Reviews of Ray J's American Grill (Restaurant)

Joseph Jurek

Great place for wings! They have several other menu choices worth trying but wings to me are what stand out! Full wing, cooked just right. Crispy skin with moist chicken and tasty sauce combinations. Usually pretty busy throughout the day but never a wait that's I've noticed. If you drink, pretty strong drinks. Located on the corner of two busy streets of Northeast. Occasionally you'll get don't riffraff in there but mostly an array of clientele.

Kellen Bongartz

Wings are good. Super fast

Michael Halderson

Tiffany? Was my waitress and I just love her smile and her bubbly personality. I was entertaining my best friend from California and we had a great time! Thanks so much

Shauna Valdez

We went here on a Friday during Lent for all-you-can-eat fish fry. Of course they were very busy, as I think the Gopher basketball game was also on at the time. The fish was fine; I would prefer less breading, but I’m picky about my fish. The service was also good considering how busy they were.

Amy Eidenschink

Great food and service!

Danielle Belland

6 or 7 of my friends have gotten terribly sick after eating the bone-in wings here. I always get the boneless and haven't experienced the sickness but my whole friend group used to come here weekly and now we go elsewhere.

mandy williams

First time here as I told the waitress and we have my son with us, no kids menu was brought to the table, then asked for soda and weren't told what kind they carried I asked for a kids menu and had to ask about the soda as well but waite it gets better, after ordering my food with specifically no sour cream no onions no jalapenos my food came with everything on it, and My Son's mini corndogs were cold... Oh Then the waitress blamed it on the bartender and kitchen...told her to remove my order from bill ...VERY POOR SERVICE WOULDN'T RECOMMEND FOR FAMILIES...

Bel Phoutinane

A very nicely kept grill and bar! The waitresses and staff are very kind and attentive. I got a burger and soup and even though they are known for their wings, even there other dishes are great! I’ve had the wings before and they are as incredible as everyone says! Would recommend!

David Belille

I give this place a hundred percent it's a good place to eat have good chicken wings that's all I eat because I like chicken wings in there the best

Nicole Anderson

Seriously the best wings around. Smokey ranch with extra dry rub and their home made blue cheese dressing! Full order and take over half home to throw in the air fryer and they taste like I just ordered them. Yum! Great service as well! Very attentive servers even when the place is packed.

Jack C

Good wing/beer selection. Other food was so-so. Service was great! Atmosphere was hipster/emo.

Michael Brush

Best Wings in the Twin Cities area! A must try. Tons of great beer on tap as well.

April Martinez

Good, cheap food and drinks, service was quick

Nsane Wun

Great place! Great food!

Russ Jowers

Always good - service and food. Great outdoor setting.

Nakita Barron

Nice place first time there food was good wings was too big for me

Derek Krez

Best wing joint in NE Minneapolis. Other menu items are strange, and dont quite fit the place. Small seating area. Fills up pretty fast.

Fire Works Guy

It was what I expected. Moderately priced and ok food. That's what you get at a small town bar.

Wes Weston

Best wings in the country, hands down. Large quantity, very reasonable pricing. They set the standard

Nikki Spidel

The jam burger was amazing! I also had a half of a Reuben which was also amazing. The wings were amazing!... so... everything was pretty much amazing! You wont regret going.

Peter May

Service was only ok. Food was good.

gregory seaberg

Great drink prices! Fun low key atmosphere that is good for bar hopping youngsters. The food is decent. The wings are the way to go. The sandwiches and burgers hit the spot after a long night of drinking but aren’t worth making a special trip for. Overall I really liked the place and they were very accommodating of the large group we came in with.

Regina Buchanan

If you like wings, go here. If you like hot wings, go here. If you enjoy fiery hotttttttt wings with delicious flavor, go here then order the habanero wings with cajun sauce. I get mine fried hard....oh and you're welcome.

Matthew Waters

Was not impressed with the wings. Service was good and fast. Pretty descent beer selection

Michael Szczepanski

Best wings in town.

Lolly Hub

Consistent delish!

Evan Thomas

Great wings and fair beer prices. I tried the siracha peanut wing sauce and was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Would recommend.

Carlos Figari

Oh lawd. These are some of the BEST wings in the Twin Cities. Amazing value for a full order, especially during happy hour which surprised us to be until 7 on Saturdays! >>>>Go here during happy hour<<<< Seating is limited but there's plenty of standing room if you're ok with that. It can get pretty packed to no one's surprise. Parking is also tough on site but attainable in the area.

Chuckie Ehiwogwu

Great wings and surprisingly great pasta

Tim

Tacos fantastic. 3 for $6, very filling.

Tiegan Brick

Fantastic! The only thing I’d change are the plastic straws. Just ask me first if I’d like to put something (that will be on this planet longer than me) off to the side while I drink water. Everything else was wonderful. Our server was awesome and personable, great tap list and the food will bring us back. Two thumbs up!

Tom Kluis

Excellent wings! Can get busy and parking is tight.

David Nelson

Mixed feelings about this place. Like the bar, food was inconsistent. We had a party of 7, 2 burgers where perfect, flat bread pizzas great, 2 of the burgers where not so good. Stale bun that where hard. Half cooked bacon on burger and a stale bun. So great place for drinks and after a few you'll not notice how questionable the freshness is...

Paul Lyons

Best wings in the cities and solid turkey commercial

Mike j

It was awesome. I got a free beer with Froogle!

Will Molter

I admittedly don't want to like this place, it being a chain restaurant and all. That said, it's really pretty good. Their prices are fair and the food is pretty good. Nothing to write home about, but solid and consistent. I've always received fine service too. I had the special last time I was there. A fried pork loin sandwich on Texas toast. Twas tasty. Wings ain't bad either.

Hector Nivicela

My favorite place .best chicken wings ...

Mike Potter

Fun place. Good sports bar atmosphere with good service, strong pour drinks, and Wings that are outstanding.

R B

Had a great chicken sandwich and tasted the wings and flatbread my family ordered -- all very well-cooked and tasty! Our waitress was very kind and helpful. Also, their happy hour is the bomb.com.

cy4real119

Love it. When my sister visited, and I took her there she definitely loved it

Tricia DeBoer

Love their wings (especially the peanut sauce ones). Nice small patio area and bar area inside. Lots of beer on tap. Small free parking lot, I've been able to easily find a spot everything I've got here.

Mitchell Goedken

Quality American bar fare that had some truly spicy options. Good daily deals like taco Tuesday and wing Wednesday. Happy hour lasts until after you get off work. The only downside is that things feel a little pricey when not on special.

Nakia Washington

Great wings! Friendly service

Jess Birken

Excellent food and friendly staff! Loved it

Matt Dunn

Always great food. Owners are terrific. For sure worth a visit!

Thom Ristow

Good bar food good beer selection plenty of TVs

Wei yu

Onion rings come in a 10$ size. It's alot of onion rings. But costs 10$. But onion rings are good.

Matthew Kelzenberg

Decent food, okay atmosphere, but servers always seem too busy. Possibly staging related.

Jennifer Sobota

I love Ray's. I come here all the time with my husband. Best buffalo wings and chocolate martinis.

Marlion Barnett

Awesome food but we got a waitress with a bad attitude, Asian lady I think. All other staff members were cool.

Deb Lalani

Food was fabulous. I loved the burger and we had pulled pork quesadilla and was truly very good. Will come back for sure.

Cj Green

I have had great experiences here in the past but last night was not one of those. We decided to come late for wings after my friend played a show. We were in 2 cars and 2 of the 5 of us arrived at 1:35 and upon sitting down, our server informed us that we had 5 minutes to order (which was fine) and that the manager would be locking the doors at 1:45. We ordered wings and a drink and our friends arrived at 1:44 and were immediately told that the bartender (who was the manager also) had already done last call & they couldn't get a drink (turning away an extra $30+ in sales) . The kitchen then automatically packaged our food to go and in a bag... the clear implication being that they wanted us to leave. Our server was very apologetic but it was a very off-putting experience. When you have a sign posted that says "proudly serving wings until 2am every night" & your posted hours of operation say that you're open until 2am, maybe don't be quite so rude about how you execute your closing procedure. I've been in the industry for 30 years & I understand the need to sometimes end operations early but there better ways to handle guests that trickle in later than you want them to.

Margarita Medina

Definitely best chicken wings in the TC area

Mac D

Hands down top 5 best place in MN for chicken wings. Can’t beat their House-style dry rub wings! Cool bar atmosphere, reasonable price, and top of the line service.

A Google User

Super good food, everything on the menu is great.

Scott Erickson

Amazing food and great service! Some of the best wings I've had!

danny morris

The bacon jam burger is one of the best burgers I’ve had.

justina milon

Ordered off of bite squad. I ordered a well done burger it was mostly pink on the inside. Horrible

Sam Forster

Great place. Friendly staff On top of things If something goes wrong they make it right. Always on top of putting best sports game on—this is important. Most important, maybe. Great food, the wings are delicious and so is everything else. 5-Star! Sports bar

Wisdom Knowledge & Understanding

Awesome fast service and great chicken

Michael Johnson

Definitely not what I was expecting. The Home style wings were terrible. Fried and slathered in season all. Way too salty it's like the cook didn't pay attention. The cheese burger. Not offering of toppings? All she got was a bun a thick plain unseasoned hamburger on a bun. Not good at all. Not sure what the hype about the wings is about? Definitely not returning. My first and last visit.

Lisa Babineau

Great breakfast sliders

Alexander Curwick

The BEST wings I have ever had in my life. No hyperbole. And their blue cheese dressing is so good I could spoon it directly into my mouth. Their burgers and sandwiches are good too. Little things like the grilled turkey sandwich having cranberry wild rice bread make their menu interesting but not gimmicky.

Sophia Moschkau

My friends go here frequently and always recommend the nutty rooster wings. They do have enormous wings. The 4 wing size is probably enough for the average person, with a side.

Joe Cottew

I'm sure the wings are good, but I didn't try them. The food we ordered was warm, not hot. It was SO LOUD no one could hear a thing, but hey, the TVs and radio were on so you had that noise to drown out other people's conversations!

thekovatis38

Good food, great beer, nice atmosphere

Ryan Trench

I go here at least once a week after work to relax and people watch, the last 3 times, service has been brutal. 45 minutes between check ins on the patio, cold food tonight, and general lack of positive attitude. Love this place but recent experience has me looking into other places close by.

Drewbreezy Breezy

Great food with fair prices. Even better is the customer service and attention to detail

Brittany Parker

Omg Amazing food The cajun pasta is Everything

Erin Carlson

We were looking for a fancier place but ended up here out of convenience. Super impressed with the food and our server was on the ball esp with it being busy for a Monday night. Very friendly and great with suggestions.

patricia cominghay

I am a wing lover. Was on a first date and he asked me what I was in the mood for. I asked him what he wanted! WINGS! I suggested this place and he looked at me differently after his first bite. And yes, I secured a second date! Lol.

Marilyn Green

Happy hour at its finest. I really enjoyed our waitress she was very attentive

Brady Donahue

Solid chicken wings. Service was ok could have been a bit more professional.

Lynn Mead

Good food. Good beer selection. Had a grilled turkey on cranberry bread, son had pastrami burger. Both were delicious!

Tom Carlstrom

As good as wings get in this town. Questions?

Cleo Robinson

Awesome great food and fun

Christine Alfaro

Great little dive bar in the North East that has a good sized-tap and very tasty wings... and the wings are HUGE. They serve the full wing, so basically a half order of 4 is like a full serving of 8. We tried the drunken wings and the Buffalo wings. Being a fan of more spicy that sweet myself, I preferred the Buffalo to the drunken but they were both very tasty. They are SMOTHERED with sauce, though - a little too much for me. We chickened out of the Habanero wings, but we did get a side of the sauce. It is very spicy but sooo tasty. Since they do use far too much sauce, I don't think I'd ever order the Habnero, but I would absolutely get naked wings with the Habanero sauce on the side. Our bar tenders changed shifts while we were there - our first bar tender was a little less than attentive, although nice enough. Our second bar tender was fantastic. They're also very accommodating with a side TV if you want to watch something that may not be the popular choice.

Alicia Fay I.

Food quality is HIGHLY inconsistent. Only go when it's really busy to insure freshness

Olaf Lee

The wings are incredible and so is the service. Definitely recommend.

Sara Ryan

I love this place and half priced wing Wednesday is the absolute best.

Martin Barrett

Fantastic food, quick service and a nice taplist.

Jake Kleimenhagen

Great food, reasonable price, locals home town bar vibe.

Paul Lafrentz

This place was awesome. The food the best

lynette obayuwana

Good food ! Quick service and a professional staff !

Jay N

WINGS & BURGERS. Even at 1:00am, the food is still amazing and doesn't taste like it's been waiting the whole day. The restaurant is large with friendly & prompt service. Came here late night and wasn't sure if I wanted the wings or the burger, so I got both, and it was definitely worth it. You can do half-half of flavors even on a small order of wings, and it's worth trying both. The buffalo has a sweet kick and the original is so so crispy. Garlic burger definitely delivered on its flavor, but the meat was cooked so amazingly well. Definitely the best burger I had in MN that wasn't a Juicy Lucy.

Jennifer Anderson

High end foods and nice drinks. Sports are always on. Nice community atmosphere.

Alex Burton

Full send on the chicken wings here!!! Great bsr to grab a bite and some drinks with the team or friends!

Dora Baker

Friendly staff, good food at good prices, parking in back, and a patio for summer dining. Great place in Northeast Minneapolis, close to other entertainment options as well.

Dylan Salrin

As soon as you walk in to pickup an order you have no idea where to go. There isn’t a desk in sight with a host. I walk up the bar to see if my food is there and the tender doesn’t approach me for minutes. The manager is on a seat at the bar playing on an IPad. I ask her where I should go to pick up an order and without looking up she points at the bartender.. great. Gave this place multiple chances and it continually fails. I have never had a correct order from this restaurant. The most recent takeout order was entirely disorganized and they got an item completely wrong. The receipt shows it was rang up correctly but the kitchen didn’t prepare it right. The two other items with the order included gluten free buns. One bun was way different from the other. It was obvious that one bun wasn’t gluten free even thought the receipt said it was. We called and the manager said they talked to the kitchen and they ensure us that both are gluten free. IT IS A REAL ALLERGY AND THIS ESTABLISHMENT COULD BE SERIOUSLY LIABLE IF WE ATE THAT. Unbelievably bad in all accounts. Spend your money elsewhere, this, poorly managed dive is a joke. Their only saving grace is that the food isn’t half bad, when it’s prepared correctly....

Logan Evenson

Food was good my pizza was a little undercooked though.

Isai Ortiz

I love ray j's. Wing Wednesdays are where it's at.

Sonia Chunks

The best chicken ever but eat it fresh it loosing something when reheated. Try the shrimp rolls too they are amazing with the little salad. John and Sophie are the best bartenders, watch out it so relaxing and chill you could get drunk and full.

Robert Jones

They don't have any vegan options beside hummus & pita chips, and fries. That's really annoying and it makes me not want to come here. There is a veggie burger, but it has dairy in it. To make this place open to vegans, and increase buisness, make that patty vegan... I want a late night eats, but having a limited selection of vegan options kills my enjoyment being here... "Though cannot subsist on fries and hummus"... and NEVER offer salad as a food choice... Is never enough

Surabhi Singh

The jumbo wings are amazing! Very worth the price. Highly recommend the Habanero wings for those daredevils who share my love for hot and spicy wings. The pork belly poutine (loaded fries) were yum but the quesadillas were frankly just okay. Decent priced beers during happy hour!

Bonnie Barlage

Super tasty food at reasonable prices.

Nader Banilohi

The wings are phenomenal but I always get the Philly Cheesesteak here! Very good and easily will fill you up! Great place to watch sporting events and eat bar food!

Alex Trendle

Awesome wings! Their sriracha peanut butter wing sauce they have might be one of the best wing sauces I’ve ever had!

Katie Cote

Thumbs up. I always have a good time here. Their drunken sauce is delicious! They have a great variety of taps all the time. Kitchen is open late too which is cool.

Darren Wacker

Great bar. Great staff. They were very accommodating and gave me a TV to watch my Huskers play!!!! Incredible wings. Never seen anything like it. Good food, good experience!!

Clorissa Olson

Smoky Ranch wings, Buffalo Wings, and cheese curds all top notch along with the service. Good bartender. Unbeatable happy hour. A full 3lb order (split) of whole wings, curds, 4 tallboys and a shot for less than $35 is damn near unheard of in a place so close to downtown Mpls. My full confident recommendations are rare but this place def has my vote. Probably relatively loud and obnoxious late on weekends and serious game nights. If you want to relax on a weeknight with some beers and wings this is where you should go.

Fed Gostjev

I know literally every review mentions how good the wings are, but it's worth repeating. Really really great wings! Also great beer selection and the kitchen is open late. Awesome place

Kiki kiki

The wings are really good, have to try them all. I've never had a better buffalo sauce in my life I swear. Get the wings fried hard, extra EXTRA crispy and get the tots to nibble on while you wait. Missing a star because they wont let you split up a full order of wings into more than two flavors, so you're forced to miss out on some or pay more for half size orders. Atmosphere is cozy and parking is great as they have their own lot.

Tom Roller

Great Spot! Lisa is the best bartender ever!

Austin Conery

Honestly, there are no complaints. Kind of dive bar-esque but not quite.

Erin Hallis

10 years later and the wings are still as amazing as ever!! Love this second location, too! Great job guys!!

D K

Awesome place great service good atmosphere !

Joel Varghese

Some of the best wings in town! And they are massive.

Terrell Maxwell

Food is good . Nice atmosphere

Jessica Papasodora

I liked the place but it was super packed in there. Kinda hard to flag down a waitress to order a drink. Could use some extra staff on expected busy days.

Kassandra Goettl

In the past I've had no issues but tonight was terrible. We were brought the wrong food items twice and when it was finally correct the wings were cold. Not cold as in they were previously warm and had cooled down. They were cold from being frozen or refrigerated and not heated up enough. It had been an hour by this point so we just paid and left and finished cooking them at home.

Emily Cavazos

So bad. Nasty! I got the chicken sandwich and it was gross.

Henry Chruscielski

Nice place, outdoor seating available, big wings good food

Todd Weyker

The drunken wings!! Yummy

Dustin Arnes

Love the sriracha peanut butter wings!

Vee Washington

The wings are on point! A bit too salty this time but normally it's amazing! Try the peanut butter beer.

Josh Overby

First time here never even heard of it before. Good kids menu. I had the wings and the grilled chicken wrap. Amazing!

Laura Oldenburg

Food was delicious. Service was amazing. We had the homestyle wings, fiesta fries (omg!), the chicken sliders, ( best chicken sliders ive ever had), juicy lucy and the cajun chicken pasta. (Spicy, but delicious!) Everything was fresh and hot. The service was top notch. New fav for bar food. Yum.

Siobhan Dologhan

Lovely atmosphere and great wings!

Aaron Morrison

BRUH THE WINGS ARE SO GOOD

Aaron K.

If you want A REAL wing....go here none of that Tiny wierd can this even be considered a chicken wing like you get from Other Restaurants! Drunken wings are an excellent choice! Not too hot with some sweet! I will always come back when I want some Chicken to Eat!

darry evans

My gf and I really liked how big their wings are. Very good homemade blue cheese as well!

Bailey Hayden

Wings were ok. Service was excellent. But many patrons were discriminating against me and my boyfriend, because we are a mixed race couple. wouldn't return simply of the patrons who frequent there.

Chris Carstens

Good is always good. Great friendly staff that knows the regulars.

Brayden Duckson

Their food is ridiculously good and my go-to for HH to get the bang for my buck. I originally saw that they had the "best wings in town" and I understand why. They serve the whole wing (chinese style) which is incredibly delish. Their totts and burgers are also a fav.

Katie Knauer

Some of the best wings ive had in minneapolis yet! Great beer selection too.

margo

Best chicken wings in town! Love both the dry rub and the saucy varieties. Also love the mac and cheesy. Don't forget to try the pork belly poutine- stringy, Ellsworth cheese chunks, crisp nibbles of pork over fries and a delicious gravy. Well over 20 local brews on tap.

Kyle P. Silvers

Awesome wings. Fantastic burger.

Olivia Harris

Server was good. Drinks were okay. Food was great. Just took a little bit of time for the food to come out.

Cynthia Sanders

Very Good Food...peaceful cozy in the cut type of place