Cody’s Original Roadhouse

This is my first regular meal here. We had thanksgiving dinner here once and it was amazing. This time it was just a dinner out. I had the chicken tenders with sweet potato fries. The chicken tenders themselves were delicious. They came with honey mustard on the side but I was curious about their steak sauce so I put a little in a cup and dropped my chicken tenders in them. Amazingly good. The sweet potato fries were waffle fries and as waffle fries frequently are, they were very dry. I didn’t eat many of them at all. They have amazing yeast rolls with cinnamon butter that are to die for. The atmosphere is that of a roadhouse (sans the house band behind chicken wire) and this particular one has an old fashioned truck on a jack right in the center. Funny. They have a full bar and are reasonably priced.

We went there visiting for the first time a long trip away from home… The place was wonderful, the food is amazing and flavorful! The manager was very attentive, he even walked to our table in the beginning and the end. Troy was our waiter and he was awesome! Cheesecake is really A+ cheesecake! They really made our night! Definitely would go back there!

If you have the chance ask for Rhonda to be your server, she is awesome! Also Mr Zeph (manager) came by the table to welcome us and let us know that they appreciate our business. I recommend the top sirloin, cooked to perfection and flavor was great! The baked potato and steamed broccoli were also wonderful. Codys knocked our meal out of the park.

It’s just ok. The food, the atmosphere, the service all are average at best. This was my first visit to this location but I’ve eaten at other Cody’s locations. This location seemed a bit lower quality that the others I’ve visited.
We had ribs, burgers and salads. All were just average. They weren’t downright bad, just not really good.
My favorite thing here was the free peanuts you get when you sit down (and you are encouraged to dump the empty shells on the floor). LOL
Not much more to add. Just average.

Love this place every time! Our steaks were cooked perfectly & all the food was delicious & got to watched the Lightning beat up on the Penguins. It was a good night.

Best place I have been to in a long time great food good drinks 2 4 1 on drinks at the bar. FOOD was GREAT

Just doesn’t match up to the other two Cody’s we’ve experienced. Bloody Mary’s, very good. Onion tower, way too much coating and not nearly enough onion. Slab of ribs (we shared), good quality ribs lacking real rib taste, too bland. Baked potato, we think it was left over from much earlier in the day (we had a very early dinner). Rolls and blended butter… my wife loved them. I don’t think I tried them. Service was mediocre at best. He was interested in talking about himself, and telling us how little tips he made that day. («Four hours, and only $ 17, so far.) I think Cody’s is out of our system.

I have been coming to this restaurant for the past four years and the food is always 5 star. I will continue coming here and the staff is excellent and I always have a great time when I do come.

Ate there tonight with guests from out of town. Bad move! St Pats Day 2016 to be fair, but even at 5PM they place seemed severely stressed. Service was slow and poor and appeared short handed. Three steak specials were ordered mid rare and medium but all were grossly undercooked and one went back never to reappear! Corn beef was OK but not great and the «bottomless» salad was a bit wilted and overdressed. This was our first time there and they certainly will not get another chance.

What a disaster. Failed in most areas of food preparation & delivery. Management acknowledged they had problems. Avoid if possible for now!

I wish for nothing more than to one day be able to update my review for Cody’s. I only make it to the gulf coast of Florida once or twice a year, and this is somewhere I’d love to stop on each trip. The food was amazing, so my review is almost unfair to the restaurant itself.
This trip, however (around 1÷14÷16) was marred for our table by another table of unhinged children running unchecked through the dining area of the restaurant. They were weaving in and out of our chairs sometimes slamming into the backs and making it hard to concentrate on anything other than where one of them might be at the moment. I brought the situation up to our waiter, and asked if he’d let whoever was running the section the kids were in (I pointed them out to him) that it’d be easier for everyone if the kids made their way to the quarter machine on the open areas that were there to be walked on, rather than running and sliding through chairs that were sometimes 4 inches back to back with a person trying to eat in each.
I don’t know if anything was ever said, but nothing ever changed and the whole night turned into a letdown.
The employees were all friendly and professional, but that was the worst atmosphere I’ve ever eaten in. I ended up confronting one of the kids myself, and I don’t think it should have had to come to that. But I’d had enough, and I was trying to salvage as much decency for my party as the night would allow.

Used to come here when they first opened. Stopped coming due to declining quality & service. Decided to try again, it was a mistake.

So we have eaten here three times now in the past 6 – 7 months and all three meals have been pretty good. The ribs are good and the sauce they finish them with is nice… not too sweet or vinegary and it’s nice and sticky. Last night hubby and our daughter split a full rack and I had the chicken fried chicken with the «white gravy» on the side. Glad I ordered it that way because I am a NOT a white gravy fan and this one did nothing to change my mind on that topic, it was very garlicky and was way too thick. One really really nice surprise was the fresh veggies that came with the meal, broccoli-​cauliflower-​yellow squash and carrots steamed just right. My chicken was really good, nice batter with flavor and good crunch. And of course the endless salad which is always yummy! The service is not always on par but at least the ribs and chicken are good!

E. For effort. It takes effort to hold up the counters instead of working to get the food out in a timely manner. Waitress nice enough in the beginning. Quick on drink order and giant yummy salad bowl being served. Yeast rolls… inside yummy but they were black bottom girls. Cinnamon butter was whipped which made it melt on the inside of the roll like heaven. There were three tables when we came in… the busier it got we were forgotten. She didn’t even realize we never got our food. Then brought the wrong food. Husband ordered salmon she brought prime rib. I ordered prime rib medium rare. Tough meat! Sent it back. I know they have more than one loin in the kitchen yet I was served the tough sister to that brother. Husband had to ask 4 times for butter. Diet coke refilled once with regular coke. :(

Very typical Cody’s Roadhouse in an odd part of town that seems to be dying. Even though this place was not too busy, the service was good and the food was good. We had a good meal and enjoyed ourselves. I wouldn’t hesitate to go back again.

It quite honestly pains me to give Cody’s two starts. Let me start with the positives: the food is a m a z i n g! literally THE best ribs and coconut shrimp around. They also have a pretty sweet happy hour and always have a «daily special drink» that is $ 5 until 7pm. With every entrée, a salad is included. This salad is quite possibly the best part of the meal. They also have warm homemade rolls with cinnamon butter that you will get before your meal-​yum!
Ok, so why two stars?!
Well, although the food is delish, the service is subpar to say the very least. The past two times we have gone, the service has been a nightmare.
Time A: we were a table of three…3-not hard to handle. the hostess sat us in a booth situated in a way that we could see into the kitchen. We waited for over 15 minutes just to put a drink order in-​we started timing after about 5 – 8 minutes of sitting there. The waiter took our drink orders but brought us out the wrong drinks (diet instead of regular, iced tea instead of water) but we let that slide as everyone makes mistakes. We then order. It took 10 minutes to get our salad and bread. We finish that part and wait for our food. ¹⁄₃ people got their burger. We were still waiting on a chicken entrée and coconut shrimp. Another 15 minutes went by before it was delivered. We made a semi-​joking comment such as «must be busy back there tonight» and the waiter replied «do you want my job?!» and walked away… He slammed our bill down then walked away again. We chalked this experience up to a bad night.
Time B: this time, we were a party of 8-​mostly older people who just need a bit more time and patience. We had literally not even sat down yet and a server came over and said «Drinks?!» No one heard him right away so he raised his voice. We asked for just a minute and he muttered «un-f**kin believable» he came back 2 minutes later and said «Drinks?!» We started to go around and say them but before anyone could finish he was on to the next person: «I’ll have a co-«.“NEXT».“Uhh a wat-«.“Next”-it was really annoying. He came back and set everyones drinks down at the very end of the table so that we had to pass them out which was aggravating because some were diet/​unsweet and others were not. He then came to get our dinner order and was again super rush-​y. The older people a the table were getting very overwhelmed. Before we had even gotten two bites in, he came with the check and said «ok this is here.» but before we could ask for extra lemon/​drinks/​etc. he left the table.
A manager came over and asked how things were and I said «well it is ok. the server is a bit harsh.» and the MANAGER said «Yeah well ya know we all have days»…are ya kidding me?!
It is a shame that the service is so shotty as the food is amazing!

Ok we were here about a month ago and the server spilled tea on two of us. The waitress looked at us and said well you weren’t planning on going anywhere after this. Talked to the manager and wrote it off as the server having a bad night. The manager offered a comp which I did not take.
We came in tonight to celebrate with the same friends and dam if it didn’t happen again. I spoke to the general manager Nick who apologized and offered a gift card for my next visit. Really you think I am coming back, not a chance.
Bad service once is poor, twice is unacceptable.

Ugh terrible. Terrible slow service. Bbq sauce sitting open on table without a lid and stunk to high heaven! !!! Tater skins burned to a crisp. Cheese fries had a few flecks of burned cheese. Shrimp quesadilla not too bad. But I feel nauseous.
Update… they did comp the skins but it took forever

We recommended the lettering on their truck. By far the best restaurant we have frequented in Bradenton. Nicholas had been a great addition to this restaurant. Many changes are forthcoming. Can’t wait. We love this place. Great 2 4 1 drinks as well!!###

This not my first visit to Cody’s and its a run of the mill Southwestern bar and grill. Tonight, came in late, and I guess kitchen was not paying attention.
The chicken was past temperature, but staff is good, values good and at that price should not complain.
So if you want great food, and a experience, you will need to go up market.
They do have nice beer can collection on one wall if your in to that. Oh great beer too!