Definitely worth the stop just for the nachos. The apps and the sides are the stars here. Don't let your Mac and cheese get cold cuz I found out from a door dash order it's not good when it's cold but here for dine in it was good. Potato salad was awesome! My husband really liked his brisket though. He said it was almost like in Texas. Edit: I forgot to mention the table next to us for a salad and it was bigger than my head so definitely good if you want leftovers. read more

Cold and hard ribs and cold beans made for a meal below average. The last 2 times there we have been served a meal exactly like tonight's, probably will at long last take this off our list of go to places to eat. read more

ordered barbecue chicken salad had my doubts about the lettuce problem but ordered it anyway it generally is pretty good but tonight the flavors were off had bone in the chicken lettuce wilted and generally just a big mess it's probably my fault for ordering it in the first place, but I don't think I'll order it again read more

We were on vacation and came over from the aquarium, hungry. The rib crib had good food and great service! We would stop again if we are in town. Thank you. read more

RibCrib BBQ - Good food and great service. - American Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Walked, asked for a table for 1. The teenage girl at the counter said, I can't seat you. There were Maybe 5 tables full , I asked her to repeat what she said, same answer. Obviously I left. The couple waiting behind he was told the same thing. I went 1/2 block to their competitor, no problem. I saw the couple from Rib Crib at this other restaurant, they were told the same thing! Does Rib Crib not need business?? read more

this is our first time eating at and will be our last. Run do not walk to eat at another barbecue place. This one is not barbecue. My husband ordered turkey breast plate with two sides. The beans tasted like out of a can, potato salad was definitely not homemade. I had a chicken griller with no onions. It tasted like a greasy grilled cheese with chunks of chicken, not sliced like the menu said. The bacon was burnt and greasy Texas toast. The fries were ok. The chicken and turkey were not seasoned and did not taste smoked at all. We will not be back. We should have known something was wrong when at 7pm on a Saturday there were only a couple of cars in parking lot. read more

1/23/2026. I ordered the sliced brisket sandwich. I took one bite and was done with it. It was as tough as eating an old boot. Like eating beef jerky. The beans tasted like from a can just doctored up a little. Springfield seems to not have a good bbq place. I won't be back read more

Always enjoy food. Could not get seated. Servers would just look and walk on. Three customers left because no one would seat them. Only six customers in building at that time read more

Daaaamn Rib Crib !! The food we ordered was PERFECT BUT !! The desert was absolutely terrible We got the Peach Cobbler and Ice Cream for $6 We got a teaspoon of Ice Cream and the Peach Cobbler was a hot mess ! The crust was hard in some spots and chewy in other spots Have no idea how you pulled that off No more desert Rib Crib I give you ten thumbs down on that one I gotta give you 3 stars Only because the food and service was great read more

RibCrib BBQ - Peach Cobbler and Ice Cream - American Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Got to go so can't really comment on service except to say it took awhile for her to return and take my order. Got a combo to try different things. Brisket dry and had no flavor. Pulled pork was just okay. Everything was just okay, nothing to write home about. read more

Ordered a Santa Fe spud, picked it up I live literally 2 minutes away. My potato was cold and not fully cooked, chicken was hard a super dry also cold. I figured they would have mashed the inside, they just pile some topping into a potato cut down the middle very disappointing for almost 14 dollars. read more

I do not remember if I sent my review to rib crib or not . Mycomplaint was lo g and not going to send it again. My party of 6 were finally seated at the table from there on there was nothing about the service or the food that could rate even one star.and to top it off later on I got food poisoning.and spent most of the night with servere cramps and diarrhea. Leavin g me so weak i could hardly stand.and at times my stomach is still queasy.the waitress did tell manage ment and he took off one meal.my sons meal consisted of one rib (impossible to eat,) and a piece of cold chicken.management never expressed any type of apology to us. So Rib crib lost 6 ppl that will never eat there again.your waitress needs to get more experience,who puts the orders in front f the customers walks away with nobody having utensils to eat with and it took forever for her to bring them.she was rude walking away from us as she was talking to, us. THIS HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY EVE,11/ 16/2024.. HAD IT BEEN A WEEK DAY RIB CRIB WOULD HAVE HHEARD FROM THE HEALTH DEPT .IM SURE ITS TO LATE NOW BUT I THINK I SHOULD AT LEAST LET THEM BE AWARE THAT ONE OF THE CUSTERMERS HAD FOOD POISONING. AND THEY HAVE LOST OUR BUSSINESS. read more

A Saturday afternoon favorite. My favorite: half rack of St Louis Ribs Oklahoma style with onion rings and sweet beans Coke or Sweet Tea. Mrs Favorite: Santa Fe Spud 6.1.19 Ribs had more meat as did the potato. (Last visit both were skimpy! read more

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I always enjoyed the food here! The BBQ is great as is the service! Probably the second best BBQ stop in Springfield!

Ordered Pork and Bird (pork rib and chicken breast) with sides of okra and green bean. Plus kids menu. First of all ambiance is modern. Clean and neat table set up. Servers are friendly and accommodating. Food is affordable and big portion. Sausage link had a perfect spicy taste.Sweet tea is not too sweet for me! Kids love their mac n cheese. A great choice for a stop by during a road trip like we did. The OL' Original BBQ Sauce is really good. I would definitely come back to this restaurant one day! read more

RibCrib BBQ - Pork and Bird menu with two sides (green beans and fried okra) plus kids menu. - American Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Macy our server in Springfield MO by bass pro shop was AMAZING. She went out of her way to make sure we had everything. Very fast and aware of everyone's needs. She needs more tips. My husband and I had the motherload and dirty deed meals and so good and fresh. We will definitely go back. read more

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There are good reasons for a mediocre rating. The food wasn't horrible but it sure wasn't outstanding. I admit to really liking their fries and their catfish fillets. Coleslaw had a good flavor but it was way too dry. The ribs were tough rubber with BBQ sauce on them. The sliced brisket was tough and tasteless. Then you add the service which was worse than the food. We had high hopes that this place would improve but it hasn't. read more

We like this place and go every time we visit Springfield. Large selections and plenty of food on the plate. I had the brisket with the sweet and spicy beans and fried okra. It was great. Price is decent. My wife and daughter had pulled pork sandwiches with fries. We tried the cole slaw...not to our liking but other seem to enjoy it. A little to mayonnaise based for me. I loved the beans. Far from a traditional taste. They are indeed sweet and a kick of spicy. I like them! The okra was great and really reminded me of the south. Of all things though, I did not care for the BBQ sauces. The main one is a little too sweet for me and the Carolina style is-almost mustard. The spicy is flat out hot so I stayed with the sweeter and tried to tame it a little ewith the spicey. I could go for a different flavor of sauce. Overall a great place to visit and relax read more

I ate here on 12/29/20, I ordered the baby back rib plate which was good, later on the same day I got extremely sick !! Come to find out I got food poisoning from this place (only meal I ate this day) so disappointing!! Be aware guys !!!! Not okay !!!! It was extremely slow this day, food was brought out quickly so explains why I got sick my food wasn't cooked thoroughly !! read more

Kaile was my server and I have never had such superlative time at a restaurant as illustrious as the sunshine rib crib. The hostess preformed abreast only to a modern day Frédéric Chopin. The food engendered the homeliness and solicitude of a home cooked meal. The atmosphere made me feel as though I was elevated beyond a preordained point of disembarkation and consigned to a world much more akin the Elysian Fields. Shits good. 5 stars. read more

Great as always. Good food good atmosphere as clean as any rib joint if not cleaner. Wait staff was real nice. Didn't care much for the hostess but sometimes you get a good one sometimes you don't. The food was outstanding and that's what I came for. I don't go to make friends. read more

Ok, I don't know what is going on with this place. I love (d) their smoked chicken salad. The last two times I've had it have been a catastrophe. The first was delivery and I ordered pie/icecream as well as the salad. My order gets to me and the very hot pie is in the middle of the now melted icecream and salad (wilty and warm at this point) The second time, for the first time in the world of smoked meat I had to salt my chicken, because it had 0 flavor. Catastrophe may be to much, but I do know there are a million BBQ joints in this town. Get it right or lose customers. read more

Ordered for delivery and arrived in good time frame. Spent $150 for my work crew and received dry chopped brisket and burnt ribs. The meat was horrible. Sides were good. Overall the lunch was not good at all. Would not recommend this place read more

It's not typical that I would rate my experience as high as I did under normal circumstances. Rib Crib is woefully understaffed. They were even out of brisket yesterday. Those that are there are trying hard though. I'll give them credit for that. And, as usual, the food with very good. read more

Just ordered our drop off dinner and everything was awesome! The ribs fall off the bone. Fast delivery too! The ONLY complaint I have is- I ordered peach cobbler, which cost 3.99) and it was such a small portion. It was the size of a small square and 3 bites finished it. read more

Any place w/ hogs as part of the decor gets several stars from me! I visited Rib Crib w/ my family on a busy Sunday (post-church rush) afternoon. The service was fast and our food quite tasty. They have mats and crayons as well as free dessert for the kids. This particular location has a drive-thru (probably way too excited about this prospect). We all ate for an average well under $10 (including two children). They also have a 10% military discount. Yah! AND...they have catering which is great for a work luncheon or something of that nature. **** The Sunshine Location moved to Campbell (this listing) and my review didn't transfer! It only took me about three months to get Yelp to indicate the place "moved" instead of CLOSED! Yes, little things bug me! **** read more

Rib Crib why do you frustrate me so. I generally don't write reviews of a chain restaurant and have only written a handful ever, but you have finally pushed me to the edge. Food: the food is good, at least on par with 90%of other rib cribs we have eaten at. And that is a plus, the way it should be. Service: that is what is hit or miss. And after enough small misses tonight's was big so they finally earned a review Tonight is the national championship college football game. My wife and I had some errands to run, including taking one of our kids to planet fitness to work out. We walk in expecting to sit at the bar and get something to eat. To our surprise the where you would have to talk to get to the bar was blocked off. We waited a few minutes for someone to finally come greet us. We asked about sitting at the bar and were told "she closed it down to mop." So we asked to sit near a tv to watch the football game. We were sat next to a table with two men sitting at it. They were obviously watching the game. Shortly after we sat we began speaking with the men. It turns out they had actually been sitting in the bar area but had been asked to move when they wanted to mop. The employee comes back and her mood is grumpy - my words- unhappy -my wife's words. She remained that way throughout the time we were there. Another man came in to watch the game with his daughter, then a family of 5. Since they had only one tv on the game we were all seated as close as possible to each other. It was fine because it did allow us to talk with each other and almost gave it a full bar feel. There was no one else in the restaurant. Our son joined us and we all are. By the time we had all finished the others had all left already. As we were walking out my wife mentioned to the employee. Just so you know there are three places over there in the main aisle where someone spilled BBQ sauce. The employee replied "Oh I know. They were suppose to clean that up when they mopped that area earlier. I don't know how they missed it. My wife told her she just wanted to make sure she knew, and she replied "oh yes I do but thank you anyway." I cannot speak for the others eating but had we been in the bar area and had we gotten more attentive service we for sure would have stayed until the completion of the first half. From listening to the others they might have stayed longer as well. Who knows. But I do know the combination of inattentive service accompanied with a poor attitude from the only employee on the floor added to the fact no one was allowed to sit where they wanted ( the bar when the whole restaurant was empty) adds up to some lost sales and lost revenue plus a review from me. The food alone was a 3 tonight. Usually a 3.5 or a 4. The service is usually a 3 but often times a 2. Tonight it was a 1 and below read more

I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could! But not quite 5, because I prefer it a little smokier and the sauce, while okay, could have been better. I went to the new store not even knowing there was an older one just around the corner that they moved from. As soon as I went in it felt right. Comfortable, familiar, and even modern having an up to date bar area with TVs placed around. I got the baby backs, dry rubbed with slaw and mac/cheese. The ribs pulled right apart, were juicy, had a mild smokey flavor, and were delicious. Tried all 3 sauces, only the spicy one tasted right on these, and just a drizzle or you lost the smoke, so I would have preferred a bigger smokey attitude from the ribs. The other sauces could use a little retooling, not sure what, maybe too sweet. Sides were good, nice to see they weren't neglected. All in all, good comfortable, clean place with authentic flavored food. read more

I tried to order 1 rack of ribs around 3:45pm. I was told they were just put on the smoker and wouldn't be ready for an hour. You sell ribs. It's your business...and you can't have product ready during business hours?! If I ordered 5 racks, I can understand the delay...but ONE rack...seriously? read more

Came for dinner with the lady. She had the ribs and brisket basket while I had the ribs and brisket combo. Basically mine was much larger portions and price. The ribs were very meaty. They don't pull the membrane away from the bottom but cook them in such a way that its tender enough to eat. The bones literally fall out of the ribs which will really miff some bbq snobs but doesnt really bother me. My complaint here would be the ribs didn't have much smoke flavor. Almost tasted like they were baked. Not gross or anything but not what I was looking for. We both enjoyed the brisket with the mustard sauce applied. Again not as smokey as I would have liked but not bad. I had a side of fried okra that was basically soggy. So no bonus there. Sour kraut was ok. The Good We really like their mustard sauce. Hugely meaty ribs. The Bad Not very smokey. Overcooked ribs by most standards. The Ugly Fried Okra was just soggy. read more

The food is so good and the portions are huge. Lots of sides to choose from. The only complaint I have is it's dark inside. I'd call it ambiance but it's darker than that. Still the food is amazing and lots of refills on drinks without having to ask . Great staff read more

Turkey and macaroni oh yes and the hot links are all 3 amazing ! I wld have taken a picture but it's so good it gone before I can remember to take a picture lol read more

I have ordered take away from this location twice now. The first time I used the online ordering system. I ordered a chicken salad with the chicken chopped up and to add red onions. They did not chop the chicken or add the onions. I figured I'd give this location another chance one day several months later. I ordered the same salad to go over the phone. I figured communicating to an actual employee on the phone would decrease the chances of a mistake. Again, I was let down. I don't suggest ordering take out from this location unless you want to double check everything and have them remake the food because it is incorrect the first time. read more

Went to rib crib in sand springs tonight and service was horrible. Waitress said they lost our ticket. We waited for nachos for appetizers and waitress brought them in a to go box.wtf. the one cook doesn't have to wear a mask like everybody else. No salsa when we finally got the yucky nachos that had been setting in a to go box. Never got my food. Finally thru a $20 on the table and walked out. Thanks for no dinner ribcrib read more

Ordered the 4 meat combo with ribs, pulled pork, hot links and brisket! All the meats were super tender and had good flavor, nothing dry or fatty. The beans were good the slaw was just ok--too much mayonnaise. My order was carryout, multiple staff members approached me to make sure I was taken care of. Overall I would definitely eat here again and get more ribs! read more

First timers, went about 2:00pm today, Sunday afternoon. Service was pleasant, BBQ was dry, average at best, especially considering that is so much better in town. Sides were good except the portion size was small. Not the best value considering the cost and the quality. read more

Good food. Employees never overly friendly. Call in orders are mostly wrong, always have to check them before the drive home...but the food is good. read more

First time here not impressed, service is great, however wife's spud had sour creme which she didn't order,I had pork and chicken,it was okay chicken was not fresh,sliced from a processed piece.. fries could have been hotter. read more

Great loaded baked potatoes. Big potatoes, good bacon, they delivered. I'd eat tgere again

First time at this restaurant since it relocated, our food was fantastic today. I am a BBQ fanatic, and was genuinely surprised at how great our experience was today. I had the Pigman sandwich w/o the "secret" sauce because I don't like secrets and added sauce from the table instead! My side was the BBQ beans and they were excellent. Service was great, atmosphere was good, well done, I will be kickin it at the crib again soon. Well done! read more