Chicken Bones

Not a bad place, wings are really good, beer is a good price. However now I will get to the bad part. I would stay away, not because of the place it’s self but I had a really bad experience with a local who lives there. A female, very aggressive and I think she hate men. But please any military stay away from this place until they get this woman out. Management, please message me back, I would like to talk to you about my nights experience.

This place has a really cool atmosphere and theme for a bar but that is where the positive comments end. We were in town for a week and went to get some wings and drinks. The wings were raw in the middle and the wait staff was not interested in apologizing or getting us new wings. The sauces were good and so were the drinks.
It was extremely crowded and all of the staff was rude.
Do not waste your time going here.

Stopped in for a couple beers and maybe food depending on atmosphere. We ended up eating dinner. I had the deep fried jalapeños as an app. They were great and lots of them! The Hell burger was really good also. It came with fries. Crinkle cuts and they were decent. Got an order of 6 wings and chose spicy garlic. Not a good choice for us. The flavor was just not us. The wings and breading were cooked really well and big. The service has been absolutely great. The prices were very reasonable. Very low key place but we are leaving before karaōke starts up. If you’re in the area I would recommend checking this place out.

7 visits in the past 6 weeks because I’m stuck in town, so here is an aggregated review:
Pros:
1. Excellent chicken wings — always a good size, crispy and the sauces are delicious
2. It’s not a military dining facility, so I happily tolerate the cons (below)
Cons:
1. Really poor ventilation — and smoking is everywhere. You’ll need to shower and change your clothes when you leave. This takes a lot of capital to fix so I can accept this as a con.
2. What’s not as acceptable is the apparent lack of customer service experience/​training from management. Even basic interactions with some of the servers can be really awkward. You’ll be cut off in the middle of ordering by the server with, «are you paying cash or card?». Seriously, place your order and I bet you won’t get to the end of your sentence before you’re asked. And if you pay cash, you better have it out because this is a prepay establishment. I felt amazing when I went to Cracker Barrel the next day because they actually trusted me to eat my food before I paid… Sometimes you’ll ask for something and they’ll just be like «no» and walk away.
3. AYCE wings Sunday through Thursday, sort of… there is an intentional delay on the initial order and the reorders have a multiplier on the delay… 1.5 hours for 2 orders of wings this past Thursday. The first order had 6 wings, the next had 5 with about 0.5 oz of fries. The server apologized and said that the «cooks are a.holes.»
The place gets really packed on Friday and Saturday night with karaōke. Get there before 7 pm and you won’t have to pay a cover. Lots of pool tables.
I do recommend you check this place out if you have time, it’s a dive but the wings are good. Just temper your expectations if you’re from a big city where there is a lot of competition between restaurants, because here, there is not, so they pretty much operate with a different standard on service and cleanliness.

Friends and I drive 30+ miles each way to meet up there on Friday nights, twice every month or so. The wings are big and priced and cooked just right. Food is very tasty. We usually go about 7 and the deejay starts about 9 after we are done eating. Great atmosphere. Good sound system. I and my friends are late-​middle age and always get carded and have to wear a bracelet. Have never been charged a cover but I’m not into televised fights or whatever. We have seen the beginnings of some of their theme parties. Great place to people-​watch. Nice crowd of clean cut young adults. Not a corporate restaurant but not a local dive where they hate outsiders either. Friend them on facebook to keep up with their events. Brian Muench on his guitar is a good time. A lot of the staff sit in and can really sing. Then Big Louie gets on the mic and hilarity ensues. I have not been there for lunch or any day except Friday and Saturday but Chicken Bones has been 100% enjoyable by me.

A group of us came here to hangout and have a few drinks, my friend ordered a burger and he immediately threw up outside so I’m not sure i would order food here. The bar top was a bit dirty, some of the bartenders have bitchy attitude and was unprofessional. Most of the waitress are very nice and friendly, they’re fast with their service for the most part. One thing I hate is how bad this place is filled with cigarette cloud, it’s so strong even my shoes smelled like cigarettes the next day, it would be nice if they can add like an air vent or something.

I have lived less than a mile from this place for three years but never given it a chance until recently due to its reputation as a dive bar and junior soldier hangout. That being said, I was blown away by how good the food was when we tried it recently after becoming utterly disappointed and bored with every restaurant in this town. The food was awesome. I have ordered a variety of their chicken sandwiches and they are always spot on. Blew the overpriced cold chicken pebbles Buffalo Wild Wings serves out of the water.
food is the only reason I would go back. To savor the deliciousness, I have to put up with a dark depressing atmosphere. Sometimes we go there and we are the only people and I almost want to fall asleep, it’s so dark. Also everything reeks of smoke. I know that was the cool thing back in the 70s but in 2013, I don’t want to hot box with a bunch of people smoking unfiltered camels while I eat. They should really invest in a filter system.
Also their bartenders are inconsistent. Some make great balanced drinks, while others make gasoline drinks or pure sour mix with no alcohol.
The other thing i don’t like is they charge a cover for UFC when peppers and Buffalo Wild Wings doesn’t. But if you’re willing to put up with all I mentioned, it’s a good place to go with a group, have some drinks and get a good meal

Good atmosphere, food and music!

The chef really has things figured out! Bar food at it’s highest level. Ignore the stigma. Come in and enjoy yourself!

Chicken bones has been through a lot of changes since the first time I’ve been here.
New management: I’m biased toward the old management. But new management made a lot of changes which I think helps there business. Pool tables were moved to accommodate more space.
Next to Big Louie’s: Big Louie’s is a strip club. A lot of people come out here to drink than go to the club next door. However, alcohol is now served at strip clubs in Missouri since they are no longer «nude.»
There is a cover to come in on Friday’s through Sunday’s. And free billiards on Sundays and Thursday’s.
Overall its a nice place. Basically, its a soldiers bar. But locals do come in.

Mike has got it right, this is a great place. I love coming here but not many people like to go because they it’s a strip club since it’s right next door to Big Louie’s. Atmosphere is awesome, the service is great, and they def have the best wings in town.