When it comes to ribs with sides that are southern good this is the destination in or near the villages. Epic full slab specials ready for comfortable home town feeling inside or carry out for your home comfort. The service is quick and efficient. I highly recommend the roasted corn side served cold but you need to like onions as I do. Special is full slab and two sides for 20$ verify your price and bring your appetite my wife and I share one meal. read more

Service was super fast and friendly. For $14.50 I got a single smoked leg, Texas toast and two small sides. In my mind, just not worth it. BBQ Chicken didn't taste like there was anything BBQ about it. Had to add extra sauce. Beans and coleslaw were all right. Probably won't go back. read more

Easy in and out no wait time, fast service at a reasonable price, who could ask for more?

My wife and I desired a barbecue rib dinner tonight and chose the closest one to us. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings highlight full rack of ribs with two sides and Texas toast for a special price. It was busy with 5 parties ahead of us, so we chose to sit at the small bar and ordered from the bartender and whoosh, she brought our beverages and no more than to minutes, our food arrive , over flowing the plate and smelling great. We ate our fill, and we each took home about half of our rack or ribs for lunch tomorrow, but ate our beans and sweet potato. A great night for our hunger satisfied. read more

Oakwood Express - Full rack special - Barbeque Near Me - Wildwood, Florida

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We stopped by today for lunch. Don't let the outside fool you. It doesn't look like much but honestly these were some of the most tender ribs I've ever had. We both got the full slab it came with 2 sides and a piece of garlic bread. I believe there were 8 different sides to choose from. They also had 3 different sauces on the table. Our waitress was very nice and very attentive. read more

Tried this restaurant July 2026 for lunch. I had the pulled pork sandwich and corn fritters. I'd never had corn fritters before. Order extra. Everything was delicious! This is a super casual, family friendly restaurant. It was crowded with a slight wait for our party of 4 to be seated. The server was courteous and attentive. There are lots of personal sport fishing photos on the walls and this gave the restaurant a unique personality which is charming. read more

We had Oakwood cater for our event and everything came out perfect. Food was excellent and staff they provided to help serve food was spectacular Thank you Oakwood read more

Friendly fast and delicious. Everything you're looking for in a bbq joint. We split a pulled pork sandwich with Cole slaw...really good. The server was fast and fried back my. 100% will return the next time we're in Florida. read more

As always fall off of the bone ribs! You cannot beat Oakwood for their rib special. Wanda, NEVER misses a beat, she's always on her toes and so friendly and professional! We just adore her and dining at Oakwood express! The ribs are fall off the bone with choice of two sides. It will always be our go to restaurant for ribs or anything barbecue! Thanks Oakwood & as always Wanda, you're the best! read more

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Food was cooked to perfection and presented well. Staff was courteous and willing to accommodate my special request with no problems at all. Paying online was a breeze and when I arrived to pick up, there was a warm friendly atmosphere that made me wish I would've ordered in. Will definitely be eating here again. read more

Oakwood Express - Barbeque Near Me - Wildwood, Florida

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Delicious food. Something for everyone. The waitstaff were very friendly and efficient.

Love Love the baby back ribs!! Baked beans are the best!! So fast and best service! We go back to Michigan in the summer and this is the first place we come to when we get back to Wildwood. read more

Went to the Oakwood Express Smokehouse Saturday night. The service was amazing. The food was awful, the sides had no flavor, not one side. I ordered the combo plater the chicken and ribs. The ribs had no meat bones. Both meats were so dry, again, no flavor. The best part of my meal was the garlic bread. I am glad, I tried it, but, I won't be back. My server was amazing. I will say, the front of the house, from the busboy to the wait staff are doing a great job. Food not so much. No flavors on the whole plate, meat was very dry and no meat on the bone. read more

Average bbq at best. Stopped by for lunch and had chopped pork sandwiches. Meat was barely warm and fairly grizzly. More fat than expected. Had baked beans as a side which weren't anything special and tasted like they were right out of a can. Did not meet all the hype we heard from others. Will avoid in the future. read more

Great for take out, fast and friendly service at a good price. When you can't get to the other Oakwood locations, this one gives you that food you crave without the travel. read more

Bbq was delicious and the pickup order was ready to go right on time. I got this for a party so I took it home and kept it warm and the pulled pork was moist while the ribs were just right. Great job Oakwood! read more

Very clean & organized well lit restaurant. Reasonably priced food with great daily specials. Georgia is a great waitresses knows the menu and how items are made. Very patient when explaining menu items. Very attentive to our table (all tables) great balance,never left unattended. Definitely will return read more

Oakwood Express - Barbeque Near Me - Wildwood, Florida

Never had a bad meal here! Food is consistently yummy and the ribs fall right off the bone....you could probably eat them with no teeth they are so tender! Tea is always fresh brewed, and they use real sugar for the sweet tea. Service is always fast. Great place for lunch to get you in and out! read more

Ribs are legit! Great service and awesome food. Will be back!!! Staff is friendly.

Best fall off the bone ribs ever! They are simply amazing all Oakwood are ! Love the ambience of the sit down service. Also, we have been there many times as well. read more

We enjoyed the rack of ribs we split. Since they knew we were splitting they brought an extra plate and two pieces of garlic bread. My lady had baked beans and I had the sweet potato that was great with the honey butter. Only reason for 4 instead of 5, I had to ask about the rib special. read more

Great everything!!!! The sides are amazing the sweet potato was so good I wanted another one. The corn fritters were out of this world, served pipping hot. We also had a salad that was crispy and delicious BBQ Baby Back Ribs with fresh Lima beans with ham, Texas Toast was delicious. Restaurant is super cute and clean everyone was very nice, they have Specials but I will never away from the Ribs they were outstanding! read more

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Our first visit to this location and also very good. I was disappointed as I wanted the Mahi, but they ran out. So I ordered the flounder and it was good. My wife got baby back ribs and they were delicious she said. I don't eat meat, so thrilled that I could enjoy their BBQ sauce on something. The service was fast! Waitress was great and glad there are 2 locations! read more

I thought the place was just OK. Pretty similar to other run-of-the-mill BBQ places in Central Florida. Nothing to really set it apart from the competition. read more

I really don't think Oakwood express needs a good review by me. It already has 4 1/2 stars so that's why I decided to give it five stars. The only thing I get there when I go is the full rack of ribs. My two sides are a double baked bean sometimes I tend not to be able to finish my whole meal but not here. In fact I have to slow down eating. It's so good you come down in this area for two weeks and go here at least three of the nights. slight problem is that my wife doesn't eat meat I pray for her every night that she sees the light that will lead her into a full rack of Oak express barbecue ribs. Amen.!!! read more

It's definitely not a fancy place. This staple in Wildwood looks like it's in an hold house. Our meals came out very fast. My Budweiser bottle was cold and the frosted mug made it great. Our server brought me dark chicken meat when I wanted white. To correct the issue, she brought out a serving of white, but had me keep the dark. Now, that's a lot of chicken. Our party of 3 enjoyed our meals. We will be back. read more

Oakwood Express - Dining room. - Barbeque Near Me - Wildwood, Florida

First time here, I would HIGHLY recommend the BBQ place to anyone. It's definitely a family style restaurant. Our waitress was amazing. Everyone is so friendly here. They definitely give you great portions. read more

Oakwood Express - PULLED BBQ, Black eyed peas, Collard Greens, Smoked Turkey, Smoked sausage. - Barbeque Near Me - Wildwood, Florida

Good food fast... please stop increasing the prices! Service is quick-always in a rush!

Outstanding Ribs, you can't go wrong with the Lima beans. The service is great. Not open on Sunday & Monday

Great food! Came out fast and hot. Friendly staff. It's what I'd expect for a local family run BBQ joint.

Fantastic ribs and delicious sides. The wait staff are very courteous. We keep coming back! read more

Food was good. Got an order to go however they didn't give me my complete order to go and of course I didn't check it when I was in the restaurant. I tried to call them and tell them, but they don't answer their phone and don't even have their voicemail on. I would definitely check any to go orders before I leave the restaurant. read more

I had the chicken and pulled pork. The chicken was a bit dry, but I enjoyed my beans. They forgot my coleslaw completely, even though I paid for 2 sides. You also get garlic bread on the side. This is an express location so you can't get brisket here, which we didn't realize up front. My husband had the sliced pork and they gave a very generous portion, but it wasn't sauced in any way and we didn't get any sauce on the side. My daughter had the pulled pork and ribs. She liked the pulled pork (it has sauce mixed in). It was a bit sweet, but moist. She didn't care for the ribs as much - she felt they weren't that meaty. She also wasn't a big fan of the mac and cheese. She said it tasted like box. We're use to BBQ places serving baked mac and cheese. The place was packed. I called ahead (which I highly recommend) and the order was ready pretty much on time. It wasn't cheap, but the portions were decent. I've tried 3 BBQ places in the area so far and this is my #2. I think if we go again, we'll try the non-express location so we can try the brisket, but I'm also interested in trying ones we haven't been too yet based on my finds so far. read more

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It was our first time there. The service was great and the macaroni and cheese was delicious the bbq chicken was just so so and the "fall of the bone ribs" that people talk about were dry. We also prefer our bbq sauce to be thick to stick to the meat. Sauce was good but too runny. read more

Oakwood Express is our Go To place for really good food! Small and rustic but great atmosphere, wait staff and broad selection of food and hard to find sides. Our favorite is fried okra but you will not be disappointed with any of them. Never had a less than excellent experience with their food and staff. Food is hot, service is great and the costs very reasonable. We get take-out a great deal. Quick, hot and always correct to order. Being from the South, we always get our New Year's Meal (Pork, Turkey, Collards, Blackeyed Peas, Cole Slaw, Fried Okra and Baked Beans) from Oakwood. Their Ribs are always delicious and simply fall off the bone. Give them a shot, you will be glad you did! read more

Excellent food with good serving. Very busy but completely worth it. Tasty fall off the bones ribs.

Great Bar-B-Que. Great service! If you want you can get in and out and have dinner in less than an hour. Food comes within minutes after your order. I have never had to wait more than a couple of minutes for my order to be taken. read more

We have company and ordered 4 take out dinners. We asked the girl who packed our order to please make sure she got all of our items in the bag because we didn't want to have to come back. Wouldn't you know that when we got home, the sandwich that we ordered was not in the bag. It was the sandwich for our guest. We called the restaurant and told them they forgot the order and told them we would be back to get a refund for the sandwich. We were not happy. They gave us a refund for the sandwich with no apology and no compensation for our troubles. I called the manager to express our disappointment that there was not even a little compensation (maybe a small gift card?) and he said it's policy that no extras are ever given. They will replace an item. I told him that would do no good because we had already eaten and shared our dinners with our guest who didn't get hers. For me, the lack of compensation is no way to run a business. We should have been compensated for our troubles. I should mention, he said this policy comes from higher up, not him as the manager. I am very disappointed in their policy. On the plus side, the ribs are very good! read more

I had lunch at Oakwood Express with five of my neighbors. We arrived at 11:45 and the parking lot was full but six of us were seated immediately. The ribs were fantastic, service was great and the rice was right. I highly recommend Oakwood smoke house. read more

Traveling through on business and decided to stop in and give this a try. Wow! I had to do the three meat combo to try several different meats. Listen, you ain't going wrong with any selection, but if you must pick one go with the ribs, no wait the pulled pork, nevermind the turkey. Yeah well you see the issue now. Enjoy!! read more