Waitress was very friendly, lots of tables available for lunch, had a drive thru available, BBQ sauces were tasty. Homemade mac n cheese was hot a good. Meat was stacked and tasted great on my sandwich. Located right off the highway read more

Dempsey's BBQ - Three little Pigs - Barbeque Near Me - Concordia, Missouri

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I had corn nuggets, bbq brisket sandwich, and fries. All of it was cooked well and the fries were really good. They should let you sub other things for the fries and pay the difference. The ambiance needs work. Music would be nice and they should get rid of the bench (picnic style tables) and put in booths with soft lighting. Their pie menu should have pictures of the slices of pie and make it a bit cheaper so they will sell more. They have potential! read more

The food was good. Staff was friendly. Lots of seating. Liked their mild sauce more than the hot. read more

Dempsey's BBQ - Smoke Turkey Sandwich and fries - Barbeque Near Me - Concordia, Missouri

I had a pulled pork sandwich, the pork was smokey and juicy, but it was served on a plain cold bun. So I just ate the meat, their sauces are good. The sandwich was served with fries that were not freshly made, they were lukewarm and tasted like the oil they were fried in was stale. My hubby had a burger and chips, nothing special and again the bun was cold. The waitress was very nice and cheery. Probably won't stop here again. read more

Mediocre at best. Ribs were dry and flavorless, Mac and cheese was disgusting, fries and toast were limp, green beans and potato salad could be saved by someone who know how to cook. The pulled pork and brisket were ok. No way this place gets 4 stars if there were other options around. read more

Great little BBQ on your way towards KC. We went on a holiday weekend. Service was a little slower than expected but would stop in again

Good hole in the wall BBQ spot! All meat was well seasoned and had great flavor. Chicken breast looked dry, but was actually moist. The homemade French fries were a surprising touch- delicious! The sampler platter was plenty for my husband and I to share. read more

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Everything tastes amazing! My picky 8 year old loved the food. The wings and brisket were my favorite! Staff were so helpful and sweet!

We stopped on our way through from a high school basketball game. It was late so we were thankful they were still open. Food and service was good.. particularly for how late it was. read more

Food was good as always. But after a long days work in the field I wanted to come and sit down and have a nice meal. It was so cold in here that our food was cold. Before we could eat it. I had to go get a blanket out of the car. Complain to the waitress. She had no solutions for us. She could not turn it up or off. And there was no manager offer us any solutions. I will not be coming back here for a dining experience because there is none. read more

Food was great and reasonably priced. Quick service, but it was warm inside. Other than that, we will be back!

Service was friendly but substandard. Food was average at best, never have I had a chicken breast dinner that was boneless skinless dry chicken. Fries were cold and burn. Coleslaw was disgusting, server didn't even pay attention to my full bowl. Won't come back. read more

So this hole in the wall place with nothing fancy going for it has such delicious BBQ but just about everybody and all their friends including ten cousins showed up at once flooding the poor server who took it in stride. Seat yourselves and soon enough she came with menus and drink requests. Of course we waited about twenty minutes before getting our food but that was understandable as the entire place was filled with customers at once. Good time to check emails and have convos. We both got the Pork and brisket sandwiches, mine with green beans vs. his with the best fries known to me. They were definitely double fried and then lightly salted. Perfect fries. Get the fries, don't try to be healthy, look you're at a BBQ joint. He offered A fry so I snatched three of them. Then I looked up after gobbling them down and he had eaten all of them. Good indication of a BBQ place is that we people we met up with hours later said we smelt like a smoky BBQ place! We didn't even know that! Rustic but good. read more

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Lunchtime while traveling, and a nice alternative to fast food chains. Rustic decor was appropriate for bbq place; server friendly. Lunchtime rush, so service a little slow, but food was tasty. Great option if you're in the area. read more

Super convenient bbq right off the 70- seated quickly with friendly staff. They have a senior menu with the kids menu! Always hoping to see that as I don't love a huge portion. On to the food - asked for fries well done. Right on target - perfect. The brisket? Meh... on a typical boring white bun. I thought maybe it was so dry because it was sitting on that bun with no sauce. Dumped the meat on my plate stashing the bun. Dry dry dry and tough. Even had trouble cutting it. Would try something other than the shoe leather.. read more

Dempsey's BBQ - Menu for seniors and kids - Barbeque Near Me - Concordia, Missouri

Amazing, friendly service and delicious BBQ. We found ourselves staying overnight in Concordia due to being in an accident on the I70 that delayed our trip. Everyone at Dempsey's was so wonderful and the food was fantastic. If you're traveling the I70 through Concordia, it's definitely worth a stop. read more

Great food and great service!! Family owned, we stopped by on our way to St Louis and were drawn in by the Amazing Smell :)

This is a story of the good the okay and the not so good. Let's start with the good. The smell is everything you love about bbq and smoky foods. Mouth watering smell. The place looks like a bbq place should look wood, metal pretty solid. One server (not ours) was all over the place she was attentive and good at her job. The sandwiches are good sized and they don't skimp on the meat. The okay: the flavor of the meat is smoky and soft I ordered the combo (brisket and pulled pork) my wife ordered the three little piggies (pulled pork, bacon and ham). Fries and baked beans. Their hot sauce is not hot for me, but good flavor. The price is reasonable. The not so good: our server disappeared after she brought our drinks and took out order (the good server got our refills). Our server was nice just not very attentive to us. The baked beans were led by the liquid smoke in the beans too a fault. I ate some of them hoping it would maybe come around but it never did get there for me. I probably shouldn't say this but I expected better and have had better from chain restaurants I am unsure as the status of this place but it was t remarkable. I wanted it to be. The price was nice but the experience was just ok. read more

Dempsey's BBQ - Fries - Barbeque Near Me - Concordia, Missouri

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Great food and service! Inside was very clean and the ambiance was excellent! Seemed to be a bit short staffed as there was only 1 waiter for multiple tables. Felt bad for her but she did excellent! read more

The service was awesome and the food was even better! Really great experience in the middle of nowhere MO.

Outstanding experience! We had shared the pulled pork and brisket platter. It was good with and without the bbq sauce. We never heard of corn nuggets and decided to try them. Yummy! Great service lots of choices. Highly recommend! read more

Well we just made our semi annual stop at Dempsey's BBQ in Concordia, MO Wednesday evening. The ribs were amazing. So tender and so big. I don't remember any other restaurant having ribs this size. They are maybe the best ribs I have ever eaten in a restaurant. If you are traveling through Missouri, you need to stop at Dempsey's. I always get the half slab. That way I will have some to put in our cooler so I can have some at the end of our trip read more

My husband and I were coming home from a long trip. We decided we didn't want to cook when we arrived home. We pulled into Dempsey's BBQ. We decided on a brisket and pulled pork platter. The platter was big enough for both of us to have plenty. It was delicious!! We will return to the restaurant and eat in the future! Service was great also! read more

This is my new favorite spot to eat while Tesla Supercharging. Brisket, ribs and pulled pork are fantastic!

Food was good and short wait considering only one waitress. But she was a hustler. We went as 12:30 fairly busy. Would go back

Great little bbq place right off the interstate. The brisket/pulled pork platter was delicious. Service was great as well. read more

Dempsey's BBQ - Brisket/pulled pork platter - Barbeque Near Me - Concordia, Missouri

Perfect place for a bite while charging your Tesla behind the Casey's. Probably actually a 4.5 but the little extra helps them out some. Good food and really big portions. Price was also very reasonable. We got the rib and brisket special and the meat was tasty but a smidge dry. We came to lunch, though, about 2:30 pm and were really the only folks here and cooking for small numbers at off times is tough, so no complaints. Mild BBQ sauce was good. Service was excellent and super friendly. The sides, home cut fries and Cole slaw, were both really good. Fries in particular not I overly salty and imperfectly perfect (obviously made from scratch). And did I mention the large portions?. read more

Not many dining options in Concordia, so our expectations were low walking into Dempsey's. Very pleased to say we had a very good meal. Everything we had appeared fresh and hot. I had the pulled pork sandwich and my wife had a ham/Turkey/melted cheese in Texas toast. We would definitely return. read more

the worst bbq I've ever had. Pretty sure the ribs were made last week, the brisket was like shoe leather and tasted like it was reheated several times. The mac n cheese has zero flavor.The service was great, but that's it. Don't let the nice smoke flavor fool you.. it must be a candle. read more

My sister and I wanted bbq and we found this little place and seen the reviews and wanted to try it out. As soon as we walked in our waiter (Katia, i think that's her name) was right away asking us how we doing and if we need anything, and took our drinks and menu ASAP. Our waiter is amazing, she made sure we felt safe and welcomed and everything. She told us about the Onion Pettles and by far they were amazing, Im really am happy about them. If you come you have to try these they are fire We both got ribs, tri tip ans basically all the meats they have; the meats were amazing, fresh and delicious. They are awesome honestly. You will definitely love the meats. The Mac and cheese and green and bake beans were also amazing. Honestly everything was amazing, the customer service was amazing. The food was very fresh and delicious, we met the cook, he was amazing and very nice to us and i can not wait to come back and eat and hang at this place again. Thank you both for being amazing to me and my sister Btw they have truck, RV and bus parking. read more

I'm looking at all of these 5 star reviews and I'm wondering how? I'm guessing locals who overvalue a local establishment. This place was not very good. It reeked of smoke. It was so powerful our clothing stunk and needed to be washed. That's not a good sign, even for a BBQ joint, unless you're the one working the pit. The brisket sandwich was cut the wrong way. It was cut with the grain not against it. Folks, this is BBQ 101 first year. When you see this, smile, be polite, acknowledge if they don't know how to cut meat it's hard to say what else they don't know about BBQ. The beans tasted like Kerosene. This is common if they use an accelerate in their pit while cooking. I'm not saying they do, but it happens often leaving off tastes. Get out, try better BBQ, there is a lot of better BBQ out there. read more

I honestly don't know how this place has 4+ stars. The service was meh, brisket over cooked, water was awful tasting, potato salad was bad and the Mac and cheese was meh. The price for what you get is not great either. Just go to the gas station next door, you'd be better off. read more

Buns are very bland, I had the combo brisket pulled pork sandwhich. This meat was dryy! Haf to slather it in bbq sauce to make it edible. Fries were starchy inside, soggy, and just looked sad. I also had a few fries that tasted like fish. The burnt ends and ribs look tasty.. If I pass through again, I will save my money and get a burger and fries or some fried food that is edible at the creem e freeze (spelling?) read more

I had to go back and give a review. I was here at the beginning of June. I found myself thinking about the pulled pork sandwich I had here when I found myself stopping for the night in Concordia on a brutal 3 day drive from Los Angeles to Maine. I've had a lot of bbq in my time and this spot is not one to skip. Everything about my stop was absolutely brilliant, no notes. I could tell that this place probably gets pretty rowdy on the right night too. We went at like 5 pm and as we were leaving we saw what were clearly plenty of regulars making their way in and grateful we missed what was likely to be a crowd. I hope the people of Concordia know how much of a gem they have in this restaurant. It's "quaint" and snooty people might turn their nose up at it, but we all know that truly good bbq is not for the snooty. The service was wonderful without being overbearing or disingenuous. The food is a perfect example of midwestern bbq absolutely worth traveling for and the prices are fair. If I ever find myself in your lovely state again I'll be making a point to stop by and check out what else this spot has to offer. I remember my main problem when I stopped there was looking at the menu and thinking that everything looked too good and I had such a hard time choosing. No regrets! As you can see by me thinking to leave this review in September I clearly had a very memorable experience. I didn't walk into this restaurant thinking I'd find anything to write home about but I was delightfully wrong. read more

Absolutely love this place! Return customers traveling through to KC. First visit was in 2021. Still 2 years later same great food and service. Will definitely stop again if in the area or driving by. Prime location right off highway. read more

Good BBQ but the fries are my favorite. Good prices and has room for large groups. They have a large kids menu.

Brisket was tough and dry Probably the driest I've ever had either poor quality of the meat or someone needs to watch some YouTube videos about smoking brisket potatoe salad and Mac and cheese were ok not the best and not the worst I would not eat here again the brisket was just too poor quality for me to spend my money on read more

This place is twice as good as you'd expect. Ribs are huge and meaty. Brisket is filled with a deep smokey flavor. And frankly, even the baked beans were sweet and smoked. Dempsey's is great-tasting BBQ. They clearly use high-quality meats. read more

Stopped in for lunch last week driving back home from visiting family. Excellent pulled pork and smoked turkey sandwiches. Service was friendly and quick. Why stop at a mediocre chain restaurant with this little gem so close to the interstate? Stop here instead! read more

Stopped in for lunch at Dempsey's BBQ in Concordia Missouri. Ordered a brisket sandwich a pork spare rib and an iced tea. The pork spare rib wasn't too bad, the iced tea was okay as well. Unfortunately the brisket meat was spoiled. When I brought this to the manager or I guess as I was informed the owner's attention, his exact words were "well the guy just before you said it was the best brisket he ever had".... apparently if you cure a brisket it does not go bad at least that is what the owner of Dempsey's maintains. If the meat was not rotten I'm sure it would have tasted just fine but unfortunately the snide demeanor of the owner will prevent me from ever going back to that place. So I do not recommend this restaurant unless you really have no other options and hopefully your food will not be rotten when you get it. read more