I visited this spot on a Friday evening, so it was understandably busy. The food was delicious, especially the wings--they were definitely the highlight of the meal. The prices were very reasonable, and I appreciated that the restaurant offers a military discount, which is a great touch. Parking was easy and available, which made the visit more convenient. Once inside, the wait time was the biggest downside--it took about 45 minutes to get seated. However, after being seated, the food came out quickly, and our server was excellent, attentive, and friendly throughout the meal. If there's one thing I wish they improved, it would be the dessert selection. A few more options would make the experience even better. Overall, despite the long wait, the good food, great service, fair pricing, and added perks made it a solid dining experience. read more

Roosters is my go to many times a month. All of their food is awesome. I think over the years I've tried most everything on the menu. I Love Roosters read more

This roosters has always been my favorite place to eat. The food is always good, the service is good enough you might forget your eatting out. Love the hiring process also everyone always looks so happy. read more

I got the quesadilla recommended by bar tender. chicken was to be tossed in buffalo sauce........ it was not and the cheese was not melted. the first two pieces had no chicken in them. I would have told her, BT, but she never came to ask how things were. I assumed that a bar tender,having been one, knows how to make a classic Gin Martini. Failed. Lime juice in a gin? and some Simple syrup and you could call it a Gimlet. She asked "so you don't want this ?". No. I ordered a Tanguray Gin Martini with a twist. I know, why did I order that at a wing place? 930 pm on a Sunday in Newark after a 12 hour shift in ICU. flag her down to get check. flag her to pick it up. She never asked how food and service was. Friendly girl I'm sure. The 3 guys at the end of the bar were having a good time with her. Have some pride in your work. read more

1, seated people who walked in behind us before seating us. 2, got both of our orders wrong. 3, waitress couldn't be found to get my order corrected. 4, when we finally were able to tell the waitress what was missing she took so long to return with it that the food was cold, and she left again without bringing all the stuff that was missing. 5, told the manager that I wanted the incorrect (now stone cold) items removed from my bill and she said (in a condescending tone) "why, what's wrong with it?" I told her, she said "we'll just make you something else" I said "no, just take it off of my bill" she said "we can remake it" I repeated "no, just take it off of my bill" she said "I can reheat it and bring the other missing ingredients" I (annoyed at this point) said " NO JUST TAKE IT OFF OF MY BILL, SO I CAN LEAVE AND GO TO BURGER KING" read more

Great and friendly staff! Great prices for food! Menu has something for everyone! TVs everywhere. Great patio!

Sat in a booth along the wall. Got 1/2 order of fried fingers hot with blue cheese and celery. Also, curly fries with nacho cheese and bacon. And onion feathers. Food was served hot and quick and tasted yummy. All staff that were encountered on this visit were friendly. It was busy but not overly crowded. Noise level was pretty loud between the music and patrons talking while seated at the bar. read more

Have been here multiple times over the years and usually have good food and service today was not the case. They were semi-busy. Ordered a beer and food. Watched numerous tables around us that were seated after receive their food. Still nothing. No appetizers, ordered 2 nothing. Asked waitress to check on our order. She brought it out and all items were lukewarm. At this point we were in there for an hour. Told her to forget it that we'd pay for beer. Manager came out, we paid for the beers. No offer for anything, discount next order or anything. Disappointed because we really wanted some wings. read more

Always great food and service was excellent Bartenders was always on the jump, Always graa Ed t to be back home in Newark,Ohio read more

Sometimes it's a bit of a wait to get seated, and a loud atmosphere. The food and service is always good. Wait staff is always super friendly, and willing to go out of their way to make your dining experience great. read more

First time at roosters in Newark. Staff was very friendly . Typical looking roosters joint. Our waitress was nice. The top shelf margaritas were great. My friend ordered the fried shrimp with garlic sauce on them and they were AMAZING! Why have I never tried this at roosters before ?! I typically ordered my usual- dumpster fries and boneless wings. My friend had never had dumpster fries before and enjoyed them. When I order my wings I order sauce on the side and usually order atleast 3 sauces (I like to dip in pieces). This allows me to taste more than one sauce...one sauce is so boring! This also allows for perfect reheating of leftovers in the oven in which they won't be soggy. read more

Rooster's - Top shelf margarita - Tex-Mex Near Me - Newark, Ohio

Well waited 20 minutes to be seated, understand being busy on a Saturday night. But seeing other tables that were seated after get their food and we are still waiting 30 minutes later. Not very good impression at all read more

First time visit review. Very nice indoor seating location. Lots of seating of different types: booths, bar, and family tables that can be put together for a larger table. Busy location with lots of blue collar people and family and kids. Rating 5 stars because food was surprisingly good and not super expensive. Appetizers cost more that entrees but I liked them too. Got the fried pickle with ranch appetizer (tasty but a little expensiv), 10 donkey sauce (actually spicy hot!) chicken wings (large size and meat wasn't dry) to share with my family, then they got a vegetarian sub and a vegetarian cheese pizza which honestly was great because there was a lot of flavor in the bell peppers. The wait staff is mostly high school or college age girls in shorts. Like it's summer time and it's fine but yeah just typical high school/college girls. Some friendly some y'know like whatever it's just a job attitude, but nothing I would've remarked upon if it wasn't for other reviews. Ok for me. Lots of TVs tuned to sports channels. Nice ambience. Reasonably fast service. Very hot food straight from oven. Perhaps this is post-pandemic era. Perhaps not the place to be if you're social distancing. Booths not bad because they are close together but have plastic screens. read more

Good food. Love that they are open late hours! Can get loud at times but still a great place to eat!

On Chodeats everyone was talking about how good Roosters was...so the wife and I went and the decor, the waitresses and the ambiance of Texas roadhouse is one in the same. Both are loud and confusing to try and have a conversation with the person across from you. The food was all the same, fried, fried, fried oh and fried, all in the same grease and all purchased from the same gfs more than likely. If not gfs some food resource. I got 10 mild Buffalo wings and 10 Korean BBQ. The Korean BBQ was good but a little too sweet in the end. The Buffalo wings are to a neighbor, or the stray cats. Oh and the wife got 4 chicken tenders that were just strips, the first 4 she git were waaay past golden, and brown, and headed to black. The waitress got her some more and they were almost the same. Our bill was 37.00 and I had gotten 50 in gift cards for the fuel points, and the waitress that showed she wanted a 15 to 20 percent tip got a 13.00 tip just because we won't be going back. read more

Rooster's - two fried doughnuts on a table - Tex-Mex Near Me - Newark, Ohio

Just good all around! Service, food, atmosphere . . . Simple, casual and efficient always good "to go" as well

Oh boy do I get excited when I hear about roosters. It is like if hooters and Gordon Ramsey made a restaurant together. I used to look like those girls back in my days (during Vietnam war). I go with the book club gals and we just have a hootin tootin time there. Must try read more

Good food when they get your order right. We've ordered takeout there many times, they get our order wrong more then they get it right.

I really like roosters. Everything on the menu is pretty good. Good sized boneless wings. Good personal pizzas. Really like the pizza sub.

I had been wanting to go back to Roosters since I had only tried it once in lancaster and remembered it having the best chicken I've had here to date. Newark not having the best restaurant selection we decided to stop here at dinner. Since we had already tried all the apps last time, I went straight for the chicken and we wanted to try something different. I had the new asian chicken salad, I chose it with grilled chicken and asked how it was served. I was told 3 strips and since that was what i liked best last time, perfect. Turns out they gave me chopped up grilled chicken, not what I wanted but tasted fine, just not as good as whole breast strips. The man got the fried chicken salad and liked it as well. The sauces pretty much suck, he had the BBQ which reminded me one the one at BK (not a good thing) we also had the medium and the sweet thai chili, none worth it. Last time we tried pretty much all of them, they are all more or less melted butter with salt and hot sauce... The boy got boneless wings which were tasty and we got the onion feathers and seasoned wedges, both good but we were told they were $1 off at happy hour turns out they were not...and for that and a tiny portion not so exciting. My husband also got the chicken parmesan sandwich, it was so salty, soggy and the cheese was unmelted and plasticy we sent it back. The chicken patty no better than McDonalds, I still think the strips are the best around, stick to that when you have a chicken craving and you'll have a great meal. I also didn't remember it being quite as Hooter-esque (maybe because last time we had a male server) but here it as all about tons of make up and super short shorts. I tried the snickers and the reeses pie for dessert, $3 each, tiny slices, the reese's was pretty damn good, snickers not so much, not worth the money. Service is fast and ok, still think I'm over it and will look for better chicken elsewhere. read more

Rooster's - Tex-Mex Near Me - Newark, Ohio

THE BEST WINGS IN TOWN, HANDS DOWN. Always quick and courteous service. And very reasonable prices for what you get

Yes the wing are big and under cooked. The drinks are weak. a short coke and jack is hard to find the jack flavor in!! And half the orders were messed up.!! Very little dressing for salads. Flavors wrong for wings. No dressing showed up for wings. I know they are probably short of hand. But is no way to run. read more

Everyone loves this place, it's always packed! I decided to try it...I've been 2x both times I got sick after eating here. I'm not sure if it's only this location but I can't go back. The food was good while I was eating it. But I don't enjoy being very ill afterwards. It's a pass for me! read more

My family from out of town came with me late night to see what the talk was all about. I was nervous about coming in late, but had a great time. We all got wings. All fresh with a lot flavor - no chewing through gristle. I can tell these aren't frozen wings. The order of curly fries was so large which made me a happy camper. My mother had to send her margarita back because it tasted like lemonade, but the nice server came back with a much stronger one. It was comforting to see the manager walking around and checking on tables. read more

Sitting at the bar writing this, first the beer was warm and the fries was not hot sent them back and the fries weren't hot again. Watched a blond girl be hide the bar take her shoe off fit her sock than blow her nose and head for the kitchen. I should have requested the fries taking off my bill but I figured handling them back to her to throw away she'd get the hint. Pretty sure it's a local hang out. Not worth going out your way for. I won't be. Customer service just ain't what it use to be. read more

Best wings in Newark. Biggest and juiciest. Far better than Buffalo Wild Wings down in Heath or any of the other nearby joints with smaller dry wings. They also have a plethora of other great food options and while I drink "normal" beer, they appear that have a large selection of various beers on tap. The usual bartender is outstanding! read more

If you are new to Ohio, you should definitely find a Rooster's near you. The wings are a generous size, and the sauce/dry rub selection is great. Try the fried pickles too! read more

Decent food but overly snooty staff keep it from really being a frequent spot for a quick sit down meal.

The original wings here are delicious much better than Buffalo Wild W or Hooter. The staffs are friendly. I ordered the chipotle wings but it's not spicy at all. Highly recommended if you in Newark, Ohio. read more

Rooster's - 5 wings Chipotle please......awesome wings. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Newark, Ohio

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I love Roosters! I've been to several locations around central Ohio. And no....they're not all the same. It always depends on location. With my new found love of wings....it's hard to pass one by without at LEAST reading some Yelp reviews. And ultimately, I find my way through the door to bury my face in a basket of carolina gold traditional wings! This location has been here for several years now. This building has been used for everything, Elby's, Shoney's, Millers Essenplatz, a Chinese buffet, and now a Roosters. It's been remodeled in the inside, and looks completely different. It's amazing how it's been transformed. But anyway, the food is always great! My two favorite sauces are the carolina gold and then the donkey sauce. I made the mistake of ordering 20 traditional wings with donkey sauce. Not a mistake for the sauce (which is a perfect blend of buffalo and hot)....but for eating all 20 in the same day. Ouch and ouch! Always a great place to splurge with friends! read more

If you like fried foods, this is your place. I've always loved their chicken tenders with chipotle sauce. Their tenders are the REAL kind, not some nasty pre-made pressed meat. If you don't like fried food, skip this place. They have basically nothing to offer you. Service is usually very friendly, though every once in a while they get really busy and it really goes downhill, for the lost part though, all of the girls here are awesome. My only complaint? We've been coming here regularly since it opened and I've never seen the bathroom clean. It's always really gross. Like, goop all around the sinks and stuff. Kind if turns my stomach and I try to avoid it. read more

I will say this about Rooster's: you know what you're getting as soon as you walk up to the place. It is your typical sports bar and grill with a little bit of attitude, serving standard wings, burgers, and beer. The prices are reasonable and the food is perfectly decent. The dining area is spacious, clean, and well-lit, all attributes that you don't find often in a sports bar. There are witticisms all over the walls and menus, letting you know straightaway that you are visiting a laid-back establishment. There is also an outdoor patio for warm weather, although admittedly the scenery of 21st Street traffic is a bit lacking in glamour. The servers are always very amiable and attentive, and your food is always served without a long wait. Rooster's: a laid-back sports bar serving perfectly decent wings, burgers, and beer on 21st Street. read more

I always try to find a Rooster's whenever I come back into Ohio. Their wings are addicting and I can't find a restaurant yet that I can say, "Those are as good as Rooster's." Full bar and great other selections of food. Great atmosphere to watch any game that is available however be prepared to wait around dinner time, it is a popular place. Would recommend this to families, large groups, and even someone riding solo. :) read more

Always great service and good food!! Love how many of the servers are still working there after all these years! Great place to take the family and have a beer staff is great with kids and with a crowd. Keep up the good work Roosters we will always keep coming back read more

They have really yummy wings and max and cheese fried triangles they are so yummy and I love there bbq wings they are so yummy !!!!!

What a fun, casual, joint. Was out of town for two weeks and we went there every night. The wings are probably my favorite possible ever and I super picky. I also got a mini pizza every time, they were banging. Also beer prices were good. It tied on on most night and never had a tab over 40 dollars which was about 70 dollar value some other places. read more

There is very kind service and the food is delicious the only time my order was funky was when my wings were a little bit more crispy than it should've been but other than that it is amazing. read more

This place has seen more restaurants come and go than I've had birthdays. Finally Roosters takes hold! Love the wings. Get them dry with sauce on the side, an order of fries, and a cold beer. Simple, but done perfect! I stop in for lunch a few times a week whenever we're in town visiting. The bathrooms are the only thing keeping this from a 5-star wing joint. read more

I never have a problem here during the day. But at night, the girls up front are VERY rude. They don't acknowledge anyone when they walk in and they give people horrible attitude. read more

Roosters Newark is the best place in town for cold beer and great food. Usually busy and great for watching sports.