Chicken Oil Co.

3600 S College Ave, Bryan, TX 77801, United States

Chicken Oil Co.

About the Company

rating: 4.4

Great food and a unique atmosphere have been the reason why the Chicken Oil Co. has been around since 1977. With a menu offering a wide selection, including burgers, salads, chicken fried steaks and our famous Tijuana Fries, Chicken Oil is sure to have something for everyone.

Categories

  • Hamburger restaurant
  • Restaurant

Contact Information

Phone: +1 979-846-3306

Website: http://chickenoilco.com/

Address: 3600 S College Ave, Bryan, TX 77801, United States

Working hours

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Reviews

Review №1

Rating: 4

Date: 4 months ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

I will drive almost an Hour and thirty minutes from Katy Texas just for a Snuffy. Hands Down one of the Best Burgers on the face of Gods green earth

Date: a year ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №4

Rating: 4

Love the fireplace in the winter! Sadly, the Chicken Oil Company burned a year ago and is NOW CLOSED.

Date: a year ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

It was a great place and an Aggie institution. Fond memories of this place when I was going to school here. Sadly it appears that they will most likely be permanently closed following the fire. Wish I could report something different. Koppe Bridge Bar & Grill appears to be a good alternative.

Date: a year ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

This is/was my favorite hamburger joint back in college and until the fire. I cannot wait to hear when it reopens

Date: 2 years ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

Looking forward to seeing them open again

Date: 2 years ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Good variety of delicious food. Liked the atmosphere also.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №9

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Loved the burger.the place was awsome

Date: 2 years ago

Review №11

Rating: 1

The food was an absolute disappointment. What happened to the great hamburgers and fries?!?!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №14

Rating: 4

Good food service was ok .awesome atmosphere worth checking out

Date: 2 years ago

Review №15

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

Best food

Date: 2 years ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Had never been there, food was good

Date: 2 years ago

Review №18

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Great hamburgers

Date: 2 years ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №21

Rating: 5

Best burger in town

Date: 2 years ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Great burgers as always

Date: 2 years ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Been coming here since I was a child.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Always good

Date: 2 years ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Great place to eat!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №28

Rating: 3

Date: 2 years ago

Review №29

Rating: 4

Its a huge favorite almost every time were in B/CS. Try the Tijuana fries and a 12th Man Lager

Date: 2 years ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №31

Rating: 4

Good place to grab a burger

Date: 2 years ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Amazing place, tasty !

Date: 2 years ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №37

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №38

Rating: 4

Great atmosphere and good food. Limited menu but there are some occasional seasonal options. Had the Buffalo Bleu Cheese burger and it was messy bit good. Lots of screens to watch sports (Aggie games take precedence of course). Pool table and over 50 years of customer graffiti.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

I had a very tasty ,juicy cheeseburger. Reasonable prices for handmade burgers. All for slightly more than chain stores. I keep going back.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №41

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

The chicken fried steak is great

Date: 2 years ago

Review №45

Rating: 5

Absolutely, hands down, the best cheeseburger in B-CS and the best atmosphere, a total hamburger joint.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №46

Rating: 3

Cool place to hang out, but the burgers are not that great.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Love the atmosphere and good was quick and great!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 2

I love their food. But BEWARE , I have a 1 year old and got him chicken nuggets like I always do , and they were too crispy for my son. He s really picky , so I was peeling the breading off and thank god I was. We found a bone in a chicken nugget !!! He could have died if he ate that. Thank y all so much for making his nuggets too crispy tonight !!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 4

Always delicious food and great staff in the kitchen!!! The dining room has character to spare! Be prepared to wait if you go at lunchtime.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

Burgers were awesome!!!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Every time I visit, Im never disappointed. Staff is patient when Im indecisive and my orders are always correct. Place is clean, including restrooms. I have eaten a few burgers and all have been great but, I really enjoy the CFS sandwich.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 4

Really cool place. Service is fast and food is good.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Best grease burger in town.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 4

Loved the atmosphere and the food was pretty good too.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

good

Date: 2 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 4

I get it. Good burgers and a great atmosphere. But, a few things that truly need attention. The bathrooms! Deployable and Not ADA accessible. That is a big no no. Parking lot shameful. Spend some money there.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Great food at great prices. Not too frilly and not too fancy.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 1

Disgusting and embarrassing. Grade school cafeteria food. From the freezer straight to the fryer. Please dont waste time or money on this. I cant believe theyve devolved to this

Date: 2 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 3

Probably a good place but wouldnt recommend it on game day. Cook staff cant keep up. Waited 1 hour for food. Order was missing fries, and burger was cold, top bun hard as a rock and bottom was soggy. Staff was polite though.... just overwhelmed with all the football fans.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

Real deal old school food joint atmosphere was great, didnt realize it was there for so long

Date: 2 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 5

Had lunch here and the small Chicken Fried Steak plate was actually pretty filling and not badly priced. Will definitely come back again. A side note though, if your car is low you may want to park across the street, its pretty steep going in and theres holes in the lot.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 5

Will be returning.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

Always good and atmosphere too. Eat there often

Date: 2 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 5

Great expierence at this resturant! The staff was very welcoming and the food was amazing!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 5

Very neat place. Very good food

Date: 2 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 5

Love this place. Good memories.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №75

Rating: 1

I got the half pound burger they only gave me bacon and cheese nothing else on it and the French fries were so soggy they were wet and I ordered a sweet tea and they gave me a Coke. 10-15-21 wont be going back

Date: 2 years ago

Review №76

Rating: 5

Pretty good food but thought it was a little expensive for the amount of food we received. We both ordered a lunch combo and it cost a little over $30 with no leftovers.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №77

Rating: 4

Not a bad burger...the place has a cool vibe. It gets 4 stars because I waited 1 hour and 10 minutes for my food. Granted they had a crowd. I will tell you to try it. If you see a bunch of cars outside, you might try another time. Dont go on Sunday.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Love me some Chicken Oil!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №79

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №80

Rating: 5

So good!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №81

Rating: 5

Great food and great company!!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 5

Really fun atmosphere. We went on game day and waited 45 minutes but it was worth it. Had a great time hanging out and drinking beer. Loved the burgers, nothing fancy at all, simple, delicious.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Pretty good

Date: 3 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 4

I had the 1/4 pound cheese burger, and order of Tijuana Fries, and a cold Shiner on draft. Total + $2 tip came in at $19, so a little on the high side. Burger was a little small, but overall, the meal was great and tasty! Great atmosphere too! Oh, if you have a car low to the ground (like a sports car) , you may want to park across the street!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 5

Great burgers great place .

Date: 3 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №90

Rating: 5

Great hide away place. Love the atmosphere of the place and the Aggie Alumni. Burgers, Chicken and fries are awesome. Will definitely be back.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №91

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №92

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №93

Rating: 5

Absolutely the best food anywhere

Date: 3 years ago

Review №94

Rating: 5

Old school College Station burger joint with great atmosphere! The burgers are fantastic, and the other menu items are loved by the rest of the family. We have loved this restaurant since the early 90s!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №95

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №96

Rating: 4

With group of nice decent people here for brief lunch. Ordered bbq burger of the day from ones recommendation. Tasty food. Quick and friendly service. 4.5 star.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №97

Rating: 4

Back in the 90s, we used to help welcome international students into our community. Once, we had two Japanese students, freshly arrived, first time in the U.S.A. coming to study at Texas A&M. Naturally, we took them to the Chicken Oil Company. From the outside, it looks like a really old barn, with a bunch of antique tin signs on the walls. Funny thing, now, 30 years later, it looks just the same - it doesnt look like its aged a single day. And no surprise. Their websites headline is we havent changed a bit! And we aint plannin on it As soon as we walked in, the Japanese students eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. They were just looking around and repeating wow!!!. One of them said Wow, this is just what we thought Texas was going to look like. LOL! The inside is like stepping into an old west bar. Rough planking wood floors, walls and ceiling. The walls are covered in trophy animal heads of all kinds. There is a big fireplace in one area, and there is a huge alligator gar above the mantle, looking like some kind of prehistoric fishing trophy. You are welcome to carve your name (or whatever) on the tables, so they are covered in peoples initials and other musings (nothing offensive that Ive ever seen). Basically, this place is the epitome of country/old west atmosphere. The food is really good. I always get their 1/4 pounder with cheese and bacon, and it never disappoints. This place really makes it an issue to stay the same. If you want a really good burger or chicken fried steak, in a great atmosphere, this is your place. If you have guests from out of town, first time in Bryan/College Station. This is the #1 must do. Same goes if you are visiting from out of town. Check this place out.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №98

Rating: 3

Decent burger, good fries.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №99

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №100

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №101

Rating: 3

Food was mediocre, ranch and gravy were watered down, chicken fried steak was a hamburger patty, all sides were under seasoned.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №102

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №103

Rating: 5

I went to Chicken Oil Company.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №104

Rating: 4

Still a great place for a burger.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №105

Rating: 5

Best chicken fried chicken plate ever! Easy size for lunch with salad. Great, fun, environment, with lots to keep your attention without needing your phone.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №106

Rating: 3

Closes at 8. Makes it hard for some families to eat dinner there. Delicious food.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №107

Rating: 5

The same chicken oil. Good grub good service and great greasy burgers

Date: 3 years ago

Review №108

Rating: 5

Been a while since I last visited and this visit was enjoyable! Good food, excellent sweet tea, and good customer service. Go and check out!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

Probably the best burger Ive had in a very long time. The fries were good too. Nothing fancy about this place... but its atmosphere and decor are quirky and cool.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №110

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №111

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №112

Rating: 5

Top five burger in Brazos County. Some of the best tea in the whole State.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №113

Rating: 5

Great atmosphere! Yummy food. My 10 year old rated his hamburger a 9/10. Ill definitely visit again the next time we come to Bryan.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №114

Rating: 5

Awesome... great place

Date: 3 years ago

Review №115

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №116

Rating: 2

The staff and food quality is really lacking.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №117

Rating: 2

This is from 2 years ago see below for new review, Love chicken oil and they police officer, firefighter and First responder discount. 7-9-21 new review the staff has become rude and the food is poor. Fries under cooked on the inside and burnt on the outside. They also messed up our order leaving my son with nothing to eat for 10 minutes while the rest of use had food.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №118

Rating: 5

Great as always!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №119

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №120

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №121

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №122

Rating: 5

Excellent food, cool vibe

Date: 3 years ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №124

Rating: 5

Really yummy Burgers...

Date: 3 years ago

Review №125

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №126

Rating: 2

Used to be one of our family favorites, but sadly, its off the list after this Sunday lunch. Waited 15 minutes to order, then 45 minutes for food. Both burgers were overcooked and cold, wouldnt even melt the cheese a little bit. Everyones fries also cold. Salad wilted and dreary. Chicken fried steak like a piece of cardboard from a factory, fried until dark brown and dry, with watery gravy. Too bad Don Ganter is in his grave. Its probably because they are understaffed during this time of difficulty hiring good people. Maybe it will return to quality, hopefully soon.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №127

Rating: 5

Always a great burger and atmosphere!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №128

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №129

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №130

Rating: 2

Our first visit. Should have tried a burger and maybe will go back for one another time, but the shrimp basket and chicken fried steak will never be ordered here again. Very poor quality entrees. Quick service considering it s counter service. The items we ordered were about on par with a grocery store frozen dinner. We really appreciated the view of others enjoying their burgers, though. Big and bold HAMBURGERS sign on the outside wall with no other food mentioned should have been a big hint for us! Seems odd for a restaurant named the Chicken Oil Co.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №131

Rating: 5

Best burgers in town.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №132

Rating: 5

Good service a yummy food!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №133

Rating: 5

Iconic place. Great burgers!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №134

Rating: 5

Hands down one of the best burgers in Bryan. And they give a veterans discount too!!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №135

Rating: 4

Good food

Date: 3 years ago

Review №136

Rating: 5

Have been coming here since I was a kid (when I used to knock my chair over backward on accident every trip) and never once have they disappointed! The environment is unique and very much displays classic Texas. The burgers are amazing and the staff is always polite. An easy recommendation for everyone in the area!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №137

Rating: 5

Best burger in town

Date: 3 years ago

Review №138

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №139

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №140

Rating: 3

Nice rustic atmosphere. Food is average at best. 1/4 pound burgers are the size of sliders. Fries and onion rings came out cold. Wraps are nothing more than soft tacos.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №141

Rating: 5

Great burgers

Date: 3 years ago

Review №142

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №143

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №144

Rating: 5

Loved it!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №145

Rating: 5

Ive always loved Chicken Oil Co. Have eaten here for as long as I can remember. Nice Atmosphere, Great Food An American Staple. Love this Place. Experience the Chicken Oil Company.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №146

Rating: 5

Good burgers, with quality salads. The texas toothpicks are great. The atmosphere of the place is great.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №147

Rating: 5

Burgers and beer...or is it beer and burgers? Either way, this is the place! Bring your appetite and get the double meat cheese burger.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №148

Rating: 3

The Chicken fried steak was ok. Not the best, but it was fresh, and the staff was friendly. Salad was ok. Fries were fresh! Will come back again, and try something else on the menu for sure.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №149

Rating: 5

Great food!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №150

Rating: 5

Death sauce provided sufficient kick. Solid burger. Fries were good enough. Good food, yes, world class legendary drive across the state of Texas level good? No. But still good. Take it for what it is and enjoy if youre in town.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №151

Rating: 3

Date: 3 years ago

Review №152

Rating: 2

Date: 3 years ago

Review №153

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №154

Rating: 5

Very good!!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №155

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №156

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №157

Rating: 5

They have even veggie burger. Excellent fries, spacy are, no mask craziness.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №158

Rating: 5

Real cute place.. good food

Date: 3 years ago

Review №159

Rating: 5

Great food and great staff

Date: 3 years ago

Review №160

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №161

Rating: 5

It taste giid. if i am bothering to write a review, then it must be giid. get giid kid. gig em

Date: 3 years ago

Review №162

Rating: 5

Great burgers and fries. Love this place when I am in town, although parking can be difficult at peak times.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №163

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

Great food

Date: 3 years ago

Review №165

Rating: 5

Great place

Date: 3 years ago

Review №166

Rating: 5

Comfort food and burgers. Good stuff

Date: 3 years ago

Review №167

Rating: 5

Good affordable food and great atmosphere

Date: 3 years ago

Review №168

Rating: 5

One of the places I always stop when in town for work.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №169

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №170

Rating: 3

Date: 3 years ago

Review №171

Rating: 4

Good burgers and cold beer . Very comfortable atmosphere!!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №172

Rating: 4

Love it here

Date: 3 years ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №174

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №175

Rating: 3

Burgers are not that good, like they use to be,but ok

Date: 3 years ago

Review №176

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №177

Rating: 5

Last time I was here I was about 14 I am now 40 and the burgers are still awesome

Date: 3 years ago

Review №178

Rating: 5

Great burgers, better staff

Date: 3 years ago

Review №179

Rating: 2

Food was plentiful, theres that. However, I got chicken fried chicken and my wife got chicken fried steak, and they both seemed to just be frozen entrees you could get at Sams Club or somewhere. I guess we should have just gotten the burgers. The Shiner was cold at least.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №180

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №181

Rating: 4

A little tight maneuving but the food was great. Try the double cheese burger with the Death toping.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №182

Rating: 5

Good food and great atmosphere!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №183

Rating: 5

If you come to Texas specifically by Texas A&M. The Chicken Oil Company is a must stop. The food is fantastic the atmosphere is really a lot of fun. They have healthy food options for folks who have restrictions like me.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №184

Rating: 4

One of the few old eating establishments left in BCS. Great casual atmosphere. Food is good, nothing fancy. Great place to hang with friends and family

Date: 3 years ago

Review №185

Rating: 4

The Cheese burger with thr Death add on is excellent but a little small. Note that the partking is small and very rongh

Date: 3 years ago

Review №186

Rating: 4

This location is very similar to the Dixie Chicken menu. The prices are a little higher since it is a tourist spot. Its great though if you want to avoid the crowds around the Dixie Chicken but still want to enjoy similar food.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №187

Rating: 5

Great atmosphere. Great food.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №188

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №189

Rating: 5

Great customer service

Date: 3 years ago

Review №190

Rating: 2

The worst ever fried chicken wrap! Never buy one.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №191

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №192

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №193

Rating: 4

Environment was real casual Service was extremely fast

Date: 3 years ago

Review №194

Rating: 3

Cool spot but I think burgers are just okay

Date: 3 years ago

Review №195

Rating: 3

Date: 3 years ago

Review №196

Rating: 1

Over priced! Food not that good.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №197

Rating: 4

Great place, been around for many years...

Date: 3 years ago

Review №198

Rating: 5

So nice my parents live there and i love going there food was very good and i like looking at the carving in the taBal

Date: 3 years ago

Review №199

Rating: 4

Very good hamburger and fries.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №200

Rating: 5

Good burger, fast service. The fried onions and jalapenos are great.

Date: 3 years ago