The food is decent but they always run out of brisket a couple hours before they close. Honestly there have been numerous times around 7 we have been there and they are out of multiple meats. I understand wanting to reduce waste but running out of multiple meats a couple hours before close on more occasions than I can count is exactly why we stopped coming here. Disappointing!! read more

Stopped in for lunch with a buddy from work and the ribs are so tender and have a great smoked flavor. Friend got the ultimate barbq sand and he said he never had a sandwich so good. Our server was Ty and he was great. Drinks never went low and he was very friendly. Definitely a . read more

Swadley's Bar-B-Q - 4 rib dinner sweet beans and fries - American Near Me - Bethany, Oklahoma

It's ok good price taste good and quick service I've only ever went through drive through but it's ok

Ordered thru Postmates. Great service. Swadleys ribs were as expected tender juicy fall off the bone yummy. The potato salad had a bit too much celery flavor but still good. The sweet brisket beans get better and better. Only thing better than delivery is eating on site. Love this place. read more

We used to love Swadley's and ate there often but we ate there today and it was awful. The food was cold (2 meat dinner - brisket, pulled pork, corn and okra), the brisket had no flavor, the pulled pork was burned, the corn had no seasoning, the barbecue sauce had changed and it wasn't good. Used to love it - now too smokey. And to top it off - no bread and butter pickles. Everything I loved had changed for the worst. Service was so-so. No one asked us if we wanted ice cream. Instead of remodeling the restaurant, they should have used the money to keep their previous quality of food. We won't be back - what a shame! read more

Wanda was seriously the best order taker ever. The women were so sweet and fast with the order. Repeated the order back correctly the FIRST time. I love Swadley's but now..... I love it even more !!! Thanks for the great customer service ! read more

I recommend it because over the last 20 years I have been going there I have had a bad experience maybe only 10% of the time. This last week which was the last week of April 2020 I decided to crawl out of my hole and get some Q. Ordered 1 lb of brisket (half chopped and half sliced) I live 1 mile away and when I got home and ate the meat and the sauce was room temperature. One thing I cant stand is cold food thats supposed to be hot. Also the guy at the window had no mask and no gloves. You would think in these new times management would insist everyone wear mask and gloves. The majority of your customers are elderly with immunodefiency issues like me. Im seeing alot of bad reviews as of late. This will have to change before I go back. Thank You read more

So disappointed in Swadleys Bethany! Half the employees were not wearing masks.,even if Bethany does not require masks, restaurants should require their employees to wear for their customers safety. Also the catfish was so thin. A lot of breading and very little catfish for $16.00. Won't be back again. read more

I don't know if it was an off day for them, or if I'm just a picky eater, but this was nothing worthy of all the great reviews I read. Service was fine and prompt. Like a previous poster, it is confusing that you wait in line to order, then sit down and have a waiter who you tip. We didn't realize we had a waiter, so of course we paid with our credit card and then had to go back in line to get change for tip. Kind of annoying and inconvenient t for anyone who doesn't have cash. On to the food...maybe I'm a fool for ordering Chicken fried steak at a bbq place, but I'm a sucker for the stuff. Well, I was a fool. The breading wasn't seasoned, the meat was dry. The okra had the same problem with the breading. The mashed potatoes were okay, but the toast was pretty disgusting. It's thick white bread barely toasted and buttered on one side and had a weird burnt aftertaste. My lunch companion enjoyed his a little more. He had the meat sampler. But, he complained of the ribs, brisket, and chicken being dry. All were really tender, just had to be dunked in bbq sauce. He didn't like the toast or mashed potatoes that much either, and barely touched those. He chose mac and cheese as his second side and we decided the mac was overcooked and soggy. Free soft serve next to the exit, but we weren't impressed by that either. The cones were stale, because they sit in a little container being exposed to air, unlike some machines that dispense the cones one at a time. Also thought the ice cream itself was a little watery, not as thick as I would have preferred. Overall, there was much left to be desired. It all seamed to be lacking in the taste department, just all missing some seasoning, salt, pepper...anything. read more

Anothe great BBQ establishment in the OKC metro area, Swadley's has a couple chains in the area however the one I frequently visit is off Rockwell ave, the cool part about Swadley's is you got 4 choices of BBQ sauce to choose from, they have a drive thru to order from, and if you go inside they also have a soft serve ice cream machine that you can use to get yourself a ice cream cone! Prices are reasonable ($8-12 range) and the decor is pretty cool inside, gots that country look to it with various Western decorations everywhere Definently worth a BBQ visit! read more

This well known bbq place is very mediocre. My bf and I both got the meat sampler. (somewhere around $15) The ribs were dry, chewy and just gross. The service was just ok...very young staff. The girl was nice and brought us a sample of all of their sauces...The grumpy sauce was pretty good. The things I hated were...u stand in line like u are at chipotle..but then u have a server that gets ur drinks..clears ur table, etc and ur expected to tip them since they make $2 an hour. Well...I just paid with my credit card 25 minutes ago and have no cash....so now I need to go thru the cattle shute line again just to leave a tip? HOW ABOUT someone explain to me how that works BEFORE I pay. The only thing ok was the sides...the meats were gross. I had a better experience at bad brad's bbq in Yukon and that place only got 3 stars in my book. The free soft serve vanilla ice cream is pretty cool, but not worth a return visit. read more

I am shocked I have not written a review here because this is absolutely my fave bbq in the metro. I am quite ashamed of myself for not having done this yet. There is NOTHING I do not like here. I love all the meats, the sides, the four different kinds of bbq sauce, the desserts and the service. One thing I really like is that they are consistent. No matter when I come or what time of day, I know exactly how my food is going to taste. There is a lot to be said for that. The owner is very kind as are the managers and wait staff. Even the busboys are helpful. I love the cute, quaint atmosphere. I just love it all! I can't say that enough! read more

I'm just not a fan of Swadleys. It's not that their food is bad, there just isn't anything special about it. Their brisket can be pretty fatty every time I've had it. And their sausage a little tough. We cater this in about twice a month for my work, and get a pretty good selection of their items. As far as a business goes, they are very friendly and prompt, and their prices are not too high. But everything is just that. Average. Their sauces are pretty good, as well as their smoked turkey, but most of their sides are pretty bland. I usually get their mac and cheese and green beans, which you definitely need salt and pepper for. Overall I'd just call it an typical barbecue spot. read more

What greets you as you come upon the restaurant is the marquee telling you that Jesus is the Messiah--so if that bothers you turn away--it kinda bothers me, but I was hungry. I thought it was pretty good. I don't know where I am suppose to come down on BBQ because everyone has this very intense view of BBQ and what it's suppose to be--I thought that this tasty smoked meat. You can't go wrong with that--I don't think. I got the one meat plate--you get a meat and two sides--got the sausage it was good. the beans weren't the greatest--but that's probably personal bias. This was the one over on the 39th expressway. read more

I love BBQ, so Swadley's is one of my favorite places to hit up! They have great selections and different portion sizes so its a great place for the whole family! Since I usually don't eat a ton, I just get the kids meal and its perfect for me! I've had a little trouble with their service in the past, I feel like the waitresses could be better. But I've had ones that are good too! Since the food is so good, the service isn't a deal breaker. Its a great place to go Sunday after church! My favorite part? The free ice cream! read more

Love going here food is always hot and delicious and the atmosphere is so laid back quiet

I love this place! There's 2 ways to love it too. Either swing through the drive through on your way home or dine in. I usually grab this on my way home since it's so close. While I am no expert on BBQ, I know good food. I love that for less that $20 I can grab 2 sandwiches and 2 pint sized sides and have dinner for me and my son! I really like their brisket and their ribs. They are delicious. I also love their sides! mmmm mmmmm good! My favorite is their sweet cream corn! It is so yummy. I haven't had anything I don't like. Plus they have like 7 different kinds of sauce and 3 different cobblers. We like Swadleys! read more

Pretty good BBQ! We live really close to this Swadley's so we frequent here quite often. I always get the same thing, the 2 meat combo (smoked turkey and pulled pork) with sweet baked beans and sweet cream corn..I'm definitely from the south! It's a lot of food, I either share it or take half of it to go, so you definitely get a bang for your buck. A few things that makes this place different than other BBQ establishments; 1.) On Monday nights kids eat free when you dine in. 2.) Free vanilla ice cream too! The service is hit or miss...sometimes we go and we have a really great server and other times, not so much. read more

BBQ makes my chubby soul very happy. I think Swadley's takes the cake for favorite BBQ in town. I love their smoked chicken and brisket. I love the different BBQ sauce choices. I love ordering the baked potato with brisket on it. The okra is top notch also. Their sweet tea is a little too sweet for me. The drive thru is nice when you are tired and don't want to go in just make sure you check your order before you head home. I have made it home without things or missing bbq sauce. read more

Or.......Disapointed, I dont get the chance often to stop and treat my family and or friends to a rack or two of your ribs. For years now if I wern't cooking them only your ribs would do. Most recently your cooks have sat me down, "no , better than mine !" I was impressed. What happend tonite? . Full rack of ribs and box of okra nearly untouched. Dry and overcooked everything. 1 time deal? Cant afford to many mistakes like that. I dont have much to spend these days. read more

I was in OKC on business for 12 days. I tried all the local BBQ places and found them all poor to fair. Swadley's was by far the best. you get a great choice of meat, sides and BBQ sauce. You can go to the drive thru, the" walk up order to go" door, or into the restaurant. If you're used to typical chain restaurant style BBQ, that is, overcooked, steamed, mushy and covered in liquid smoke you might not love it here. They have family meal deals, dinner/lunch plates, sandwiches, hamburgers and kids plates. The prices are good. You can find a full menu with prices on their website. I recommend the Ultimate BBQ sandwich with the campfire taters. read more

Way too Proud! Two Meat Plate already $13.99....you really need $2 more if one of them is Ribs? Brisket portion niggardly. Okra greasy...Spicy Beans tasty. Servers annoyingly looming. Side of catfish arrived as three shriveled 'S's ......$9 ?!?!!?? No limes for tea. Don't take me there again, friend. read more

This is really the best BBQ in town. Their variety of sauces are all very good, and their food is great. Good service and priced right. read more

I've had BBQ all across the nation, and there isn't one single restaurant that I've been to that compares to Swadley's. They've always been a friendly bunch here. I used to come by after school and grab a sandwich or some ribs. As for their food, I usually either get the City Boy sandwich with chopped brisket and sweet cream corn (also the BEST.) or I get the ribs dinner. The rub that they put on their ribs is the best. Everything else is good too, but their rib rub is really, really, really good. I haven't found anything like it anywhere else. Now, I'm beyond biased because I was practically raised on Oklahoma BBQ, but still. It is excellent, real-smoked meat. Theirs sweet sauce is amazing. I'm too wimpy to try the others, but I'm sure it's just as good! Also, there's free ice cream. Free. Ice. Cream. read more

Swadley's used to be a pretty decent place to eat. The quality and presentation of their food has definitely gone downhill. The 2 meals we got last night were highly disappointing. The baked potatoes looked and tasted like leftovers from a day or two ago, definitely not freshly baked. The ribs were tough, brisket was dry and fatty, pulled pork was dry and mediocre at best. Now let's get to the catfish meal. Disgusting. The catfish, if you could call it that, was mostly just coating. The so called fish was extremely dry and paper thin. Literally was unsure if there was actually fish in a most of those pieces. I'm uncertain how they would/could serve such an unappetizing meal and think it was worthy of the price. Peach cobbler...horrible! Again, looked like something left over from a days before. The only good thing about the meals were the sweet beans, but even those were lacking the pieces of meat that we experienced in the past. Prices have gone up...quality has hit rock bottom. Do yourself a favor and save your money. We had carryout, but still no excuse for the poor quality. Had we dined in we would have definitely brought it to their attention. read more

I really liked this little joint. It was mentioned in some magazine article as best in Oklahoma, and while that isn't the case in my opinion, it's a solid effort and a very homey atmosphere. The service is terrific and I suggest bringing a buck or two to tip the servers even if this isn't your traditional sit down restaurant. I had their ultimate bbq sandwich which managed to be both filling, delicious, and supply a variety of flavors without mushing together. Make sure you get the campfire taters on the side. read more

So I'm definitely no authority on BBQ(I've only really started eating it since I got to OKC), but I have tried just about every BBQ joint in Oklahoma City now. Swadley's is hands down my favorite of them all. The thing I appreciate the most is the variety of awesome sauces they have available. Their portions are also huge. Great food for good money, superior BBQ(at least here in OKC) read more

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place!! Best BBQ ever! My husband and I dine out quite a bit and have tried different smokehouse establishments in other states but nothing...NOTHING compares to Swadley's. I especially like the Rockwell / NW 39th location as the staff is super friendly and it is obvious that they enjoy what they do. read more

For value, Swadley's is pretty great. It's where I'd go when I don't want to travel far or pay much. Though, if I had a hankerin' for really, really good BBQ, I'd take a longer drive elsewhere. For $9.99, you can get a sandwich with your one meat of choice, 2 sides, and a drink (the Country Boy). That's pretty decent if you ask me. Which, in a way, you are because you're reading this, therefor pondering my opinion of the place. Pulled pork (sandwich) 3/5: Not great, not bad. It wasn't dry, but it wasn't very flavorful either. I guess that's what barbecue sauce is good for, but shouldn't need it, ya know. Potato salad 4/5: This was actually pretty good. Good taste, consistency, and texture. If you don't like egg in your potato salad, though, it's not for you. Campfire tators ?/?: I wouldn't know! They forgot to give me these. Sad day. read more

OMG, what amazing BBQ and service. Unfortunately, I forgot the server's name, but she was so nice and put a smile on my face. I had the stuffed BBQ potato with brisket, sooo delicious! read more

We have ordered the large sandwich with all the meats and every side they offer twice this week because we are pigs apparently. We drive by this place because it is very close to my wifes moms house. After deciding to poke in were very very pleased with the food. read more

The BBQ is good, but the service is somewhat awkward. You order at the front, and the cashier asks if you want cash back to tip the server. Either ditch the server or let me tip when I pay, don't ask me about a tip before I receive the service. And please ditch the hot-dog "sausage"! read more

Pretty good bbq, sauces are somewhat similar but have good flavor. I had the brisket and pulled pork. Briskett was ok maybe a 7.5/10 but the pulled pork was juicy and probably a 9/10. I had the green beans and onion straws. Again a bit bland but a little salt made all the difference. Overall I'd come again but not a knock down the door to come back read more

Something has changed over the last few months and I have been disappointed with the quality of the food, especially the blackberry cobbler. My last two meals had meat that was dried out, not juicy at all. What I don't understand is how they can charge $5. For a very small serving of the cobbler that often looks like it's been sitting for a while and doesn't taste good. The prices are fair when the food is cooked properly. Lately, I wish I'd gone somewhere else. read more

Large group of friends had a good time talking story over tasty BBQ. Many choices of finger licking ribs, pulled beef, pork, and chicken. They also offer a fish dish. All the sides are good and compliment your meal. Order at the counter and your meal comes to your table quickly. They set up a table for our group. The take out counter was busy. We'll be back. read more

Swadley's Bar-B-Q - Pull into the parking lot and smell the BBQ. - American Near Me - Bethany, Oklahoma

We did curbside pickup because of COVID and I just have to say that the wait time was short compared to the quality of the food! Hot food, and large portions and everything in our order was correct! VERY nice employees...running around the parking lot trying to make sure everyone is taken care of. I am very impressed with the quality of service I received today especially with all the craziness going on. I appreciate all of these employees! Thank you to Swadleys in Bethany! read more

It is pricey. I had shredded brisket, fries, crispy okra and a vanilla cone. Brisket was very moist and flavorful. Fries were a tad skinny for my taste, but were good. Crispy okra was too crispy/overdone for me and the vanilla cone was a bit ice-y. Picky about bbq since I have lived in Kansas City for 30 years. But, GREAT service both at the table and at the service desk (you order your food at the service desk and the meeting it to your table). Food good, servers exceptional. read more

I have eaten here twice. The first time I got the sliced brisket sandwich and the second the sampler. For BBQ it was priced well for the quantity. Taste was great and I have a hard time not turning in their parking lot when I pass by!! I will definitely be returning as much as I can!!! read more

Swadley's Bar-B-Q - Sampler - American Near Me - Bethany, Oklahoma

Clean and comfortable BBQ place with a huge selection of sides. I had the pulled pork with crispy okra and onion straws. It's an "order at the counter" place with a restaurant feel. Service was attentive and fast. They have four choices of BBQ sauce to choose among and they were all very tasty. read more

Swadley's Bar-B-Q - Pulled pork with crispy okra and fried onions. - American Near Me - Bethany, Oklahoma

My friends and I stopped by this barbecue restaurant on the way to California from Chicago. Our friend from China has never had barbecue and she said that it was her favorite meal so far in the United States! We had the pulled pork, chicken, and sausage. All were marvelous. The service was exceptional. We were served by Rhonda. She provided a lot of information on how to get what we wanted the most cost effective way, as well as treated her with a spare rib to try. I would highly recommend this location for anyone looking for authentic, genuine food with friendly attentive service. Oh and they have free ice cream on the way out!!! read more