Babe's Chicken Dinner House — Restaurant in Sanger

I’ve always loved Babe’s since I was a kid when my family and I went. It never fails to hit the spot and the chicken is always what I expect it to be, not to mention the sides and desserts are insanely delicious as well.

However, I have an issue. The 4-star rating is well deserved and attributed to the great food and variety of content, don’t get me wrong, though my issue lies with the poor care taken to follow precautions in regard to the current pandemic that is happening worldwide.

I was debating whether or not to dine in or carry-out after calling to ask about their COVID-19 policies and after seeing the inside, I’m glad my instincts stuck with me when I decided on carry-out. When I walked up to the door I could see through the windows, a massive and almost scary amount of people entering without masks and could clearly see that the tables were not filled to social distancing standards as they had told me, and that everyone who ate there was as close together as you would find them during pre-pandemic times. Definitely not 6 feet apart, and there wasn’t a single sign requiring a face mask for entry as there should be as a result of Texas Governor’s Executive Order GA-29, which went into effect on July 3rd of this year.

So unless Babe’s Chicken is somehow above the law or capable of time travel, I find this extremely disturbing and irresponsible on behalf of those who run the restaurant. I don’t even want to know how many people may have gotten sick from this and how many more people are just going to bypass what’s in place because they feel a “mask isn’t necessary.” Or “the virus isn’t that serious.” It was so bad I wore two mask and used hand sanitizer at least 3 times. No matter what you think or feel politically , this is a very real thing and this should be treated more seriously.

The employees were following protocol as far as I could tell and were wearing masks (except the ones who think it’s okay to wear it below your nose as if it does anything to help).

Great food, but I’m not sure it’s enough to overlook the violations...

This place is absolutely amazing! If you are in Texas and are looking for great service and some amazing food, then this is definitely a place you need to check out. As soon as you walk in, you know you are in some kind of true Texas restaurant. You have your country music playing, the people are super friendly, and (if you are not from here) they all say "y'all". Haha

Food - There isn't much of a selection, hell... there isn't even a menu! They give you 5 choices of chicken, you choose one and the server takes care of the all your side dishes that are included with your meal. We first received our biscuits and salad. One word for the biscuits... BOMB! By tar the best biscuits I have ever had and tastes great with some melted butter, honey, or some delicious kind of molatsses. The salad was very plain, but the dressing was delicious and very refreshing. I ordered the chicken fried steak and the thing was the size of my dinner plate and tasted amazing! Would definitely recommend it if you are in to CFS. The cream of corn was the best I have ever tasted. (Only have had it outta a can, haha) The mashed potatoes were super creamy and silky, the gravy was thick and full of flavor.

Service - Not sure if I have received better service at any place I have ever been at in my old home town of San Jose. Our server, Tiffany I believe, was awesome. She made sure we always had a full drink, was super friendly, and made sure we didn't have to worry about a thing while enjoying our delicious meal. She always had a smile on her face and make our experience that much better.

In the end, we will definitely be coming back here again. I would love to try the smoked chicken next time. If you want amazing food, fabulous service, and a great family atmosphere, then this is the...

I have only been to this exact Babes twice in about 6 years and decided to try the catfish for the first time. I found out there was an extra crispy option. It was tasteful and decent. However the customer service was unwelcoming of an environment. Upon the first 10 minutes of my order being put out, I was on my second spoonful of mashed potatoes when I was handed the check at my table. I was asked for desert and I said yes to go. I clearly was not near finished with my 4 pieces of catfish because I just finished the first piece. Then the waitress took the receipt back as I kindly requested another plate. Keep in mind the catfish is 16.99. Yet on the second order of catfish I paid the same price to find out I received 1/2 of the first order as they were slivers of catfish. Very interesting of an experience I may add.

As I was asking for more greens and corn bread, I noticed the other 5 tables were not given the same service. This specific staff on TH night does not value an all inclusivity nor do they appreciate diversity in there restaurant. Careful as well, I was told the Roanoke location is faster because the table next to me waited for 15 minutes and they said " seems like our food has gone missing and I'm going to need to speak to someone about their service" I reassured the table it could be because they were busy yet actually there were 6 waiters and 7 other tables. I would recommend the managers to be more efficient & effective to create a more professional experience and environment for all future customer and clients. Not recommended for poor service and lack of equity to support the community. This may be a family dining setting, yet it's absolutely not a place where I would choose to take my family after...