I went in Thursday at 2pm. Absolutely no one else in there. I decided to still order. $29 for 5 bones of pork ribs, store bought Mac and cheese and greens. The ribs were not flavorful. I definitely could have made out better cooking my own ribs. Never again. read more

The barbecue was , wonderful!!! Still good! Old school ran , and very polite! Just a walk-in , and out place! Nothing to see!

Dwights has been our go to for bbq forever! Ribs and chicken are perfectly smoked with excellent bbq sauce. Baked macaroni, yams, collards and best potato salad anywhere! Cabbage and strings beans are so good! Everything is fresh and always delicious. We drive across town knowing we'll never be disappointed. Service is excellent! Make sure to grab a slice of lemon pound cake if it's not all sold out. Sevice is take out only. read more

The food is so good it reminds me of my mother and my grandmother's cooking The service is on point. Everybody is so pleasant, especially the owner. The atmosphere is awesome. Everybody is nice, but the place should be bigger because they have so many customers because they have such good food. God bless them and their families. The people that work there are super. read more

this place really needs to deliver, cuz they really give off that they don't like people coming in, but so far the food has been great.,

Absolutely the best bbq Ribs, not just any BBQ ribs, these are cooked and grilled to perfection EVERYDAY! I take a 25-30 minute ride for these ribs! Let's talk about the sauce,whatever is in this sauce is amazingly flavorful and succulent. The portions are plentiful for the price. The BBQ Turkey wings taste like my Grand-mom made them, this is real comfort food at its finest! The sides are good mac n cheese is my favorite, I don't recommend the candied yams but every thing is not for everybody. This is definitely worth the drive into West Philadelphia! What a gem this place is. The staff is kind and friendly and they are cash only! It's about 10 minutes from the Philadelphia Zoo. The area is not the best but safe! read more

i love it the best in the city potato salad, baked macaroni, collard greens, and there's not forget the ribs read more

It's been years since eating ribs from Dwight's. Had a sandwich recently and it was delicious

Let's start off with the not so pleasant attitude from.the order taker..but ok..Dwight's..Philly staple..food used to be good. I told the order taker that I would like macaroni and cheese. He asked if I would like small or large. I said I would like a small. He said, we only have medium?? Then when I got the macaroni and cheese it wasn't filled up to the top, looks like a small to me. And it was $8 wasn't that good either. Never again read more

Dwight's Southern Bar-B-Que - Mac and cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I have been coming here to eat For a long while now And to me this restaurant and this spot is your average run of the mill soul food take out joint. They have a huge menu to choose from offering all the usual soul food standards. Nothing fancy nothing special Just home style food. They have been around for a long time serving food in their community. Prices are reasonable With large portions. They are open late night on weekends. Good spot to go to after a night of clubbing or drinking. read more

Dwight's is a long standing business that has been serving the community well for a number of years. In recent years their service has dropped off. At times some menu items are overcooked or unavailable which may be due to the volume of orders and patrons they serve. I go to Dwight's once a week or at least every 2 weeks. What gets me each time is the long wait to get my food or when I have a taste for a Slab of Ribs and im told I have to wait for an hour or more... No i don't have to wait that long I can leave as I've done many times and thats Not Good for Business. I want to continue patronizing Dwight's Black Owned Business but I've drawn away from Dwight's for those very reasons - waiting! Not Good! read more

this place sucked the food was not good the chopped beef was nasty and Mac and cheese was cold the service was bad and place the looked crazy inside read more

This place is the only place in Philly that reminds me of great BBQ from "The South"...yes "The South". The portions provided are great for the price which is charged. My favorites are the BBQ Salmon, BBQ Turkey Wings, collards, mac and cheese, and the potato salad! The potato salad was heavenly!!!! read more

Dwight's Southern Bar-B-Que - Bbq turkey wings..... Mac and cheese and broccoli as sides. - Barbeque Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Someone please, tell me why this place is still in business??? When I walked up to the door, I could smell no smoke. That in itself was a bad omen. I ordered a short end rib sandwich, the time is around 2 pm. Fifteen minutes later, I'm still waiting for my food even though there was only one person in the store other than myself. The customer service is abysmal. I go home to eat the sandwich and I'm totally disgusted after the first bite. The ribs tasted as if they were parboiled then cooked in the oven, not hours in a smoker. The sauce was a sugary ketchup mess. Is this how they barbeque ribs in the South? I think not. It was then I remembered the vow I made several years ago to never patronize this place again. I won't forget the next time I want barbeque! I'd give this place -5 stars if it were possible. If you want real smoked barbeque and good customer service, go to Deke's, Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse or even the Rib Crib, just don't go to Dwight's! read more

my go to for beef ribs for over 20 years. Leave fancy and organize outside. Love the food

Easily some of the best BEEF ribs and bbq chicken you can get in Philadelphia, but don't expect soul food with a smile!!!! They're not the friendliest bunch, but who CARES? It's takeout only, so get your grub and go!!!! Their mac and cheese and collard greens are DIVINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Call your order in, because the place gets pretty crowded on the weekend. Expensive, but worth every penny. read more

I think I found a new number one place for ribs. So I had an appointment near St. Joe's last week and prior to leaving I mapped out routes to the nearest BBQ places because I knew there were a few in the city on Lancaster Ave. and Dwight's was the one I picked. I actually picked two (Zeke's was the other but for the life of me I couldn't find it or I entered the wrong address.) Regardless, it worked out for the best. This place is totally in the 'hood so be aware. But, man, it was worth the adventure to get there. Very nice staff educated me on their offerings and as I saw them hacking away at slabs of ribs I knew it was gonna be good. I went with a full rack (hot, natch), collards and mac & cheese. Well, I def went overboard by getting a full rack because they were HUGE. The sauce is tangy yet you get the taste of smoke with the right amount of heat. It was definitely a sauce a true rib lover would appreciate due to its multiple dimensions. So, yeah, I was blown away by the ribs but on subsequent visits have found them a bit fatty. The collards had sizable pieces of smoked turkey and were very good. The mac & cheese was the best I can ever remember having - very tangy. These guys get the concept of flavor but not of marketing because they apparently don't offer to-go menus or even receipts. It was totally a non-issue to me, though. Oh, the staff is very friendly. How couldn't they be with gospel music as the daily soundtrack? read more

I've lived down the street from this place for well over a year. I've ridden by and said I was going to try it time after time. Yesterday, during the snowstorm, I called and they were open so I ventured out. All the food was already prepared so I just grabbed my chicken wings, greens, and mac and cheese to go. DELICIOUS! Downright tasty! I will definitely be coming back. read more

Do NOT waste your time or money coming here! My hubs ordered 2 bbq wings platters and a rib platter to go. This was his goto place for bbq. Each platter had sides of mac&cheese and cabbage. The food was disgusting! The ribs were mediocre. Chicken skin was soggy, but meat was dry as if cooked to fast or day old. Mac and cheese had a lemony tangy taste, with a grainy consistency-very weird taste/texture. The cabbage was bland. I had to trash mine. Not to mention, the platters ain't cheap. What a big waste of money! They certainly lost this customer. read more

Not sure what happened after not coming for abt 3mths I found out they definitely fell off .. all the workers standing around on a week night .. food was definitely not what I'm used to .. seems like they need a new cook .. my mad and cheese was just Mac and burnt cheddar toppings .. one positive thing was my order was actually ready for once in the time frame they quoted .. I guess they don't have any customers anymore ... read more

I went to Dwight's yesterday and got a half rack of pork ribs and half-pints of collards and mac and cheese. The ribs were excellent, and there were a lot of them; it was the biggest half-rack I've seen. They use a lot of black pepper in their rub. The sauce (mild) was sweet but not too sweet. The collards had a lot of flavor and were not too bitter. I found the mac and cheese a little sweet for my taste. My five-year-old liked it fine. Total cost was about $17.50. Note that there is no eat-in option. Addendum 2014-05-25: Dwight's is still good. I'm not sure why it took me four and a half years to go back. I will do it again, sooner. Prices have gone up a little. read more

If u ever seen Seinfeld's soup nazi, the employees r a lot like that. Take a # stay quiet and wait your turn and u will be waiting a while but it is so worth it. This is the best ribs ever read more

Food was not ready no potato salad, no sweet potatoes, no chicken, no turkey wings do you get my drift. Then my ribs Tate's old . Not fresh macaroni and cheese tasted horrible! I was so disappointed and spent 20.00 for yuck!!! read more

Haven't been in awhile but got a chance to visit while in Philadelphia today. Basically I was a little dismayed by the fact the recipe for thier ribs had changed. What i mean by that is they added vinegar to the cooking process and it really killed my expectations of a grest rib meal. While waiting for my rib plater I noticed the young man operating the grill was dousing the meat with liquid which I could emmediatly tell was vinegar. I don't know if this was a way to cure the mest while cooking but it wS truly a let down from what I'm use to from Dwight's. Hope thd read this and back up ofc the vinegar. read more

I was really excited to eat here, but completely dismayed. The food is nothing like it use to be. The string beans taste like they just came out of the can. The Mac and cheese has so much sugar in it you have to question what it is your are eating.... the ribs were a real disappointment. Not likely to eat here again. read more

Possibly one of the worst place to eat in the city. Location is Dirty inside and out. The staff is horrible they take your order with nasty attitude and food isnt good anymore. I seriously caution anyone about going to this place its not worth the time and stress. read more

Love their ribs, Mac and cheese and greens. I just wish they advertise their prices and had a few more items but I was very pleased with my food and the portion. Can't wait to go back. read more

Dwight's has proclaimed itself as "boss of the sauce" and I think thats probably appropriate, because their sauce is BANGING. I usually go with the mild because I'm kind of a wimp in that department, but I've heard the hot sauce is great too (its actually the same sauce, just with someone else squirted on at the end). The vibe in Dwight's is pretty great too. When they have the grill going real good, it fills with smoke so thick that you can barely see. its like being in a rib sauna ... a dream I'm sure we all share. The same grill has been being used for something like 65 years (or so the woman working it told me). I like it when my grill has all the gunk on it from a summer of grilling, let alone 65 years of grilling. The pork ribs are great. Super tender, fall off the bone, absolutely delicious. A half rack is all you need, trust me. I don't usually go for beef ribs so I won't touch that. Go for the short ribs, get some mac and cheese and greens too. It's all pretty tasty. The peeps that work there are super nice and friendly. One word of caution, which pretty much applies to all rib places. They make their ribs in big batches, and then they sit. If you catch some ribs when they first come off the grill, they will be so tender the meat will practically fall off into your mouth. If you catch the end of the last batch, they can be a little tough. So if you get a tough batch, don't rule them out right away. Give it one more shot! All in all, I love Dwight's. I try to go their as often as my arteries allow for. read more

I went back to Dwight's after a two-year hiatus because a "shut-in" friend of mine wanted a BBQ sandwich only from Dwight's. While there, I thought I'd give their short ribs another chance (with a side of potato salad). Before I critique the food, let me say that it was about 99 degrees (F) outside and about 105 degrees (F) inside Dwight's. There were two women working there that day in the heat of God and the heat of Dwight's ovens. Unnn-believable! I said to one of them, "I don't see how you do it." And she replied: "I have bills to pay." Back to the food. The ribs were falling of the bone. While some pieces were tender and juicy, I had to get through the tough and chewy exterior to get to it. So my cat got the exterior and I ate the meat underneath. The potato salad was close to being store-bought (e.g., Acme) to me. No eggs. How do you have potato salad without eggs??? Anywho, it was edible. So, unfortunately, Dwight's didn't earn any additional stars from me on this visit. However, my visit taught me that Dwight's is a hit-or-miss spot for ribs. read more

Start with the positive, potatoe salad was banging. The temperature of it was not as cold as I would have liked if it was it would have been slammin instead of banging........chicken wings were ok, I've had better. Mac and cheese was to tangy and sweet for my taste, if they had left that out it would have been slammin. All in all I might be back, maybe. Oh and the price was not to bad $10.50 for a chicken wing platter. read more

Mac & Cheese is waaaay to sweet! Why do black people have to put sugar in everything? Why on earth would u even want to eat sweet Mac & Cheese? Ribs were tender so I gave 3 stars bc most places can't make tender ribs. There BBQ sauce is very sweet as well. Don't eat here if u are diabetic lol. read more

A very good place to visit, but, when you get home and find out your ribs are crunchy because it is well, well done. That turns me off. Then thought it might have been a one time thing, to my surprise it happened again and again. Now I know that food must be cooked well done, but I would like to taste the meat. read more

HORRIIBLLEEEE CUSTOMER SERVICE. I am so disappointed... I have been coming here for years and it just slowly lost its way to the point where this will be the last time I will be coming to this location. First I called in my order and they told me 35 min, when I got here the place was empty and no one even started my order so I had to wait even longer, then apparently there is "assigned parking" lmao they made me move my car from the front because it was "the bosses spot"... (Btw it's only public street parking) and lastly COME WITH CASH, there are no signs saying it is a cash only business... Had to walk down the street to the chinese store to get cash... I Will not be coming back to this location ever again. I will take that drive to the Germantown Ave location if I want bbq read more

Searched for beef ribs on Memorial Day...and as luck would have it, while other joints were closed, Dwight's Southern Bar-B-Que was open. Despite the 3.5 overall star rating, we thought - well, what was there to lose? Ordered a full rack of beef ribs with hot sauce on the side. The meat was incredibly tender, fall-off-the bone kind of awesomeness :) We were lucky as a new batch had just been put out. This will definitely be our to-go place for beef ribs. The hot sauce had the perfect balance of smoky tangy-ness and hotness. Can't wait to try out their other menu items. Keep in mind this is a cash-only establishment. No frills. Just simple a menu. Straight forward pricing. We will definitely be returning back! read more

Stopped by here after a long day of running around. Pick up a half of slab. When I got home the ribs looked like dinosaur ribs. I had a hard time eating those humongous ribs. They were tough and had no sauce. Now I sauce the lady spread some on. Maybe they dried up. Save your money people and go the the Germantown location. Way better ribs. read more

It honestly looked like hospital food. And it was priced like hospital food (not cheap). But it was ok tasting... Not the best BBQ I've ever had though. read more

I used to come here and get the rib platter alot but I haven't been here in years. I tried to visit last year and the place was closed, I'm not sure if it closed down or took a holiday or what but I haven't had the chance to go back since. This place is pretty hard to find if you're driving and it is small and strictyly take out so don't expect to pull up a seat and wait. read more

You get exactly what you want when you come to Dwight's. They smoke with a deft tough that leaves the meat juicy and tender really allowing the meat to shine. The smoke is nuanced and not overpowering. I've been a customer for at least a dozen years and this place has remained a consistent. read more

It was my first time here and I was a slight bit disappointed. We ordered an entire slab of ribs. While he was cutting the ribs he cut off an end and it fell on the floor. He did nothing to replace the to the rib that he dropped on the floor. Like I have read in other reviews the ribs were tough on the outside but nice on the inside. However by being tough on the outside that was a lot of meat that was lost to the dogs. Ok now to the macaroni and cheese. I have to say it was different but I liked it. It had a sweetness to it that I never tasted in macaroni and cheese. Nothing is going to touch just to serve you macaroni and cheese. Like I said before run-of-the-mill neighborhood soul food place. read more

Dwight's is classic Q. No nonsense, no menu, no website. They survive on rep alone and friendly service. Pork ribs are big and tender(although not very smokey), chopped beef is exceptional. All sides are true to the southern style. Generous portions! They have mild and hot sauce or you can ask to mix the two (my pref). All of the sauces are very tasty. read more