Ruby Tuesday Menu Items Ranked Worst To Best

For many of us, Friday and Saturday nights are reserved for venturing out to eat and staying up late to have a good time. But that doesn't mean you can't make a weeknight just as fun as your weekend. 

So, instead of waiting until the end of the week to unwind, why not head to a place that has the second day of the workweek in its name? The people at Ruby Tuesday want you to treat every day like it's the weekend, and they provide the energetic environment for you to do just that. Ruby Tuesday serves up various dishes that help quell the appetites of hungry customers, and many of these menu items keep people coming back time and time again. 

Of course, as with any dining establishment, not every single item on the menu is crafted with the same kind of tender loving care, which means there are certain options that you should probably avoid. So, the next time you and your crew roll out to Ruby Tuesday in search of a worthwhile meal, make sure you know which mouthwatering items are worth ordering. 

Chicken is one of those proteins that doesn't really have a strong flavor on its own; however, there are numerous ways to season and dress chicken that can really make it stand out as a stellar dish. The rich and hearty hickory-bourbon glaze is one of the most delicious ways to baste a piece of chicken, which is exactly why the Ruby Tuesdays menu offers the Hickory Bourbon Chicken dish. 

This dish features two grilled chicken breasts served with two sides of your choosing. In theory, this dish should taste great. Sadly, in reality, the opposite is true. It's a shame that this dish is quite passable because the hickory-bourbon glaze is actually quite tasty; it's a little sweet, a little smoky, and it has just enough bite to satisfy someone looking for a bit of heat. 

However, the grilled chicken breasts don't do this glaze justice. The meat is super dry, and you have to resort to talking a huge gulp of water with every bite just so the food travels down your throat smoothly. It's a shame that such an awesome glaze is wasted on two pieces of chicken that deserve to stay far away from the dinner plate.

There are few better ways to serve cheese than crisping it in a deep fryer. Mozzarella sticks generally have a crispy outer shell with a gooey inside that makes for a little stick of handheld heaven. While you can pretty much fry any cheese you can think of, mozzarella seems to be the go-to cheese for frying because it's firm enough not to fall apart completely in the oil but soft enough to create that stretchy photo-worthy cheesey pull after each bite. 

Ruby Tuesday serves up Mozzarella Sticks as a starter, but even though the temptation to indulge in fried cheese might linger strongly inside you, it's best to stave it off. Even though the mozzarella sticks at Ruby Tuesday look quite appealing when they hit your table, much of the cheese that lives inside the crunchy exterior is nowhere near the level of gooeyness you desire. 

Most of the time, it feels like you're biting into a stick of Polly-O string cheese encased in fried batter, which doesn't make for a great taste or texture in your mouth. The marinara sauce served alongside these cheesy upsets doesn't do a thing to enhance these sticks, so it's best to direct your appetite's vehicle towards a different avenue altogether.

Incorporating fish into your diet is a great way to obtain a dose of omega-3 fatty acids, which are beneficial for heart health.  And, as we all know, it's astoundingly important to take care of your heart. If you're sitting at a table in Ruby Tuesday's dining room and are wondering about the best way to get some of those essential omega-3s into your diet, then you might decide to choose the Honey-Glazed Salmon Bowl from the menu. 

This salad bowl is served heaped with veggies topped with a sizable filet of salmon, but unfortunately, in this case, obtaining some of those omega-3s comes at a price. That price (well, besides the actual price of the dish) is the lack of flavor and unfortunate texture of the fish itself. The bowl contains a large variety of ingredients: Romaine lettuce, baby spinach, carrots, cabbage, corn, quinoa, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, Parmesan cheese, and a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette. 

The salmon has a sweet honey glaze on it, but the consistency of this dressing is unpleasantly runny. Additionally, the fish is far too dry, and no amount of dressing or glaze can save this sad piece of salmon. Do yourself a favor and seek out your omega-3 nutrition in a different dish. 

If you order a plate of nachos at a restaurant, the moment you see them approaching your table, they're likely to give you an immediate feeling of relief. Nachos are often associated with having a good time. Ruby Tuesday clearly wants you to have the best time possible while you dine, which might very well mean ordering the BBQ Chicken Street Nachos for you and your friends to enjoy while you sip drinks and laugh about life.

You'll probably recognize many of the ingredients on this platter from the nachos that are offered at other restaurants. Ruby Tuesday's nachos contain the standard black beans, shredded cheddar cheese, jalapenos, sour cream, pico de gallo, and guacamole. However, things take a different turn with the addition of juicy chunks of barbecued chicken and a healthy drizzle of zesty barbecue sauce on the entire dish. 

These nachos are served on a huge plate, so almost every chip has at least several ingredients piled on top. These nachos are a welcome change from those loaded plates of nachos that merely dump the fixings on the top layer of chips and leave everything underneath bare and boring.

After a big meal full of savory flavors, there's likely only one thing your palate wants: Something sweet to balance out the flavor show that has been playing on your tongue. A sugary dessert fulfills that desire, and Ruby Tuesday certainly doesn't deprive its paying guests of the opportunity to jump on the sugar bandwagon. The Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillet is one of its top desserts, and after a meal full of hearty flavors, this dish offers the perfect level of relief. 

It's also quite a looker: A warm, freshly baked chocolate chip cookie sits nestled inside a skillet, and it's topped with two scoops of vanilla bean ice cream and drizzled with both caramel and chocolate sauce. This vanilla ice cream perfectly complements the soft, warm texture of the chocolate chip cookie. 

The chocolate chips in the cookie are warm and melted, giving this cookie little bursts of gooey goodness. The caramel and chocolate drizzle adds another layer of sweetness to a pretty awesome dish. Needless to say, this skillet is a solid way to round out your dining experience. 

Generally, the words "coconut" and "shrimp" may not find themselves working quite so well together. After all, one is an ocean-dwelling crustacean, and the other is a fruit that dangles from palm trees. However, when you mix coconut into breading, cover shrimp in said breading, and then fry the shrimp, the end result is absolutely delicious. The Ruby Tuesday menu is filled with delicious flavor combinations, and that's exactly why the restaurant chain also offers a platter of Coconut Shrimp as an appetizer. This dish can be ordered to share with other people so that everyone at the table can try this mouthwatering combination and indulge.

The shrimp is extremely delicate, which makes for a very satisfying bite. The breading is sweet because it contains coconut, but not so sweet that it overwhelms the sweet-and-salty flavor of the shrimp. But, the element that makes this appetizer an absolute powerhouse is the honey-sriracha mayo that accompanies this dish. The creaminess of the dip works very well with the crunchy breading. Additionally, the honey and siracha combine to provide a  sweet kick of spice that turns each shrimp into a mouthful of delight. These crispy shrimp pieces are highly addictive, though, so be careful!

Eating something that has a soft gooey filling can be quite a lot of fun. It can feel like you're mining through an outer covering of flavor to reach the even tastier stuff on the inside. It's a culinary mission that always yields satisfying results. This is just one of the things that makes lava cake so amazing: Not only do you get a moist mound of soft chocolate cake, but when you dig into it, a warm, thick river of dark chocolate liquid spills out from the cake. 

Ruby Tuesday serves a Chocolate Lava Cake that's every bit as rich and decadent as your dessert dreams. After you place your order at Ruby Tuesday, you can expect a softball-sized mound of rich chocolate to arrive at the table. The cake is topped with a generous scoop of vanilla bean ice cream covered in Oreo crumbles and a chocolate sauce drizzle. 

While these elements are great, they're certainly not the best part. The most awesome aspect of this cake emerges when you take your spoon and plunge it into the cake for the coveted liquid prize that rests inside. The warm dark chocolate center pours out like black lava, making every bite you take richer than the last. This is chocolate on steroids, and that's a darn good thing.

Anyone who loves seafood should probably take a trip down to New Orleans at some point to bask in the glory that is life-changing oceanic delights. Now, maybe that trip a long way away from now, and you'd like to get some kind of a New Orleans fix sometime in the near future. Well, luckily, Ruby Tuesday can help with that. The menu offers an entrée that is appropriately called "New Orleans Seafood" for all those people who want to dive head-first into the grub from The Big Easy.

Creole seasoning is wildly popular in New Orleans, so it makes sense that this dish contains a healthy dose. Creole seasoning contains paprika, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, basil, white pepper, black pepper, as well as cayenne pepper for heat. This dish consists of a flaky filet of tilapia rubbed in Creole seasoning and topped with sauteed shrimp and creamy Parmesan sauce. The sauce forms a lovely rich accompaniment to the gentle flavors of the seafood, so each bite is creamy, refreshing, and rich. This flavor-packed dish will surely give you a great taste of New Orleans cuisine. 

Although Philadelphia is famous for its cheesesteaks, you don't necessarily have to go to the City of Brotherly Love just to enjoy one. In fact, you can head down to the nearest Ruby Tuesday when the craving for a Philly cheesesteak suddenly strikes like a bolt of lightning. By ordering up the Philly Cheesesteak Hoagie at Ruby Tuesday, you get to enjoy a glimpse of the best sandwich that Philly is famous for without ever traveling to Pennsylvania. 

Now, the big difference between the sandwich Ruby Tuesday serves and an authentic Philly cheesesteak is in the cheese. The authentic version nearly always contains cheese whiz. That's right. That yellow pumpable paste is typical of a cheesesteak that is truly from Philly. Ruby Tuesday tops top tender strips of shaved beef, onions, peppers, and mushrooms with melted cheddar. The beef is thinly sliced, which alleviatess the overly chewy texture, and the grilled veggies are great for balancing out the richness of the fat in the meat. This is definitely a hoagie that is worth exploring. 

The texture of salmon, when cooked correctly, feels wonderfully delicate, rich, and amazing in your mouth, and that's exactly why so many people prefer it over other kinds of fish. Salmon-loves really enjoy cutting right through the flaky layers with a fork to reveal the light pink coloring on the inside. If you're obsessed with all things salmon, then you'd definitely be missing out dearly if you neglected the Hickory Bourbon Salmon option on the Ruby Tuesday menu. 

This is one fish filet you don't want to let swim away. The filet at Ruby Tuesday is big and hefty, so you know you're getting your money's worth, which is always a good thing. The salmon falls apart into warm layers the moment you push your fork gently into the filet. The glaze is smoky, a little sweet, and has a subtle hint of heat that gently simmers underneath the sweet smokiness. The heat sneaks in at the last second and finishes off every bite like a maestro rounding out a culinary orchestra.

When you're craving a handheld meal with a bun and fillings but aren't in the mood for red meat, you can turn to the next best thing: Chicken. Chicken sandwiches are available in all shapes and sizes; some of them are worth your time and money, while others deserve a one-way ticket to the nearest dumpster. One chicken sandwich that absolutely deserves your undivided attention is Ruby Tuesday's Ultimate Crispy Chicken Sandwich. This sandwich is so good that it will make you forget all about red-meat patties altogether.

This chicken sandwich has so many amazing flavors that your tongue won't know how to handle it, but in the best way possible. The crispy chicken cutlet is glazed with a deliciously sweet and savory honey-garlic sauce, and it's topped with hardwood smoked bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, honey mustard, and cheddar cheese queso: Just take a second to process that information. 

Each bite contains a lovely sweetness from the glaze, crunch from the chicken, saltiness from the bacon, creaminess from the honey mustard, and thick richness thanks to the cheddar queso. This is the perfect item to order when you want to eat something that delivers a wallop of flavors to your mouth.