Had to share...although I had a hour wait for the delectable mac and cheese(my choice to wait) all five dinner plates I/we (the teens wanted to try) bought left us raving, craving, showering compliments to the chef and of course the occasional licking of our fingers. The staff was very pleasant and we were welcomed with receptive greetings. Please don't let the not so fancy digs nor the fact that it's in Queens (we drove from Brooklyn) because you'll miss out on receiving a true taste of authentic southern cooking similar to holiday time family meals or family reunion gatherings. The servers ensure that you have more than enough food in your plate adding to the real down home dinner plates we ate as children with our families. The food speaks for itself, you will not be disappointed. We're hooked and we are confident that we will be regulars. Do mind your gluts and stomach - the food is so satisfying to the palate that you could put on a few ponds here and there by near m Straight talk: plan your Rib Shack date/keeping in mind these foods/meals are rich filling and watching our ummm figure ('male and female alike) is out the window...but oh boy is this worth the cheat! read more

I love to support the neighbourhood restaurants. I have been going to this place for years I don't know if they change management but the food is absolutely horrible now. The Mac and cheese is a hard block of cheese on top none in the mac and cheese. The collard green and potato salad taste like sweet Kool aid. Horrible mess and a waste of money. What the hell happened to this place. read more

Today my friends and I ordered over $100 worth of food from this place and everything was inedible. More than half of the food was thrown away because it was bland, undercooked, and from the can instead home cooked as advertised. Don't waste your money of your time! read more

OMG how delicious it was!!! Always enjoy my meals from here! Oxtails were perfect, enough meat and too much fat. Highly recommend read more

Rib Shack - Oxtails Dinner with Hot Macaroni and Cheese and Hot Candied Yams - Soul Food Near Me - Jamaica, New York

Food use to be sooo good. Haven't been in a while. But that chopped BBQ was Amazing, hope it still is!

just went there this week 13nov2018 Not even a one star Portion size miniscule Yellow Rice substandard..taste old with the taste of a box. Whitings no taste what so ever and with the skin hard to chew for a rib shack the bbq ribs should have been better than tolerable. only enjoyable part of this order was the lemonade. will I go back NEVER read more

Don't use this place for DoorDash. If you're not there to see and pick out your own food they'll give you food that's been sitting under the lamplight for days. Especially the BBQ ribs. I received some ribs yesterday that was as hard and crunchy as potato chips. I could tell they were old and had been lamplighted for hours with just some sauce thrown on them and pushed out the door. read more

Great oxtails. Mac and cheese is above average. Rice and peas are good as well. The short ribs of beef and smothered fried chicken are good as well. read more

Rib Shack - Soul Food Near Me - Jamaica, New York

Hands down the best southern food joint around. I have 4 stars only bc I haven't tried everything yet. The ox-tails and the jerk chicken are awesome! The ox meat falls right off the bone with such flavor! The jerk chicken has the perfect amount of jerk seasoning. Not bland and not too Spicy. I don't know if the cornbread is homemade or not but, it is one of the best I've had. I would definitely recommend this to anyone! You can't go wrong with the price either read more

Rib Shack - Ox-tails, candied yams and cabbage with cornbread - Soul Food Near Me - Jamaica, New York

I was so mad my mom made me take her here this past Sunday and wasted my money on their slimy tasteless collard greens, (why was it so slimy ?! Because it Definitely WAS NOT FRESH) candied yams (lacked sweetness and was very mushy) and EXTREMELY DRY TOUGH OXTAILS!!!! The oxtails had no gravy no nothing! Just hard and DRY!! Almost like they fried them when they should have stewed them!! My mom got their Turkey wings and hated it. I was driving and didn't taste it until I got home and I immediately threw out the food! You couldn't pay me to go back there. Let me add I went there for fried fish and they told me they don't have anymore whitings at 3pm in the afternoon ‍ really ???! I grew up on good soul food and this place AINT IT!!! PLEASE HIRE A NEW CHEF ASAP & LEARN NEW RECIPES ASAP read more

Decided to go back. BF complained that the customer service lacked in pace because there was too much talking and not enough serving. Anyway, the food: Collard greens had no taste. Nothing. Just tasted boiled. Rice and peas with oxtail gravy was actually okay. BBQ beef ribs, the meat was chewy and tough. No seasoning and no taste. At all. Even with the bbq sauce, it was bland. Waste of $13. I'm done. Until they change management and finds someone who actually cares about this establishment, I will not return. The one star is for the portion size. Do they even taste their food?????? Where's the pride?!? read more

Placed an order on Postmates, doos came quick, and my family and I were not disappointed. Everything was delicious, will definitely order again. read more

Rib Shack is a totally unique place. It is takeout only, which is sad because I'd love to have that food in a sit down place, but that's what it is, so we have to live with it. The food, almost all Southern style, is insanely delicious. As Steven B noted, it is "weirdly organized". The place is slow, seemingly deliberately slow. So you've got to go there in an Eastern -- or at least a Southern -- state of mind. But the reason I've been coming back for DECADES is that the food is incomparable. It is the most comforting of comfort food. Super great side orders: string beans, macaroni & cheese, lima beans, black eyed peas, yams, mashed potatoes, cabbage, corn kernels. Other good side orders: collard greens, peas & rice. Super great meats: ribs, rotisserie chicken, fried chicken, smothered turkey wings, pigs feet. Other good meats: hog maws, chicken wings, beef ribs, fried whiting. Great desserts: apple cobbler, peach cobbler, sweet potato pie. I totally LOVE Rib Shack. There are times when nothing else will do. Michele G's and Chad J's reviews could just as well been written by me. Just love the place. [Here's a first-timers guide for the "weird" organization. You go on line, first talk to the meat guys, place your order, they'll ask you for your initials, then they write that with a marker on the container. Then you move down to the side order guys, and place your side orders. There you order your desserts, salads, & beverages too. Then you move over to the checkout department] [Tip for people who are not first-timers. One day I discovered that you can phone ahead, place your order, and not have to go through the line. Of course that way you don't get to spend so much time smelling the great food. 1st timers should not do that, because they should go there & see the food offerings] read more

Good food here. Been going for years and I feel as if the food and atmosphere had gotten a lot better. For the meals that I buy, I am satisfied. I have no major complaints about the place. I like the fact that when you order fried fish, that it is made to order. They fry it upon ordering. I love the short ribs. The fried chicken is a go to as well. The Mac and cheese has it's off and on days. Collard greens and candied yams are always on point. read more

I recently came across this place while driving from Southern Girls on Merrick which is apparently closed on Mondays. After driving by 2 or 3 soul food spots, they were all closed! I like to assume its because they were slow cooking on an open pit somewhere that requires 16 hours for meat to fall of the bone BUT i doubt it, sadly. Poor Freddie's is really all about the food as they have no seating and a cafeteria style line starting with meats, then sides, desserts/extras and cashier. The store doesn't look like much and is a little run down looking but that's a sign of good food in my book. Word of advice, do not get in line on a busy night if you don't know what you want. They have signs "WE WAIT FOR NO ONE!" so enough said. They have: fried chicken bbq chicken smothered chicken jerk chicken oxtail beef ribs hog maws ham hocks chopped bbq fried fish short ribs turkey They have a lot more but I don't have all day people. Some of the sides are traditional favorites of mac n cheese, collards, potato salad, black eyed peas, candied yams, string beans, mashed potatoes, cabbage and rice and peas. They also have different meat sandwiches and some great looking desserts. I heard people rave over the banana pudding but my eye was on the peach cobbler. They even sell an entire sweet potato pie for $5. Compare this to Pie n' Thighs $4.50 SLICE of pie. Everything sounds 5 stars right now right!? Well, let me put it in perspective of why it deserves a 3 so far. So far after 2 visits with a friend we had a nice sampling of the following: Fried Chicken Dinner, mac n cheese, mashed potato w/gravy, cornbread ($8) BBQ Chicken Dinner, mac n cheese, potato salad, cornbread ($9) Fried Chicken Dinner, mac n cheese, candied yams, cornbread ($8) BBQ Chicken Dinner, collard greens, mac n cheese, cornbread ($9) It's safe to say that after eating their mac n cheese 4 times (we mix n match our meals...) that I have a good idea of where they stand. The mac is nothing special by far. This hurts my heart to say since I daydream about a good cheesy mac with a nice crust. Its really just out of loyalty to mac that I would continue to get it as a side from here. Not bad, just not great in comparison to the rest of there food. BBQ chicken? GREAT! Fried chicken? Overall on the dry side without actually being dry and with the occasional fatty chunk. The rest of the sides are great especially since everyone knows you can't just eat anyone's potato salad. Potatoes nice and fluffy with a quality gravy. The cornbread is just cake but good cake at least. To redeem the not really cornbread the collards are now in my top 3. I would get just the collards if hard pressed and be happy. I would say don't travel from Manhattan for this only but even if your in Brooklyn or anywhere in Queens and are going to Queens Center or closer its worth the trip. read more

This place is my Go-to place for a fish sandwich. You get more than enough fish and they freshly flour and fry it as you order!! The fish is fresh and flavorful! I can go on and on lol. There is really no ambiance. It's more like a grab and go spot. I always get a side of their special sauce (that they put on the ribs) on the side. So delicious! read more

Rib Shack - Freshly fried whiting fish. - Soul Food Near Me - Jamaica, New York

Rib Shack has been at this location forever. My issue with the place is that they are slow. The food is already prepared, they have an army behind the counter but they can't move the line. The amount of cheese in the Mac and Cheese gets less and less. The ribs are good. Grab a slab of those and do your sides at home. Try to avoid Sundays around 2:00 because the after church crowd is packing the place. FYI read more

My family has been going to Pooor Freddie's for well over 20 years. We are quite loyal. Lol. Yelpers, this is a TAKEOUT ONLY place. So if you are going to travel far to come, you should plan to take your food to a nice park or a person you may be visiting. And they are very busy on weekends because, well, the food is good! The line will be a little long but you will NOT be disappointed. Now the food. Good. No, not good. Great! I've had almost everything here over the years except for the lima beans (*shudder) and everything is amazing. Seriously. They have 20+ years of my family's patronage for a reason. read more

My entire family has been coming here since the place really was a shack with a grill for the ribs that Freddie used to make. I've been frequenting this place since I was in middle school and now as a married woman, I still come here and bring my husband along with me. They have really great roasted chicken and ribs. My personal favorite item is the whiting fish dinner with mac n cheese and sweet corn on the side. The fish is usually big as is the chicken and they have a nice selection of sides to choose from. The only downside is that they are take-out only but even that doesn't deter me from eating here. read more

Mac n cheese is like soup. Not really to my liking. To each there own. I have had southern food and being from the south I can describe what this taste like. I know I wouldn't eat there again. It was $8 and change not to big of a loss. So, I will take that. I will learn if a place is empty it's for a reason. I'm going to stick with what I know for now on. read more

Loved this place since I was a little girl ! Th food is always fresh and has always been reasonably priced. The staff is friendly and I can definitely still taste Freddie's touch in this establishment. Keep serving up love and good eats ! read more

I have been coming to this restaurant since I was a child. I hadn't been to this restaurant for a good 10 years til last week. I don't know who is in that kitchen now but, the beef ribs have never been so good and they were good before. The food was delicious. The meat falls off the bone. The mac and cheese was always good but, now it's great and the collard greens were great as well. The whole plate just makes you do the good food dance. read more

I was driving by this place and decided to check them out, their name is rib shack for a reason ribs are good not amazing also got fried chicken from them should have stuck to ribs, they are also very generous with the portion sizes which made up for the sub par fry chicken if you decide to go here stick to the ribs. read more

3 Words: Dis Ain't It! I really wanted to like this place and food. Especially since a good friend of mine was raving about how they have the best ribs in town. Just know he got an earful after the first meal I've had from this place. I read the reviews but I wanted to give the benefit of the doubt. Lol. I was hoping the negative reviews came from people with broken taste buds. but na. ya'll were right. This aint it. read more

I had been going for more than 20 years but stopped going because the lines were too long. I remember years ago when there were lines out the door to get food and now that is the case because of COVID-19. I went a few months ago and noticed right away the taste and seasoning of the food is different. I used to love the fried fish and ordered it. It was not tasty and a little burnt. I recently found out someone else owns The Rib Shack. This makes sense because the taste of everything was the same for decades and now- it's just different. I have been there since then. read more

If this restaurant would: 1. improve their customer service skills. 2. Develop some appreciation for their clients, and the community they serve. 3. Clean up to get rid of that B rating, repair and replace the equipment that looks horrible. 4. Be more professional and hang up the telephone for personal calls - and address the customer in a real English dialect. And use nice words like please, thank you, and come again. This place could draw the crowds again. read more

I've been here a few times. Mostly bc it's close to me and I like to give places a few times before I say the food it bad. The first time the salmon and whiting weren't bad but the sides are not good. I've tried the Mac and cheese the yams and the cabbage it wasn't good at all. This last time I got a salmon sandwich and a whiting sandwich. The salmon wasn't terrible the whiting wasn't seasoned at all though. They also didn't give me bread which is weird since I ordered a sandwich. The food is also very over priced. read more

they are the worst ...there food is nasty ...mac and cheese has no taste ...collard greens has sugar in it only thing good was the spinach rice and smother chicken ...even the ribs are nasty !!! no favor read more

The ribs were tender and they gave great portions! But, there was way too much sugar in the greens & yams.

Amazing!! Best Mac and Cheese money can buy. They offer so many choices from meats/fish to side dishes to desserts. Line that was our the door on a Sunday evening moved fast. Employees are very organized and the place is clean. Opened 7 days a week!! Prices are very reasonable based on the amount of food they give you, I had my leftovers for lunch the next day and it tasted just as good. I definitely recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a great home meal cooked with a Jamaican and Southern flair. Thumbs UP!! read more

Rib Shack - Fried chicken, Mac and cheese, collard greens - Soul Food Near Me - Jamaica, New York

I ordered through Doordash. I havent had Rib Shack in long long time. Order Mac n cheese. Smothered pork chops n corn. The food came hot, well seasoned chops, corn was tasty n sweet. The Chocolate cake was moist n icing creamy. The corn bread was good tasting too. Overall I'm very happy with the meal. They gave extra utensils tooo. read more

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Worst of the worst.... Order a Rib Dinner but didn't want the end pieces ( last time they gave that to me ..hard and dry)So I requested NO END PIECES the guy said he couldn't do that ...I ask Why ..I'm paying for it ..I should be able to get what I want and pay for it .....He just gave two Church Ladies the center of the ribs why not me ... I will never spend a brown penny in this dump ... And if you can't get the food the way you want it you shouldn't either read more

SO FIRST OFF THE FOOD DOES NOT LOOK APPEALING AT ALL! SECONDLY IT TASTE JUST AS HORRIBLE AS IT LOOKS! I REALLY WISH I WOULD HAVE READ THE REVIEWS BEFORE ORDERING. The yams taste like they are from a can and they are very thick and nasty. The mac is grey and has absolutely no taste, barely any cheese. The beef ribs are fatty and disgusting, absolutely no taste, very bland and slimy. The complimentary cornbread was stale as well.I am so very upset that I wasted my money on this horrible establishment. read more

BEWARE DO NOT I REPEAT BEWARE DO NOT ORDER THE BEEF RIBS THEY TASTE LIKE DOG MEAT (I never had dog meat but if I did this would be it) AND it taste like it unwashed the sides taste like they were not made with no effort I was so disappointed with the order. I wasted money on food that taste like jail food. read more

I'm not sure why there are bad reviews on this place! This is a hidden gem in all of Queens! The food is amazing and very fresh. The price is very reasonable because of how much they put into the box and you still have left over for the next day! The staff is very friendly and nice! I love their jerk chicken and mashed potatoes! DELICIOUS! Please ignore the bad reviews and just try it once! You won't be disappointed! read more

This place still shines, I have not been in here in years but had to stop by while visiting a friend in the area, got the Rib dinner with Mac and cheese, sweet potatoes and collard greens and everything was just as I remembered and as it should be. This is not the place for people on a diet! Great food, it's a little pricey but, I think it's a great place and it's worth it. read more

I'm sorry, spent $58 in here and most of it was thrown out. The fish isn't fresh, its frozen. The turkey wings and ribs were good. The sides was terrible. The candied yam looks canned and the butter beans had no flavor. read more

I've been going to this restaurant since I was a child. There are two ways I could review this place. One would be reviewing it as I have never been there before. The otherr would be comparing it to it's old self. I prefer the latter. Rib shack has definitely changed over the years. Don't get me wrong the food is still delicious but it doesn't hold a candle to the way it used to taste over 10 years ago. If you want a big, filling meal this i definitely the place to go. You won't wait long and your food will be hot and tasty. The pricing is great as well. Order the beef ribs, mac and cheese and potato salad. That's my favorite meal. read more

YUK YUK YUK and more YUK!!! My husband and I found this place here because our usual spots "Southern Girls and Pretty Toni's" closed early today. SO ANGRY i spent $25 and the yams either Princella or Bruce's', the potato salad was a damn shame (orange in color) and the mac and cheese--well just downright sad!! I cannot remember the last time I had dry chicken no flavor and the ribs were red inside. But wait...the biggest upset overall--WHO MADE YELLOW CAKE--or was that supposed to be cornbread. I WILL NEVER EVER..EVER.EVER..EVER visit this place again, I usually don't write reviews, I think this is my first and I am still hungry and pissed off. Point Blank.DON'T GO HERE!! read more

Many many moons ago the rib shack had delicious food.....now I wouldn't waste one red cent there. The ribs tasted old and the sides where straight out the can, or box in the case that disgusting flavorless mac and cheese. It was an absolute waste of money...not to mention their expensive...oh yea it's take-out only read more