I was on a road trip to chico with some relatives and we stopped in here for the evening. Very family friendly place. There's food to feed the screaming little ones and decent drinks for the older set. There's good music and lots of games to play. I recommend getting aforementioned youngins into shuffleboard fast or they'll come begging you for quarters for the pinball machines. Anyway, if you want to just hang out rather than do some serious drinking this is a great place. read more

For #chicobreakstherecord the bathrooms are SHOCKINGLY SPARKLING! Even the men's room, not that I would know! I only heard! Way to go guys for keeping up with the venue during music month 24/7. What excuse do ANY OTHER BARS HAVE?! The extra tp on the backs of the toilets is a HUGE plus! Thank you Tackle Box! http://m.ustream.tv/channel/chico-breaks-the-record #blameitontheipa @longboatbrew read more

I think the Tackle Box is below average. I think there food is to greasy but I like that they have peanuts. I also don't like that there are kids serving your food like do you think they washed there hands after they went to the bathroom probably not, but I do like their pizza and I think it's cool that they have a dance floor and a jukebox and you can't forget they also sometimes have live music. All and all, I think the tackle box sucks. read more

I love the Tacklebox! They have the best grilled cheese ever!!! I love their karaoke nights too! They need to offer something on thurs like they do tues to drawing more people! The improvements to the place are still underway and are looking great. They do need a better smoking area though so everyone doesn't have to enter and leave through smokers smoke. I hate the smell. Shaigh is the best bar tender ever! Love her! read more

Been there a handful if times. Sure wish they had more karaoke. It would make the bouncers pushing cocaine and themselves on me much more tolerable. read more

Food is amazing. Best sandwiches in chico. Brisket sandwich is perfect. And joey the cook knows hes doing. -Dan read more

Raw buffalo wings cold and nasty thanks tackle box not sure if I will ever eat here again. Beer was good though

Wow reading the reviews on this bar are hilarious! My favorite thing I read so far was they must give a special discount if you have a mullet or something. I will definitely agree with that. This is by far the WORST bar I have ever been to. The group of people that go there all at once range from tweakers, coyboys who are the rudest coyboys I've ever met, girls dressed up like they are from dancing with the stars and hicks. Rude bartenders, rude people, weird setup.I will never come back, EVER. I wish they had an option of no stars or negative stars. This place was a complete joke. Not only did we have peanuts thrown at us, there were 2 groups of people arguing. Total drama and unpleasant atmosphere. It got worse and worse as the night progressed. Ps it's a "cowboy" bar. I've never been around so many degenerate stuck up people in my life. Bar Rescue needs to be called on this place stat! read more

You don't get more Chico Home town than the T-Box, the best Road House bar and food experience. Low key, blue collar, but the food is the best! I had some Mac n Cheese that was to die for! Don't order a double burger, you will never finish it! But the flavor and portions are amazing. The Bands that play there are great, they even kareoki one night a week, and always free peanuts, ya get to throw your shells on the floor. Not fancy, just fun. And the bartenders are the best! They also dance on the bar occasionally! So watch your beer! Had to move mine twice. The wait for the food was a little long, but I found it worth the wait. I tipped on my first beer order, and got great service after that! read more

Tacklebox.. not a bad place, but the bouncer Todd is not a bouncer, he wants to throw the first punch, he does not know how to calm a situation. I have personally watched him punch a guy that was being held by two men already. He escalates a situation to the point he starts a fight instead of calming it. Everyone else has always been very nice. Todd should not be there!!!!!! read more

Oh, Excuse me, I'm sorry. I wasn't looking to get drunk and eat nasty food I wanted Tackle and a new fishing pole. I thought this was the Tackle box not the Tackle bar. I wanted some minnows for this weekend but they must have landed in your deep fryer since they're never any in the tank. No hooks, or line but plenty or Sierra Neveda so I guess I'll cancel my fishing trip and drink myself under the table SINCE the OWNERS HAVE GIVEN Up on running sporting goods supply shop. ! read more

The owner got back 2 me within 2 hours and will correct the smoking problem so I changed my rating to a 5 star, the food is so great the drinks are excellent and reasonable and the atmosphere is wonderful and when you find an owner who actually cares enough to respond and take care of a complaint immediately it's a rarity! so The Tackle Box definitely deserves a 5-star rating! : Previous review : Hey the food was great the bartender Carla made the best chocolate martini I've ever had but the big tall dark-haired cook I literally was smoking right outside the front door not two feet not three feet I had to walk through his smoke cigarette smoke to come into the restaurant and out through his cigarette smoke I'm smoking to leave the restaurant so he must be taking a break every 15 minutes to smoke a cigarette so I asked him to kindly smoke 10 feet from the door because it is cigarette smoke was and then I had to ask him to wash his hands before I cook my food which she told me in a not-so-nice way what I could do with my suggestion I don't know who owns this restaurant but I love the place you have good drinks good food and good people but your cook and the other people were smoking by the door are going to get the restaurant closed down by the city and needless to say your self a big fat fine for it so you should do something about this read more

I love this place. 1$ taco Tuesday, just bomb food in general. I love all their sandwiches and garlic fries. I think the old cook was better though lol n staff in kitchen is now unfriendly n lethargic which is why I took a star off. Blah. Corn beef n cabbage on St patty's too. Staff is friendly n I always come to listen to music n drink some beers. I enjoy this place. read more

This review is of the bar and it is both a 5 and a 1 star review at the same time. I am a longtime customer who is fed up with the place continually making unforced errors. The place's strengths are a number of their regular employees who will get to know you and treat you well. They also have had some horrendous servers who fortunately have come and gone. AFAIK it is the most fun bar in Chico if you want live music, dancing and for being social. Having said that, the crowd appears to be in decline- but it varies radically depending on when you are there and who the band is. Unfortunately, whoever is booking the bands no longer can cut the mustard. On average in the past couple of years good bands are becoming rare and the number of stinky ones has multiplied. Then to compound that error they often times book more than one a night. Then there is the issue of the severely messed up website. The bands are hard to find and the entire site is almost a textbook example of bad design. They need to stop screwing around and hire a real professional to build them a new one. Among the outstanding issues are cleanliness. Nobody can be bothered to clean the piss off of the floor- so you better plan on standing a long ways back. Being a former server I know the business. If they are so screwed up in the head regarding issues like that... Then there is the issue of the layout. Not long ago they started a renovation that on one hand is a massive improvement that increased the usable space. On the other hand they never finished and they waste tons of precious space on things like video games and pool tables that hardly anybody ever uses. That is costing them tons of money as those spaces should be filled with even more tables. Every table at a well run place can be worth $$$$. The bottom line is there are many things to like- and a number of needless mistakes that they keep making. If they pulled it together this place could be a full 5 stars. read more

We liked it here before but they are in he middle of renovating it from a two room space to one big space w a stage. Not sure I am sold on the new setup. read more

Called ahead of time because I realized I needed a specific fishing hook at 1130pm night before I was heading out to fish in the morning with my buddy. Went on their website they say to just ask a staff member and they'll sell you "limited selection of fishing gear". Gentleman I call on the phone is very nice and assured me they'll be able to help even though it's late. I pull up, lady at the bar tells me to go around to the kitchen. I go to the kitchen and ask the lady there about the hook. She tells me she's busy with orders and can't help me because she "can't go in the back right now". Okay? So I told her guy on the phone said they'd be able to help me, she gives me an attitude and tells me "Well I told you I'm busy, so you're going to have to wait". Tell her that's totally fine, I don't expect someone to drop everything to help me immediately. She goes back to the kitchen and I hear her bitching about me. Finally she comes out asks someone else and they say to just tell me it's closed which she does. Seems like a poorly run situation as some people tell you one thing and then others do something else. Lady in the kitchen obviously just hates her job and should probably find something else to do. Also they don't ID at the door so if you got a fake or are underage could be a solid spot to drink at. Real shame because guy on the phone was super nice and lady at bar seemed kind as well. Takes one bad apple to ruin the barrel however and I also didn't get the hook I needed. So change your name to Country Bar instead of tackle box cause y'all don't give a damn about fishing apparently. read more

Arrived at 5 for the Monday burger special. Out of lettuce, tomatoes and pickles. Received a bun, burger and cheese, guess they were out of condiments too. Had the extra greasy onion rings too, yuck. First time going, will not be going back anytime soon. Had planned on staying for drinks, we passed. read more

Only have come here a couple of times. But all the bar tenders were really nice. I was not sure what to think of a bar connected to a hunting and fishing store. But they pull it off read more

Great place to get a new rifle, fishing advice, a good hamburger, cold beer and hangout with some fun, nice, entertaining people!

I was super unimpressed with one of the bar tenders. . I felt she did not care and did not give the attention to the paying customer. To be honest, it actually just pissed me off. In addition, I felt that everyone that had connections to the bar was behind the counter, not doing anything productive while customers were waiting. The gentlemen (it looked like they could be the owners) were standing there in a group just staring which looked a tad creepy. It seems like they have a lack of business sense in the bar scene. Very disorganized and poorly Run. The bar has major potential if it is ran the way it should be. read more

Ya know, some places are just worth going to for the experience. We love the tackle box. There are all kinds there from redneck bikers to professional folk. One of us is a Ph.D. and the other a retired professional, and we are just fine with the crowd. The food is good, the music is good, and the house dawg often greets you at the door. There is a bucket of peanuts on the table and you just have to let it all hang out and enjoy. read more

First of this review is strictly for the sporting good portion of it, haven't ate at the bar / grill. Don't carry fishing licenses, pretty good gear selection but most seems overpriced. Was interested to check out their pistol selection but it was totally uninteresting and also overpriced. Literally had like five pistols in the whole place...oh yeah and the clerk completely ignored me despite being the only guy at the counter. I'll pass, thanks anyway read more

Very few customers but the wait was well over 30 minutes for lunch at 2pm. The cook seemed like he'd had a rough night; no apron, sweating heavily, wiping his bare hands on his greasy shirt before going back to assembling a pizza. Alligator (deep fried) was alright, though rather small portions. Burger was greasy but decent sized. Fish tacos were good. Pizza was inedible! The dough was so salty that there was simply no way to eat more than one bite. Sent it back. We were told there was no salad, yet the burger had lettuce and tomato and onion, and the 'gator came on a bed of shredded cabbage...? Might go back for a shot of whiskey and some ammo, or even a firearm. But skip the food. read more

This place is a filthy dive. Before I walked in the front doors I was blasted in the face with the smell of old cigarette smoke, ashes and trash from the two trash cans outside front door. Went inside to sit at a table. Sat there 10 min. Only one bartender and two patrons in the bar area. No service and no acknowledgement that we were there. Walked over to kitchen area to order. Guy just ignored us for a few minutes while chopping tomatoes. Then walked off. We decided to go somewhere else. This is not my first time here. Had similar experience on a prior occasion. Save yourself the disappointment and go somewhere else. read more

Never ate here, and never would, this review is for the store. Back in the day when they opened I tried to support the place and bought over-priced stuff from them. I believe it was opened by a couple long-time chico ex-frat dudes, at least they always talked about 'keggers at the river'..and these guys were like in the 50's and 60s'! As time went on, they stated acting like they couldn't care less if I bought anything from them, I used to have to go find one to ring me up as they would be outside smoking and shooting the sh*t and got snotty when u asked if they wanted to sell something. ... Then they started running out of just basic stuff like nightcrawlers! I started going over to the little shop on Esplanade. To be honest, I am really surprised they are still in business. read more

Amazing place. I stop in every time I am in town. Bar is a great place that has a home town dive bar feel. In a good way. Great prices and the deli is great. read more

Came for dinner with some friends, it was just awful. Everything about this place was disgusting. I will never be back. One of the worst experiences I've ever had. read more

Low key, low brow, keep your work clothes on (or your camo!) and check out The Tackle Box. We like it! Good food, nothing fancy unless you order the alligator or shark! Far enough away from the College scene. I don't drink, so I can't comment about the bar. We'll be back. read more

Ok so I have heard great things about this place so we decided to try it . So the food is good if you can get past basics cleaning does not exist there , it's filthy !!!!! Old men walking around , no uniform to say hi how are you ? What can I get for you? Just not very friendly , the cook was nice I would have come back for the food but I can't get pass the unorganized mess n filth of a restaurant and that's to bad because I would rather eat at a place that is locally owned n ran . Over all big disappointment . Times are hard where is the owner n why does he NOT CARE????? read more

We decided to give this place a try on a lunch break, and wished we hadn't. The service was nonexistent, for both food and drinks. It took forever to get someone to take our order, and the bartender never once offered us a drink. This is even more remarkable given we were waiting 40 minutes for our sandwiches. The food was substandard at best. Mine had bacon in it (which should be the best part of any sandwich) but sadly it was undercooked and inedible. I wouldn't go back if you paid me to and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else either. read more

Warning, if you do not understand the theme and expect to shake hands with O'Bama, go somewhere else. The Management is long, long time Chico folks and know more about the area and fishing than Captain Ahab forgot. The food is good and if you are not happy with it say something at the time. Great people, great Chico place. read more

Decent food and roomy with lots of seating. Bucks nights (Sunday and Tuesday) are great. If you're one of their favorite regulars, you can drink past happy hour for still a buck. Be prepared for bartenders with attitudes who will charge you more for drinks if they don't like you. Best of all, is the foul-mouthed, rude karaoke lady who should learn how to be a professional. read more

We went for breakfast. While the food tasted good when we got back to our offices, we couldn't even eat there because of the many flies. There were so many flies when we went to the car and there were no less than five on car hood, they followed us out I guess. Real problem they need to address. read more

1 dollar pints of Sierra Nevada on Tuesday nights. The Staff is friendly and prompt. Peanuts on the bar tops with baseball on the TV. I guess i cant go wrong. read more

I've been here a few times and they were all great, Friendly and prompt staff, Good Food, Good selection of beer and alcohol, Good entertainment, One time I was at the bar having a beer and the owner came out with some fresh battered and deep fried Cat Fish and invited me and others at the bar to join him and some friends the fish was great, I've also been there twice when shots were offered to all, on the house. Free peanuts are always a plus while having beer. The bathroom is always clean. And there are plenty of TVs with a variety of sports events on. All the times I've been here every one of the bars patriots made me fill welcome and are willing to invite me into a conversation and share stories. As to the sporting goods store all the staff I've dealt with are knowledgeable in their fields and are happy to shear secrets and skills in hunting and fishing. All in all is a nice place were any one can fill at home. read more

I usually do not make comments about places I eat but after my trip to the tackle box on Feb 21,2015 I felt I needed to post a review. I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THIS PLACE. First when we walked in we had no ideal how to go about ordering food so we just sat down thinking some one would come up and offer to help. No one did. We finally got up and asked. Once we placed our order it took forever to get it. They said they ran out of beer batter for the fish? When our plates came I had to ask for silverware only to be told that it was over there to which the woman pointed over by the door and we could go get it ourselves . What kind of place would give you a meal with nothing to eat it with. We never did find any silverware so we just ate with our fingers. The food was bad the fish was undercooked and cold in places ,seemed very greasy and then the little round things what ever they may be, cold as ice in the center. It not like they were busy only about 10 people in the whole place. The only good thing about this place was the free peanuts. I have had some bad meals in my days but this place was the worst by far and the service rates way way down. I would give this place a BIG ZERO if I could read more

The staff at the gun counter are very un-experienced with current CA gun laws. Although talking to them you would think they wrote the laws. Prices on ammo and firearms are way to high as well. You can buy the same stuff online and have it shipped for a fraction the price. Or go to walmart for ammo etc. read more