Risky Business

We’ve eaten here three times over the past two months and have had consistently good food and service. They have a great selection of beers… whatever your preference, they have it. My husband raves about their burgers… cooked the way he requested and delicious. I had a sandwich one time and chicken oriental salad another time. Both were large portions and tasted great. We did appetizers another time and they were all great, as well. Each server we had was friendly and attentive. Can’t ask for much more … Good food, good beer and good service!

Meh… ok i guess. Nothing too special and it’s to be expected for a bar/​restaurant.

After seeing their menu online I was quite impressed and decided to give it a try.
First impression walking in: everyone who works here looks miserable, tired, and defeated. A good word to describe it would be «arrugh». The hostess pretty much just dropped the menus on the table. I don’t really blame them given the fact that whoever designed this place had one thing in mind: give you a giant migraine. It is a cacophony of random ugly colors and poorly designed lighting that could induce a seizure.
onto the food. every dish with protein in it was DRY DRY DRY = microwaved reheat/​thaw because it was uneven and definitely not made to order. I can only imagine what a nighmare the kitchen must look like. presentation was repulsive, I can pretty much find some chicken or ribs at the Albertsons deli area, microwave it and slap it on a place, you wouldn’t know the difference. nothing looked appetizing. I was going to get some dessert but I am certain that given the quality of food it’d be best to avoid the dessert. I’m not comparing this to well run bar restaurants like Gordon Biersch /​Yard house, but this is worse than Applebees on a bad day. This restaurant carries a lot of potential but it is poorly managed and the menu poorly executed.

On almost any day I can stop by Risky Business, a local bar and restaurant, and relax with some tasty beer and very good food. Most of the items on the menu will please you but a few stand out. Their soups a well seasoned and consistent. The burgers are, in my humble opinion, the best in town. Yes, i said it, they are big, tasty and the meat they use is always fresh. I have tried most items on the menu and there is usually something for everyone.
Ok, now for the best part of any local place… the people are great. There is always something happening but you will also find nice quite nights where you can relax with a cold one and chit-​chat with your bar keep. Customers in the bar are also pretty friendly and you may even meet a neighbor you didn’t know you had. Tucson is usually 4 degrees of separation from everything.
I do recommend the «Wisky Wings». delicious and a great deal during happy hour.

Last night we went here for dinner. Lot’s of menu items to choose from and settled on the blacken chicken sandwich and sweet potato fries. GREAT MEAL.
I read some very negative reviews, but didn’t have any of those experiences.

Much better set up than the old one on craycroft. I sat at the bar and the bartenders were very attentive. Good place to go to relax and have a few drinks.
P. S. The jalapeño hummus is a must!

Update. About a year after previous review, I was convinced to come back to Risky’s and in a few visits, I fell in love with the place. The staff and management are much improved and are customer orientated since my 2011 review. We spent 3 – 4 nights a week there while we remodeled our kitchen (that took almost 3 months).

We went here for drinks after our dinner at a nearby Mexican restaurant. The service was very slow. It was difficult to find the waitress and get her attention. She apologized for her slowness and explained that she was swamped with orders from a big party that just came in.

Been here a few times now, no significant changes, other than the wait staff. Party of 16 this time, only a couple of errors with the whole party. Bar seems to be under stocked, as they didn’t have all the ingredients for margaritas. Food was quite tasty, as there were several special requests for different dietary limitations. Was nice to see the ability to cook a steak without the seasoning added. Flavor of the beef was really great without the salty seasoning! Really applaud the chef for an enjoyable meal! Waitress really tried hard to keep orders straight when delivered to the tables, having extra staff helping her bring several orders at the same time.

Cool place to hang for a late snack. Went on a Wednesday night by myself because everything else was closed or empty. It was bustling and service was good.

Great atmosphere plenty of TV’s and great Bartenders. The food is good and well priced.

Great tasting wings, BBQ Chicken Pizza, & Sam Adams Cold Snap on tap. Would recommend this bar for beer, food, & sports on TV.

Stopped in here on a Sunday afternoon for some happy hour appetizers and drinks. The food was pretty standard… and they served cold beer so that was a plus.
We decided to give it another go a few nights later for dinner and had a great time. Clarissa was our server and she kicked ass. We ordered a couple rounds of shots, beers and food items.
The chicken wings were definitely 5 stars along with the buffalo chicken sandwich.
Way to go Risky Business!

Great menu with many tempting options. Great beer selections also. The four separate patrons each raved about their dinners. Service quite good. Food treated with great respect.

Was in town for the weekend and wanted to catch the playoffs. Unilocaled a sports bar and this place came up. It was close to the resort and had decent Unilocal reviews. Didn’t expect too much from a bar. Wanted a good beer, burger, and a TV. What I got was a beer that came out 20 minutes after ordering, the worst burger I have EVER eaten, and old ass tvs that weren’t HD. My bar was set pretty low and this place still didn’t come close to hitting it. This place was like one of those places you see on the show ‘Bar Rescue’.
Calamari heavily breaded and over cooked. Extremely chewy. Red sauce that it came with was good though.
Burger was all wrong. Bun was soggy, bacon was tough, meat wasn’t seasoned what so ever. Sweet potato fries were limp and greasy. How do you mess up sweet potato fries?
Carrot cake was dry as hell.
Service staff, I like to describe as honey badgers. They just don’t give a sh#@!

Good food, cold beer and excellent bartenders/​waitresses. Plenty of tv’s and very accommodating to watch whatever game you would like on one of them.
Turkey burger is excellent and the hummus plates are great apps.

Surprisingly this place was so yummy! At first, we were skeptical about its appearance when we walked in. The appetizers were ok. But the food were all so good! Our group had the burgers– all so good that it melt in your mouth and didn’t feel so big; salmon with bourbon was also a surprise of deliciousness; and fish tacos were also good.
Very satisfying meal!

It’s like a Jersey diner that has solid food and a big menu that married a neighborhood bar and it totally works. Good soups, salads and great French Dip and burgers along with big TV’s and a friendly staff. I go here when there’s a game on and find it comfy, tasty and fun.

Risky Business is so outrageous… I can’t believe the food… Their. Roasted Tomato And Garlic soup is to die for and the Split Pea With Ham WOW. I am sitting at home eating their Chicken finger leftovers from last night and WOW! I love this place. Every ounce of food they make is so delicious that I wanna eat there every night. No more food shopping for me cause I’m gonna at here every day/​night, etc. Oh and did I mention the Margarita’s…Mmmm mmmm m!
One thing I would like but this goes for all restaurant/​bars are hooks for the ladies pocketbooks under the bar and cell outlets under there too cause I hate when my cell is dead and I have to go home :{

It had been a while since I’ve gone but a group decided last week to get dinner here. The service was friendly and the manager or general manager could be seen talking to regulars and others.
What I was able to try: The shrimp salad, the Caesar salad, and the Taco salad. Each one was beyond plentiful. For a place not meant to be known for their salads, they clearly made them fresh and had flavorful additions. The one that was my dish (the shrimp) was loaded with avocado and it was great! The presentations on them can be a little better, but that doesn’t make the end of the world or anything. The roasted tomato and garlic soup was great to a long with them. Breadsticks were pretty good but could have been just a bit warmer. I can’t comment on the fried food because, well I admit I avoid it. With that I say if you want to get a huge fresh salad in the Foothills, come here and get one. Just don’t come everyday as they can get pricy.
Get a booth if you decide to go. The chairs were pretty uncomfortable. This remains a decent place to watch sports. TVs are throughout the restaurant and bar. Unlike places similar to this, Risky Business has a great deal of separation between the two. It’s kind of nice but still can get a little noisy.