Eat there every week for lunch at the counter bar. BBQ is Great. The smoke smell from hickory smoking will get you hungry before you hit the front door from the car. Friendly staff. UPDATE 4/14/2026: This restaurant gets better every time I go there. I eat there at least 3 times a week. Food is ALWAYS EXCELLENT ! But I go there like CHEERS because everyone knows your name. I really feel welcome there. Cody, the manager, Treats me as a special customer. A lot of the time he has my iced tea in a go cup waiting for me at the counter by the time I sit down. He knows I'm under a lot of stress at my job, But He still asks how things are going. Every waitress knows me there, But Lisa takes the most care of me, Whether I'm her station or not. I have NEVER seen her down. She will put a smile on your face because she is a HAPPY PERSON. She's better than a therapist. And she fits you in with all she does running the counter of Go Orders. She is so fast ! This restaurant is Always Clean, inside & Out. My order is always perfect ! And Lisa always fits me in when I add a chocolate sundae, Even though she has to scoop it herself while taking phone in Go Orders. I NEVER get tired of the menu, There are so many options. My favorite there is the Burnt Ends. Glad they brought back the Fried Corn too. Hope you try this Bandana's out. I don't know if their all this perfect. But Why try another when you found the best BBQ in St. Louis with the friendly us faces. read more

A reliable bbq go to can be a franchise brand that is consistent. In a bbq hungry town, they keep it simple - no hype, no fan fare, just good traditional at reasonable pricing. I'm writing about Bandana's. Service is good. Ample amount of parking. Reliably good food. Need I say more? Sure - order a two meat plate. I usually do pork and brisket. Neutralize the richness of the meal with a cola. Cheers. read more

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Overall this was a good price for a cheaper family night out! We wanted something quick with sides and this worked great. Obviously not the best bbq, but good for the price. The pulled pork, beans and mac n' cheese are the best we tried in our order. I like that you can sub a side instead of bread. read more

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - Budget Buster Pork - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Meats were very tender and juicy. BBQ sauces were on point. Service was super friendly. read more

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - 2 meat Choose Two Combo Platter - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Ordered a budget meal and was disappointed. Sides were fine and I would have been fine to order just those for the price. The turkey on my plate was ok tasting, but was about an ounce of meat. Other meals I noticed were about $5. more but seemed like a better and more complete meal. The feel of the place is fast, factory made food. Service was good. Just too fast food an atmosphere for my bbq taste. read more

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - Burnt ends platter - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

This Bandana's gives you nice large portions in a stress free BBQ joint atmosphere. They have a small patio out front and a ton of tables and large bar inside. This Bandana's doesn't look like a part of the franchise formula, but is a nice departure. Service is good and food comes out quickly, so it's a great option for a quick lunch away from the office read more

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - Combo - tasty ribs & juicy thighs. Yum! - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

My significant other and I ate a good dinner at Bandanas last evening. The restaurant was very empty. It was quiet. Very pleasant. My significant other had pork barbecue, beans and potato salad. I had sausage, coleslaw and potato salad. Services were good. I didn't like the potato salad. My significant other said it was fine. I liked the other sides. We enjoyed our meal. read more

Ordered brisket and then don't even look like brisket and it has a lot of fat on it and it was tough.The macaroni and cheese look like sour cream so it made my stomach hurt read more

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

That smoky smell of fresh Bbq. This was some of the best southern bbq i've ever had. read more

Spent $59.00 today on two meals and the baked beans were so tight and dry it was ridiculous!! I am so tired of spending my money on St Louis restaurants and if all of it isn't trash at least one or more sides you're going to have to throw away. I asked for utensils and barbecue sauce didn't get none. I live to far in order to return it. I'm done with fast food period. The beans were bone dry and thick we threw away three of these lousy!!! read more

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

a minute ago I came in at about 230PM. The meat was cold. There was food and trash on the floor and stayed the whole time. The backed pato was the best part of the meal. However i was charged 1.25 for extra small amount of cheese. The claw saw was real dry and plan. On top of the meat begin cold it was just plain. I had better bbq from o most everywhere else. The television was playing fox new no need for all pollical nonsense while eatting. Now for the service the servers did the job but nothing about the service stucked out. read more

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Every time we order from this location it takes 30-45 min longer than stated. I'm done with Bandanas. How can you be off by this much time? F me. read more

Service was terrible. Our waiter had an attitude the entire time. I asked for water but did not ask my kids what they wanted to drink and gave them water. I asked what was in the turkey sandwich and she said "It's a turkey sandwich. It has turkey" extremely rude. It was 6pm, Thursday march 21st. We had a large party. 8 adults and 10 kids. She said they were out of everything except for brisket. Food was less than mediocre. Mac n cheese was over done and grainy. My sandwich was plain and warm. Not hot. Overall just don't go here. None of the staff was nice at all. read more

Slid hard and far over the years. Food quality seems to be down. Service staff stretched thin... (everyone's is these days) read more

1/2 rack of ribs so good you don't need the sauce. The bbq beans are just sweet enough. The garlic bread is awesome. The sweet tea is perfect balance of sweet and strength. The fried corn is awesome. I've eaten here twice on my work trip. Great both times. read more

We went late on a Friday night at 915. The restaurant was not crowded and we ate outside a cool evening. I had the dry rubbed wings with a a salad. The dressing was a vinaigrette. The wings were perfect and the side salad the right size. I would recommend a different dressing though. Service was very good although it took a while for the wings to appear read more

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Ordered DoorDash @ 7:30p and didn't receive until 9:40p. Once received, realized one of two meals wasn't included. Other meal was ice cold as if it had been sitting for a very long time, the chicken was hard as a brick and ice cold as well as stale fries. Would put 0 stars if I could, spent $70 on this order. read more

Honestly food wasn't bad but did make me sick one time. Another time I had placed a takeout order and it took almost 40 minutes to get ready meanwhile people who I had watch order got their food while I was still waiting. read more

Being a customer ever since they had just one place in Arnold, I tried the brisket sandwich today for lunch for the first time. I doubt I'll order it again. 4 small globs of fat amidst the brisket, very disappointing. I usually get a nice meal from this location, but this time, blah. If you haven't been to a Bandanas in a long time, be prepared for price increases. read more

Waitress wouldn't lose an attitude the entire time we were here, food is overpriced and not good overall. Not to even mention that they didn't have turkey or brisket. read more

Bandanas is a classic example of good St. Louis style BBQ. They are excellent at smoking their meats the right amount and have a nice selection of sauces on the table that you add yourself. I prefer the spicy bbq sauce best because it adds a nice heat without over-doing it (if you like really spicy food, the sauce will be quite mild to you). The dinner platter is usually enough to split between my husband and me, leaving us both satisfied without over doing it. For the sides, I really like their baked beans and the applesauce. The baked beans have little chunks of meat and are served in a sweet sauce. The applesauce is nice and chunky. The green beans are usually good though sometimes overlooked and soggy. read more

Our family loves the lower level event space. It has easy access to the parking lot. Two rooms with great space for the buffet. Bathrooms also on this level. The food is always delicious and totally spoiled by the service. Thank you Krista for taking such good care of us this afternoon. Donna Nadler read more

I got the ribs, baked potato and baked beans and it was incredible. The ribs were smoky, the beans were perfect, and the baked potato had a crispy skin, and soft inside. We had great service, and our waiter checked in on us frequently. Overall a wonderful experience! read more

Received order from door dash and one entire meal is missing, side baked potato is brown and hard, provided the wrong sauces, the chicken in one of the meals was so tough we had to throw it away and the donut holes are burnt and hard. Very disappointing AND I just wasted my money. read more

I'm not a meat eater....so I can't comment directly on the bbq...really just the reactions of my friends and family....but when we needed a table full of food and had to no time to cook for the party after my niece's baptism, Bandana's saved my family's butt. We called the night before and ordered a spread...I mean the works...everything but desert. They had the food ready to be picked up at the time we designated and the food was on the table before all the guests made it to house after church. Not too shabby Bandana's. Also, somehow, everything was still piping hot. It didn't hurt that it was 100 degrees outside I'm sure, but still, totally hot after the 15 haul out to my sister's house. Again, I'm impressed Bandana's. Finally, it really just wasn't expensive...at all. We would probably have spent more if we had had to cook and go to Dierberg's to buy all the stuff that we got from Bandana's, not to mention all the hassle and mess that we saved ourselves. Also, I think we have enough Bandana's BBQ sauce to last us until my sister has another baby and has her baptized.... read more

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - From their website - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Do NOT phone in lunch orders. VERY small amount of meat, including small pieces of chicken the first time we ordered. Picked up food & was VERY cold. All of the eight lunches we picked up were like this. You web disappointed, and your office staff may also get sick, as one of our nurses has GI issues & Diarrhea this AM. read more

I just got sides of beans and coleslaw. Very tasty - a bit sweet, but it tasted good.

BBQ. An American tradition. A number of styles; Kansas City, St. Louis, Memphis, the Carolinas, New Orleans, and Chicago. I've had them all. They're all great, but my all time favorite is St. Louis BBQ. St. Louis is blessed with good BBQ joints, but a national chain is not a great or good BBQ joint. It is what it is, a plain chain. Serving sizes are small and overpriced. Sometimes dry and sometimes not. Consistency is a problematic issue. I hate a bad chain where the service is slow and the wait is even longer. Never mind the poor quality meats used. Save your money, don't eat here or any of their locations. If it is great BBQ you are looking for you should go to Salt & Smoke in the Delmar Loop near Blueberry Hill. It is truly one of my favorite places for BBQ. These folks make GREAT BBQ!!!!!! As Chef Guy Fieri would say, "shut the front door, this place is out of bounds, and the food is off the hook". Try everything and the prices are wonderful. Service is excellent. read more

Tables were empty. Took ten minutes to seat us. Sat there five minutes, no one came to our table. No air. Hot as heck inside. We were told it would take an hour to get our food because of the call in orders. read more

I was in Fenton, MO and decided to grab some quick BBQ for lunch. I looked up places closest to my hotel and 1st went to Sugarfire's but there was a long line and they said they were sold out of ribs for the day. Although it was only about 1pm, I thought I shouldn't known better - it is the 4th of July. But I was able to order at Bandana's no problem. When I got there I almost turned around and left. It's a little building that you can't really see from the road and there were only 3 other cars in the parking lot. The ribs were really good though. They had a slight sweet BBQ sauce that seemed like it was smoked that way. Really good. They are smoked though and not grilled. Some people don't like that. It does make the meat more tender though. Was not at all impressed with the green beans, which they must opened from a can and earned up. There was no smoked flavor or salt pork or onion or anything in them that would've given them the least bit of flavor. Completely flavorless. The coleslaw was ok. And the garlic bread was pretty good. You could tell they use a quality bread. But it was a little more buttery than garlicky. read more

While I don't detect any difference amongst the various locations, I should say that this review is specifically about the newer location at Manchester and Rock Hill (which is not apparently in the Yelp database). Buckle your seatbelts, because this is going to be harsh. Let's establish some background first. I love BBQ. I grew up with it around every corner in Tennessee. I make it. I've been in large competitions. But....I'm not a BBQ 'snob'. I've had edible BBQ come out of a home oven before that had never so much as seen a piece of wood, much less any smoke (god forbid). So I don't require that there be a 3/4 inch smoke ring and a dark bark to put it in my mouth and force myself to swallow (that's what she said). Smoke is not an issue at Bandana's however. Plenty of that. But it's frankly just not that good. The pulled pork in particular. I think my dog might turn up his nose at it. Let's get something straight right off the bat, *pulled pork* should be *pulled*....not chopped, sliced, minced, or diced. Duh. And why the hell is their pork slightly slimy on the outside? How are they keeping this stuff heated? The sides aren't very good either for that matter. The food has so turned me off that when my sons entire baseball team decided to go there (to my chagrin), guess what I ordered? A baked potato. "Oh, you mean our loaded baked potato with pork, cheese, and sauce on it? Very good choice sir. A popular item". "Yes please. Oh, and could you hold the pork, the cheese, and the sauce?" "But, sir, that would just be a plain baked potato" "Exactly" Only pluses I can even find within me to mention would be that their spicy sauce is pretty good, and they make great iced tea. So if you're thirsty, and you have a craving for squirting sauce straight out of the bottle into your mouth then I suppose this would make a good place for you to go. read more

Stopped here for lunch on Friday, mainly because hubby loves their smoked turkey. Since it's Lent, they are offering fried catfish on Fridays, so I chose that. The catfish is frozen, but it was OK. I had fries and cole slaw as sides. Hubby had smoked turkey lunch and green beans as his side. Their garlic toast is to die for. We've been to some Bandana's who are a little stingy with the garlic butter, but the toast Friday was fabulous! read more

I'm gonna cheat here, because I went to the one in O'Fallon, but since this is a chain and that location isn't in Yelp and I'm too lazy to add it...well, you get the picture. I love barbecue. I could eat it eight days a week. My eyes glaze over when I think about it. I drool like Homer Simpson at the thought of it. So when Mom wants it for Mother's Day, but we are no where near Pappy's, we whip out the iPhone and look for what's close. And what's in O'Fallon is Bandana's. You know what worrisome? When the restaurant slogan is "Smell that Smoke" and you don't. Not a thing from the parking lot. Inside it's a bit of hickory, but that's it. My meal? Not that memorable. I got the pork and beef. The "pulled" pork wasn't pulled, but chopped. The beef was tender but gristly in places. And who the fuck serves garlic bread with barbecue? That is a major no-no in my book. It's a slice or white bread or nothin', folks. Next Mother's Day, I bring Mom back into the city. read more

Meh. Pretty decent if your starving. Price not to shabby. Good service, food came out quick. The crowd is similar to south county or Arnold folks. Strong C+ read more

I love BBQ. Tonight was boy time just my 10 year old and I. We started with the BBQ Nachos and unfortunately, that turned our stomachs immediately. I'm not sure why but they were way oversauced. That could have had some merging to do with it. The main meal came out and both of us barely nibbled on the "platter for two", which is $40 worth of pork, beef, ribs, chicken and turkey. It looked great, and I'll know tomorrow when I eat it for lunch. Riley was our server and she was great. I'd likely give the place 5 stars other than the nachos. But unfortunately, they ruined our experience. Clean-yes Service-great Cost-expensive, but it's BBQ so I understand Time-spot on Food-skip the nachos and you won't be disappointed in the rest. read more

Everything was great! A carbon copy of Famous Dave's back home. They have on the table the typical roll of paper towels on the pipe roll. And about 5-6 different types of sauces to pick from. The one thing that was different and next time I will save more room for the homemade, made fresh donut holes!! To die for!! YUMMMM!! read more

Bandana's Bar-B-Q is some tasty bar-b-q. I remember the first time that I went there was with my family. Every now and then my parents get an extremely huge craving that will dive them nuts if they do not have a fix. Since I was in college at the time and whenever my parents would ask if I felt like going out to eat, I would take them up on it. After all, at the time I was living on Ramen Noodles and cafeteria food, so I took them up on their invitation for food. My dad had heard about Bandana's from people at his work so we went there. I was not sure as to what to expect because the first thing that comes to mind when I eat BBQ is the massive amounts of napkins that I'm going to use. Well, as soon as I had some of their Bar-B-Q that changed. Yes, I would need a good deal of napkins, but now, the first thing that comes to my mind is the taste. Oh the taste of their Bar-B-Q is quite delicious. The sauce does not over power the actual taste of the meat and the meat is tender enough to where it just comes right off the bone with out any kind of hard work involved. The meat is slow cooked so that allows enough time for their sauce to properly sink into and marinate the meat to allow the sweet flavor and natural taste of the meat to blend. Bandana's Bar-B-Q is some really good bar-b-q if you are ever looking to have that fix of long cooked tasty meat. read more

OK...if you eat meat you gotta love Bandana's. As you float through the doors captured by the smoke, you're greeted by a friendly smile and taken to your table. The menu is simple: Beef, pork, turkey and chicken...all smoked and ready for one of Bandana's six BBQ sauces. Yum! (Ribs too.) Pick a side or two of green beans, potato salad, cole slaw or pork & beans. Oh...did I mention the garlic bread. Then they roll a cot next to your table for a quick nap...ahhh...sorry, I wish they would then roll a cot out so you could dream of another visit to Bandana's on Gravois Road in SW St. Louis county. I have been to three other locations, but this is my favorite. Tip: Inhale deeply as you walk in :) read more

Honestly, when I was a little kid I hated this place. For some reason, I really disliked the texture of shredded meat. Who know why? But when a friend wanted to meet there for dinner, I said I'd give it another shot. And I guess my taste buds grew up a bit, because I was pleasantly surprised. I had the BBQ Pork plate, and it was filling and delicious. They have several BBQ sauces to choose from, so I sampled them all. My vote is for the Sweet & Smoky, though their original is also good. You get two sides with every meal, and their baked potato was good (and dripping with melted butter). Their garlic bread is also tasty. So, I'm glad I got past my childhood and tried this place again. If you like BBQ, you'll like this place. read more

Always a great meal at Bandana's. We got ribs, pulled pork & chicken - all were delicious. Not to mentioned the garlic toast and you can't forget donut holes for dessert! Highly recommend read more