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Uncle Buck's Brewery & Steakhouse
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- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
11 reviews for Uncle Buck's Brewery & Steakhouse
went there just cus it was really close by to the hotel we were staying (walking distance!) and 'steakhouse' sounds real good, so there we went...
total experience was alright... the steak actually didn't look too appealing but it tasted good... ordered a 6 ozs of filet and it looked like it was 8 ozs (then i remembered i was in TX!)..
service was good too, but the restaurant was a little too empty for a wednesday night? didn't get to try to beer though i was very tempted...
A couple of my friends took me here to celebrate my birthday this year, and lemme tell you, it is a great place to eat and drink unless you're a teetotallin' vegetarian, in which case, get away as fast as you can (there are deer blinds up, and they might shoot ya!)
First the food. We had the venison stuffed mushrooms, and oh man, they were good. They were very buttery and the meat had a wonderful flavor. After this we had some buffalo burgers. If you've never had buffalo before, let me tell you that it's like if someone made cow magically both taste better and be better for you. I got mine medium and it was cooked perfectly. If you're a "well-done" kinda person, get the regular old cow hamburgers, since cow is fattier and so the meat won't be dry.
Then, the beer. I tried all the beer they had in the awesome sampler. The sampler is an amazing deal, I think it works out to be about the same price as pints, ounce for ounce. The light beer was tasteless, but I guess if you wanted real beer you wouldn't ask for it "light" anyhow. The standouts were the red, the stout, and whatever the beer with "captain" in the name was. The other beers were by no means bad. They even make some of their own soda, the black cherry soda is delicious.
The lunch menu is totally reasonable, plus they will sub a buffalo patty for any of the "interesting" burger types (mine was a mushroom burger with buffalo patty) for some small fee (I don't remember). They have their menu on the website so you can judge the prices for yourself.
Now, the atmosphere is a little strange, but if you're a southerner it's strange in a good way. Uncle buck himself (or a drawing of him) looks out on you, and he looks pretty creepy. It is, of course, hunting themed, which gets you in the mood to drink beer and eat some game!
I had the salmon and a few beers from their brewery.
Three words.
Not That Delicious.
One of the beers, I had to send back. The total experience was ok.
I'll only go here again if someone realllly wants to go or totally makes me.
Went there for dinner. One word...GROSS! The food was horrible. Only went there because it was close to our hotel. Won't ever go back. Word to the wise, don't waste your money like we did.
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10/25/2009
My wife and I were staying at the hotel next door and decided to get Uncle Bucks to go instead of… Read more »
The service and atmosphere was great. The Sever asked if we had been there before and then explained everything. He even asked us to check our steaks to make sure they cooked right. Our drinks were always kept full. I highly recommend it!!!
Disclaimer: I did not drink at all. So I can't rate the "brewery" part of this restaurant. Nor can I attribute my experience to being "wasted" or "smashed". I had a nice, quick, SOBER dinner here with my wife. =)
I had been to the Bass Pro Shops out there several times, but had failed to ever venture around back for the restaurant. This time, though, I was craving some beef and found myself following my nose into Uncle Buck's.
This place is huge. Not just like, the number of tables, but the place is just massive. Ceilings had to be at least 25ft. high. Moose heads and deer antlers littered the walls. This is a restaurant attached to an outdoors sporting goods store - what do you expect, right? We were seated promptly and service was friendly and accommodating.
I ordered the Uncle Buck's burger ($8.99) - medium rare. The patty was bigger than my face. I hear those of you who know me snickering cause you know how big my face is. lol. The burger was pretty standard - nothing special about the seasoning, served with lettuce, tomato, and pickles. I asked for mayo and ketchup and was set. Again, nothing special but I wouldn't kick it out of bed, either. Fries were also of the cafeteria variety - nothing special.
My wife ordered the Rib-eye, and she didn't like it at all. Way too fatty, she said. Not enough flavor, she said. Ah well, too bad.
Overall, a pleasant outing. Server was excellent. Atmosphere.. is Texan. Prices are reasonable. Portions are pretty decent. Location is convenient. And food is... acceptable. I won't be coming here on special occasions, but if I'm at Grapevine Mills Mall or inside Bass Pro Shops around dinner time, yeah, I'd consider coming here again.
This used to be Big Buck, but it recently changed to Uncle Buck's. Just like the movie.
I am really surprised that nobody has reviewed this (even as Big Buck). This place is HUGE. And they brew their own beer. And they serve buffalo meat. And giant steaks. Really people? REALLY?
So I would normally talk about service in a review but I'm not because I would be really biased... but I totally liked this place before this happened. My baby brother just got hired as a waiter and we sat in his section. I won't say anything about the service, but I will say he is pinch-da-cheeks adorable.
I got a Black Cherry Shandy (I think that's what it was called... they totally don't have a menu online so I am guessing.) which was their Black Cherry Soda mixed with their light beer. It tasted like malted black cherry kool-aid. I liked it.
We had the onion rings as an appetizer. When this place was Big Buck, the onion rings were actually a massive brick of onion strings smooshed together into a big, fried, greasy, delicious mess. Now that Uncle Buck is cookin' the food the onion rings are actually rings. These are probably the best onion rings that I've ever had. They have SO much batter on them. And they're SO crispy. And the ranch dressing they serve has at least a billion pounds of butter fat in it. My arteries hated it, but my mouth loved it. There definitely were not enough on the plate though. There were maybe like, 10 of them to share between 3 of us.
I got the BIG SKY Buffalo burger. Or something like that. It was a burger with onion strings and BBQ sauce on it. It was HUGE and juicy and delicious. I could only eat half of it.
Also, whoever does their frying there is like... the master of the fry-a-lator because the french fries were perfect. Super crispy but still light. There's nothing worse than a soggy french fry.
We had the chocolate cake for dessert. My little brother brought out the dessert plate with all the fake desserts on it for us to look at and we were like, "Oh we could split that chocolate cake." Then the cake comes out and it's bigger than my hamburger. It was super good but we couldn't finish it. It was way too much food.
So reading over this again I kind of feel like I might be bragging TOO much about my dinner. But the food was really good, so whatever.
I was inspired by Katie's review to try the reincarnation of Big Buck's. My experience three years ago fell drastically short of my expectations, so I was hoping for retribution. Was that accompished? Mehhhh....
The star of the show, as always, was my 10oz buffalo sirloin. It has ruined beef steaks for me. Tender and so full of flavor that I didn't need the red wine dipping sauce. Green beans were cooked perfectly.
The beer here is ok. I'll always respect a microbrew, but I find BJ's to be superior. The Fuzz's beef steak was a bit overcooked and simply not flavorful. Of course, how could it live up to BUFFALO?!!! I will forever be puzzled as to why they insist on bringing a wine sauce for the buff, but not for the beef. Its true injustice, I tell you.
The waitress was clueless. She recommended an appetizer that was not even on the menu, and then looked at us blankly when we asked for a steak recommendation. Most of the staff looked barely-legal, so don't expect much with service.
We also had the venison-stuffed mushrooms, which were wonderful....and one of TWO venison items on the menu. If you're going to deck out your restaurant with antlers and decapitated deer, actually put some deer meat on the menu. Hello, backstrap? Its me, Sarah.
All in all, probably the most casual place I've found in Dallas that serves game meat (although a very limited menu of game meat). Its worth it for the buffalo, but don't set the bar too high.
I really need to split this review up into two parts. The first part being the great dining experience we were having BEFORE our server was fired mid-shift and the second part being a weird dining experience after we saw her walk out of the restaurant crying.
When we walked in, I immediately liked the atmosphere because it was very open and not an attempt to pack as many tables into one space as possible. Our server approached us and took our drink order, but not before explaining the flavor and look of every micro brewed beer they have. She was so good, I ordered the sampler, and I'm not even a beer drinker. She also took great care in going over many of the popular items on the menu. We ordered a steak, which my husband said was pretty good and the demi glazed chicken, which was a big grilled breast served over mashed potatoes and asparagus. The demi glaze wasn't too sweet, so it worked for my taste buds. We also ordered a bowl of Wisconsin cheese soup to start. Somewhere between delivering my beer sampler and bringing the soup, it became apparent that our server was fired, canned.... right there in mid shift. Someone walked our crying server to the door, hugged her, and she was gone. We spent the rest of the evening grabbing any server who walked by to bring us more bread (which is yummy), water and napkins. I think one guy was actually supposed to take us over, but he was in a different section, so it wasn't very convenient for him to check on us.
This was a very weird experience for being first timers. The manager should have come over and said that our server was gone and that someone else would continue to provide excellent service. Instead he stood up against the wall looking like an idiot. Based on this alone, I'm not sure if I would go back here again. At one point when we were trying to find someone to bring us water, the waiter was looking dead at us and didn't clue in to the "customer needs something" mannerisms we were displaying.
All in all, just not sure about this one.
Uncle Buck's Hefeweizen is like sunshine and happiness in a glass. Last year, they had a seasonal barley wine that was absolutely lovely. It is easily the best brewery in DFW The service is absolutely awful, but the hefe makes up for it.
i like how when u walk in to uncle bucks, theres a tree with deer heads all over the branches, and when you walk to the bathroom there are tvs over the urinals, and how the beer silos are in clear site... overall this place is awsome, Texas Sized Portions, good beer, and awsome steaks!
