What brand of ranch dressing is served at restaurants?

Question

Like the kind you get at most salad bars or Chili's or Old Chicago. It's more watery than creamy and it's not as seasoned as Hidden Valley or the ranch you buy at grocery stores.

Answer 1

The ranch you get at restaurants is powder, buttermilk, and sour cream. The powder they have at chilis is made by brinker international (they own the chain and make alot of they're ingredients, like mcdonalds does). Basically, lots of buttermilk, 1/4 sour cream, and the ranch mix you use. You can make this at home with the hidden valley packets.

Answer 2

i always wondered that.

Answer 3

I have had restaurant managers tell me that they do use Hidden Valley Ranch dressing at their restaurants.

Answer 4

well in the restaurant i work in we use kens dressing but their are so many that i have used in restaurants including

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conway

kens

and a middle grade dressing made for sysco foods

their classic blend  

Answer 5

Of course not every restaurant is going to use the same kind!!!!  Certainly some make their own recipe, others use a brand that they get through their supplier

Answer 6

I have worked at many different places, and they all use different ones. The one I presently work at makes there own with buttermilk and some mix.  

Answer 7

a lot of restaurants have their own manufacturers and recipes, but some use ranch dressing packets and make it up themselves.  I work at Uno's chicago grill and ours is uno's dressing

Answer 8

I have asked this question on yahoo also because i love chili's ranch dressing.Nothing compares ..hidden valley is too over done..strong.

I have mixed the pouch dry kind myself and not put in the whole dry package it comes out pretty good....I need to ask chili's because i could drown myself in the ranch dressing also...we ask for extra to dip to fries in ...my grand baby needs two cups of it for her fries.lol

I have found though its thick marzetti's carrot dip in little containers is good..

We dont have an old chicago around so not sure about it never been there...