Rumberger's Wings — Restaurant in Peoria

I had the pleasure of a late lunch at Rumberger's and it did not disappoint. With less than a week til Christmas, I went in around 3p hoping for a good lull between lunch and dinner.

While it wasn't busy it was steady, and the staff had three hundred chicken wings packed for pickup and two hundred more going down. Even with the large caterings no one was quoted more than a 20 min wait, and the estimate was accurate.

Like most Peoria chicken joints, Rumberger's isn't a place to dine in a leisurely fashion, but the decor, seating and atmosphere are much nicer than other chicken takeaway restaurants I have seen. The decor was bright and lively and included a grass wall and eye-catching typography. If you have to wait a minute, you'll have plenty to look at.

The food was excellent! I tried three kinds of wings: lemonade, dirty, and honey gold (BBQ). I also had okra and French fries. While the menu is small and focused: wings, tenders, catfish, chicken sandwich, and sides, the variety of flavor is impressive with 17 flavors between the dry rubs and sauces. The one classic fish provides options for non-chicken inclined.

The wings were hot, juicy and crisp. While I wanted to try lemonade wings because it sounded appalling, it was incredible. It was sweet and crisp outside and I think in the end it was my favorite. I also really enjoyed the dirty rub--on my wings, my fries, and especially on the okra.

Okra can be very hit and miss. This was cooked perfectly and the okra was super juicy and perfectly crisp. The flavorful dirty rub was a great contrast.

The fries were also pretty killer, again thanks to being dirty. In another venue I might talk longer about the thick, perfectly cooked zig-zag fries, but at Rumberger's they were the least impressive part of the meal. I'm usually a ketchup on my fries girl, but I found it unnecessary.

Most important, the restaurant and the oil was clean. The soda fountain was clean; you could see that the dining room walls were wiped regularly--no spots, splashes, or smears. The restroom was plain but clean. There was nothing dusty.

I didn't see the kitchen but I saw everything I tasted was perfectly golden without any burnt bits or fryer debris in the middle of a Saturday afternoon.

I had seen BBQ sauce, pork rinds and a popcorn mix for sale. I asked about purchasing dirty rub and was told only wet sauces could be taken to go.

The staff was professional, efficient and friendly. They're fast paced too and all business. I would not call it a drawback, but I think I heard a few times, tell her\him we don't split up the wings. You want one more flavor, you gotta buy one more plate. If it's an excuse to go back, I won't complain. Definitely will return. Portions were plentiful. Price...

Ordered wings right before they closed that were very cold. I could not call the store back when i got my order so I called the next morning when they opened and was told I could not get a replacement (I did not even want a refund) they also forgot my fries I got for my baby. I still had the chicken too I never ate it, was overly salty. I guess I should know better not to order from a restaurant right before they close. I ordered on the app “chow now” (who she told me take it up with) and the restaurant is literally 5 minutes from my house so there is no way my chicken should have been cold. It’s $30 I spent which ain’t that deep but the demeanor when I asked to speak to a manager I didn’t like. She said she would pass my number on to the manager that wasn’t there today (6/19/24). Manager called back and blamed it on the delivery driver and basically told me have a good day. I’m definitely not messed about no wings just know they won’t replace your order if it arrives cold and will say “have a good day” hang up in your face. “All my days are...

For me it’s the lady telling the Manager/Owner Teka on the phone that it was busy and that’s why my food is 40 minutes late. The fries was so soggy and the chicken looked like pork skins. Then he said I need to wait another 20 minutes to get them cooked over. They told my daughter to sit down because it’s going to be a minute. I don’t mind if I had to wait because it was busy, but that wasn’t the case. My daughter handed her the phone to show her the order number and lady with a little hair giggled as if this matter was a joke. They need someone to run that place because obviously the workers don’t know know what they’re doing. So if you go there you better have some time on your hands to waste. 8/30/24 I tried to give them one more chance but it’s always this rude ballhead lady that act a fool every time I come there! I’m done with this football looking player since she want to talk trash to her coworkers like my face ain’t right there! Worst customer service I ever seen!...