Are you coming here for the ribs? If you are, a friend said, "These are the best ribs I have had in 30 years.". Based on that, here I am and I must agree. I had the back Rack in the sweet sauce with the house made slaw and baked beans. The slaw was very nice. The beans had a good flavor but I like the sauce a bit thicker. The ribs...oh, the ribs. Perfection on a plate. A generous portion of 7 back ribs. Nice and meaty, not dry, falling off the bone. Amazing. All that with a drink for $25. Yes, it looks like a dive from the outside. Get over it and get inside. Oh, the hours on Yelp are wrong. They close at 8 on weeknights. read more

Jim's Rib Haven - Back Rack with slaw and baked beans. - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

Jim's Rib Haven had the best ribs I've ever had. Unfortunately, it appears that the business has shut down. Too bad as it was a Quad Cities staple with world-class barbecue. Not sure why they closed but I surely hope that they reopen. read more

i want Jim's Rib to come back, their ribs was the best ever out of all others restaurant, please come back

I'm a rib and bbq snob. I have tasted bbq all over the country including Texas, Memphis, Carolina, and Kansas City. I was visiting Augustana and wanted some good local fare. This didn't disappoint. Classic local rib joint restaurant, friendly front counter staff. I asked what rib speciality was best, got the back ribs, hot sauce. Wow. I opened the box of half rack ribs to find them soaked in a spicy tomato based sauce. Unique. And so good. Meaty ribs, great pull off of bone. Tasty. I got Mac and cheese and baked bean sides. Also delicious. I could only eat 1/2 the ribs for lunch and had the rest for dinner the next night. I'm a fan!!!! read more

I was introduced to Jim's amazing barbecue in 1979. Their place was just a construction trailer in a gravel lot. We had barbecue beef sandwiches (2 each). I was 16 and I was completely baptized in the House of Barbecue. That was my lunch every friday until 1981, when I left for the navy. My mom would buy the sauce and ship it to me on my birthday in san diego. (San Diego doesnt know Barbecue). To this day, Jim's is the platinum standard of barbecue. I have been to all the barbecue hubs across the USA, and they dont hold a candle to Jim's. When I returned on leave, I was in my dress whites and went to Jim's. Jim's momma was there and she remembered me! I ordered and she didnt let me pay. It was like coming home, and I will never forget. By the way, when I was 16, I was one of the few Caucasian/white boys to know about Jim's, and I will forever treasure the food and the experience. I still try to order sauce on myt birthday, and have passed it forward to my son and daughter. Nothing is as good as getting ribs, chicken and beef DIRACTLY from the MASTER.... Thank you for all you do! read more

Still the QC's best. Been going there from the beginning, still good barbecue and sides. read more

You can't go wrong with a honey box from Jim's. They were missed when they had to close for a while but they are open again and the smell and taste are as good as ever. P read more

First and foremost the staff here is amazing. Super friendly and welcoming. Second the food is phenomenal. The ribs are obviously great but so is the turkey and sides. The macaroni and cheese is a must get. We will definitely be back when we visit family out here again. read more

Jim's Rib Haven - a plate of ribs and french fries - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

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Hadn't eaten here in years. I had the 4 rib sandwich and my wife had the pulled pork sandwich. Don't get me wrong the main thing, the meat is good. It's well smoked and flavored. My ribs had a bit more fat and gristle than I would have liked maybe, but not bad. What was a bit overwhelming was the sweetness of the mild BBQ sauce...WHOA! Now, that's some sugar. Neither of us quite expected that. I like a sweeter BBQ sauce, but.......Well, after the first couple of bites you sort of get past that because the meat is good. Disappointed with the fries. There are made in-house, quite sure but someone started this trend of leaving the skins on at many restaurants today. It really doesn't work for us. Out of an entire large plate found about 7-8 edible fries. It just really doesn't work. Some were short, hard pieces. Some were soggy/cold. The fries were a fail. But, the meat and ribs are good. Was it $35 good for the meat and the drinks? No, I'd have to say not really. For the future we would probably order just ribs to go and then later add our own sauce and sides. read more

This place was fabulous! Both the food and the speed at which you receive your order far exceeds ecxpectations.I started humming over my food after the first bite! read more

This is probably the best rib joint I've ever eaten in. A quad cities fixture, your meal comes with Wonder bread. They don't have a liquor license but you can bring your own. These ribs are the real deal. Slow smoked all day, chewy meaty and delicious. Great family owned shop that is a great alternative to Famous Daves or some more corporate chain. This 2019 update is to say the quality here remains the same. I used to live here and now just come here once a year for the BiX and the only thing I need to do is eat at Jim's. Sorry the pic is of just the bones, but I couldn't restrain myself. These are all meat too. read more

Jim's Rib Haven - Half rack of ribs. - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

We arrived late but everyone was very nice . We had back ribs which were so juicy and flavorful. The meat melted in your mouth. The place was family run or so it seems. Perfect pick read more

Jim's Rib Haven - Rib restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

For decades, Jim's Rib Haven have been serving up their amazing ribs to the Quad Cities. Their ribs are amazing and their sauce is boss! You can get their delicious ribs to go or take a seat and get exceptional service in the restaurant. Don't worry about making a mess of yourself, you will be offered a warm towel at the end. read more

Jim's Rib Haven - Delicious ribs and fries-a perfect combination! - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

My ribs was dry at the top and greasy on the bottom With no sauce. I asked for mild , I was very disappointed, this is the worst I have ever gotten , and when I called to tell them about it. They were more upset I posted on fb , well I'm more mad about my money , smh , they lost me as a customer read more

Jim's Rib Haven - a plate of ribs and french fries - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

Best Mac n cheese and ribs I've ever had. I'm from phoenix Arizona and have tried a lot but have never tried anything like this. Try this place out asap it's really good and worth coming to. read more

Mu first time here and it was not bad. The ribs do fall off the bone and tender. I love their mac and cheese and string beans. The sides were delicious. Not too fun of the bbq sauce, but that just me. I'm not putting them down. I did enjoyed my meal and if I'm in Moline area, I will be back. read more

Jim's Rib Haven - Open on a snowy Thursday - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

I don't give 5 star reviews much. So listen up. This place is a gem. Featured on food network for their ribs. Always get the hot sauce with them to really amplify the taste. I have been searching for good ribs forever. I moved to Chicago suburbs and haven't found a place comparable. It is not a fancy restaurant and not located in the best neighbor hood but it is certainly the best ribs place I've ever been to. Their service is sub par. You will quickly realize that upon sitting down. However when the ribs are brought out and in front of you, you forget about anything else. I've never heard anyone say anything bad about this place. Pro-Tip: for a dinner for 2. order a full slab of ribs. It is 31 bucks and comes with a side (homemade mac n cheese or fries are the best choices IMO)and a pitcher of soda. read more

Jim's Rib Haven - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

I grew up across the river and I have heard from everyone that this place has great BBQ. I finally got a chance to try the BBQ, however I wish I would have skipped the place. I am guessing this place is not located in a great area based on the way everything looks. The staff were very nice and the place wasn't packed on a Saturday for lunch. I wanted to try the ribs. I got the hot and regular baby back ribs. They say they are guaranteed to leave your taste buds satisfied, but I was not satisfied with the presentation or quality. The ribs look like they are finished in a oven. I didn't care for the sauce and the ribs were not very good. My ribs definitely didn't look like the slabs online on the menu. I wish I would have skipped the ribs. The pork sandwich didn't have much flavor and the sauce seemed greasy. I was left thinking maybe I came on the wrong day. I like how they bring a warm washcloth to clean up after; nice touch. I just find the food to be not very good. read more

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Award Winning Jim's Rib Haven of Rock Island Illinois Its creator James Overton 1928-2013 Created something wonderful and something sinful at the same damn time!!! * While Mattress shopping in Davenport IA, the salesman was nice and we asked him what's good to eat around here!?! * He is originally from Georgia who moved here for work recommended this place to us. * "I'm a a Georgia boy, and there isn't too many places here that cooks the food WE like to eat. This place makes me remember home! It's good barbecue" And bbbboooyyyyy was he right!!! This place isn't on social media... it's good food! But pricey! All though carry out the line was hella long! They take all forms of payment so you will be indebted to them! LoL ⁣ * This is a full rack of Baby Back ribs in their HOT bbq sauce! You want to talk about tender!!! Let me tell you these ribs were tender and Smokey. The sauce was alittle too loose for my preference BUT!!! Still very very good. I Put a dash of my favorite (my own seasoning blend ) on top to dry it off and absorb some of the sauce and babyyyyyyu it was a win! * Their potato salad was a major hit as sweet. A tinge of yellow from the mustard, sweet, and didn't have large chunk of onions and peepers . How ever that prepared that potato really shines through cooked perfectly, no too hard and certainly not mushy!! Excellent work guys! * * You have a return customer!!!! read more

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I love this place. I am from Moline so have been going there for countless years. When I do get back I always bring home a gallon of rib sauce! read more

Best bbq in the area by far! I moved to Colorado but anytime I'm in the area it's a stop! The place is a Rock Island institution!

Lived in the Quad Cities my whole life and have never been. Pulled pork sandwich was good but ordered baked beans as a side. Father in laws baked beans were cold too and van camps pork and beans would have tasted better. Daughter had the French fries that looked amazing but had zero taste. Need seasoning on then. Paid close to $70 for so so food. Glad to have checked off my list but I don't need to go back. read more

Best ribs and no one can match there sauce , fries are the best and service always friendly

Chicken was super dried out and when I called to speak to them I was hung up on ..Def was not worth the 50.00 I spent for 3 lunches

Overhyped...people go here more for nostalgia than the actual food. Seriously, Famous Dave's is Wwwaaayyyy better!

This classic place has been here for yearssssss. The ribs and the sauce are really good along either services. The portions are huge as well. We order a slab of the spare ribs and didn't even make a dent. No corn bread though. read more

Best ribs for 200 miles in any direction must eat these ribs. The staff is friendly the atmosphere is family nothing beats it you gotta go

No wonder this business is unclaimed. I wouldn't claim that batch of rib jerky they served me either. Bunch of bones with shrunken meat from being over smoked and dry as grandmas punany from being reheated. Worse $30 I ever spent! I would have been better off slapping some bbq sauce on the money and chowin down. read more

First time and it was amazing!!!! Got spare ribs, green beans, and Mac and cheese and it was soooooo good!!! You have to go!

Not a good experience. The food was below average. We got ribs, chicken, and pork sandwiches. The ribs were so bad we ended up throwing some of them away. They were dry, chewy, and not very flavorful. We started calling them "rib jerky". I've had better ribs at Famous Dave's, to give an idea how bad these were! The pork sandwiches came with buns totally soaked in some sort of liquid where you couldn't even pick up the sandwich to eat it. The chicken was average, at best. Service was questionable. We called a couple days ahead to place the order since we felt it was a large order (8 entrees). And they either lost or completely forgot the order when we came to pick it up. Nice. If you've had a good meal from here, I guess consider yourself lucky. read more

I grew up in the Quad cities and EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE THE BEST IN THE MIDWEST. OMG you haven't lived until you've had some of their barbecued ribs baby back ribs. I went to visit and my niece who claimed to be a vegetarian period well she left a big stack of bones in front of her place mat. So Jim's even a vegetarian couldn't stay vegetarian with your ribs in the house!!!! Hollar about the incredible tenderness of the meat of the ribs is just like butter. AND now we can start on the sauce oh my goodness gracious as I dance tippy toe to the best sauce ever created. And I am not exaggerating. They offer a mild sauce. But it's their spice here sauce that puts a shame to Texas we got the best sauce right here. It's a winner for the reason cuz it's that good. If you ever find yourself in town make sure you treat yourself. I'm hoping to order up some sauce send me some FedEx Jim's rib haven heaven fly me that absolutely 10 barbecue sauce read more

Came recommended. Very good. Got the spare ribs. Meaty. Well trimmed w enough fat for flavor. I went w the spicy over the mild sauce. Very nice. Not too hot - a little kick. Sides were good. I got man n cheese n baked beans. Slices of white bread for the sauce. A big serving. I'm taking half to go. Service is great and owner is very friendly. A good bbq place all in all. read more

Jim's Rib Haven - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

Drove two hours with a buddy to eat lunch on a Saturday. Walked in, passing some people with takeout, chairs were blocking the entrance to the dining area. The staff was all hanging out behind the counter acting like they were at grade school recess. We asked if the dining room was closed, the big guy behind the counter just said, "yeah" then turned to continue his recess. He could not have acted less interested in having us customers. Absolutely pathetic. I knew Jim and his family. I am sure he would be disgusted at the level of service and effort the staff put forth. read more

First & last time going here. Everything is made ahead of time which made the chicken dried out & the ribs falling apart. The only good thing about our meal was the macaroni & cheese & the coleslaw. read more

...tender fall off the bone, amazing, worth the drive to get them RIBS... their sauce covering anything and it would taste great.... ...for the first time in the 50 years I've been a patron... 2 visibly unappetizing and NOT a bonus, addition pieces of HAIR! We had only eaten 3 ribs and not sure now if we'd already had one... server took them back and said she bring us some more.... always hate to send back food.... knowing sometimes what cooks may do it the plates of sent back food, in the confines of the kitchens.... We are not sure but it may have been the same plate rearranged and sent back out and we ate every last one of them, still wishing we'd not seen the original set of hair condiments.... read more

Jim's Rib Haven - We will, of course, return even with their first issue in 50 years of patronage.... pretty good odds - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

Wanted to go but they were closed for renovations. Really wanted some good local BBQ. Can't give them a better review. We'll come back and repost. read more

Jim's Rib Heaven definitely lives up to the hype. I didn't think IL had BBQ, but low and behold this place seems to be a staple. We came here for lunch one day and got the 4 Rib platter with one side and a drink. The waitress was very helpful in steering us the right way. I really love going to the mom and pop places that care about their customers. They have two types of sauce (hot or regular) that they will put on the ribs before they come out. We ordered and got our food less than 15 minutes later. While not the fall off the bone ribs I was expecting. They were quite meaty and tender. The other thing to note is that they are not cooked in the sauce. it is just pt on before getting to your table. My side was the mac and cheese, while good, it was kind of small. It is definitely worth a trip if you are craving BBQ and can't make it all the way to Kansas City. #Yelp100 read more

Jim's Rib Haven - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

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Jim's Rib Heaven lives up to its Yelp rating. Came here with a coworkder for lunch one day and got the 4 Rib platter with a side and drink. The waitress, who apparently makes some of the desserts that were for sale by the cash register, was very helpful in explaining the menu and the different types of ribs they had. This place had the small town feel to it, everyone seemingly having a good time while eating some very good food. The ribs were very good and one of them actually did fall off the bone (the other 3, not so much). But they were very tasty! I got the hot sauce on the ribs and it was really good. Not too hot but reminds you that you ordered it that way. KC is by far my favorite BBQ but this was a pretty good replacement! #Yelp100 read more

Jim's Rib Haven - Barbeque Near Me - Rock Island, Illinois

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You can pretty well rest assured that when the parking lot is full, you are at the right place. We were here on a Sunday night. Table of 5, and despite the lot being full, we were seated right away. Our waitress was great, and very patient with us. She highlighted a couple entrees and pointed out for our group size 2 more things to consider. We went with her suggestions and were not disappointed. The ribs were tender, meaty, and had real nice flavor. A few people at our table said they would ask for more sauce. The rest of us were happy with the amount of sauce. We all agreed we would be back! read more

Absolutely delicious! Lots of meat Great service! In todays world, that's a home run. Will be back