Ike & BG's is definitely worth a trip to the outer limits of the city. You can't miss the spot because the smoke will be billowing through the neighborhood. It's takeout only but you can call ahead if you think of it. You might have to wait 15-20 minutes if you don't call ahead. But waiting at the counter was fine. The other customers were chatty while we were waiting so the time passed pleasantly. You give your order at the counter and you pick it up at the same counter. It's not a big place. I got the ribs. A full slab. No problems with them. The end pieces were like burnt ends but I do like that kind of thing. They're served saucy, which is how I like them. The cole slaw was different but good, made with a sweet pickle relish as opposed to mayo or vinegar. I will probably try that at home but with dill relish instead of sweet. The mac n cheese was not my favorite. More like a noodle pudding if you like that shirt of thing. I'll skip that next time and go for some greens or yams. read more

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Yelp asked me to review this place but I really have no idea how to. I drove past this past for weeks while working near by. The smell was wonderful and made me crave BBQ for quite some time. I finally had time to stop and grab a bite so I did. The portion size was good , the cook was very good on the ribs but each rib tasted completely different . The one rib I would tell you never to go here but a couple others I would say you have to try this place ! The others fell randomly in between. So this leaves me in a conundrum. Or one could say this leaves me to have a re-visit to see if I have a different experience. read more

I'm a vegetarian and their fish fry...the absolute best. Not sure how they make those vegan string beans but I could eat a whole plate of them EVERYDAY. I have been looking for them for weeks and am so disappointed by the temporary closure. Hoping you will return to us really soon. read more

The food is great. Best ribs in Buffalo, sauce is damn good also. Tender, juicy and just the right amount of smoke. Sides are also very good. I had Mac N Cheese and Yams. Service is good but can be lengthy at times. Its a rib joint so don't expect the Four Season. Great for a take out. read more

I really enjoy their food, ribs sometimes a little tough but I usually always enjoy my food thoroughly. The customer service is alright the ladies at the front are usually nice to you if your nice and respectful to them. The men in the back usually give me a nod. Good vibes so far eveytime I stopped in. My only complaint is this, fix then damn hours on Google and Apple Maps or honor the hours. I'm often calling at 8:15 and y'all close at 9 then say y'all close at 8 Yk, nobody wants to end food plans in hope for take out just to not have the phone answered. Clearly my current situation, was looking forward to the food dammit!CHANGE THEM HOURS. All love to y'all, and renovate that bitch it Look Mad ghetto on the Genesee lo. read more

Absolutely Disgusting!!!!! Horrible Kitchen, Cookware, Grill Area And Outside Grill Looks As If It Was Once Used To Haul Trash. Asked For Fried Wings~ More Like Boiled In Warm Grease Type Dinner. Gino Smelled It And Walked Away (Gino's My Huskie) Asked To Have Order Corrected... I Was Told "That's How We Do It" We Don't Have Refunds!!! Smelled like Marijuana, Must Be Looking To Pocket That Transaction. Absolutely Terrible Place To Patron. Terrible Customer Service. read more

Babyyyyyy every time I order and I do mean every time.... My food is absolutely amazing and worth every damn penny I mean even down to the appearance and you eat with your eyes first, so flavorful and they give you a generous amount of meat & sides! I'm typing and still eating lol I highly recommended to anyone looking for great soul food I promise you won't be disappointed!!!!! read more

Friday when I was returning to my job I was driving down Genesee Street and the smell of the smoke from the grill made me turn around and go to Ike and BG's restaurant I ordered a rib dinner with macaroni and cheese and cabbage and it also came with two pieces of bread the ribs were great and the sauce was very tasty the macaroni and cheese could have used a little bit more salt and the cabbage was too spicy for me and I did not like the 40-minute wait but over all I will return to this restaurant again to pick up another meal and I do recommend stopping at this place for some good barbecue spare ribs if you are in the area, and great customer service, I have a stock photo, because once again, I started eating the food in the car, and there was enough food for 2, so when I got up this morning, I finished off the ribs read more

Ike & BG's Restaurant - Bbq spare ribs with great sauce - Barbeque Near Me - Buffalo, New York

So seriously guys if you have read my reviews before then you know that I'm a stickler for customer service and that I'll travel for great food!!!!! I'm making this review soly based off of their customer service and I'll add to it after the food comes out. I've driven by this place and smelled the BBQ time and time again. I never stopped because I thought it was a rib place. I don't eat pork and I'm not much of a beef or any type of rib. It always smelled great though. So a while back I started seeing pictures of dinners people got from here. I looked on Yelp of course and saw the reviews on here were great. My daughter's hungry so I brought her here to try it out for her boyfriend and herself. I'm going to taste it too little do they know. Anywho we were greeted by a young man at the counter who was very pleasant and smiling with the company logo attire on. We initially wanted steak hoagies they ran out of sub rolls. Apparently today was an especially sublicious day! Okay so moving on my daughter ordered a fish dinner with macaroni and cheese and yams, and a fried chicken dinner with macaroni and string beans. No pork in the sides! Yaye! The chicken dinner is half a chicken as well. The order was placed by a woman who was also dressed in company attire as is everyone else I've seen in here. She was very nice and answered our menu item questions before ordering. After ordering we were going to get back in the car when she asked us if we'd like a crispy cream donut while we wait. Of course I said yes! Actually I said he'll yeah! Hahahaaa It's the little things that count for me. It's clean and smells like food in here. Everyone looks presentable and has been courteous and polite. I'll certainly be back for that reason alone to purchase my own food. read more

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Hubby and I were craving soul food and since we were in the area we decided to give This spot a try! Boy are we glad we did! It's a little take out only spot which we didn't mind since we were lazy and wanted to go home anyway and chill lol. I had 10 wings country fried with greens, and Mac n cheese. Husband had the Fried Chicken Dinner with Mac and coleslaw. We were both overflowing with joy when we opened our box. They will definitely become apart of our usual go to's! read more

Ike & BG's Restaurant - Traditional Wings, Baked Mac and Cheese, and Collard Greens - Barbeque Near Me - Buffalo, New York

This place goes above and beyond to make sure we are satisfied every time. Food is always amazing and I wouldn't go to any other bbq place if they paid me read more

I ordered from Ike & BG's on a Saturday night, so I already had my expectations set that it was going to be a busy night for them. My friends and I tried to place an online order through their app and was told that the restaurant missed our orders multiple times. I was told this was not the first time that they tried to order online and the service was usually always down. We called the restaurant five times before someone answered the phone, and we began to place our order. Luckily we had backup orders ready as we had to make multiple changes due to the fact that they were out of a lot of their menu items and sides. Once again, we chalked it up to it being a busy night. We ordered a chicken hoagie with fries, two fish fries (one with mac and cheese and yams, and one with mac n cheese and coleslaw), and banana pudding. The person answering the phone did not give us a price for the food when we finished placing our order, which prompted us to be suspicious of what we were going to be charged versus the prices listed through their online ordering app. We were right to think this way due to being charged about 5 dollars extra for something which continues to be a mystery. Now onto the food, when opening the carryout boxes the size of the fish and hoagie were great. The flavors of the main portion of the dinner are what keeps us coming back to Ike & BG's. The fish and chicken served did not disappoint. However, the sides left much to be desired. My coleslaw was simply watered down, runny cabbage. And my friend received green beans instead of mac n cheese with her fish. The bannana pudding was steller and tasted like the real deal. I reccomend getting trying it if you go. Overall, the experience was good but not great. I think the food is worth a try especially if you've never eaten here before. read more

I have been loving Ike's lately. Food has been well Prepared and extremely tasty. Amazing ribs, sauce and Mac and cheese. Desserts and chicken are not always readily available which can be disappointing, but when they are available, they are amazing! Prices are high, but when done right it's worth it. read more

More than a year ago I tried Ike & BG's and for $38.00 all I got was over cooked pieces from the big end of the rib. No actual ribs. I tried them again the other day and Again after a 25 minute wait I received over cooked end pieces and maybe 3 ribs. I will never eat there again and for those that do I suggest you check your order before you leave. read more

So I happened to be traveling down the road with my Queen and ended up smelling a great emanation coming from a smoking BBQ pit. I said well damn, we need to turn around and hit this spot. We turned around and got up in the place. You can tell it was strictly BBQ based as the whole kitchen was separated by a high counter between the guests and the kitchen. The menu's were on the wall to see which order you wanted to have. Now it get's good and funny!! So I'm telling the owner that I want a hot bbq sauce rib plate. He says it may be too hot for you young man, however I will let you taste it first before you decide on that flavor. I said cool, lets do it. He bought me half a spoon of this sauce and I tasted it. Mind you, I've already told this man I was from Louisiana and it wouldn't phase me. Why did I say that??? So I tasted the sauce, within 6 seconds my eyes started watering, I started choking and sweating and my woman is laughing her ass off at me. I asked quickly for a piece of bread because it was tearing me up bad!!!! I wanted some water but he was having fun with me because I was talking cash shit about being able to take it and he was taking his sweet time too!! To make a long story short, he baptized my ass that day on spicy sauces. The only reason I'm giving this establishment 4 stars is the fact that the hot sauce that he had and grows himself didn't have a bbq sauce base to it whatsoever. It didn't have anything to do with that. This little sauce he made is 5 times hotter than habanero peppers!!!! So when I went back today I told him I'm back!! I'm not scared of you!! He said which sauce do you want, the hot or mild?? I said mild and kept it rolling. Bottom line, the BBQ was pretty damn good. He has pineapples cut up in the baked beans which I've never had before, but was pretty good. The baked mac and cheese was there, no question at all. Now, he likes having his ribs already sauced up before he serves them to go. However, I can't take points off on him for that because I've never asked for the sauce on the side. I have to be fair about it. I WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK AGAIN!!!! :-) read more

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Don't take orders you can't fulfill simple if you don't have say it. Don't make promises you can't keep that's just how it is I spent 2hrs of my life waiting and it wasn't worth it! read more

I love me some good old fashioned soul food and Ike &BG's has not let me dowrn. The greens are well seasoned, ribs cooked to perfection, the potato salad reminds me of a wonderful cook out. If you haven't been to Ike & BG's you don't know what you are missing. The staff is courteous and thoughtful there is a slight wait to get your food I suggest you call ahead, however it is worth the wait. I gotta go cause I got ribs on my mind, til next time eat well and enjoy every bite. read more

Ike & BG's Restaurant - Barbeque Ribs, Potato Salad, Collard Greens outstanding! - Barbeque Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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It is July 3rd 2021 and I was craving ribs. We live in the Seneca Babcock area and googled Ribs and Ike & BGs came up. We figured we give them a shot. We ordered 1 rack of ribs. What we got was a magnificent eating experience. The Ribs were plentiful and the sauce was not too sweet , had a slight kick. Came with a good helping of great creamy coleslaw and white bread to suck up the BBQ sauce. I am going back to taste everything on the menu. read more

We got ribs with sides. The food was good but it took an hour for our order. It may be Covid related but would go back but would just call ahead to order. They also didn't have the peach cobbler or banana pudding. Authentic ribs and Mac and cheese and yams. read more

Always out of sides and when u ask why they don't seem to care. The worker said they will be closed for the next 4 days and said it like it was an excuse for being out of mac at 6 pm on a Friday. They need to work on their customer skills and make sure they have all the items on their menu. read more

Great rib dinner as always, tastes good... Rib half & full slabs are also delicious & recommendable. Nice portion of soul food sides to choose from. read more

Food today was alright(rib dinner) normally the ribs be tender these ones I had today was just alright a little tough not enough meat on the bones today but will be back to see if things changed they never have banana pudding anymore SMH maybe next time that's a huge staple read more

We just ordered from Grubhub and it was terrible. Maybe it's because we ordered at night (6:30 pm). Seems like we got what was left over. Hard end pieces of rib, watery cabbage and unseasoned mac n cheese! We also ordered baked beans but got more cabbage instead! It was also missing the pound cake but we got no replacement for that! The banana pudding was good. read more

The food was pretty good minus all that cinnamon on them yams it pissed me off also the wait was kinda long.

One of the best spots in Buffalo... Ribs on point real talk they definitely get the 5 stars

OMG! Finally I have found some delicious BBQ ribs. I have been telling all my friends and family about Ike & BG's Rest. Keep up the good work! A+ read more

I myself do not eat pork... but my Mother who is 89 years old, soon to be 90 in August... Loves the barbecue,She says it is very Tender & Tasty... read more

Best soul food place in town hands down. I've been coming here for years and it's always the same results. Only con is they run out of greens a lot. That should tell you something read more

For my first time here today the young lady that took my order was nice but I asked a young man who might be the manager about my rib sandwich with no side about my order after waiting 25 minute was not nice i will not be back read more

I always give people many chances to screw me over Today was the very last straw and last time I will patronize this place. Today I ordered a slab, I get home and open that shit up, welp it was nothing but 4 bones and stuffed with the fat ends of the rib in the container, I call to complain and the response I got was a I don't care response, they will never get another dime from me. and the time wait was crazy i ordered on the phone was told a hour I get there 1 hour and 15 minutes later and my food still was not ready. Sad that I can't and wont buy anything else from my own kind. talk about support a black own business, shit they the ones who will fuck you faster then anyone else. 1. Time wait is always longer then what they say. 2. Paid for a slab looks like half slab 3. Nothing but the fat gristle pieces in tray and 4 bones 4. Called to complain, the guy acted as if he did not give a dayum 5. I spent $46.00 which i could have given that to a homeless man and been much happier. THEY WILL NEVER EVER GET ANOTHER DIME FROM ME OR ANYONE IN MY FAMILY. VERY DISAPPOINTED read more

Very solid BBQ, feels like home cooked! smokers right out in front make it a genuine BBQ experience. No sit down available, would be nice in the future. read more

Hands down the best BBQ Ribs in the region, slow cooked in a kettle smoker over hardwood charcoal. Take out only, and only open Thursdays through Saturdays. With luck you can catch them when Ike makes one of his signature sweet potato pies. Super friendly atmosphere. read more