The barbecue was excellent and the sauce taste like nothing I've ever had before. Excellent french fries cooked in beef tallow. Will definitely go again! read more

Good solid barbecue. Prices are reasonable. Smells like a BBQ place should. Friendly folks and a locals eat here. Meat, fries and Sweet Tea. Just what you need. read more

Went Tuesday evening @7:45 and ordered 1/2 slab of ribs. Don't know that I've ever eaten any worse ribs. Way overcooked tasted like charcoal. Would not return again. read more

the food we got was good BUT. service was terrible. the women working the counter was more interested in the friend at the drive thru than her inside line. I ordered two lunch meals and then came back to order a family size onion rings. they put a bag in front of me and then hung out the window again. I couldn't get their attentio. I gave bag to husband and went to get drinks. hubby ate onion rings and ask why I got a hamburger?! I didn't they gave me the wrong order. I went back and told them, it was drive thru order. They DECIDED I didn't need my large order since I got a hamburger I didn't want. no onion rings, no refund, just self-righteous attitude. I left disappointed and husband didn't get his onion rings. I gave them 2 stars because the fries were good. read more

We live James BBQ, the food is always amazing. Addison is a new employee, and a great addition to their staff. Definitely would James BBQ to everyone read more

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I am Davey L. Rich, the creator of Best Burgers in America, and I travel all over and Score burgers for Restaurants. I was invited to come and Score the burgers for James's Bar B Q restaurant and what an awesome experience. Their burger is all about serving the All-Time American Classic Burger. They score a Perfect 10 and will receive a Plaque from Best Burgers in America Association. If you love great classic burgers, then you have to go to James's Bar B-Q and taste one of the best burgers in the business. Always fresh hand-patted burger patties, fresh toppings, and a bun grilled to perfection. Great Job, guys. Tell them that, Davey L. Rich, "The Burger Guy" sent you. God Bless. read more

The food is yummy. The service is not. This is the second time the order was wrong. We didn't ask for anything difficult; meat,cheese, and bun for kids burgers. Burgers came fully dressed, again. The people working there clearly did not want to be. read more

Always good food and friendly service. I like the option of calling ahead and picking up at the window.

We were disappointed. Not as good as we remembered and the sides were 2 bites.Lots it places can't hire enough people and it hurts the quality of the food and service. read more

Was working in town and stopped by because we always get BBQ everywhere we go. I got the pork plate with slaw and pinto beans my work partner got the pork plate with potato salad and baked beans. We both loved it and will definitely be back next time we drive close by. My partner got the peanut butter pie and even that was amazing. The service was very good, Definitely recommend stopping by for a great experience over all. read more

1st thing the food is GREAT! My family gets take out once a week from there. And when we have company from out of town there is always at least 1 visit to James. However, when it comes to the online menu...uh uh! As I found out when having several couples meeting at my house for food and then all leaving together for a scheduled event. I had everyone go online to look at the menu and text me their orders so I could order and pick it all up before they got here. I saw texts with catfish ordered which I got excited about... never saw that on the menu board at the restaurant, jalapeño poppers, sm and LG bbq sandwiches and a few other items that I didn't know they offered. By the time I called in the order I found out that none of that is available anymore and hasn't been for more than a year. No time to call everyone and ask what else they would like to eat so we all went without and headed to the event. Left that early because we were all starving. PLEASE update or just remove the online menu. It's a phone snapshot of an old menu board... takes 2 minutes to take a new photo and upload. UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE your business please! read more

Great cole slaw. That's it. Was Leary because of the outside unattractiveness. They remodeled the outside. With ugly yellow vinyl siding. UGLY! We went on inside. They had a catfish special. We asked if it could be extra done and asked if it was greasy. We like our catfish dry and flakey. "Oh the cat fish is great" the lady said. Catfish here ain't great. It looks like McNuggets. Fat greasy and had not much flavor. Hush puppies were cold heavy and greasy. French fries were cold heavy and had a awful flavor. My husbands baked potato was hard and old. He sat there and looked at me and said. I can't believe this. Man across from us has to send his food back. Which we should have. We left. Never to return. Sad. This use to be the best restaurant around. read more

Good BBQ cooked onsite. Smoked half chicken is cooked on site. It is moist and has a good smoked flavor. White sauce that comes with the chicken is good. read more

Friday night steaks are the best. They have the best slaw I've ever eaten. One of my favorites!

Working in the area needed lunch on the road. In the area there are a few fast food chains, a Mexican joint and this place. I saw some pretty bad reviews but a few locals said it was pretty good and the issues that most patrons had were in the past. I went thru the drive thru and ordered a large brisket sandwich w no sauce. Service took longer than I expected. I questioned whether or not they forgot about me as there was no real communication after I ordered from the young lady at the window. She wasn't rude or anything she just took my order said ok got my money and shut the window. She returned with my food a solid 5-7 mins later. That's a considerable amount of time to sit in a drive thru, tho this isn't fast food some sort of communication would have been nice. I wasn't mad, but confused should I pull up... there was a second window. At one point in time I pulled up saw no one and backed up to the window I ordered from. It's not like I had fries or anything. I then notice a sign concerning contact management if you received bad or rude service which indicates a likely systemic issue with customer service. May just be a lack of communication on part of the order taker and a general expectation from the patrons on timeliness in a drive thru. Nonetheless I got my sandwich. I cracked it open in the parking lot. It's a pretty substantial sandwich. Large thick slices of steaming hot brisket atop a super soft cheap bun. They put pickles on it per my request. It was pretty good. Nice smoke flavor, tender, juicy and an ample portion. It was better than I expected. The sauce was on the side I tasted it and wasn't a fan, though it wasn't sweet as most it was still sweet with a lot of smoke flavor. This sandwich isn't driving food for most. Good thing I'm a professional at driving and eating in my car. I was very pleased with my order and the experience could definitely warrant another visit. I cannot attest to the other menu items. Further I considered the service slow, but friendly enough though they could communicate better versus rude and slow. If you're in the area it was a good sandwich and preferable to the available fast food options for me. read more

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Been sitting at the window now for 20mins. I called in a pick up and got to the window she has seen us sitting here and just walks away this will be my last time coming here. Need to get better workers. read more

Brisket was dry but lucky their barbeque sauce is good. If you're going to eat here just buy a bucket of coleslaw, it's really good.

So it's about 12:30pm on Friday and good places to eat should be somewhat busy. James bbq wasn't really busy all but figured we'd try anyway. We ordered two bbq plates with sides. Bbq was dry and not very "bbq'ie". Tea was good but that was about all. Sorry James probably be a while before I go back if.... read more

The BBQ baked potato is to die for. Meats are good and sides are good also. Great small town place to eat.

Since James reopened, it is good food, not outrageous prices. Local, keep missing the catfish specials, one day I will get there. Just glad it's in my community! read more

The best bbq in Geraldine yea right it's the only bbq in Geraldine and it's horrible ate here the other night and got two miles dwn the road and puked my guts out and then again the next day went to Dr and was told had food poisoning beware of James bbq read more

It's all good, best BBQ in Geraldine. Seriously it is very good especially the smoked chicken. Good veggie plates also. Small town life at its best. read more