Ordered online for pick up on a rainy day. Well placed signs are there around the hotel guiding you to the back lot to park. You call them upon arrival and they will bring it out to your car which is awesome. Food was ready when we arrived, fantastic! We ordered the 1/2 bucket with umami fries, side of mac n' cheese, and lots of sauces. The meal comes with pickled veggies, slaw, and 4 Hawaiian rolls with nori butter. It's always disappointing to get your order home from anywhere and find a problem, so spoiler alert that impacts the experience for me. I ordered the fries extra crispy and not only did they come soggy as all get out but they also were lacking the umami salt that's supposed to make them special. Everything else was correct but the fries were a disappointment right out the gate. I seasoned them from my spice rack and popped them under the broiler to crisp up. This helped but if they come out of the fryer not crispy the broiler only does so much. Pickled veggies are good. I always love a pickled carrot. The slaw didn't have much flavor I could discern but I added one of the hot sauces on it and it was tasty. The star of the show, the chicken, was ok. I LOVE fried chicken and eat more of it than I probably should, lol. It was VERY crispy almost too crispy (maybe the chicken was cooked well done instead of my fries?). Since it was so crispy this made the chicken dry. Overall, slightly better than meh but not much. Maybe this isn't a meal that translates to go? If we try it again it'll be in person, even though we are literally only 6 miles away so it's not like it traveled far before we got down on it. Glad we tried it out finally but definitely feeling sad it didn't leave me happier for having checked them out. I'd be remiss if I didn't express how sad I am with how disappointing this meal was overall. Fried chicken usually brings me so much joy alas not today. Oh well I guess. I had higher hopes with all the 4 and 5 star reviews. Maybe we got a bad order but this wasn't a good first showing to make me want to come back and try again. So much sadness. read more

Wild Bird - Spread as it came out of the bag - the fries were completely unseasoned and not nearly cooked enough. - Sandwiches Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Meh... just meh. This is the second time I have had it and it's just okay. We ordered a wild bird, a hot bird and 2 umami fries. Here are my thoughts, and yes I am getting into the nitty gritty! Sandwiches- first and foremost the cuts of the chicken they are using are really bizarre, it was in multiple pieces really thin and only covered like 60% of the bun. The bun is decent but texturally could be toasted more. Both The Hot Bird isn't spicy and too sweet in my opinion, there's a lot of the sauce and it makes it a little soggy. The wild bird was good but again the odd chicken piece took away from it. We cut them in half and one of the halves literally only had 1 bit of chicken. Fries-what umami? With a name like that I'm expecting you to punch me in the face with that good earthy robust flavor. This tasted like normal slightly chalky fries. Visually it didn't look like it had anything sprinkled on it. The fries come with pineapple ketchup... or so they say. We definitely got gochujang sauce. Again... meh! I love fried chicken sandos, but it was just okay. read more

Wild Bird - Look at the chicken... that's not the cut you want in a chicken sando!!! - Sandwiches Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Had some time to kill in the area and stopped by for a bite to eat. The restaurant is a part of the Flamingo hotel. I walked in through the back by the parking lot. Entrance was not clearly labeled so slightly hard to find. The outdoor seating area overlooks the pool at the hotel but is still walled off. There is quite a bit of outdoor seating and very well spaced apart. There were no waiters walking around so you had to order food and drink at the bar. Not terribly inconvenient but troublesome as I was dining alone and it meant walking away from my food in order to order second drink. I had the wild burger and the umami fries. The burger was delicious. Crispy onions and the spicy sauce was a nice touch. Umami fries were a bit of a disappointment. I would say they taste like regular fries so would skip if you were expecting more. read more

Wild Bird - Wild burger with umami fries - Sandwiches Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Had no idea this place existed until I had a hankering for Fried Chicken for the second time in a year or so and my wife mentioned these folks inside the Flamingo Hotel. Ordered the 8 piece Whole Bird pack of fried Chicken which came with some of those squishy square dinner rolls and butter, undressed cole slaw and some pickled veggies with two side choices. We chose the Pole Beans which came fried with a dip and were excellent and the Purple Sweet Potato Salad which I assumed was more like German Potato Salad using vinegar but was much sweeter with no vinegar. An acquired taste it would seem though they are nicely made but a touch too sweet for me. My mistake I guess but I don't find Sweet Potato Fries to be that much sweeter than potato fires. The deliciously crunch fried organic chicken pieces are enormous and this could easily feed four people though if doing so add another two sides as the Pole Bean portion was large but the Potato Salad portion was only enough for two. Might be even better tonight as we have more than half the chicken left over and will heat it up unlike last night where we just ate it 35 minutes after it was placed in the to go containers. Highly recommended but would prefer German Potato Salad and a slight upgrade in rolls. I'll try the Mac N' Cheese as the second side next time as there will be a next time. read more

Yelp's posting is misleading and not correct. There is no place called "Wild Bird." Wild Bird is the name of a Sandwich on the happy hour menu inside the Flamingo Hotel. I discovered this after trying to find the restaurant listed on Yelp for 20 minutes and then giving up and calling. There's no mention of the Flamingo on the Yelp posting. read more

It was so nice that this mini bar serve some really good food. I ordered Brussel sprouts, chicken wings and the wild bird sandwich (make it hot) and they were really good. The bar tender and server are good as well and deliver your food on time. I would love to try the other food on their menu. read more

Wild Bird - His and her - Sandwiches Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Seriously, maybe the BEST burger I've ever eaten! And that's mighty big praise! I had to get it again the next day, just to be sure it wasn't a fluke. All of the menu items we tried are delicious, and the new poolside outdoor patio that opened earlier this week is beautiful. One of the nicest covid-friendly outdoor eating areas in SR, with nice decor/furniture and plenty of overhead heaters. Once the word gets out, this place is going to be packed. On a related note: I live in the neighborhood and have been coming here for years. It's always been sort of a funky dive and the facility fell into major disrepair, but the Flamingo's new owner is doing a really nice job with the renovation so far. Night and day. The pool area, lobby and restaurant have been completed and are really well done (MASSIVE improvement). Hopefully the guest rooms receive the same level of improvement, because they haven't changed yet. If so, they will have done a tremendous job restoring this property. Despite its close proximity to my house, I was never able to recommend the hotel to friends, family and business associates - but it appears that's about to change, and I'm thrilled! read more

I think this spot is just hype or I came on an off day. Fried chicken as simple as it is to make is just as easy to mess up. I ordered a family pack whole fried chicken which is supposed to be for 4-6 ppl. I think its probably for 4-6 children. Yes, one of the sides was missing but we got 2 sides of curtido pickles, 2 sides of undressed slaw, one side of mac and 6 miniature hawaiian rolls. I was supposed to have a side of fries as my second side but it was missing so I'm not sure how many more that would have fed but that leaves about 1.5-2 pc chicken per person, a bite of mac, a bite of slaw and a bite of pickles with 1.5-2 mini hawaiian rolls per person. If you split this on a plate its hardly enough for 4 ppl, so I think saying it's enough for 6 is an exaggeration. The gochujang sauce didnt taste like gochujang so I'm not sure I was given the right sauce I paid for. The buffalo sauce was pretty good but the pickles and slaw were not flavorful at all and didnt add anything to meal besides being a "filler". The mac and cheese tasted like alfredo sauce on elbow pasta, not sure if there was cheese in it and it was enough for 2 tbl/person if feeding 4...not sure if I was supposed to receive 2 containers? I added a side of pole beans, it wasnt clear on the menu that they are tempura battered and fried, the picture looks like they are stir fried. The beans themselves were flavorful but you can tell that they are pre battered and fried as the batter tasted hard and not fresh. Also the sauce served with the beans tasted like a very vinegary ponzu and it just didnt really go with the beans, I think the sauce might've taste better with some pot stickers or something.. Im just very confused by the menu and nothing is really cohesive. read more

Wild Bird is pretty darn amazing. I did Door Dash twice in the span of two days for dinner. Once I tried the Fried Chicken Sandwich and the next time I tried the Half Chicken. The fried chicken sandwich was amazing. For my delivery area it is definitely the best chicken sandwich. Way better than KFC or Popeyes and some other restaurants as well that deliver on Door Dash. The half chicken was similarly tasty, and so was the dinner rolls which are sort of like the Hawaiian rolls you get at the grocery store. And the Mac and cheese I got with it was great too. I didn't like the pickled vegetables but that's a me thing, I'm sure for people that do like pickled vegetables it was quite tasty. All in all I found the premium fried chicken place I was looking for. And they're delicious. read more

We wanted to try a new place for chicken sandwiches so we went here for dinner. Price was a bit high but they sandwiches were really big so we didn't mind paying it. I give it a one star bump for two reasons; 1) Because the fries were soggy, this is not because they were packaged in an air tight container, but it might have been the oil was not set at the proper temp, not sure. 2) it is really hard to find. You have to go through a hotel parking lot and look for one tiny sign, walk through the kitchen and if you're lucky, talk to a cook. I would like to try this place again and probably will. read more

My friends and I had the most amazing experience at Wild Bird! We went last Saturday night while staying at the hotel and Will was our server / bartender. He was so accommodating and on top of things. He had great recommendations for me and my friends (who are pescatarian). We wanted to try everything so we ordered a TON. The Burger is unreal. Like my favorite thing ever. It trumps any burger in the city. Also, the Mac & Cheese is a DO NOT MISS. It is soooo sneaky great. The team is awesome the food is awesome. Definitely, a must check out. read more

Wild Bird - Sandwiches Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Sigh the Door Dash took forever which is whatever, I know chicken wings usually takes forever but then when it came they were dry and cold :/ the chicken nuggies (nice name) were actually good and crisp at least. The macaroni and cheese had a weird bitter taste?? And the green bean "poles" had 2 weird plastic things in it?? Like sauce cup is understandable... I love soggy fries personally but if you don't then I would avoid! Anyways, chicken nuggies and the sauces were the only good things out of my meal and soggy fries if that's your jam too. read more

Wild Bird - Don't know why 2 pieces of plastic was in the green beans - Sandwiches Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Great food and service and surprisingly affordable given it's in a hotel! Book a room for the night, have fried chicken and then spend the rest of the day in the pool or hot tub. read more

This place rocks! Very happy I finally tried it. Got the chicken nuggys- so delicious! Dark meat and perfectly crisp. Mac N Cheese was simple, but with a little dressing up at home( flakey salt and chipotle Tabasco) it was delicious! The Little bird chop was so different and refreshing. Lots of chopped veggies, and the cheese sprinkled on top- perfecto! Can't wait to try all the other gems on the menu! read more

Wild Bird - Sandwiches Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I thought I would go ahead and review this place since I felt the food was better than the stars I saw! We ordered this during the heat wave here in Santa Rosa, late in the day when we finally realized there was no way we were going to cook dinner. I'll be honest, I ordered before I saw the yelp review as I was just scrolling through a delivery app... and I'm happy I did! The food arrived EARLIER than we expected (rate I know! Not banking on that again lol!) and packaged up so adorably. We accidentally over ordered, but it was great because we tried so many things! The Wild Bird sandwich was so tasty, full of flavor. A little soggy, but what do you expect with a delicious Hawaiian roll? We got the wings with gojuchang sauce. They were tasty and not dried out like others had said. The mac and cheese was very good, and perfectly cooked. We also go the yam fries, which were soggy like everyone said... but to be honest, it's to be expected with delivery right now. They were so fresh, there's no way they would have stayed crispy during the drive! Now, my personal two favorites: the Little Bird Chop salad, and the purple potato salad side. The salad was so fresh, delicious, and had so many flavors going on! It was also way bigger than I expected, which was a nice surprise. The potato salad was so surprising... with smoky flavors and a creamy texture. Last, they sent delicious homemade sauces (an aioli and flavored ketchup) and all the packaging was eco friendly (even the silverware!). Overall, it was a surprising great dinner. Now, given that we got delivery, everything was a bit soggier or had condensation than I think they would have been if it was in the restaurant. Final thoughts... do what I did! Order your heart away without looking at the stars, because they deserved more! read more

Wild Bird - Cute packaging!! Forgot to take pictures of actual food, since I was so hungry lol! - Sandwiches Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Was staying at the Flamingo Resort for a nearby wedding. Husband and ai shared the Wild Bird fried chicken sandwich while weren't at the bar for our peeps. We honestly weren't expecting much except to calm our growling stomach, but WOW. Sincerely was one of the best chicken sandwiches I've ever had. Super crispy, hot, juicy, and seasoned wonderfully. Bun was pillowy soft, crispy shredded cabbage, and a nice aioli. Service was friendly and fairly quick. We def recommend read more

This was a rough experience. Was looking for something different and came across wildbird. Sounded good. Unfortunately that was the highpoint. Delivery was fine, but the food was terrible. Cauliflower wings were inedible and like rubber, wild bird chicken sandwich was 80% breading and 20% chicken. Slathered with an absurd amount of mayo and a soggy mess. Sandwich flavor was bad to boot. Ordered with side Mac n cheese. Mistake. Mac and cheese was watery, and had absolutely no flavor at all. Like parsley and cheese water as a sauce. Also got the umami fries. I've never had a soggier french fry in my life. Won't even get into the squishy nasty mess that was the veggie bird. 60$ later and I have a table full of inedible food. Get it together. Save your money unless they make some changes. read more

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Very disappointed with cleanliness, safety, gruffness, lack of attentiveness and food quality- will never go again and strongly recommend against going. When we arrived at wild bird, every open table without customers had garbage remaining from previous customers. This remained the case while we spent 10 min in line, ordered, and we notified the bartender who said he'd send someone to clean right away. Five minutes of sitting at a table filled with another customers trash goes by and finally wait staff comes by, makes eye contact with me then beelines for the nearest table with customers to clean their trash without them asking. I thought she was going to come back to clean mine but nope still a landfill 5 min later when another waitress comes by and I flag her down. She's able to clear the table but says she needs to come back later to wipe the surfaces. 5 minutes later our food arrives, still with trash on our table. So the other table that was well attended to leaves and we steal the other end of their table to avoid another 5 min of neglect. As for the food- typical small portion, more bread than meat bar food. Sigh. And the kicker- when I went to the bar for a coke refill, the unmasked bartender filled the cup well past the brim with ice. When I asked for less ice he dumped half and then fill the cup halfway with coke. And of course with very moist say-it-don't-spray-it COVID tongue he grunted "that good enough for you?". To recap- if you like small bits of fried breading that leaves you hungrier than you started go for it. If you're like us, you'll get a double portion of COVID breath and all you can eat leftovers from the previous party. read more

I've ordered from here during the pandemic at least 4 times already because their chicken sandwich is that good! Way better than Popeyes! I think they use chicken thighs and that's why it's so juicy and not dry at all. The buns and slaw in the sandwich are also amazing! Recently we tried the vegetarian sandwich and it was so crispy and tasty that I almost forgot I wasn't eating meat. I have only had good experiences with this place and will continue to order from here to satisfy my fried chicken sandwich cravings. read more

So delicious and well priced! Keeps customers loyal and drooling for more! . Also super clean, and well packaged with recyclable materials. Love this place! read more

Flap your wings and get your tail-feathers over to Wild Bird STAT! My husband gets the Wild Bird Sando and LOVES it - better than any fried chicken sandwich he has ever had. Since I'm the vegetarian, I get the nonbird (they call it the veggie bird) - also amazing. We share the cauli wings and mac n cheese, which are a perfect pairing of flavors. Don't hesitate - this is it! read more

WOW!!! This place is AMAZING!!! The outdoor patio and hotel renovations are beautiful. The seating is comfortable and the heaters were perfect! Now onto the food...so many delicious options for vegetarians and non-vegetarians! We literally ordered everything on the menu and it was all SO DELICIOUS. I absolutely LOVED the cauliflower wings, pole beans, umami fries, and buddha bowl. My friends got the chicken wings, chicken sandwiches, and mahi tacos. When the food came, everyone got quiet because we were all enjoying the food so much! Everything looked and tasted so yummy. I literally could not stop eating it was so good! I am generally super impressed by Wild Bird and the Flamingo Hotel! I can't wait to spend more time there this summer. The pool looks so refreshing and inviting. This place is seriously like the Palm Springs of the Bay Area! Putting Santa Rosa on the map!!! Well done! read more

Just ordered tonight for the first time. Hot damn hot damn! Amazing chicken wings and that hot bird sandwich is to die for. Real food, really good, and my chicken wing devouring husband is the happiest he's been with wings in a looonnnggg time. Thank you Wild Bird and can't wait until we can do more than order take out! read more

just what we needed upon evening arrival at the Flamingo resort- Wild Bird sandwich and a frozen cocktail by the pool hit the spot! read more

Ordered a sampling of the menu: fried chicken sandwich, half friend chicken, chicken nuggets, chop salad, French fries, Mac n cheese, and it was all delicious! My kid loved the Mac n cheese, and my favorite was the chop salad with lilikoi (passion fruit) dressing. My husband has proclaimed this is his new favorite place after eating the fried chicken. I'm already planning my next trip! read more

Tried this out for the first time and we loved it! Something different and yummy! The chicken was really tender and had the perfect amount of breading so it wasn't hard when you bit into it. The location is a little hard to find but definitely worth trying! We picked up our order and had no issues. read more

The most amazing hidden gem and has the best pescatarian options! We stayed this past weekend at the hotel and we ate at Wild Bird outside and the staff and ambiance was so comfortable. It was almost like I was in Palm Springs. Their heaters are A+. I got the cauliflower wings and the fish tacos. Both great and nice portions. read more

The food was a nice change of pace from what you usually find. The different combination of spices and sauce give the food a distinct flavor. It's obvious the ingredients are high quality, and yet it is very reasonably priced. If you can eat poolside, the environment has a relaxing vibe and plenty of shaded tables to eat. The fried chicken sandwich was one of the best I've had, as well as the sweet potato fries. Service was great, food was served quickly and the drinks are very good. Highly recommend trying it out, especially if you can eat there by the pool. read more

I have eaten at the Wild Bird four times. To be fair, I have ordered the same thing each time... because I like it that much. I keep getting their signature sandwich, the Wild Bird, appropriately named. It's a good blend of artisanal California cuisine vibes, while maintaining the basic of appeal of a traditional fried chicken sandwich, without being pretentious. The bun + the chicken are a win, standalone. Often times places make a weird bun/bread choice trying to be unique, and/or have overly thick cut, flavorless, dry, fried chicken. Not Wild Bird. They nailed the core elements-- crisp on the outside, yet juicy on the inside fried chicken, seasoned excellently, on a soft sweet bun. Also, last week, my sister invited me over to have dinner with her an her kids. Guess what they had ordered for the first time? Yep, Wild Bird. She ordered me the chicken sandwich in the blind (good choice sis, you know me well). It was paired with mac and cheese and fries-- More wins. Her whole family (MAJOR foodies and good cooks themselves) raved about how they were glad to have discovered a new go-to. My bad for not having told them already. Lastly, if you eat on site, there's an awesome poolside environment (with a full tiki bar), as Wild Bird is part of the Flamingo Hotel and Resort. It's dope. It's a facility I have been going to my whole life to stay/hangout, but they have never had food of this quality, until Wild Bird. read more

dont ever order from here !!!!! ever !!!!!! i ordered a simple chicken sandwich and not only was it cold but the chicken was raw and blooooooooody!!!!! i have never been so horrified i didn't even take a bite and luckily decided to cut it down the middle omfg never again. read more

Wild Bird - Sandwiches Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

We love it here. Food was great. My little dude (3) said the chicken was "hella bomb" come support local businesses!!!

I ate here today, and was shocked by how amazing the food was! 5 out of 5!! Had the Halloween burger which was SUPERB and the "chicken nuggies" which altogether were a great hangover cure! Highly recommend read more

Excellent! Ordered the fried chicken sandwich and mac and cheese via doordash. New favorite place.

Its all about that gochujang. Seriously that sauce is amazing, I really like cauliflower wings. For someone who eats mostly vegetarian its fun to have a dish that is a straight up ticket to flavortown and dripping with sauce. The yam fries and pineapple ketchup is also a pretty interesting combo. Great value and if you go order it in person you can sit out by the pool at the Flamingo which is just lovely. read more

Chicken nuggies were phenomenal and not just for kids! Umami fries ordered extra crispy - yes please. The best. I would order from here daily just for the umami fries extra crispy. read more

I purchased the 3 Mahi Tacos, grilled, last night. The fish inside was approx. 1/2" wide by 3" long - The 3 tacos were so small, barely enough to feed a child and not worth anywhere near $12. My daughter had the chicken "nuggies" and a lot of the chicken was just the deep-fried batter. Honestly, for the price this place isn't worth it and I can't understand why they have such good reviews as this was awful and we will not return, that's for sure. Buyer beware!! read more

Came up here for the night and really enjoyed my time on the patio. The meal was really tasty and well priced. It will be perfect by the pool this summer. read more

Ordered takeout from here last Sunday. The spicy chicken sandwich was the bomb! Chicken was cooked to perfection! The spicy sauce enhanced the sandwich rather than overpowering it. The MacNCheese was solid and worth getting. The Umami fries didn't taste of Umami to me but weren't bad by any means. They were a little soggy but It's hard to keep fries perfect on a Togo order so I don't fault them for that. I will try them again when I can dine in. Overall it's WORTH going here! Get the Spicy chicken sandwich and you will be very very happy!!! read more

Wow the best chicken sandwich I ever had. All there Sauces are amazing, like there pineapple ketchup, sweet/tangy and perfectly spicy wtf! Sooooooo gooooood! They be whipping it up quick too. I love Wild Bird! read more

Visited a couple weeks ago and had a few drinks and snacks by the pool, it was wonderful! The service was great, the food and rum slushie drink (omg yum) were sooooo perfect for a hot day. Everyone working was very friendly and it honestly made my "getaway" very relaxing, so I appreciate it! read more