Quaker Steak & Lube

I loved this place and the food is awesome. But went back for a second time to watch the final NBA 2016 game and it was closed. Thought maybe they are doing construction, nope we back 6/​25, big sign that says CLOSED!

Number one wing place here… And they’re OUT OF WINGS! Service and food suffer due to the management, obviously.

The food was barely edible. I got the pulled pork sliders and the sauce on them was too gross and overpowering. My husband cot a cheeses teak sandwich and the meat in it seemed like it had been reheated several times and old. The only thing we could really want was the fries which weren’t made anytime close to when we were there either. There were flies. Maybe okay to order a beer here but cone after you’ve already eaten.

No stars. They treat their employees like crap. Always downing them and yelling at them. Cussing them. Never again will I ever go back. This is the south. We have manners. Take that back to PA where you guys came from.

Staff was ok. We were in town for the weekend. However the staff had no clue about what’s on special, etc. Friday night we were told one thing and Saturday another. And it wasnt that Friday and Saturday are just different days. We understand they might have daily specials. It was communicated incorrectly multiple times. Then the sign of specials on the wall apparently was false advertising as well. It wasn’t a money issue by any means, but they should be consistent running a business. We won’t be back.

I have eaten at other Quaker Steak and Lubes around the US so I thought I’d give this one a try as I liked the others.
I noticed the low scores on Unilocal and went in expecting the worst. I ordered some wings and a few appetizers that were split amongst the group. I also ordered some tall, cold beers. Everything was great. The food came out quick and was hot. It wasn’t gourmet to me, but that isn’t why we came here. We came for the ambiance.
The guys and gals all loved the place. The décor was really cool. We will definitely stop back by whenever we are in the area again…

Zero stars for this place, food came out cold and tasteless. They advertise 10 percent off but it’s a big scam. I did what they said checked in on Facebook and the waitress said oh that’s means 10 percent off next time, yet it doesn’t say that at all on their fliers. This place is a waste of money and is falsely advertising promotions! Stay away!!!

Terrible service, uninspired menu. This is a concept restaurants that fails at the restaurant part. There are many other more interesting choices in this area unless you are just really into car décor. Open up your maps and find one. The food for the price point is not worth it. Restaurant manager needs to review the policies and practices of the servers. While there was a lot of buzz around this restaurant when it first opened, The kitchen seems to have given up on the ability to produce quality meals.

Yummy wings! Yummy crawfish! Yummy beer! Great place for our girls happy hour after work! Friday night karaōke night! Wait staff is awesome! Bathrooms could be cleaner but everything else makes up for that. Overall it’s good

My husband saw this place while banking in the area and wanted to try it. We went today. We arrived and the host was on the phone so one of the waiters came right out to seat us. He was very nice. He sat us and the server named Calvin came over. Such a nice young man! He was a great server, and very attentive. I ordered the Asian Salmon bowl, and my husband had a half order of the rib and wing combo. The portions were large and oh so delicious! Our drinks came with cute curly straws. The décor was fun with gas pump door handles, and race cars hanging from the ceiling. It’s a tad on the expensive side for lunch. If they had a lunch menu, I didn’t see it. I’d like to go back and try one of their low calorie cocktails, and one of their burgers.

I’ve been here for several car shows and always have a good time. The staff is very friendly and provides good service.

Just ok…
I’ve been here several times with my friend (it’s her favorite place) but it still hasn’t crossed over into my favorite’s category. The fries are really good but the rest of the food is pretty mediocre and the drink menu is disappointing: however, the bartenders are nice.

After more than a year, I finally made it (rarely go down 45 South). I loved this place when i lived near one in the mid-​Atlantic, and was disappointed when found out the location in Waco closed last year.
I went on Sunday afternoon. No too busy, but nice crowd. I arrived shortly before shift change. Sat at the bar and was pleasantly greeted by each bartender. Beer was cold. I discussed my order options. I have always ordered wings when I visited Quaker Steaks elsewhere. Finally ordered a burger (which apparently was what they were originally known for). Food was delivered by kitchen who was friendly and asked to ensure i was satisfied with order. It was delicious, cooked to order and patties not too thin (usually comes with two quarter pound patties, make sure you ask for a single if that is what you want). Fries were good.
They are on a stand-​alone site pad off the northbound I-​45 South frontage road. Ample parking. There is a sign at the entrance but it is smaller than the restaurant next door and you may miss it. I will definitely return.

This was my first visit here! I was very impressed with the man cave, garage like deco and the cars on the lifts!!! Really nice touch!!! They have plenty of TV screens located around the seating area so you can stay up on all the action! I thought it was pretty neat to have an in-​floor TV located at the entrance to the place! Plenty of old filling station like signs that reminded me of the old days when I was growing up. We still had had stations like Sinclair with its Dino, the dinosaur, Gulf, Humble Oil, and a host of others! The wait staff was very helpful with menu questions. We were looking at getting their wings which I had heard were very good here! Their selection of wings and how they come in what quantity were rated on the scoville scale like hot peppers are for hotness!!! Be sure you check, because the scale goes all the way up to 500,000 scoville units!!! That’s what their Super Atomic wings are rated at, and I think you have to sign a waiver to order them!!! If you can handle the heat you can get your name on the wall of fame!!! No thanks! My buddy did order some of the Atomic wings which are rated at about 150,000 scoville units! Just a note here, but Jalapeños typically run from around 75,000 to 175,000 scoville units!!! The Atomic were just about all the hot I would want!!! Borderline giving you the hiccups type hot!!! And I do like hot! But, I don’t like torture myself type hot!!! Lol. We both ordered the 15 wing orders, and you can get them to split your order half and half. He got the Atomic and the one just under that! I elected to get the hot just under the Atomic rating and Cajun. We also got a side of their Ultra loaded fries topped with cheese, bacon bits and ranch dressing. I forgot to mention, that they also offer several different sauce dips for your wing order, we had the Ranch dip! The wings were all good, I did try one of my Bud’s Atomic wings and it was pretty dang hot! About as hot as I would ever want my wings to be!!! I know he likes hot more than I do, and he said he was happy with what he got and didn’t really have any urge to go Super Atomic!!! They had other items on the menu that I would like to try sometime such as burgers, and lots of other things! I’ll have to give that update on the next visit!!! I do recommend the wings, they are good!

Really sad to read that most of these reviews were about terrible service. The boyfriend and I went in around 11:00 am on a Saturday recently and had a great experience.
We sat at a table near the bar and Ray was our server. I guess compared to the rest of the staff thrown under the bus in other posts, this guy rocked it. He asked us if we had ever been there before and helped us through the menu. The boyfriend and I love hot and spicy food and we wanted to try like 6 different sauces so we gave Ray possibly the most complicated order ever ordered and yet everything came out perfect.
When the boyfriend wanted juuust a sample of the challenge-​worthy Triple Atomic flavor Ray brought a few boneless wings out and a side of the sauce on the house. The boyfriend handled it pretty well actually and we told Ray we would be back to try to the challenge next time.
We had quite a few of the lube lemonades. They were on special for $ 4.00 and we got to take the mason jar glasses home with us, lids and twizzlers included. They were also served with twisty straws, so naturally I was excited about how cool i looked drinking it.
I really like this place. All these other people just got dealt bad servers.

Parking: Large parking lot. For busy nights, I have seen cars parked along the street and in the dead end section.
Time and Day: Ate on a Saturday at 2:03 PM. 40% full and so my girlfriend and I were quickly seated without any issues.
Food: I ordered the Custom Built Combo (6 Premium Garlic Sprintster Bone-​In Wings and O-​Rings) for $ 11. My girlfriend ordered the Sprintster Dusted Mango Habanero. I have to say, as a person who does not prefer spicy food, the Premium Garlic was right on the mark. It was delicious and had a small hint of spiciness. But I will not say they are the best wings though.
Service: The service was good. Waitress delivered our drinks and food in a timely manner (25 minutes), checked upon us to see how we were doing, came by and gave us extra napkins without us asking for them, and we had no issues whatsoever.
Price: Hard to say since the menu doesn’t show many of the prices. But for my Custom Built Combo, it was $ 10.95 and the Sprintster was $ 6.95. I say the food did justify its hidden price tag.
Sidenote: If you look at the menu (
), it is somewhat annoying to not see the prices. Not sure if I am reading it incorrectly or what, but I would like to know how much I am paying without asking the waiter/​waitress every time. Also, the menu doesn’t show you quantity for some items. For example, I read «Sprintster, Single Order, Supersize Single, Compact Bucket, and Full Bucket» on the menu, and I have no idea how many wings I am getting. Please add in the quantity so that in case I am in a group, I have a better idea of what to order.
Overall: I recommend this place for the good wings, good service, and reasonable prices. However, it isn’t the best wing place, but it is a good one.

The food is pretty good. They do tend to play the music pretty loud, though. I wouldn’t recommend it for date night, unless you really don’t want to talk to them, then it might be perfect for you.
The servers are friendly and the food is consistently delivered quickly.

We decided to try the lube after reading horrible reviews on Unilocal and friends post on Facebook. We sat in the back bar area and the bartender was awesome. The hot boneless wings and onion rings were delicious. They have a large variety of draft beer, even have cider on tap.
A few months later I decided to take my sister and friend there. They were looking forward to it after I went on and on about the wings. We sat in the back bar area and didn’t have any service. So we had to walk to the bar to put in our drink order. Another 20 minutes went by and we still didn’t have a waitress. Someone finally came by and we placed our food order. My order came out and 30 minutes later the rest of my table was just sitting there STILL without their food. Come to find out, only my order was put into the system. The rest of the order was placed and finally came out and it was COLD. Now I understand why everyone says the service sucks for this place.

Had the wings here (bone-​in, supercharged) and sampled fries and onion rings. Everything was good during my visit from service to food.
Bone-​in wings are large and the single order ($ 9.95) was plenty for lunch. The supercharged sauce has a slightly Tabasco flavor to it which may be a turn-​off for some. Sampled atomic sauce and it is an excellent blend of high heat and sweet flavor.

Yikes.
My first (and last) experience was today.
I was stoked to try this place out since I saw it was first being built! Finally was in the neighborhood for lunch and stopped by.
It was DEAD. Not like «oh lunch rush is over», but 8 cars in the parking lot dead.
Went through the menu and headed straight for the wings. Why the hell not! Voted best in America? Yes please.
I ordered a water with lime and the look I got for asking for the green tart fruit was as if I had asked her to come home with me. Was very very weird.
Ordered the 15 wing and asked «how many sauces do I get»? Because at wing stop you can usually get two without being nickel and dimed. I got the medium and Arizona ranch. Extra crispy.
Food was pretty quick to arrive but not extra crispy do was bummed about that.
Wing flavor? Not the best in America. Wing texture? Not the best in America. By a mile. I did see they claimed to have the biggest wings. And they didn’t disappoint. They came from chickens who frequent Venice beach gym and do ‘roids. They have antibiotic raised steroid pumped chicken all over them. Nothing anyone should be eating.
As I was taking my last few bites of wings I started to feel weird. The «I think I should be sick» weird. I sucked it up and just finished my day.
Now at 11:03pm some 8 hours later I’m writing this sick as a dog. I’m very confident I have food poisoning. Was it my breakfast? Nope had a clif bar.
For your gi track’s sake and palette sake. Stay very far away from here. Wing stop is the same price, better wings, and just better.
Never again. Please listen to me.