Awesome! I picked up a rack of ribs for dinner tonight and they were excellent! I was tempted to do some sampling before hand and it was terrific. The ribs had the right amount of smoke and juicy. The meat fell off the bone. Well done Rib Shack!!!! read more

I wanted to like this local business. But the brisket is fatty with no flavor. Sides are like out of a can or from the grocery store deli. Won't go back. read more

The Rib Shack - Fatty roast beef - Barbeque Near Me - Helena, Montana

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This place is amazing! Slow-smoked tender, flavorful, fall-off-the bone ribs and brisket. Prices are very reasonable.

This food truck is easy to find and offers 'drive-up' service. Talk about portions- this 2 meat plate must have weighed 8 lbs. I only ate the ribs, and just tasted the brisket and potato salad because it was SO much. The brisket was sliced thin, but a bit chewy. The BBQ sauce had a great flavor. Great price for a large portion of food. read more

The Rib Shack - Ribs, brisket & potato salad - Barbeque Near Me - Helena, Montana

Our First time after all these years of living here and oh boy I'm sure glad we did!! The BBQ sauce was an excellent compliment to the pork ribs and so delicious, we found ourselves sucking the bones of our meat dry. Will go back again for sure! read more

The Rib Shack - Pork ribs, coleslaw & beans! $23 - Barbeque Near Me - Helena, Montana

Super impressed with the quality of the food. Not to mention smoked to perfection. I had a two meat combo with potato salad. Both the brisket and the pork loin were seasoned well. The brisket was awesome, tender and juicy. The pork loin wasn't what I was hoping for; I would have rather have a pulled butt, but moist and tasty nonetheless. The potato salad was a great homemade side! Loved the sauce too! read more

The food is excellent and Tom gives the best service I would recommend this to anyone thanks ribshack your the best!!!

I'm in town for the fires and sampling Helena's finest. This place is hard to find but I'm willing to bet this is Helena's best takeout. The ribs were excellent. Not over cooked and perfectly smoked. For 14 dollars you get a real half slab and two sides and a very friendly server. read more

I like ribs that fall off the bone and are not over smoked. When it's served with a sauce that is more tangy than corn syrupy I absolutely love it. The rib shack delivers every time. read more

When it's good it's gooooooood. Trouble is half the time we get the brisket it is dry and chewy. It's a gamble every time we go, but when it's goid it totally cancelled out the other less delicious trips. read more

Surprised to see this guy still selling bbq as it's been several years since we were last there. Got a rack of ribs and they are very good. Next time we're in Helena, we'll be stopping by for more read more

This really more of a BBQ trailer, located in a dirt lot by the side of the road, and they do have some fair-weather seating under an "Arkansas garage" off to the side. It is owned and operated by some folks from South Florida, who drug their custom-built smoker all the way here and set up shop. The BBQ is good, tender and smokey, but a little drier than I'm used to (I'm more of a Memphis-style fan), although there is extra sauce on the side. The beans and slaw are the usual, nothing special, but the portions are huge, and shockingly cheap. I had the combo "platter" with pork, beef brisket, and fall-off-the-bone ribs, with beans and slaw, for 10 bucks, and it was enough for two people. Military, cops, and firefighters get a discount on top of this. Ultimately, it is cheap, tasty, satisfying, and messy, just like BBQ should be. read more

Recently stopped by for a quick pork sandwich. The pork was a nice smokey flavor, and not over-gristled (as I find many bbq pork places serve sliced pork that is too fatty). The sauce included tin of sauce was kinda meh; overly sweet and not spicy enough for my BBQ prefs, perhaps some sauce options would be better than just one sauce, as I know people are picky about it. The sandwich also came with two standby BBQ sides; I believe your choice of beans, potato salad, and slaw. The part that I really found poor about this dish was the bun; not enough of it and it quickly disintegrated into a soggy mess when even a little sauce was added. Perhaps serving on a hoagie roll or thicker, more substantial bun would be better. Overall its not the best BBQ I've had, but for $7 I think that this is a pretty great dish. I intend to try the ribs, and I'll update the review then. read more

Always delicious! This drive - thru, to- go, BBQ wagon always serves great food with a smile.

Second time stopping in. Last time. Had a brisket platter...brisket was flavorless and fatty. Beans were ordinary....tasted straight out of the can. Potato salad....two bites was plenty to bring the meal to an end. I love BBQ but could not stomach more than a 1/3 of the brisket. Sauce is fine but not enough to save the meat. 1 star = a crock pot effort. read more

I was not impressed with the flavor of the meat. I had the 3 meat plater. They do not add any dry rub to the meat or BBQ sauce giving the meat the smoky flavor that was okay. The brisket was over cooked, the pork was okay with the BBQ sauce they provide, and the ribs even thought it was falling of the bone I would have expected other flavors from spices then just smoke. read more

Was in town from Calgary and needed ribs. Got the full rack and could only finish half of it. Beans and slaw were good, the sauce was a bit sweet. Overall enjoyed my meal! read more

Shared the two-meat combo platter (1.5 lbs meat) with a friend with their homemade baked beans and coleslaw. Lots of food! Tasty. No place to eat it there, so you have to find a park or somewhere else to eat. Highly recommended barbecue from a barbecue lover. read more

Ate there a year ago and decided then not to repeat the mistake. Unfortunately, I repeated the mistake. This time was worst than the first. Ribs were meaty but I doubt they ever saw a grill or smoker, there was no smoke rind or ring. Boiled would be my guess; and as boiled ribs they were okay. The brisket tasted like roast beef and if i wanted roast beef they would have been okay. As brisket they were cooked to hot and too fast...you know, like roast beef; and, consequently they were tough for brisket and passable as roast beef. The sauce was pretty bland, neither sweet nor spicy. If someone actually made that sauce they wasted a lot of time. The sides were not worth mentioning, so I won't. Also, I won't return. Second time damned...third time cursed... read more

If you are a fan of brisket, you better skip this place. The brisket was not very tender or flavorful. Pork was much better. The sides are nothing great. Beans from a can. Coleslaw store boughten. They could at least try making their own sides. If you want a full belly, go for it. But if you are looking for a good bbq, save your money. As for me, being a brisket fan, it's still Famous Daves. We're not in Texas or Oklahoma so our choices are limited. read more