Babe's Chicken Dinner House - Roanoke: A Family-Friendly Southern Dining Experience

BEST chicken fried steak dinner we've had yet! The mashed potatoes and gravy were so smooth and flavorful, too! Our server, Ava, was just so sweet and made sure our drinks stayed full and we had enough food. I just love her - we've had her before and she laughs at our jokes and makes her own with us! It's always a full house over there with a lot going on around us, but she makes it feel like it's just us, laughing and talking in my kitchen. This restaurant feels like home, and every time we go we always say that it was the best yet. The food quality is always consistent, and Miss Ava is always smiling! Thanks Babe's!

Best fried chicken in the world! If I was on death row this could be my last meal. Our server Kelsey was upbeat, friendly and attentive. Great place!

Babe's is the best fried chicken in the world. My family and I love it. Every time we go to DFW, we make a trip to Babe's. Lately we have been going to the Roanoke location and it has been amazing. Service is always top notch, and the food is everything we want. Obviously we will be back!

The fried chicken more than lives up to expectations. The sides are delicious and the service great! There was a wait but not long and it’s well worth it. They had good music and the staff occasionally entertains.

If I could give service more than 5 stars, it would be a 10. I knocked over the water glass and most of it landed in my plate. Our server was very nice and quickly brought me a new plate - and 3 extra chicken tenders since that was on my plate. Would be nice to have green beans instead of corn for a more visually appealing meal. A grilled chicken breast would be a nice option over fried or fried. A great place for families and groups with the family style service for sides- mashed potatoes, gravy, and corn. The biscuits are the best ever.

Chicken was very good. Enjoyed the family style of all the sides. Biscuits were great! But be warned: THEY DO NOT HAVE RANCH. Only reason for less stars. Fried chicken without ranch?!?

Some of the best fried chicken in the DFW metro plex. Great staff, very friendly and aimed to please. Biscuits were nice and fluffy along with bottomless delicious sides. Will definitely return. Prepare to take a nap after this meal

I have been ta two Babes locations but was encouraged to visit this, the original, location. It is nestled in the heart of Roanoke and is surrounded by several other restaurants on the ‘main’ street leading directly to City Hall. It is a quaint yet growing area. The decor is pretty cool and reminiscent of an open country barn with exposed rafters and all. In fact the space above houses quite a bit of history as it is used to commemorate employees with long tenures. At the five year mark, you get a placard with your name and years of service. They are placed on rafters facing the door. The rafter spaces with names facing away from the door are for employees with more than ten years of service. It’s pretty cool and our server Michelle had her own mentioning five years, and she is even a year past that now. It’s really nice to see a place that people want to work and stay, and where owners recognize the loyalty. The walls have playful sketches and the support posts are covered with old time intersection direction signs. The menu here is simple: fried chicken or chicken fried steak. Other locations have expanded their menu somewhat but here it is straight up simple. It is worth mentioning they do not even do the green beans here. No worries! We ordered both. The chicken fried steak was pretty good. The fried chicken batch I got seemed a little dry, especially the white meat. I hope this was just a slight over cook and won’t stop me from returning. The intro salad was ultra simple and appropriate so as to not overstuff you. The mashed potatoes were excellent and corn was just fine (plain coated with butter). We even went in for one refill of the mash! The service was great, Michelle was wonderful and informative, and everyone we encountered was extremely friendly. I do make it a point to notice bathrooms if I end up using it, and this place is on the high end of clean, giving you a positive feeling about the kitchen. Overall I’m glad I came to this location to see it, and enjoyed the dinner. I will continue to frequent their locations when given the chance.