We're not from this area but decided to visit this place after visiting the corn maze. We walked in and it was completely packed and there wasn't a server in sight. The one table that was available had dirty dishes on it. We waited five minutes before deciding to leave.
Oh, and there were kids running around at 10pm on a Saturday night. I can't judge the food but the atmosphere was far too noisy and chaotic. I see that it has decent reviews so I'm sure we just got unlucky but I probably won't be going out of my way to try again.
I have to admit, I'm a little biased, I used to work here way way back in the day. BUT, it was great back then and it still is now! I now live about 3000 miles away on the west coast, but every time I come home to visit, the rooster is always on my "must go to" list. In fact I usually stop in a few times! Staff is just as nice as before, with a lot of the same folks ;) I wish there was one where live! The pizzas are just as good as they were before with a few great additions. In fact Clare talked me into trying the pasta pizza (I'm sorry, I forgot the real name) I was a little hesitant, but thought "what the hell" and IT WAS AMAZING!!!! Thanks guys for keeping this place the same, it's always a treat to come home to!
Review Source:Midwestern bar food at it's best. One of the top three or four cheesesteaks in the Midwest. And we know, everyone thinks Philly is where it's at for chessesteaks, and it is, but it's also right here at Red Rooster. This last time around my cheese wasn't as melted into the steak as we like it, so we didn't get that creamy melty gooey goodness we really like with melted orange American cheese, but it was still a great sandwich.
Everything else is pretty great too. All their deep fried goodies are perfectly cooked and unhealthy and delicious. Maybe the best mozzarella cheesesticks anywhere. Poppers. Fries. All the good stuff.
The pizza is one of our favorites. A little thinner than traditional Midwestern style crust but there's no crisp too it. Maybe what a NY style crust would taste like if it was pan baked. Which for our money is super tasty shit.
The bar prices are good, as are most bar prices in Southeast Michigan. Unless you're in Ann Arbor. Selection is a little more Bud and Miller redneck, so don't go there looking for selection, but if you just want a drink or two to wash down lunch, then its right on right on.
I have to admit that the rating is probably mostly due to the amount of beer consumed during my visit but HEY, if it works, then just go with it!
We slipped into this place because my husband wanted to give it a try. Â The parking lot was full and I was pretty hesitant but we went anyway. Â When we arrived there were only maybe two tables available. Â We sat down next to some nice people who were obviously enjoying themselves. Â One chick was drunk singing to EVERY song but we truly enjoyed the atmosphere. Â They had karaoke going and when no one wanted to sing the DJ would play something that half the bar would dance to. Â
We ordered a small deep dish meat lovers pizza and some Poppers. Â My husband and I each ordered a bottle of Molson. Â Let me say that I think there was only one waitress for the entire place but MAN did she handle it well. Â No one was complaining and she was generally on top of everything we needed. Â
Our poppers were delicious and the beer washed them down perfectly. Â They had Fosters on tap so that is what we washed the pizza down with. Â The food was great, the beer was great, and the people were hilarious and fun. Â
We'll be back again to enjoy another hillbilly yeahaw!! Â Love this DIVE!!!
The pizza here is very good. Mondays have half price pizza if you dine in. Â I'm not sure what the policy is for carry-out. Â
The service is horrible. The place seems to cater to locals/regulars...most of whom are pretty rowdy. Â We waited over 15 minutes and finally had to walk up to the counter to get menus. Â The waitress then took another 10 minutes to take our order. Â The "regulars" seemed to be getting great service.
Our pizza took another 25 minutes. The waitress never came back. Â We had to again go to the counter to request a box and the bill. Â I ordered water and was told they "only do bottled water" for $1.75 a bottle. Â
It is also pretty dirty. Â I tried to just focus on the pizza and not think too hard about the surroundings. Â We ordered bacon on the pizza and it was great-- whole strips of super crispy bacon. Yummm.
Just know that you are going to be ignored if you aren't covered in tattoos and don't have a wicked smoker's cough.
This is a place I could never go to before the smoking ban took effect. It was just too smoky. We have been now a couple of times since that and found the place a bit hit or miss, food and crowd wise.
The pizza is obviously the specialty here and its decent. They also do calzones and apparently are a local fave for Friday fish fries. The place always seems to be doing a great business and the crowd seems to be mostly regulars and locals.
Our first pizza here was a hand tossed with the meats and I was happily surprised. Good texture, plenty of toppings, pepperoni under the cheese as requested.
The second visit in here was to sample deep dish which was an odd combo of under and overcooked. On that night we were treated to some very loud and obnoxious patrons as well. Not the restaurants fault although they certainly did not do anything about it or seem particularly taken aback.
We would have said something about the pizza but we ended up taking nearly a whole pie home to get out of the place and did not feel like returning. It was edible after a reheat at any rate.
I am sticking with a three rating because I feel like it was a one off issue, I still am sticking with the hand tossed option here though.
The 5 best restaurants in the 2015 Denver Restaurant Week
3,611 Views | Category: Denver
The complete list of 2015 Denver Restaurant Week businesses
1,972 Views | Category: Denver
The tourists' guide to Portillos: 5 must have dishes
3,318 Views | Category: Chicago
Pho = Pronounced "fuh" not "foe" for pho-king sake
2,915 Views | Category: Denver
Indulgery selected to exhibit at Collision Conference
2,987 Views | Category: Press Releases
Not Logged In
BUSINESSES
Local Businesses
Near Me
My Favorites
SOCIAL
Blog & News
MY ACCOUNT
Login
Register
Contact Us
Add Your Business
