Went there before the UK vs. A&M b-ball game on a nice warm Saturday afternoon. Mostly UK people there enjoying the vibe of a small town college bar. You couldn't build a place like this now with its low ceilings, weird layout and very well-worn tables and chairs.
Bar Food = 2 stars
Service = 1 star (45 minutes)
Atmosphere = 4 stars (iconic school watering hole)
Worth a visit.
The first reaction to the chicken is laughter. What a hilarious place, the name, the decor, the vibe. Its all funny! Beer pitchers are cheap and reminds me of my university days. Food is ok - cheap and greasy which after a few of the beer pitchers is a good thing.
The dry bean next door makes great shots so rotating between the chicken and dry bean makes a fun (and cheap) night out.
This place is pretty cool. The food was not so great but it seems like a good place to come and get a beer and play pool. I am underaged so I can't do that quite yet but I went for lunch and the food was not terrible but it wasnt outstanding. I got the grilled cheese and our appetizer was the sausage, cheese, and crackers. The place kind of smelled funny but it had a cool feel to it!
Review Source:How did I end up in enemy territory? Â So the Dixie Chicken takes honkey to another level. Â Warning hipsters: you are most definitely not welcome here! Â You'd think that for a college bar they'd have a better selection of beer on tap. Â Hmmmm beer in a plastic cup? Â Sounds like they've got problems.
Review Source:Stopped by for a beer and burgers before the ball game. Â As always the burgers were pretty nice, the exact same recipe as the Chicken Oil Company (same company). Â I asked for grilled jalapenos and got a huge amount (enjoy photos). Â Got a laugh out of how my receipt says "Grilled Japs". Â That's gotta be for President Bush, lol!
Review Source:This place is indeed an institution, and a microcosm of Bryan College Station. I'll just leave it at that as that should require no explanation. I should qualify perhaps...perfect microcosm of the food and drink scene in Bryan College Station.
What I remember was an unremarkable hamburger, unremarkable fries, watery beer, and two guys dressed like cowboys drunkenly shoving each other over a game of "42" somehow gone awry.
The A&M college bar.  I think a lot of reviewers on here are giving the Chicken grief for what it is not instead of just accepting it for what it is.  It is the aggie college bar.  Every college town has at least one, if not multiple college bars that have been there forever and are the same as they have always been.  Usually there is at least one that out of towners have heard about and stop in on.  With each, the food and service usually isn't great but it is still the place and is beloved for what it is.  "The Chicken" is no different.  If you want to reminiscence  about college and check out the quintessential aggie places, the Chicken is a good place to start (or end).
Review Source:When I attended A&M in the 90's, I went to "The Chicken" when I first arrived since everyone told me it was a landmark. In a quick five minutes I realized what I didn't want my A&M experience to be. This is the bar where the frat boys and sorority girls hang out with the cowboy and cowgirls (often they're one and the same). Sports is the religion, military their tradition, with bad country music as their choir.
I walked next door to Duddley's Draw and found my people.
This place may have been great back in the day, but that was then. Now? Slow bartenders, slow kitchen staff, rude management. Â The place is literally falling apart, you would think with the ridiculous prices on everything that they would have some money for a few basic repairs. Don't bother walking in the bathroom unless you have on rubber waders, otherwise you'll want to leave your shoes at the front door of your house when you get home. Â I won't even go into the music situation, I'm pretty sure that when George Jones asked "who's gonna fill their shoes" he didn't ever anticipate it being Kenny Chesney.
Review Source:im a longhorn, but am a guy who makes sure my kids gets some diversity... Â Â stopped by BCS on away game Saturday at lunch hour, so took kids by the Chicken... Â crowd was only large enough for the kids to say aggies are loud, but at noon time, they could get a pool table, and cowpie & fries was bout the same as last one i had twenty years ago...
of course, highlight of trip was kids getting to pee in troughs full of ice... Â ahh, memories to last a lifetime
Made many trips by the place shortly after my college years - sorry only vaguely remember the layout of the place, which has never changed...
Five stars? no. Â Three-stars - probably given food, etc. Â But it is the establishment of Aggieland, so automatically gets an extra star.
(and yes, i took my kids to a bar for lunch.)
Lived in CS/Bryan for eight years, been to the Chicken only a few times. Â Hanging out at Northgate happened more often, but now that I look back, I realize 'the Chicken' or 'the Bird' as people call it was a little too country for me. Â Country music, a lot of country people, dead animals with dust, lots of well-worn and written on wooden benches. Â Well-known place but not my style. Â It's worth checking out once though (and only so that you will know what people are talking about if it's mentioned). Â I just think it's overrated. Â And probably because there's not much in CS to do and it's been there for a long time. Â It does have cheap beer and food (and great Tijuana fries).
But no I don't agree with others that you can 'call yourself an Aggie' because you went to the Chicken. Â Really Ags? Â Come on. Â I mean, it's well-known and all, but going to an overrated redneck bar doesn't make us Ags. Â That just sounds ignorant...that's said politely btw. Â :*) Â -Ol' Ag c/o '02
As far as college bars go, Dixie Chicken is great. Pitchers of beer were $6.50, and I got a great cheeseburger with sweet potato fries. I was all set to give Dixie Chicken 3 or 4 stars, until the third pitcher of beer on my second visit. It contained a sickening dose of industrial-grade dishwashing soap, which the bartender attributed to their new 2-stage dishwasher. I don't really know what that means, but the mouthful of soap I ingested made me sick for several hours. They were very apologetic, but this experience literally left a bad taste in my mouth!
Review Source:I don't think I realized the Chicken had food until after I'd graduated from A&M. It's THE place on weekend nights, or after football games. The food is actually pretty decent: burgers, chicken sandwiches and fries and whatnot, but nobody goes to the Chicken for the food (don't call it "the Dixie Chicken," just "the Chicken). It's for having a few beers with a zillion of your best Aggie pals.
Friday and Saturday nights get so crowded you basically get molested every time you walk through. At least in the old days. I feel sorry for the rattlesnakes stuck in there dealing with drunk idiots every night, but it's part of the charm, I guess. The bathroom wait can be agonizing, but that's part of the deal.
And if you didn't get taken upstairs to deal with the owner at some point, usually before you turned 21, then you really have't been to the Chicken.
Note: Do not be afraid to wear your team's colors to the Chicken after a game if you are not an Aggie. You will be treated with respect and more than likely, win or lose, an Aggie or two or ten will offer to buy you a beer. (Note #2: this rule may not apply to Tech fans, and definitely does not apply to t.u. fans).
I can't count the number of times I've been to the Chicken, but I can tell you I've always had positive experiences. Game days are crowded as all get-out, but the people are always super friendly and, as is typical in our great State, talkative with anyone who is up for a chat.
It would be great if they'd have a more varied selection of beer, but that's to be expected with any small town surrounding a large campus. Â Don't forget if you order a pitcher, you need TWO IDs at the bar.
The chicken fried steak was off the chaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin! This place definately hit the spot when you are hungry as hell! The service was much better than at  Church st. BBQ. Food came out quick and the venue was more enjoyable to kick it with some friends. Beer was cheap too! Two thumbs up!
Review Source:I don't call myself an aggie, but I do live in CS and my husband said we had to try it once.
It must be nice keep a business going for so long solely off of drunken tradition, because it certainly isn't because of the food. We came here on a saturday afternoon, and beat the crowd but somehow it took twenty five minutes for 3 burgers and some chicken strips. The food was absolutely average and overpriced.
The place is a dirty, grimy bar only fit for drinking... NOT food. I'm not real sure how that place is up to health code, and have you seen the bathrooms? Uhhhmygosh. Nasty.
You can't call yourself an Aggie if you haven't eaten/drank at the Dixie Chicken. Â If you know anything about Aggie Traditions you have heard of this place for ring dunking. This is where Aggies go to "dunk" their Aggie ring in a pitcher of beer then chug it down. This happens whenever rings are given out, not a every weekend thing so If you want to go to enjoy a beer don't worry.
When you walk in there are deer heads on the wall and old wood floors. This is a very redneck place but I love it. Their hamburgers are so good. And they are so cheap! They have a couple beers on tap. TVs around to watch your favorite game. Pool tables are near the front. I think its a great place to chill and enjoy my Aggieness.
I worked next door to the Dixie Chicken at the Dry Bean Saloon as a bartender for 3 years in college. Now, the Dixie Chicken is just about as country and redneck as bars/restaurants come and I am just about the furthest thing from country and/or redneck. However, I do miss drinking pitchers of Shiner on the back porch with crazy cowboys. In fact, I spent my 21st birthday on the back porch of the chicken. I have since left College Station but my craving for the Dixie Chicken's Freddy Burger and Tijuana Fries will be with me for life. Sure, eating this meal at least once a day for three years straight probably shaved precious years off of my life, but it was well worth it.
Review Source:This place is an iconic College Station landmark, and like most of College Station, you kind of have to understand it to love it. Â If you come here on the weekend, be prepared to squeeze up to the bar to order. Â Also be prepared for some heavy drinking. Â Wooden floors and tables really make you feel like you've stepped into a bar from a western movie. Â Come here during the day and you'll find lots of students "studying" their dominoes and beer.
Review Source:As others have said, one can't come to Aggieland without spending a little time at the Dixie Chicken. Â Cheap beer, cheap food, dominoes, pool and country music are standard fare. Â Oh, and cheap, cheap sangria! Â $3.50 for a 32 oz cup. Â Yeah, amazing. Â
Located in Northgate, the Chicken is one of a slew of bars strewn about in this area - right next door to the shot bar, another fav of mine..and I'm not usually a shots fan. Â If you enter from the front, there'll be a bar off to the right, along with a myriad of stuffed animals decorating the walls. Â If you head straight back, there'll be a few pool tables and another bar. Â If you decide to veer off to the right, you'll come into another shotgun hall where you can order food and get some more beer or sangria. Â There's a deck on the back side for those who want to do a little smoking or move on to the next stop. Â
Come after a game and you'll probably wait a while to get your grub, though it's relatively simple to get your drinks. Â The food is okay - it's a bar, not a 4 or 5 star restaurant. Â It gets the job done. Â Most of the beer is going to be your Miller, Bud Light, and, of course, your Texas beers. Â If you want Corona, they have it but it'll cost ya. Â
Word of caution, this place is 18 and up, as are most of the bars on the Northgate...just sayin' Â Â However, since I was here on a game day, there were plenty of acceptable options for entertainment.
You really can't pass through College Station, or call yourself an Aggie, if you haven't been to the Dixie Chicken. Cheap beer, cheap food, cheap fun. This is your textbook "honkey tonk" Texas Bar (I met an guy from England here, and he said that he expected Walker, Texas Ranger to appear at any moment.)
added bonus: they have a rattlesnake.
A Dixie Chicken Bumper Sticker got my brother out of a speeding ticket in Dallas...an Aggie pulled him over.
Go here, order a pitcher of Shiner Bock, dunk a ring from your finger, guzzle it out, then request George Strait "Big Balls in Cowtown," cough up your ID for some dominoes, challenge a stranger in a game of 42.
Now consider yourself an Aggie.
This place is a terrific honky tonk. Â Cheap beers and real crap food. Â Great authentic and old country music on the jukebox. Â I'd come with a group if you're not from around there. Â It's one of the first places I'd seen people wear cowboy hats for serious and not for halloween while shooting pool. Â
I'd return if and when I'm ever back in College Station.
During my stay at Texas A&M, "The Chicken" was more of a cultural and social experience than whatever I happened to be eating or drinking (which I remember to be pretty good). Â One of the highlights was a certain professor who would move a Friday afternoon class over here for a "poultry seminar". Â I'm not a big country music fan either, but it fits this place like a glove.
Review Source:Cheap beer. Decent food. Character. That's about it. If you don't like burgers, get there before midnight for chicken strips and other stuff.
And under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you come here (or any other bar on this street) after a late home game. The crowds are wall to wall. It takes half an hour to get your paws on a burger. Country music hateres beware. In fact, run away.
Great place for a cheap burger. Go there before the rush hours, like when church gets out on Sundays because even Grandma Everett wants to wash down her burger with a really cheap beer.
If you want a cheap place to play pool, this is it too, but don't expect to hustle anyone here.
For the guys out there who are on Northgate, experience peeing in their bathroom here. It's a horse troff filled with ice.
This is a cool place to hang out on Fridays and Saturdays, but expect to come home smelling like cigs with dip on your shoes.
Can you say $1 bottles of Natty light all day and every day?
I went to "The Chicken" with my little Chinese friend, Wei. Â We wore big pink cowboy hats and drank about 15 natties apiece. Â There were tons of hot young FRIENDLY college girls.
Almost makes me wish I lived in the middle of the country.
Just kidding.
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