Native Grill & Wings

The wings are good but the burgers we ordered were too small for the price range. The burger was very forgettable. Also the waiter was nice but took to long to attend us and was not attentive.

Pretty Average.
I came here for the first time for lunch. It looked like your average American restaurant similar to BJs/​Applebees/​etc. I was surprised to see that they had lunch specials: $ 7 for a burger and fries and ~$ 10 for a dozen wings. Not a bad deal, too bad the food was just okay.
The burger was small and average. The fries needed more seasoning. One person could finish the entire meal and still be hungry. I ordered 6 BBQ and 6 Honey Hot. The wings were so small and had such little meat, but maybe I’m just used to my plump hormone injected wings. The taste was alright, nothing exciting. Though I will recommend the Honey Hot — sweet with a very VERY mild kick.
Kudos to our server (I didn’t catch his name :() but he was AMAZING! He served us with a smile on his face, very cheerful, and helpful. Made the experience a lot more enjoyable.
Environment: ⁴⁄₅
Food: ³⁄₅
Price: ⁴⁄₅
Service: ⁵⁄₅

Great place for Lunch in Tempe! The service is usually above par and the patio is nice to dine on. Wings are probably some of the best in the valley!

The Lemon pepper chicken was fine, but the blended strawberry margaritas tasted like blended ice no strawberry and no alcohol. .But the service was good.

My boyfriend and I go here every Tuesday for wings. The prices for wings keep going up and we continue to go. We also go here seldomly on other days with no deals and the prices are still reasonable. However, they’re getting way too expensive. A pack of 6 wings is almost six dollars. That’s $ 1 a wings. Sorry but they will no longer be getting our business.

I’ve been going to this place for years and lets just say its not what it use to be the wings aren’t what they use to be they mess up orders quite often most of the waitresses are slow native is just another ordinary place now nothing special

I have been going here for Tues. ½ price wings for a long time. Now my Tues. plans have changed about two weeks ago, as the bill came the server informed us that the price of wings went up .10 each. That was just rude– I mean tell me before I order. They said the wings are bigger now. Not by much-​there are many other places that have good deal on wings.
See ya — gotta go for the better deals

The best wings in Arizona, is what I would’ve said if I’d written this review 15 or more years ago. When I was going to ASU this was absolutely the best place I started eating there $.10 wings in high school, and almost can’t go to a home game without having them first. They used to be $.10 apiece and they’ve gone way way way up since then, to the point the price is no different than everyone else. The quality has gone down too. Eating at native is OK, and it’s called native now not native New Yorker for some stupid reason, but it’s nothing special anymore. The changes were definitely not an improvement unfortunately.

My worst experience ever. Have you tasted your wing sauces? I ordered the mango habanero, spicy honey mustard, and barbecue hot. All of them were a complete, and utter disappointment. Mango habanero and spicy honey mustard both were overpowered with the «special spicy» sauce. Tasted like buffalo sauce. Service was poor. Please have your chefs taste your sauces. I thought we’d try Native since our usual joint is Wingstop. WRONG! Never again. We had so much food leftover, we were asked if we wanted to take out. NO THANKS!

Best wings in AZ. I like that you can order one of each flavor to make a dozen. Consistently good, never been disapointed… but i pretty much allways get the same thing. The «Ghost» is definitely the spiciest chicken Ive ever had. My favorite spot to watch a game, right in the neigborhood.

Tasty food, attentive service. The remodel makes it an attractive place. I will recommend to friends.

Real hit and miss here I’ve had good meals and I’ve also gotten sick off their food. Twice! The bar is usually crowded with riff raff and the staff has been not helpful on many occasions. Don’t waste your time

Looks amazing since they remodeled. Food is great! Pizza, wings and potatoes skins are my fav! And they have 49 cent wings on Tuesdays! But Tuesdays are usually super crowded, but it’s not too bad. It’s s positive environment and they usually have a game playing on several TV’s throughout the restaurant.

I went there last night to watch the game, I ordered the chicken wings (Asiago & Honey bbq) my girl ordered the salad chicken wraps & the food was Good but the waitress was kinda slow & it wasn’t that busy. Overall I give it a 3 out of 5 stars. The outside patio is a Plus… If your smoker u can enjoy the game with a beer & cigar or whatever u smoke… There’s water Mister’s outside so it’s cool outside…

I fell in love with wings at The Native NEW YORKER in 1991. We came here often when wings were 10 cents each. Ate at other valley locations too and loved it. I ate here several times in the 90’s, even after moving out of state. It was always a must stop when back in town. I came here around 2011 and didn’t think it was very good. Came back again in 2014 and was highly disappointed. Name Change. Atmosphere change. It’s much more like a corporate restaurant now. The old dive feel was gone and the menu is a huge mess. MOST IMPORTANT… The best wings I ever had in my life are now different. They add some sort of breading on them now. Really horrible. The other food we had like sliders and fries were «ok» but certainly nothing special.
Why oh why did you guys change it ???

Me and my boyfriend sat down and ordered 30 wings. Usually on a Tuesday we would have waited a while, but they came out really fast!
Our waiter Steven was AWESOME! This was the second time he has been our waiter. And every time he has been not only very nice, but constantly checking up on us and making sure everything was okay.
Native needs more waiters like him.
Definitely will be back, thanks Steven!

Went with a group of friends who finally convinced me to the the «the best place for wings». I ended up not being to impressed, sure food was okay. .just not amazing, service was decent.. nothing too other world-​ly, and prices were just what I expected. Place offers a lot of ambient, but this place is nothing out of the ordinary.

Great spot to watch sports with tons of giant tvs everywhere. The wings are a little small for my liking but you can order them in any quantity and they have a great variety of flavors to choose from. The other main dishes are what you expect, not out of the park but not disappointing either. The menu has a good variety of different dishes to choose from, so you can usually find something to hit the spot. Staff are always friendly and accommodating. Parking can get tough when there is a big game, so be prepared to park across or down the street and walk a bit. Not a big deal just try and avoid the dumpsters, they can be gag inducingly bad.

Unfortunately, this place barely gets three stars now.
The good:
–Wings. They have always been good, and are still excellent. Great special (49 cents per wing) on Sundays during football.
–Smoking area. Although I quit years ago, this place has an awesome patio/​bar area for smokers. Climate controlled (misters and heat lamps) for summer/​winter and new TVs, which are great for watching sports.
The bad:
–Management sucks. The service is chaotic on NFL Sundays, and I asked one of the managers walking by for a napkin, since the food runner didn’t bring me one with my wings. The manager with slicked back hair and the tatts on his forearms blew me off. My waitress was overworked, but cool. The staff has to wear these lame jerseys now, which gives this place a more corporate feel, similar to BWW.
–Prices. They have gone up significantly. Better values at many other places in Tempe. The rest of the food is mediocre.
–No more trivia. They quit providing video trivia/​poker. Might as well go to BWW if you are looking for a wing joint that has trivia/​poker. We used to play poker at Native in groups out on the patio, but no longer.

I had such a great experience at Native, it was a little surprising. I went here with a couple of friends to watch a World Cup semifinal match and we received excellent customer service on top of a great lunchtime deal.
First about the deal — when you buy a drink, wings were only 35 cents from opening to close. My total lunch bill was like $ 8 and I was STUFFED. How can they afford to sell at prices so low?!
Now about the service — our waitress Rachel was the best waitress ever. She checked in frequently, made sure we were able to take advantage of ever deal available, anticipated when we would be needing a refill, and made sure we wanted for nothing. It was amazing customer service. I wish I could give her 5 stars!
In summary: great food, deal, and staff. What’s not to love?