Never again will I go to this location. Their customer service is piss poor. I spent almost $100 on two slabs of ribs and 4 sweet potato pies. At the speaker I told her I want my sauce on the side and I was going to buy an extra sauce and she said I was already going to get a lot of sauce. [Which I typically get a large cup of sauce when I get 1 slab so I thought to myself she's right, 2 cups for 2 slabs] They gave me food I pulled off. I got to the end of the curb and my daughter noticed no sauce. I backed up and immediately when inside. They are trying to tell me I got sauce. We go back out check my bags. They lady that checked them keeps saying "I didn't bag up your order" The ones in the back are saying "We gave her sauce" One lady in the front is saying "There was no sauce in there. One bag had the two slabs and the other the pies" She only gave me one thing of sauce and was trying to tell me what I she gave me extra and I would have gotten much less. [Lies I know what I typically get] So I decide to buy another sauce. While I'm waiting some lady comes out the back and wants to have a stare down like you gon do somethin. So I stare back cuz if you wanna take it there we can. Once I see she wasn't about nothin I look away. They give me my sauce and I still remained polite and left. They wack af there. All this over a mistake that yall made ? Absolutely not. Would never go there ever again. read more

I just recently started going back to this King Ribs location since it's very close to my job. I started out getting their yummy BBQ pork sandwiches with extra mild sauce on it. I like my BBQ pork a bit soggy makes it tastes so good to me. Well, earlier today for lunch I went to drive- thru where I ordered small rib tips, and one BBQ pork sandwich both with mild sauce. The ribs were very tender, and not even tough for me to bite since I have braces. The BBQ pork sandwich was good, very meaty, and very fulfilling. I actually went on a slow day there, and I know one of their busy days is on a Wednesday since they have a deal. King Ribs, is in a great location, not too far from Speedway, hospitals, and even downtown. King Ribs, are always grilling fresh ribs everyday, all day long. As, well as King Ribs does offer catering, call-in order, and all the staff are very professional, down to earth, and they know their ribs! King Ribs, have great deals starting on Sundays- Thursdays. read more

King Ribs BBQ - Small order of rib tips with mild sauce. Very delicious, tender, & juicy. Mild sauce isn't hot, or even spicy to the tongue. - Barbeque Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

We've never actually eaten inside during the past 15 years, always carry out. Many steer away from the area but give it a try. The smoker leaves the air full of wonderful smoked flavors and your hungry before ever getting to the drive up. My favorite is the pulled chicken or pork, very good. We enjoy their hot BBQ sauce. Mac & Cheese is fairly consistent with a cheesey, thick, baked texture. Unless you only need a couple bites, order family size for yourself which is two normal size portions in our house or just one if your big eater or for a meal. BBQ beans and greens are good as well. Be sure to check out their daily specials; half chicken, ribs, rib tips, sandwiches, etc. read more

Have had good experiences in past. But got two rib dinners tonight. Meat was hard and scarce. The positive is that the macaroni and cheese is still tasty and the sauce is flavorful. read more

If you want ribs and Mac and cheese this is the place. It's the light in a slowly fading area. Only reason I go to this area is for King Ribs. I'm not sure what they put in them or on them but you have to try it. Service is good. You will have to wait a couple of minutes but just do it. So worth it. I like the hot sauce but all of them are good. If your in the area try it. read more

Beef ribs, Sweet Savory Sauce, Cole Slaw and Bread! Overview: This little place has a big taste. Bucket bench seating reminds you of how all restaurants felt two decades ago. They proudly display the Colts sign in the window and provide 3 picnic tables outside. Service: "This is my first visit" is pronounce. The lady smiled, told me all about their meat options and their cheaper options for lunch. These could be as low as $7.00 before your drink. She told me what people Preferred and helped me make the right choices. While waiting, we made small talk. My order: I ordered the large half of the 1/2 rack, slaw on the side and white bread, with a soda. My bill was almost $18.00. I knew that as I ordered, but wanted the full experience. The ribs are delicious and sauce accompanying was sweet and savory. I asked for a mix of spice and sweet but there wasn't a lot of spice. Compared to: Being from NC, I already have a high bar for Anything that carries the description "BBQ". King Ribs would be in the top 20% of similar places back home which is why I have 4 stars. Many here I'm sure would feel it to be 5 stars. Value: The value was there and I'm happy I came! I'll come back when I'm visiting Indy again. read more

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Food was great. Lots of food for the price, staff was very friendly. Would definitely eat here again if I am ever in town again.

Very average BBQ. We tried both the beef and pork sandwiches, the Thursday special with the mild sauce. It was very average in taste. The beans tasted like a can of pork and beans and a jar of salsa mixed together. Sweet potato pie was over spiced with nutmeg. read more

Best rib tips my husband and I ever had! Sauce is perfect and meat is tender. Ladies behind the counter are friendly, service is quick, and prices are well worth it. Highly recommend! read more

King Ribs BBQ - Rib tips, Mac n cheese, coleslaw, and chicken. - Barbeque Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Totally worth the stop when on the westside! THE BEST RIBS EVER! Yes I need to yell, they are that good. They are so big that we split a full rack and still have some left. We got the mild and the sauce was the perfect flavor. We got our order to go and they wrapped up the box which was awesome or it would have been all over our car I am sure. We also got 4 slices of bread each individually wrapped, which I thought was cool. It was busy, but not too busy. I was worried about it with the race stuff going on down the street. I was happy to be able to introduce my husband into some finger licking good ribs! read more

King Ribs BBQ - Ribs! - Barbeque Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

It's a nice place just needs better customer service and more options and the sides are not that great to me

Be aware! I love this place and it sucks to write this but: I went through the drive through last week and had a nightmare come true. I waited 15 mins and they finally took my drive thru order. Get to front and she takes my debit card. Hands it back My order of 4 chicken specials went from $23.95 to 293.35. I caught and she informed me she would credit the difference back. However the credit back receipt was 30.00 off. I sent my husband back. Awful. 4 days later I have yet to see a refund. I called my bank and talked to a manager there ...hoping it's credited back soon. But be careful. Nothing is worse than dealing with incorrect charges. You lost me King Ribs. I was your biggest fan. read more

They have great rib tips and mild sauce! They're close to my house and provide good service

Food was just okay. Very greasy and oily and not as flavourful as I would have liked.

The smoke in the air will greet you and you know you made the right choice! We moved to Butler Tarkington area recently and we were looking for some great BBQ and pulled pork. Tonight was our first trip here to get takeout. We ordered the whole chicken and pulled pork and mild sauce. Succulent. Meat fell off the bones and was really good. Prices very reasonable as the rating indicates. Enjoy! read more

Delicious, reasonably priced and convenient drive through, this is an all around win for me. I don't know where King Ribs BBQ has been all my life, but I'm glad I've found them now. My first trip I tried the BBQ chicken on a bun and potato salad. The chicken was very tender and smoky. The mild bbq sauce was sweet and tangy- good if you don't like spicy food. The potato salad was creamy and classic. read more

Oh wow the flavors are intense the price is right and you enjoy yourself immensely. King ribs barbecue is definitely fit for a king if your hungry for a good meal. You got to think who's ribs. And go to King ribs on 16th St. Check out their great daily specials. read more

King Ribs BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

I love their food and the employees are so nice and the restaurant is clean and fast and I would recommend people to you

Immaculate customer service the food came relatively quick and the food is delicious would definitely recommend if you happen to be passing through Indy! read more

King Ribs is one of my special treats I do for myself when I can get a chance. The rib tips always have the beautiful bark and awesome flavor when you bite into one. I always choose the mixed sauce because in my opinion it's the perfect combo of sweet and spicy. They are always very pleasant every time I order and I love how they always seem happy. I would write a longer review but I have some tips staring me in the face and I'm going to teach them a lesson or two as I dig in! read more

The day I discovered this restaurant while visiting Indy it's definitely a must go to delicious and friendly customer

I drove up from Louisville and specifically stopped here as it is one of my favorite BBQ places on this planet. But wasn't as good last time, tips were over done, dry, and too meaty. Maybe a post Covid King Ribs? read more

Terrible customer service. They always have an attitude. If customer service is what your looking for, don't come here. The food is great but service and lack of customer care overshadows the food and high prices sometimes. There is an issue everytime I visit. It never fails. read more

I love this place!!!!!! We were traveling back to Chicago from Kentucky and decided to try out southern BBQ in IN on Memorial Day. Everything we ordered turned out great! Pig feet (well, i'm Chinese, i eat everything), pork shoulder, ribs, and sweet potato pie and checker pie are all soooo tasty! Meat are tender and juicy with sweet mild bbq sauce and the sweet potato pie was really cinnamon-ny loved everything read more

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Terrible food. They barely have any sides and their rib tips are literally almost all fat and gristle! Their line is always ridiculously long(though I don't understand why bc their food is definitely overrated) a bit overpriced. Now I remember why I haven't been for years I will stick to mom pause on College Avenue. Better price is better food and great service. The staff at King ribs are not rude but they are definitely not friendly. read more

BBQ Was Very Delicious Sides Was Not The Best Definitely Not Worth The Price ‍ Sweet Potato Pie Was Also Delicious The Wait Time Though Was Extremely Long A Little To Long Waited 2hrs and 30 mins , They Should Definitely Give Out Courtesy Drinks Or Something If People Have To Wait That Long In That Heat ‼ But All in All Great BBQ read more

To be a non TEXAS BBQ joint, it's pretty pretty doggone good ! Pretty pretty good .I'm there for work , been there 4x !!!!

Me and wife Had the chicken rib tips For lunch. And we are both are sick she has diarrhea an vomiting and I have diarrhea will never go back to this restaurant again. 5hrs later and still in pain. I have been trying to call them so no one else will get sick, but they are not answering the phone. Which leads me to believe I'm not the only one . I gave them 1 star but they are 0 stars in my book read more

Great value and delicious food. Dining in doesn't have a lot of ambiance but hey it's a very reasonably price delicious meal you don't have to cook. They have drive through too! Wonderful southern green on weekends. read more

Real Deal Q Baby....GOOD Q made by GREAT people....

First time visit. Counter staff were friendly and rapidly took my order, which soon arrived at the counter. Sat down inside at a table. Ordered chicken on bun sandwich with mild sauce, side of beans and drink. About 8 bucks. Chicken on bun (not much chicken) was covered with much too much sauce for me......and baked beans were unremarkable. Maybe should have ordered sauce on side. Based on others experiences it is worth another try for ribs. read more

The best rip tips in Indy. Period. No place has compared to the deliciousness of King Ribs. They're open late, offer no frills and are served with a delicious sauce that I can't duplicate not matter how hard I try. If you find yourself pulling up to their drive through after work, don't let the long line discourage you. This meal is worth the wait. Grab some chess pie as a post-meal treat! read more

I love good BBQ. We have tried many BBQ places in Indpls and out of Indpls. Outside of my own BBQ ribs, King's on West 16th is the very best. The meat is tender, flavorful, and you get your money's worth. Even though they are extremely busy, they are still polite and treat everyone the same. There is another Kings on Keystone. I will never, ever go back there. It's much closer, but the last two times the meat was dry and hard. The people-Sometimes are rude.Yes, I will drive across town where the food is good and the people are very nice. Rainy day, but the smokers are going strong. Getting the large rib tips. Pork sandwich for Tony and the 1/2 chicken dinner for later. A special for each day of the week. read more

I dont know if its the time of day but the last time I got ribs here I can easily say they were the worst rib tips I have ever got in my life. The were so dried out they were beyond jerkey to the point it was like tree bark with bbq sauce on them. Used to love this place in fact the time I got those horrible ribs i drove from the far south side to get them.....not any more. read more

Landed in Indianapolis and was looking for a good lunch before a meeting. I caught an early flight and hadn't eaten all day, so I was pretty hungry. Looked up BBQ joints on Yelp and this place had good reviews, so we headed that way. Rib tips were the lunch special and they were outstanding. The portion was so huge I only made my way half way through. The sides, Mac and cheese and potato salad, were on point too. I definitely recommend. read more

What can I say the food is always on point here. Are usually go for the special, if not the sandwiches are pretty good deals. Be careful with that spicy sauce read more

Ok let's get real ....this by far is beyond awesome ....I would think I could just drive by the outdoor order sign just to collect the greatness of aroma to stay in my truck for weeks ...but the problem is the great people that make this place awesome....I have never an I mean never had this kind of good BBQ....if you see the behind scenes of grills in smokin action to the sound of ribs being hacked to the friendly encounters at the counter. .....your missing out .....my favorite ....1/2chicken slathered in love hot or mild along with sides.....an if you order don't forget some ribs...........always be my favorite two thumbs up great an I'm great food great service..... read more

I went there today May 7 the 16th street location. I ordered the tip dinner. Took forever to get my order the place was packed. But the staff was disorganized food sat forever in the window because of it. Then when I made it home and opened the container it wasn't just tips it was mostly half a rib with LOTS of fat on them. When I go to King Rib I usually order the rib tips and they're usually really good. Was disappointed today. Will probably be awhile before I go back King Rib use to be my go to for Q. They've went down hill over the year's. read more

The flavor, aroma, hospitality are wonderful the minute you walk through the door you know good things are happening inside here! I've tried the 1/2 chicken (ate it all with no regret) and the slab of ribs (yes I shared) are Amazing let me say that one more time AMAZING. Make sure you get some bread because the sauce is not something you should waste! The sides are equally delicious read more

This place serves the worst meat they can buy and covers it up by over saucing and it shows in the final product! Will never waste my time or money again! read more