Stopped into Rib Crib in Ponca while in town for work, and the meat was great, tender, smoky, and flavorful across the board. The staff was super friendly, and service was quick and easy. That said, maybe it's the Texan in me, but the portions felt a little light for the price. No shade, I just leaned into my carnivore diet and ordered two plates. Problem solved. All in all, solid BBQ with good folks behind the counter. *Portions Size is perfect for normal people. read more

Food was amazing for a first time visit. Customer service was outstanding! If ever in Ponca City, I'll definitely be going back! read more

RibCrib BBQ - 4 meat plate with okra with Mac and cheese. - Barbeque Near Me - Ponca City, Oklahoma

I was driving through Ponca City after Thanksgiving weekend and NEEDED something besides leftovers. Rib Crib was the answer!. The food didn't disappoint, but Lilly was amazing. From the time I walked in until I left, she stayed on top of everything. I wish every restaurant had servers like her. Thanks for the great experience. I hope to pass through again soon. read more

Good ribs and my second favorite barbecue place in town! The restaurant is nice and it's a great place for a sit down meal.

I have been to Ponca City several times this year, and Rib Crib is my go-to. Good is always spot-on, and the wait staff is excellent, they are also very friendly and helpful every time. Highly recommend! read more

I love the robust and eclectic menu here. The service was very good and they seem to have a full bar. The loaded baked potato with the brisket is super good if you're ready to carb out. Another time I had a mixed plate and it was pretty solid. The side Salads are humongous and fresh. Knocking it down a star as the meats have been a bit dry and it feels more chainy than Americana. Solid meals - I will be back. read more

On a Saturday when they should know they will be busy they didn't have pulled pork cooked for dinner.Didnthave it posted that there was no pulled pork. then didn't offer to comp any other meat Service was VERY slow. even though there were only 6 tables with diners. Not impressed! read more

This place is ohkay not big on this kinda food but as far as these types of places go it is pretty good

I'm staying in one of the local casinos just north of here and decided to take the quick trip down for some Oklahoma barbecue. I can't seem to pass up going for barbecue when I am in the Midwest. I chose the Dirty Deed Pitmaster Pick from the menu. It is a St. Louis rib, sliced smoked sausage and pulled pork. The meal was delicious I'll be at lukewarm when it came out to me. The beans were out of this world and some of the best I've ever had! The potatoes and gravy were lackluster. I chose the blackberry cobbler à la mode for dessert. It was warm and delicious! Great friendly service, Covid precautions in place and clean bathrooms round ed out a good dining experience at this barbecue joint. read more

RibCrib BBQ - This is the Dirty Deed. One St. Louis rib, sliced smoked sausage and pulled pork. - Barbeque Near Me - Ponca City, Oklahoma

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We're fans of the Dynamite Chicken Salad which includes cheese tortillas and barbeque ranch dressing. We're not really into the regular barbeque fare. read more

Food was decent. I'd rather save money for gas. Service was awful restaurant smelled terrible. The chicken wasn't bad tho. read more

Great place to eat! Went here on an out of town job to try it out with the crew and decided to eat here everyday for the rest of the week so we can try it all! read more

Excellent service, great bbq and sides, happy hour margaritas. What else could you ask for

Only a few people dining but that's normal on a Thur night. Service was good, we got fish & ribs & they both were very well done.

This is a nice place. It's clean, the staff are excellent and the prices are reasonable. But the barbecue. Oh dear. I had brisket, pulled pork, chicken and sausage. The sausage was good. How tricky can it be to heat up sausage? The chicken was just too dry. My guess is they cooked it "low and slow". That doesn't work for chicken. The pulled pork was amazingly bad. It was dry, but interspersed with unrendered chunks of fat. Nasty. But the absolute worst was the brisket. The brisket was extremely overcooked. Dried out to the consistency of shoe leather and almost impossible to cut. And every backyard barbecues knows to slice brisket against the grain. Not Rib Crib. To be fair, going to a place called "Rib Crib" and not ordering ribs is probably a mistake. I had a bite of my friend's ribs and that seemed pretty tasty. But with Danny Head still doing real barbecue right next door, Rib Crib needs to get the fundamentals down. read more

The food looked really good but it just didn't deliver in the taste department. I would eat here again and try something different. They could have just had an off night. read more

I won't be going back to this place! We were a party of 4 adults. We first wanted to order adult beverages, our waitress asked that we go to bar & get them ourselves. Then we ordered. She came back to us to tell us they were out of ribs! & chopped brisket. We ask to sun for sliced brisket, we can't do that she said. Why not ? Just chop it!! Then she put in my husband's order wrong, he ordered chicken fried steak, since no ribs, she put in chicken strips. Can't change it cause guess what out of chicken fried steak!! Finally we got order, no silverware! Guess what we are out !!! Will plastic be ok!!! What a joke! This place has really gone down hill! Don't go! Don't waste time or money! read more

See there is just something to be said about good service, good quality, etc. When you are paying the price that they are asking for food it should be top notch and served with a smile. The mediocrity of the workers, I know a curse everywhere, just makes it hard to accept the other stuff. Just save your money and go to the local Rib shack next door, much better quality at least. read more

Can't really decide if the BBQ was better or the staff... both definitely a five star selection but a good problem to have deciding. Great local place, visit it. read more

They took the baby back ribs off the menu. Don't like that but the rest is very good.

Went about 3 weeks ago on a Friday at 5:30pm. Was in town to work at P66 No baby back ribs....this IS the Rib Crib? Did not have the first 5 beers I ordered Sliced brisket was shoe leather Sausage was spicy, should say on menu Would of been better for the waitress to just bring out food and drink and say "here's your meal" Pluses: Chicken was good. Waitress did her best. Chopped brisket was good, weird because sliced brisket was beyond dry. Won't eat here again. read more

Came in about 2 hours shy of closing and was told they were out of ribs, chicken, turkey, spuds, and only had about a half pound of pulled pork left. They literally didn't have enough food to put together any of their combo meals. Great that you all selling so much but seems like someone could have done a little better planning. I am from out of state and looked like it was going to be good authentic BBQ place. Sure is disappointing when you are traveling all day and left disappointed by the lack of options. We don't have these in Ohio and given the opportunity I will probably not seek this out again if I am in the area. read more

Tried the Pulled Pork Plate with Potato Salad and Green Beans. The meat was amazing! Very fresh, flavorful and tender. The potato salad is very down home, reminded me of Grandma's! Love it! The only downside was the green beans. They had some butter but no seasoning. Very dull. Right out the can. I was expecting bacon, onions and maybe some salt.... Something to sing the flavor up!! Nope. Only time I've ever been less than satisfied. read more

Rude hostess! The 12 of us just walked out. Not likely to ever go to this Rib Crib again.

Stopped in my local Ponca City Rib Crib to celebrate yesterday's 45th birthday. I used my free birthday meal they emailed me I got a 4 meat combo and it was Top Notch excellent my wife enjoyed hers just as much as I did. Chris was a excellent server always checking on us and staff was always busy cleaning very impressed with the staff. Was full as a tick so had to take my lemonade cake home which I ate later on it was yummy also. Thank you for a good birthday. read more

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this place was so good that i came back for a 2nd time the same week, which is today. my first time here i ordered the all you can eat ribs with mac n cheese and smoking ribs. it was tender and delicious. But wow the food came out really fast. Fast service, very attentive. Great customer service. Friendly, clean, what more can you ask for. I also had an alcoholic beverage. Boy did they spike it up!! All I needed was one after that one. read more

RibCrib BBQ - delicious!!!! unlimited ribs, mac n cheese and beans, oh yes even the sides were unlimited. yasssss. - Barbeque Near Me - Ponca City, Oklahoma

Smallest ribs I have ever been served. The picture is of the actual ribs and as you can see they were not much bigger than my fork. If I have to pay full price for dinner I should get what I am paying for. They tasted good but I expected a normal size rib not bite size. They should be ashamed of plating that and taking it to their customer. read more

RibCrib BBQ - Actual size of ribs I was served. - Barbeque Near Me - Ponca City, Oklahoma

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Great service!!!!! Food was amazing!! We had pulled pork, smoked chicken, smoked turkey, chicken fingers, coleslaw, sweet beans, and Mac and cheese. The sweet tea was true southern sweet tea. The kids meals got a dessert with them. We even got to keep the cups that our drinks came in. It was a great find on our vacation. Thanks for a great dinner!!! read more

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Ordered online & arrived at curbside parking 5 minutes before the estimated time it was supposed to be ready. Called to tell them I had arrived & hostess said it would be out soon. After waiting 15 minutes, I gave up & went inside. Hostess said she had forgotten & gave me my order which was now cold. Im sure my food would have been tasty when it was fresh, but not planning to use this service again. read more

Great less expensive food. BBQ Meats and GIANT baked potato with meats galore. Friendly atmosphere; sports on multiple Tvs. Bright lights, booths, tables and high pub chairs in bar area. Also outdoor seating when weather permits. Great looking, reasonably priced desserts but we couldn't find room after dinner and we took lots home. read more

RibCrib BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Ponca City, Oklahoma

I haven't been to Ponca in a long time. This happened to be for a family reunion and we decided to go out as a family and eat. Let me say that the waitress was a joy and she couldn't have helped any better than she did. But when it takes almost three hours for your food to arrive, let's just say it's beyond unprofessional and very sad. When my food finally came the restaurant was about to close. My family, some of us had gotten our food, some didn't. The waitress again, did everything she could, but the cooks, they "forgot" about some of our orders. Needless to say, if I ever go back, I'll cook my own ribs. read more

We go here with some regularity. I am giving it a higher rating today than I would had it been our first time. Today was about a 2.5 and I wish it could be higher. Rib Crib is a Tulsa success story and they seem to be able to carry that carefully to new locations. Here is the GOOD and the NOT SO GOOD. GOOD: Portions are huge! I mean HUGE. My wife and I usually order off the Kids Menu which is about right for seniors. And that includes drink and a sundae for dessert. Yeah --- we look for good bargains. Most of the waitresses are good to great. They are personable without being intrusive. Service is usually very good but can be fair if during a noon hour. NOT SO GOOD: I love their BBQ with two exceptions. First, their ribs are EXTREMELY SALTY. I think this has to do with the seasoning. I didn't realize until later and I was drinking water all evening. Second, we had lunch today (Saturday) about 2:00PM. We ordered the Kid's Brisket. In the past this has been a good selection. Today it was dry and barely warm. If it had been a fast food burger joint they would have had the timer on and thrown it out. We took some home for our dogs which will enjoy it. I've noticed from the other posts that people seem to love it or really disappointed. We have been here enough times to go again. They have some issues to clear up. But they are fairly consistent and we have been there with large group (8-10) at dinner time and they have done well. read more

Super friendly staff. My hostess and waitress were very attentive and eager to make recommendations when I asked. The ribs were very good. Not too notch but the tangy bbq sauce helped quite a bit. The only thing keeping them from a 5 star rating is the sides I chose. The mac n cheese and potato salad were pretty average. Overall I enjoyed my visit very much and would come back again if I'm ever in town! read more

RibCrib BBQ - Half rack with Mac n cheese and potato salad - Barbeque Near Me - Ponca City, Oklahoma

It's a chain and no matter how hard i try, I can't help but compare it to the local barbecue place next door. The entrees are typical off-the-frozen-food-truck varieties: satisfying and tasty but lacking that extra pizazz. Although there never seems to be enough of them, the staff is friendly. Things get a little slow when the need arises for them to do more than just their own job. In their favor, I've never heard any of them complain. We eat here kind of often. My family enjoys it. read more

Working on Mother's Day. Everyone decided to order from rib crib. I ordered BBQ beef sandwich. It was so greasy the wrapping paper was literly dripping. I'm not sure if they thought I wanted chopped up fat or what... my sandwich was 3/4 FAT with a little bit of meat. The okra was awesome. No more rib crib for me!!! read more

Recently the Ponca City Rib Crib catered my wedding. Not only was it incredibly affordable compared to everything else we had looked at but they came all the way down to Orlando, OK to do so! (Yes there is a Stillwater location but the Ponca one tastes better in my opinion) They were so friendly, personable and professional. If you ever need catering I would highly recommend them! They were even very flexible with me when I wanted to add on to the order a few days before! I can't imagine anyone else being that helpful!!! Everyone loved the food at our wedding. And our family has all been enjoying the leftovers. We will definitely go again in the future and use them for catering in the future! And I know this is about their catering service but seriously even dinning at their location is perfect service! I've never had a bad experience! read more

Rib crib on the patio with my boxer Chloe. The people there were awesome. I had the brisket Dilla and it was legit. The kind folks brought my puppy dog water and plenty of Love. This chain restaurant is high and tight and cared for by some very very nice folks. read more

Right on totally dig great 5star service and the food was great definitely recommend checking it out

Just left, seated immediately no issues. Waited 5 minutes to be waited on and it didn't happen!! There was only 1 other couple seated in bar area. Was not packed by no means!! Was never waited on!! Waitresses jackassing in back with manager he had grey shirt on so my assumption he's management. We have been there SEVERAL times always clean, service has always been above board. I will NOT wait when restaurant is NOT busy!! Get it together people!! Oh, it's not like waitresses didn't see us they were standing in kitchen looking at us and having great time. read more

Stopped for a quick bite and the food was outstanding. The ribs, smoked turkey and sausage was really good.