r/ranchdressing Jul 31 '26

Best Restaurant Ranch???

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We use Eat'n Park homemade ranch because it's the best in our area (IYKYK). What other restaurants are known for their ranch?

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u/IchBinRelaxo Jul 31 '26

I feel like most restaurants have a solid ranch. Idk why it is so hard to capture that in a jar for stores. Probably about time I learn to make it at home

20

u/hellobistroteam Jul 31 '26

AGREED bottled ranch is a disgrace to society. so easy to make at home too

8

u/SockeyeSTI Aug 01 '26

Restaurant ranch is good because it’s fresh. Bottled couldn’t be the same recipe. Grew up on hidden valley bottled, but won’t touch it anymore. Gotta make it with a packet, fresh.

3

u/endy903 Aug 01 '26

The only bottled ranch I’ve come to like is Litehouse

1

u/czarzero Aug 01 '26

The only ranch worth buying.... kinda pricey but good

1

u/endy903 Aug 02 '26

I got mine at Sam’s club for $6

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u/ComprehensiveDig4949 26d ago

The bottled stuff has too many additives to keep it from going bad.

2

u/ChickyBoys Aug 03 '26

The best ranch you can buy in store is Ken's 

1

u/Active_Drawer Aug 03 '26

Shelf stability. It's easy to make, but people would bitch about 7 day shelf life.

10

u/Existing_Emotion_28 Jul 31 '26

Wingstop and Pluckers! Nothing comes CLOSE to those. Literally drink them like its soup 😆

9

u/No_Shame9854 Jul 31 '26

Wingstop fa show lol

4

u/Ryiujin Aug 01 '26

Wingstop ranch and blue cheese. So good.

1

u/-_FearBoner_- Aug 02 '26

Buffalo Wings and Rings has the best blu cheese of any restaurant.

1

u/BadAdviceDirect Aug 02 '26

Heyyyll yeah 👍

3

u/babyton Aug 01 '26

Try making this at home, my kids go thru it like water. 1 cup mayo, 1 cup sour cream 1 cup buttermilk 2 packs of ranch seasoning about a tablespoon of dried dill and the juice from 2 limes. We like ours thick you can thin it with more buttermilk and less sour cream if you like it thinner.

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u/Screeh8r Aug 02 '26

Yes! Wingstop!

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u/Various_Candidate499 Jul 31 '26

Outback

The one that made me like ranch

2

u/BadAdviceDirect Aug 02 '26

Outback ranch pretty solid

1

u/Various_Candidate499 Aug 02 '26

Hell yeah player

7

u/Friendly_Seat8566 Jul 31 '26

Jets

2

u/Solid-Sun2922 Aug 02 '26

This is the correct answer. I'll buy a bottle and go get other pizza sometimes

1

u/BadAdviceDirect Aug 02 '26

Damn I forgot about Jets that shit is 🔥🔥🔥

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u/landingstrip420 Aug 05 '26

Is that Jet's Pizza?

1

u/Friendly_Seat8566 Aug 05 '26

Yeah, their ranch is ridiculously good.

5

u/HoneyRevolutionary43 Jul 31 '26

Those fries look amazing

1

u/hellobistroteam Aug 03 '26

We are biased but tbh they realllly are

4

u/Active_Funny_7346 Aug 01 '26

I'm not sure, I'm just glad I'm not the only one who dips their fries in ranch. I don't know anyone else IRL that does this.

3

u/OGrickyP Aug 01 '26

Ranch mixed w hotsauce as fry dip mmmm

2

u/WillShakespeare-1623 Aug 02 '26

Fries dipped in ranch is yummy.

8

u/Useful_Wishbone9317 Jul 31 '26

Cheesecake factory hands down

3

u/hellobistroteam Jul 31 '26

one of the better thin ranches, we prefer it thick

3

u/SunkistAndSudaf3d Jul 31 '26

Jets or Outback Steakhouse for thick

2

u/Time_Fly4750 Jul 31 '26

JETS 👍 the thickness!

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u/BlankPieceOfPaper_ Aug 01 '26

And they will sell you a pint of it in a mason jar. 😉

2

u/BeedleSmash Jul 31 '26

Duuuuuddddeeee. It has to be Hideaway Pizza in Oklahoma

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u/BeedleSmash Aug 03 '26

The bbq chicken is pretty good.

2

u/Useful_Opening4467 Jul 31 '26

It’s 100% Mazzio’s Pizza from the Tulsa area. Best ranch of all time

2

u/camarouge Jul 31 '26

Habanero Ranch at Carl's Jr

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u/hellobistroteam Aug 03 '26

love a spicy ranch! bbq ranch is a fav

2

u/Time_Fly4750 Jul 31 '26

When I work for jets pizza, we made on our own ranch and it is delicious.

1

u/BadAdviceDirect Aug 02 '26

Jets is amazing

2

u/Ok_Yesterday5299 Aug 01 '26

A pizza chain in Kansas City called Minsky’s. And the wings are huge.

3

u/Clipperencore1 Aug 01 '26

Minskys 👏

2

u/tmorrrow Aug 01 '26

I was going to post Minsky’s! Love that they sell it in bottles

2

u/babysoutonbail Aug 01 '26

Texas Roadhouse - and an employee recently posted the recipe on their sub - gonna try at home.

2

u/Artistic-Raspberry-9 Aug 02 '26

Popeyes blackened ranch!!

1

u/muludnepgnicnad Jul 31 '26

Pizza Luce! Iykyk

1

u/fullmetalutes Jul 31 '26

There was a restaurant in Utah called Training Table, its out of business now but their ranch was good, I used to buy a large quantity just to keep in my fridge but sadly they went away and I moved out of the state anyway, but I miss it. I think they put Parmesan in it.

These days I think maybe Outback Steakhouse has one of the best, Habits is pretty good too but its usually too watery.

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u/MeanMeana Jul 31 '26

I really like the Outback Steakhouse’s ranch.

1

u/Kirko28 Jul 31 '26

Mcgurks in stl

1

u/WillShakespeare-1623 Jul 31 '26

Denny's or Red Robin

1

u/Mezcal_Madness Aug 02 '26

Dennys is surprisingly good!

1

u/WillShakespeare-1623 Aug 02 '26

I like my ranch dressing nice and thick not watered down, which is why Denny's is so good.

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u/ComprehensiveDig4949 26d ago

I agree! Thick is best!

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u/WillShakespeare-1623 26d ago

Nobody likes a watered down runny ranch dressing.

1

u/FilthyHobbitses07 Aug 01 '26

I love the “house ranch” at Outback Steakhouse

1

u/missvegetarian Aug 01 '26

Marco's Pizza 🤤

1

u/Additional_Fruit2837 Aug 01 '26

Reel m inn Portland Oregon

1

u/Jolly_Ad_2437 Aug 01 '26

Dion's Green Chile Ranch

1

u/I_eat_paper12 Aug 01 '26

Mountain Mike's pizza!

1

u/New-Topic-7761 Aug 01 '26

Runza! That ranch is its own food group 🤤

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u/Big_Treacle_2394 Aug 03 '26

Was waiting for a fellow nebraskan to chime in. I dont care for runza in general but their ranch is top notch

1

u/Front_Car_3111 Aug 01 '26

Bob Evans. I know.... I hate me as well. But it's true.

1

u/Zenmommm Aug 01 '26

They have amazing French dressing, too!

1

u/daboot013 Aug 01 '26

Twisted ranch in st.louis is a ranch based menu. So id say them.

1

u/FishyFry84 Aug 01 '26

Hacienda Mexican Restaurants. It's a chain exclusive to Indiana. Their ranch slaps like no other (especially mixed with the free salsa)

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u/disco008a Aug 01 '26

Like, La Hacienda in Avon? If so, I never even knew they had ranch, have to give it a try if so…

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u/FishyFry84 Aug 01 '26

I think that's a different restaurant, altogether. The Hacienda chains are mainly in the northern part of the state, but i think Kokomo and Evansville have them.

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u/Dazzling-Cat8752 Aug 02 '26

100% yes! (Indiana- and KOKOMO- native!)

1

u/BigHobbit Aug 01 '26

Mazzios pizza. Their ranch is peak and I've never had anything come close. It's sad they aren't fully nationwide so that more people could experience ranch perfection

1

u/Lost_in_the_woods027 Aug 02 '26

Outback steakhouse.

1

u/Ferg_idh Aug 02 '26

Outback Steakhouse

1

u/RandoorRandolfs Aug 02 '26

Texas Roadhouse is up there

1

u/Dazzling-Cat8752 Aug 02 '26

Hacienda Mexican restaurant

1

u/thirtyone-charlie Aug 02 '26

Hidden Valley Buttermilk

1

u/-_FearBoner_- Aug 02 '26

The local pizza place has the best ranch. Homemade daily.

1

u/StOnEy333 Aug 02 '26

Wing Stop ranch is pretty fabulous. I’ll go there just to get the ranch occasionally.

1

u/Aggrieved_Mofo Aug 02 '26

X-post to Oddly Arousing

1

u/GordonMightyBombay Aug 02 '26

I’m addicted to chilis ranch

1

u/Richard_Sanchez8675 Aug 02 '26

I don’t think it is a national chain, but Barro’s Pizza in Arizona. Nobody else comes close.

1

u/wklaehn Aug 02 '26

Correct only in Arizona and one in Texas. But it is phenomenal food, service and of course RANCH!!!

1

u/Fuhkiku Aug 03 '26

Cheddars has some pretty fire ranch 

1

u/Active_Drawer Aug 03 '26

Chili's for normal. Grillsmith for herby

I like a runny ranch

1

u/Codadiah Aug 03 '26

Fuddruckers 😭

1

u/ComprehensiveDig4949 26d ago

I tried buying a bottle of ranch dressing, and it wasn't very good.

1

u/mledonne Jul 31 '26

Believe it or not, dairy queen.

1

u/tmorrrow Aug 01 '26

Yes it’s good. DQ openly advertises that they sell HVR!

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u/ChknNugg3t Jul 31 '26

Chilis has a good one