Great food served quickly. Helpful staff. New location on Ed Noble Parkway is much larger and…read morethey've added a private room for parties. When our group of 6 went one week after the new store grand opening at 11:30, the dining area quickly filled up. It is loud when all the tables are filled and that is to be expected. I had a Rays the Roof, chopped BBQ brisket with sliced HotLinks. 100% Yum! I've eaten At Rays in Norman and Moore and the quality is always great BBQ

The brisket was delicious, and so was the bread. Very tender and yummy, the mac & cheese was a…read morelittle heavy. The service was great, and everyone was super nice. The background music wasn't too loud, and we also had the opportunity to watch the game. Must try!

5 stars for KT's Smokehouse! The ribs were absolutely melt-in-your-mouth good. We almost never…read moreorder dessert, but decided to cheat on the diet wagon and get the fried apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream... and honestly, zero regrets. Totally worth every calorie And shoutout to Theresa -- she's waited on us several times and is always amazing. We try to sit in her section every time because she's an absolute rockstar. Great food and even better service!

Friday Feb 27th, 2026, 8'ish PM. Food was pretty good, about the same as always, but about the time…read moreour food was due a young man with a hound dog came in and hung out in the waiting area about 3 tables from our table. The hostess and 2-3 waitresses went over and spent about 20 minutes petting the dog and visiting with this young man. I think he was there to see his girlfriend, who I believe was the hostess. When he left with the dog, I didn't see any of the employees wash their hands. All of the employees were very young girls. Maybe this is okay with other people, but it's not okay with me. I have a huge problem with this, and unless it is addressed here, I won't be back. New ownership has clearly taken their eye off of customer service. The previous owner would have flipped her lid if something like that happened. I don't know who this kid is, and I don't know why his female friend thought it was okay for a dog to be hanging out in the waiting area, but it isn't okay. They need to tighten up the ship if they want me to be back. I've been coming here almost every Friday for almost 20 years, back to when they were in the old location. Unless I get a response from ownership here that this has been addressed, I won't be back. Before you start, it wasn't a service dog. It was a hound that he was holding in his arms. Looked like a beagle. He came back later without the dog to visit with the hostess some more. This isn't okay, and it needs to be addressed.

The 5 Stars stands because almost any and everything you will eat there is delicious. Exceptional…read moreBBQ, excellent Chicken fried chicken (a bit heavily bread. Salads, deserts, hamburgers, cat fish, steaks (usually very good. There's not much I could write about that this restaurant doesnt do well. However, if youre going to get something fried. Tell them to get it out of the oil when it floats. Sometimes the fried food looks like its a sacrifice to the fryer God's. Speaking of which. My friend ordered a chicken fried chicken today. It is massively big. Great value for the price. I ordered chicken fried steak. It did not disappoint but I thought surely they have improved on those. Its a favorite sandwich of mine to eat anywhere I know there good. Well this is the 3rd chicken fried steak sandwich I've ordered from Dakotas in about a 10 or more knowing I was going to get the same thing. I ordered it today again. Like I said. It did not disappoint because I figured it wouldn't be very good. Well, darned if I was right. It was the size of a hub cap. Impressive right? After I pulled all the breading off that stuck out from under the bun. The real meat and breaded chicken fry was about the size of his hamburger patties. No, he doesnt use hamburger. However, I do believe who ever he buys his meat for his chicken fries from completely misses the boat. Today mine was so bad. I took two bites and I was done. I didnt/couldn't eat the toughest flavorless way the heck over breaded and as usual the worst i ever had. I told the waitress, she said she tried to eat one a few days ago and it was the same way. It wasn't very good. I just couldn't eat mine again today. Its the last one I'll order. This is a very successful restaurant. Great food if you dont mind the over cooked fried foods. Otherwise everything else is great. Average ticket price is at least 30+ $s for two people. I eat there often just not their chicken fry.

This is a great little place to enjoy some all you can eat catfish. The hush puppies are so good…read more The staff are always friendly. Be sure to get a piece of pie too.

Veteran owned is a major plus in my book! (Fellow Combat vet here)…read moreService was top of the line! The stuffed jalepenios are some of the best I have ever had! The smoked bologna, and turkey were great! The Mac and Cheese and Corn were perfect sides! I stole a leftover banana pudding dessert from a fellow vet in my group...and yow wee! You CANT leave this place without some! Needless to say I owe her lunch for eating her leftover dessert...so, we'll be back!

The bbq was great, the pepperjack sausage links were great! I had the jalapeño macaroni salad was…read moreamazing as was the bbq beans. They were so great I need to recipe for both. I will be eating hear every time I'm in town.

We stopped in for dinner tonight and the food was delicious and the service was amazing.read more

Was told to go out here - and this place wasn't too bad.....and really like a few things:…read moreSmoked Chicken wings: good stuff here and done well. Ribs: I'd sure be proud to have personally knocked out these as an end result. Real good ribs here at this place. Sausage: not my favorite. It's ok...but just missing a really good base sausage product. Brisket: started to go fairly dry on this batch of brisket. Flavor was ok....but hard to past the dryness. Cole Slaw: a pretty good variation of Cole slaw. Pit Beans: Not quite so traditional....but they're good enough to me. Service and food getting out was fast.

Great BBQ spot! I loved the hospitality and cleanliness of the place. Ask a few locals whet they…read morethought before trying it and got nothing but positive feedback that says a lot. This was some of if not the best catfish I've ever head I cant wait to visit again

Wonderful food. Most trips to punkins the staff are friendly and often the food is delicious.read more

Real bbq as good as it gets. Order the "side" of fries for…read moreeach guest. lol Gotta admit, I'd upgrade the bread. But that's just me.

Food was okay but nothing special. Service, again, was ok and they were friendly, just not great…read more Got the ribs and took some home. The portions are generous. Got a little nauseous while we were there, but I had just officiated a funeral in the sun and heat, so I thought that might have been why. Tried to eat the ribs the next day, but it made me nauseous again, so I tossed them. Don't think it was the food though. The ribs were cooked and then slavered with salt spice, which did not taste good.

I had their new menu item, the baked chicken! It's so good!!! I will definitely be ordering that…read morenext time we go. Y'all have to try it. So moist and juicy! The service is always great and very attentive to your needs! We went to the El Reno restaurant. It's always busy and they want you to feel at home.

I got pound real turkey breast and 1/2 lb burnt ends very yummy and tender. I don't do sauce on my…read moremeat. Hubby got 2 meat meal, brisket and pulled pork, he got okra and onion things. We were very happy service was good, nothing spectacular but good. I dont usually like the order at the counter places, but they brought the food with a table number so it worked ok.

I can't find a place good in . I keep driving to Norman. This isn't like championship…read moreaward-winning barbecue, but it is great consistent and the service is terrific.!! I'm thinking I'm going today.‼

If I keep seeing a 3.xx rating for Vans Pig Stand - I'm going to pull my hair out. I've been here…read morea dozen times or so....ans this place never misses on delivering a great meal. I haven't looked at other folks comments. But I'll guarantee, people are making some mountain out of mole hill...over some BS subject....not even related to the food. Maybe some cashier didn't make them feel so special, as the customer took 30 minutes to make up their mind and order. Who knows...but this place is a 5+ star place. The meats and sides here are fantastic. They are cooked right and plenty of moisture in the meats. The smaller extrude fresh cut fries are killer. Okra is great. 5+ stars this place is. But now I'm going to look at other people's reviews and laugh.

Fabulous experience, outstanding customer service and without a doubt delicious food. If you're in…read morePurcell or just love BBQ or a good ol fashion affordable hamburger, Vans in Purcell is your place for sure.

Smoked turkey was flavorful, moist & delicious. The burnt ends were heavenly! The ribs -…read moreslapped the taste buds. Brisket - just yum. Highly recommend this spot ... give it a try!!!