RibCrib BBQ

To die for! great for family & the food is mouthwatering. Sides are delish & the cobblers are the…read morebest. Friendly & Very Clean.Eat in or take out .

I have been looking for a opportunity to stop into this place for years. I finally had a chance…read morewhile passing thru Ponca City today. First the servers along the serving line were excellent, helpful, and friendly. Second the dining area and bathroom were quite clean. I wanted to love this place. But I was also extremely reserved on my expectation because people seem polarized about this place and BBQ heavily relies on personal preferences. I chose the sampler with 2 ribs, a few short slices of brisket, two decent slices of ham, and I swapped hot links for the turkey. My sides were a side salad and deviled eggs (2). Ham was tender and actually surprisingly/(amd disappointingly) my favorite. Brisket was tender but was almost roast-ish in flavor. There just isn't much smoke to it. Ie. Minimal smoke ring. Turkey had decent flavor and was tender but much longer and they would have dried it out. Ribs (2) were large and meaty. Fairly tender. Definitely the second best of the meats I tried. Deviled eggs were bland and mostly mayo. Side salad was an average side salad. I chose ranch because she said it they make it there. This usually is a sign of outstanding dressing. It was just on par with bottled hidden valley. BBQ is fairly easy to be decent at. But it's very hard to consistently crush expectations on. This is why I chose the sampler to split it up different meats and catch what was great that day. Sadly none of them wowed me. I really feel it warrants a 3.5 star but that's not an option. I think on a great day with the right meat and sides it could be a 4 star. Considerations. TLDR: it's decent but failed to live up to the hype. Rest of the Story: It's cafeteria style. So there was no tipping which keeps your cost down. Portion size was above average for the cost. Sauce. They are famous for the sauce and it's in most grocery stores. TIP: I am on my keto diet and they happily went in the back to grab me a sugar free bottle of sauce.

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Head Country Food Products

3.5(6 reviews)

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Ordered 2 bottes of sugar free on Amazon. Ingredients description on the main page reads" Water,…read moreTomato Puree, Vinegar, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Worcestershire Sauce, Liquid Smoke, Spices, Xanthun Gum" When the bottles arrived, the full ingredient description says it has sucralose in it. Deceptive advertising. Other Amazon reviewers mention the same thing. No returns accepted either. Thanks A Lot Head Country, I'm out $14.00!

One of my all time favorite BBQ sauces. Used it many years ago when I lived in OK. Then moved to…read moreTexas about 35 yrs ago and couldn't obtain here. Found it at HEB in Cypress a couple of years back and now buy it all the time! Shared with some friends in Texas and they love it too.

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Stagecoach Catering And BBQ

4.4(16 reviews)

9.5 mi

Food was great as it always is Service quick and with a…read moresmile Ambiance is down home with a lot of talk between tables.

The food is absolutely delicious and always save room for that homemade ice cream. The staff is…read moreamazing and I am giving it a 5 star review.

Ponca Magazine about filming Hunting Jessica Series in Newkirk and the Stagecoach Restaurant.

Almost social distanced. Almost

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Garrett Wrangler Restaurant

4.0(54 reviews)

2.7 mi

Attentive, friendly service. Good food. Not over priced. Love their breakfast menu. You can tell…read morethe food is fresh and home made. I would recommend this place if your looking for a good meal in a peaceful atmosphere.

The meals are excellent! Never had to send anything back to have it done to my liking. I could live…read moreat this restaurant and never eat at any other. This place is absolutely FANTASTIC! I won't know what to do if it ever closed The staff at this establishment is upper-class. Nice, pleasant, great communication, cooks are absolutely over the top! Thanks for making the world (or at least Ponca City) a better place to live.

A pound of calf fries, a generous portion of crinkle cut fries, toast points.

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Perkins Restaurant & Bakery

2.8(42 reviews)

0.7 mi

Server was great! Food was awesome! Restaurant is clean and has an old fashioned dining vibe, like…read morea Cracker Barrel but better.

Terrible service. Overcharged on purpose. Nobody at front upon entering. Won't be back.read more

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Dixie Dog Drive-In

3.6(30 reviews)

3.1 mi

Got a chicken sandwich and a jalapeno bacon cheeseburger. The chicken was a little tough but had a…read moregood flavor. The bacon jalapeño cheese burger was close to perfection. Had enough spice to let you know that there was jalapenos, but not too much to be uncomfortable. The delivery service had my meal in a respectable amount of time. I will be ordering from Dog in the future.

First time coming here been wanting to come. People in my party ordered the Dixie dog. Onion rings…read morechicken backer . Onion burger cherry limeade . Really good would eat here again if in the area. Ate here when moving my sister home from southwestern college

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Rockin' Rooster

5.0(1 review)

1.6 mi

They were so amazing. It was my favorite sandwich place unfortunately they are permanently closed.read more

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Lori E.

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8 years ago

Rib Crib has been my go-to places for years! Like, I have my birthday dinners there with family. I am a regular. I always get the crispy chicken wrap. You can understand my disappointment when I went in this past weekend for Mother's Day and found Rib Crib corporate made the decision to stop using the cheddar wraps and are now using a cheap substitute. This wrap's taste went downhill drastically. I couldn't even eat it. It was tasteless and awful. I can't imagine why they'd change because tortillas are not that expensive. This "substitute" is thin and I doubt it would hold up well on the barberito. I hope with enough complaints they will bring back the quality they are known for. The menu still says it's a cheddar wrap. I was strongly disappointed and will NOT be back until it goes back to the original wrap. I messaged corporate on FB and I got ZERO response. Terrible communication policy. read more

Aspen M.

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6 years ago

The food was amazing and the wait staff did a great job! Very attentive and took great care of my group!

Larry B.

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8 years ago

Very great restaurant was everything that I expected staff is very friendly and very prompt.

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