man who waited on us couldn't have been more attentive. There were about 7 of us there all together and he checked on us and made sure we had everything we needed all night. I highly recommend it! read more

The grilled chicken and salmon are good. The side veggies are fresh. For the salad, the pecans cost more than chicken salad. I guess they charge you more if you want vegan dishes in Texas....lol read more

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Always good service and noticeable effort by staff. Food most times is good. Always a good vibe in the bar. This last visit the country fried steak was pathetic. Gristle galore and absolutely no taste. The drink was great, waitress nice, jalapeno strips very good. read more

I paid $50 to sit in front of the toilet throwing up all night with food poisoning after ordering their Wagyu NY strip. To top that off, after I had give the waitress my valuable debit card, she decided to take it to two different tables with her (risking mixing it up) and was laughing and talking with the first table she stopped by for what seemed like 5 minutes. Then she went to the front desk and was laughing and talking with my card there for what seemed like another 5 minutes. Then she took it to the back, then came to the bar and grabbed a few drinks, then went outside with it. (All the while, I'm sitting two tables down from the cashiers screen they use to check people out at where she could have swiped my card and had us out of there. I told her twice that I wanted my drink to be a draft, then she came with an expired bottle or what tasted expired. We waited 5 minutes after getting our food from someone in the back for our waitress to show up and provide the other things we needed to begin our meal. And the chairs they have available at the tables on the bar side, are extremely uncomfortable. I'll go there to sing for you while you eat/drink, but I wouldn't go back for the food even if the food was free. read more

The chicken quesadillas were very good. Tried a sample of the lobster bisque and have to say it was delicious! I will be back for a larger portion. This restaurant is very nice and the food is improving greatly. Lots of regulars here which tells you things are good! read more

Ate there recently and got chicken fried steak, mash potatoes and gravy. The steak was tough and the breading was way over what the size of steak was! I could 1" around edges without hitting steak. read more

Elise gave my wife an I a great experience, dinner was great and drinks were perfect. service was immaculate

If you want the best time eat inside or on their nice patio vs Togo. Get up and go to their physical place otherwise I thought my steak i got to go was just good read more

Service was nice and friendly, Chicken fried chicken was good but lacked flavor without gravy. My husband catfish was 3 filet about 3 in long smallest portion ever served. This is an unfortunately was a one and done. Ambiance was ok. read more

North Rig Grill - Photo of 2 of the 3 catfish. - Steakhouses Near Me - Denison, Texas

Our server was nice & friendly. She even chased us down to return sunglasses that we left on the table. The kitchen was slow & I wouldn't recommend this restaurant for large groups. There was a party of 6 seated near us & we were seated after them, finished our meal & paid before they were served their food. Okra was very good. The other food was average. Not bad, but nothing that stood out. read more

Food is really pretty quality. The ambience is nice is very comfortable. You have an open kitchen a bar and a patio. What more could you ask for in the town of Denison some really good burgers and nice food on the open grill read more

I went here for Mother's Day. The food and drinks were good it was a little pricey but at least it made me full. Sherry was chill definitely give her a raise 8/10 read more

Went here while working in Denison. The ribeye was cooked to perfection and was one of the best steaks I've had in a while.

Great bartender and wait staff Out of a few items , must have been a great weekend Ended up with ribeye, said was last one. It was good, tender with lots of flavor read more

North Rig Grill - Mushroom appetizer - Steakhouses Near Me - Denison, Texas

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I went to eat here and paid my bill then dropping my money and didn't realize it until I got home. The day manager did not follow thru with her word. Of course she claim nothing was found. I know better I have a 400.00 tip. Not honest people. I know it was there. Giving this I wonder what is real and not real with all they have . read more

We shared a couple of orders of fried okra as an app. Amazing!!!! I had the spit chicken breast with a sweet potato with the cinnamon sugar butter. The chicken breast was okay, but a little dry. Hubs had the pork chop with baked potato and onion rings. He loved it all! Mother in kaw raved about her chicken fried steak with garlic mashed potatoes. It will end up being g 3 m3als for her! Friendly staff and nice atmosphere. Would definitely recommend! read more

Appetizers were ok. Cheese sticks and bacon wrapped jalapeños great. Those that ordeeed Steaks messed them all up. Chicken fried steak all batter no meat. Veggies very cold. read more

I ordered all you can eat catfish, it was very good. When I requested additional catfish I was never able to get any. I was never offered a drink refill either. read more

Great service! Good full of flavor! Cool laid back atmosphere. The fried okra is a must. Full bar so a drink is a must here. read more

North Rig Grill - Catfish platter with hush puppies and friend okra - Steakhouses Near Me - Denison, Texas

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Love this place... Food and service is excellent. Lot of great ambiance and friends. Beer is also cold. I miss the prime rib though read more

Wednesday 4/26/23 7pm What we ordered. Chips and Salsa Grilled Catfish with sides: Black Eyed peas and Coleslaw Turkey burger with fries and okra. The chips and salsa are bad, I'm not sure which store bought salsa they use, but it is horrible. It's thin and it taste like chili powder more than anything else. Underwhelming. Grilled catfish, this might be the worst fish I've ever eaten in my 50 years. I added a star because I want to give the cooks the benefit that they never cooked grilled fish before. The portion is tiny, but that's not that big of a deal the bigger deal is that it was gelatinous, chewy on one side for some reason and had absolutely no flavor whatsoever. It was like eating a flavorless jellybean that was hard on one side. Again giving the cooks the benefit, that not a lot of people come to a truckstop and asked for grilled fish, so I gave the cooks one star for this. My advice to management of this restaurant is stop grilling fish, you do not know how to do it. It is a travesty that a fish died and that is the meal that came out of it. The fish's parents deserve better than that. The Black Eyed Peas were OK. Not sure what flavor they were going for but whatever it was, it was strong I've never had black-eyed peas like this before, but they were edible. The coleslaw taste like the coleslaw you get from the Kroger deli probably comes from a bag if I had to guess nothing special about it it wasn't terrible. The turkey burger wasn't bad, and if I can give one definite shout out to the cooks, it's that they do know how to cook bacon. However, my 14-year-old knows how to cook bacon too so let's not get ahead of ourselves. The vegetables on the burger were average overall, this is probably the best part of the meal. The fries are average, pretty much what you would expect to get from a bag of fries at Walmart that you throw in the air fryer for 15 minutes. The fried okra was damn good and whoever came up with the recipe should probably run the whole restaurant. Overall, I give this place two stars, and I would encourage anyone reading this to go someplace else. This is a truckstop on the interstate and it's not meant to be great food. It's meant to fill your belly and get you down the road. I would say that's probably all you can expect. There are a few other restaurants in this area. I recommend you try them and avoid this place. However, if you insist on visiting the north rig grill, I would order nothing but a turkey burger with bacon cheese and fried okra. Otherwise you're going to be sorely disappointed. One other thing, they have a guest Wi-Fi, but when we asked for the password, we were told that no one on the Night Shift had the password, because the management had changed it and not provided it to anyone which honestly sounds pretty absurd. read more

My wife and I came here on a Friday night around 6:45pm. We were promptly seated and the service was friendly however slow but thats where the good part ends. I had a 14oz ribeye (MR). My wife had a salmon filet. My steak was just warm and over cooked but it was edible, my baked potato was cold and crunchy. My wife's salmon however was awfully over cooked, to the point of being crumbly, it was cold and dry. All her sides were cold. When we asked to see the manager we were told they were too busy to come to our table. The only saving grace was my wife's meal was excluded from the bill as it should. I don't believe we will be returning. read more

North Rig Grill - Dry, cold, overcooked salmon - Steakhouses Near Me - Denison, Texas

I love to love the idea of the Rig. The owner (or face of the restaurant) is a very nice guy, cool and such. But we go there sporadically b/c nothing stands out as a must have dish and over the years the quality has varied. They have decent food, better than average servers for the area, and the bar and outdoor patio are great when you wanna hangout with adults and enjoy some libations and a game on TV or the live music they have sometimes when the weather is nice out. read more

I took my family out for birthday celebrations only to have us all suffering severely days later. I've had great experiences here in the past, so nothing less than, yummy was on our agenda. The plain burger was ruined by being burnt crisp, with no flavor. Never in my life have I seen a Philly steak and cheese sandwich made with ground beef tasting like taco seasoning. Gross!! Even the jalapeño poppers were burnt. Didn't know you could go wrong with those. Gosh and yes, the baked potato was huge but, the chicken on top tastes like spam. The best of the entire meal was the kids meal chicken strips and fries with ranch dressing and ketchup! I'd say the waiter could not had done much else, but dang if he forgot to bring the drinks back, and had to be asked. We got our own condiments. I handed him a full plate of food and told him it was not good enough to eat and he threw it away. Then would you believe he changed me for it! I sure didn't want the take out Philly, either... ATLEAST, he took them off the check, but now for the time we had to call in from work from food poisoning. My stomach feels like there is race car driver inside that is hitting every curb possible, while driving in circles. I haven't slept in two days now. So no I wouldn't recommend that you attempt to go here with the new cooks, or whatever they are calling themselves. read more

Yesterday afternoon my husband and I stopped by for lunch. The food was good, and the service was great. I was planning to come on here and give a good review, but i witnessed what appeared to be a manager intentionally slam a door in an employee's face. Needless to say, we will not be going back and spending money on a company that treats their employees poorly. VERY SHAMEFUL! read more

We stopped in for a late lunch. We have enjoyed this restaurant before. We placed our lunch order and the food never arrived. The waitress came by and asked us what we were waiting for. She seemed surprised the order had not arrived. We offered to pay for our tea, but she said that wasn't necessary. Unfortunately, we left to find another restaurant. read more

terrible food and terrible service... Brian held the place together but Brad has ruined it

They have great service. The food was pretty good, but it wasn't phenomenal, no military discount and no booth's unless you're a large party. So this is why I'm only giving it to stars if you're in full military dress uniform, you'll get a discount but veterans don't get one, I think that sucks, but hey, not my problem try this one if you like, I don't care for too much and it's a little pricey. read more

I would say average at best. The service is usually pretty good but the food is hit or miss. Unfortunately there are not a lot of options in the area. read more

As I look for local restaurants in the Sherman/Denison area, not many are filling my need for consistently good food and/or a desire to make sure I return. Unfortunately, North Rig Grill fit that definition too. The service was really good. And it's possible I just didn't get something I like. I will give it another shot and possibly update this review, but I ordered chips, salsa and a burger and fries. None of it really excited me. In fact, I cannot remember the last time I didn't like chips and salsa. I mean, how does that even happen? The salsa was NOT good though. The service and the expansive menu really deserves a second try, though. I'll keep you updated. read more

Bacon wrapped jalapeños are amazing! If you love these like I do then get your own order for dinner! I've always wanted to stop here and finally did. It was pretty nice. The one thing I did not like is how loud it was. The room's echo with tv's, conversations, and music. read more

Ordered 25 dollar steak Couldn't chew took 2 bites Server was so worried about taking care of the drunk guys beside us working on tip I guess Held my hand in air with check couldn't get her attention Sad really wanted a new steak house to go read more

All you can eat catfish was great! Not only was the catfish really good but our server, Dalton was exceptional. He was running circles around the other servers! read more

Just ate lunch here today!!! Everything was fabulous!! Would definitely go back! We had a party of 7 of us and we all loved the food!!! Burgers we're great, chicken fried steak was great! Appetizer platter was fantastic! Service was excellent! Prices were decent!! read more

I called for allergy information. Apparently they use "a generic looking oil that's not peanut or something. Maybe it's cannoli or whatever." Now I have to like take the family somewhere that can read a label or whatever. Training staff that answers the phone to represent your brand can be important. read more

This is the Bacon Cheese Burger, an order of onion rings, and a sweet tea. I was told that all of the burgers came with only one patty. However, when it came, I understood why!! It is HUGE!! This was a VERY good burger. The onion rings were fantastic as well...only four in an order, I guess; or at least that's all came on my plate, but they were very good. And the sweet tea? It was FAB!! We ate outside on the deck where it is open seating (very nice & comfortable), waited for about 20 minutes to place our order...& then another 35 minutes to get our food. However, to be more than fair, they were pretty busy. The food was worth it, the price was good, and my date (wife of 28 years) occupied my time perfectly. It was a good night for a burger and to be out on the motorcycle. read more