Opted to try Phenomenal Ribs as someone from Gary and visiting. I can say the food was good. I really enjoyed the rib tips but I can tell that they weren't smoked on a grill, it was deff good but it would've took it up a notch if it was smoked. The sauce tho omg was so good! I can say that the chicken was just ok, I loved the fries tho. The service was good, when I went the girl said she was new and she was super nice. BUT what pmo was that there was no seafood at all that day and also they said grilled chicken was going to take an hour! read more

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I ordered an extra large tip... There was plenty of food for the price add the service was good... only thing I didn't like is the ribs seem like they might have been oven baked. Didn't give me that smoky barbecue flavor I was looking for. But overall it was ok... I would order again read more

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The food is very good. I enjoyed the turkey tips and links. Sauce is excellent! They give generous portions, and enough sauce for all of the meat and fries. Service is also good. I've never waited longer than 10 minutes on a walk-in order, and my mobile orders have always been pretty much ready when I arrived. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

I wish the place looked as good as their food. I really enjoyed the ribs. They were crispy and juicy. I had my sauce on the side. The wait wasn't too bad. One of the cooks was leaving the kitchen and saw me waiting and immediately returned to the kitchen to make sure I received my order in a timely fashion. I really wish they could put as much care in the cleanliness of their restaurant. Why is it that Suburbia restaurants can have clean restaurants but in the hood we have to settle for dirty run down establishments. That's not fair. We spend as much money and sometimes more in the hood. Do you value your customers? read more

Just as the name implies phenomenal ribs! Err...make that rip tips. They were out of ribs when I made the drive over. So rib tips are the next best thing. Comes with fries (seemed to be fresh cut) and bread. All covered in a delicious bbq sauce. Huge portion for just the regular size. Pro tip call ahead and order the wait is a bit long but worth it. read more

I called a day in advance to have my order picked up at a certain time !I drove 40 mins only to be asked to wait another 30 to 45 minutes , ruined my Mothers Day surprise for my wife and mother ! No rain check and or even an apology!! Unsatisfied customer, Rev. lane from Michigan City!! read more

I came back because I thought -- let's be fair and try it again. Much better organization now. About 20 minutes, everything cooled to order Delicious fries. Good tips and wings. Stop and try it. A value. read more

The rib tips are good but the service was slower than expected (best to call in). Professional staff who were willing to explain the menu. The number on Yep is obviously not the best number. I couldn't get through but people called in while I was there. read more

The ribs are good but that's the only positive thing. When you call to place an order you have to call multiple times at different times in order to finally get someone. They run out of food more often than not. The wait time is ridiculous. read more

My first visit, after reading the reviews we felt the need to check this place out. Driving up, this place is not even remotely appealing at least until you exit your vehicle and seen&!smell the 55gal drum smokers. Walking in the service counter is covered with what appears to be bullet proof glass with a rotating carousel to conduct business. Then the door at the end of the counter was wide open. Security obviously being a concern stopped at the wide open door. We ordered a large tip and wing combo and a couple of sodas. The lady behind the counter said "we don't have any pop, we're waiting for the boss to bring us some." After a short wait the Food came out fresh, hot with large portions and amazing aroma. There are very few seats so without something to drink we took our orders back home. Opening the container revealed a mountain of goodness. The Tips and the wings were very good, super tender and the sauce was very tasty. read more

Phenomenal Ribs - Old school 55gallon drum smokers - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

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Busy intersection, 3 smokers going, phenomenal ribs indeed. Friendly staff, big menu, great prices. read more

Phenomenal Ribs - Great marketing technique! Save people from salads for lunch!! - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

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I'm honestly not even sure if the food there is any good or not but I was there working through Grubhub to pick up a delivery order and the attitude of one the workers was absolutely HORRIBLE! It was a complete waste of my time and the customers time because once 20 mins hit of me waiting after this employees attitude I cancelled the delivery because I couldn't wait any longer. I was uncomfortable and irritated after the incident and I know with this encounter I would NEVER spend a dime of my money in this restaurant. And the crazy part is my Family and I plan weekly to eat out and go back to places I run across working that seems good and I wouldn't dare come back here. It's quite a shame too with Gary having very few options of places to eat to act in such a way within your own Community. read more

The wait is ridiculously long!!!! Even if you call your food in it'll still be a 30-40 minute wait. The service is TERRIBLE

I love the rib tips but it has gotten to the point when you order large amounts all you get is bones not that much meat. Have gone the last two times and came home with more grizzle and bones will not be taking that chance anytime soon. If you complain you get attitude love it but I can cook my own. Owner and workers need to put a little care in the business. Attitude and poor quality will ruin you. read more

2 miles off I-94, this is a detour worth taking. We ordered a rack and some rib tips, both with sauce on the side. This was clutch. You could tell they put a dry rub on and let it penetrate for hours. The meats were salty and had a delicious cured flavor. The meat has just the right amount of chew. The fries are homemade, and could have used a little salt. But the shop isn't called phenomenal fries so don't worry about it. The sauce is a little sweet for my taste, so ordering it on the side allowed me to dip in as I pleased. There were many people that called in orders and this was the rib supplier to seemingly the entire neighborhood. We placed our order at the window, but calling in would have been faster. (The wait was not long though). All in all phenomenal and well priced. read more

Phenomenal Ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

Asked for a half slab of ribs Was told that they didn't have any Tips were ok Who ever heard of a BBQ joint without ribs read more

Don't let the appearance fool you. This place would be the poster business for hole in the wall. But, there is no comparison......best ribs ever! Seriously, they are doing themselves an injustice settling for the name Phenomenal Ribs. We arrived around a normal lunch time and had one person ordering in front of us. We glanced over the menu, but there was never a doubt about what would be getting ordered today! Ribs...Ribs...and more Ribs! Our order took about 15 to 20 minutes to come out. While we waited there was a steady stream of customers coming in and placing orders. Note: there is very limited seating available, this place is primarily set up for take out. But, there are three or 4 tables that seat 4 people each, Our food comes out and immediately we are hit with the smell...Amazing! As i tear apart the ribs for my first bite the first thing I notice is these don't have fall of the bone meat, but it's as close to fall of the rib as I have ever seen. As your teeth sink into that first magical smokey bite realization hits that you are in for something special. Perfect blend of smokey flavor to sweet BBQ. At this point everything else that came with the meal (fries and bread) has been forgotten. Nice sized order at a reasonable price. You leave very satisfied from a taste and fullness standpoint. Really my only problem with Phenomenal Ribs is that there isn't one in Birmingham. Thanks to the Yelp community of Gary, Indiana for all the great reviews of Phenomenal Ribs. Without you we would have never found this hidden gem. If you are ever in Gary, Indiana or within say three states...make the trip, it's well worth it. read more

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The service was horribly slow. The women behind the counter were arguing about something in front of the customers. At least 3 of the people waiting on their to go orders made comments about not coming back again. I agree with them. The service wasn't phenomenal at all!!! read more

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The food was ok.. but it was so drowned in sauce where you couldn't taste the flavor or smoke of the meat. I asked for light sauce and it was too much. Glad the ribs were tender‍. read more

Don't waste your time. They are short staffed and always out of sides. The place needs to be cleaned. Where's the health dept when you need it? read more

It took longer than they said for my rib tips order and I wanted my money back but my order came up and it was the bomb of rib tips

Jerk chicken and sausage is to die for . I love I've it the chicken is always so juicy and tender I drive 32 miles to come here. I really haven't had a complaint yet and I am very picky about where I eat! read more

The food is good, however you never know when the restaurant will be open. It's either the water is off or another reason. Today the open time was suppose to be at 11, but now it's 3PM. The wait time for food is horrendous. I'm trying to support black businesses but it's getting hard. read more

Well named! I had the regular size rib tips. We the server handed me the bag it felt like a brick. They are not shy about giving out the tips. Meaty and tender with a hint of hickory. They have ruined tips from any other place I have been. Usually French fries with rib tips end up soggy and lifeless and just in the way. Their French fries complemented the tips and sauce. Crunchy ends, soft middle with just the right amount of salt. It was served with 2 peices of white bread. I used it to slop up the sweet bbq sauce. read more

The rib tips were good. Chicken Hot Link, was also good just not as hot as I would have liked it to be. The customer service was just too slow. We wanted over an hour for our food to be missing an item. Then we had to wait an additional 40 mins. read more

Talk about living up to your name!!!! This little diamond in the rough is PHENOMENAL!!! Had the rib tips and chicken wings special! The wings were crispy and delicious, the tips were tender and amazing, the fries were the best I've had in a long time, AND THE SAUCE WILL MAKE YOU CURSE IN CHURCH!!! Great portions. Great service! 5 star experience all the way!!! read more

Food was great! You get a lot for what you pay for .Very long wait and I called the order in ahead of time

Great ribs and fries. I would recommend this place to anyone. The only draw back is you can't dine in, but other than that this place is a hit. read more

I wish I could give them a negative star rating. Always slow and always running out of something. I mean extremely slow. I tried giving them yet another chance wanting to support a local business but I would feel like a fool supporting this establishment. I am telling the world about there poor service and recommend you to go elsewhere. read more

Bro that was the best chicken jerk I've ever had. I'm white and don't get to try much food of culture but I love trying new food and man this hit the spot I go there every chance I get, I work nights so I'm kinda sad to check and see if they are open but they are not. Only downfall is they should be open later they'd have more customers but I understand and not mad. Best place to go and is not pricey at all, $15 for a whole meal and I can barely finish it. Writing this is making me want some now not going to lie. Don't be scared and go try some you won't regret it I've told all my friends about this place and they love it. Keep up the good work and spread the love and positivity read more

Customer service is the cornerstone of business. Ordered online because the would not answer the phone. Waited for over a hour. Staff running in and out of store with a line of customers. Tried to give me someone else food because of my wait but it was not what I ordered. read more

I received my food from them and opened it up only to find a cockroach climbing around on my food - eat at your own risk, people

They have the Best barbecue around but their customer service sucks. Tried calling ahead but no one answered. Got there and there was no menu. When I asked for a menu, a guy came with a remote. He didn't say a word... just turned on the tv and the menu came up. He didn't seem happy that he was asked to do it. We wanted smoked wings but they take an hour. They said you have to call ahead... but no one answers the phone! Every time I recommend the this place to people they tell me they like the food but they don't like the service...especially from the guy who seems to be in charge. I want to keep coming and sending people because the food is good but they have to improve how they treat their customers! read more

Placed an order early in the week. They gave the wrong order even though the receipt attached to the bag said otherwise. Ok should have known to they might not have jerk chicken tips when the cashier asked the prep guy if they had any. He said yes. Long story short even though my order was Repeated back to me as food was handed to me it was not jerk chicken tips. Instead I received overly spicy and dry links. Since they moved from Broadway they fell off. Smothering everything in Sweet Baby Ray's is not gonna make up for poor customer service and hit or miss food. read more

I'm a city kid and grew up on i57 rib tips & chicken, but this place is definitely giving them a run for their money. The ribs are exactly what they call them... PHENOMENAL! The sauce is great & the meat is well seasoned. read more

The New location in miller I don't know if they baking rib tips but it was a waste of money 13$ for a regular tip with 6tips in a plate fries and sauce read more

DONT EAT HERE DO NOT recommend they say no refunds when there are no signs stating such my order was incorrect and simply wanted it to be corrected. read more

Workers act like they're forced to be there and drag on orders all the time if you're planning to eat something from here make sure you order an hour before and maybe you'll get lucky to have your order ready when you arrive read more

Have been looking for a bbq place in the area, I can finally say I have found the one. This place provides you with the most food I had compared to other locations. I ordered the regular rib tip and that was enough to feed two people. The ribs had lots of meat on the bone, hand cut fries were really good. I will say the do load it with sauce, but the sauce is good. I will definitely be back to this location. read more

We visited this place on today it was very busy hardly anywhere to park,the cashier was very pleasant we ordered she said ten minutes and they did food was fair,my dad didnt like said rib tips were tuff I give it a 4star better than Big Daddys continue sir and you will do good thanks for the business read more