I love the new location. I was excited to see that as long as they have the food they were open…read moremuch later than I remember them being when at the previous location I only had the choices of brisket and turkey - not a turkey fan so I had a brisket sandwich - so very good. I can't wait to go back.

First of all, the food is fantastic. I had ribs that were meaty, tender, and delicious. They use a…read morevery nice dry rub, and there is a variety of sauces available. Second, it's obvious they enjoy making and serving great smoked food and sides to their customers. Everyone was friendly and helpful and informative as I decided what to have. This is definitely a place I'll return to for great food.

food was great, especially the ribs, and the workers were so friendly, great atmosphere.read more

This is a 6 STAR REVIEW!!!!!…read more We came in on a hot spring day and were greeted with welcoming warmth and customer service from staff AND guests! We ordered rib tips, ribs, collard greens, mac and cheese, and peach cobbler and OH MY- don't skip any of it yall!!!!! Come for the food, stay for the food! And for the customer service/people!!! SPECIAL mention for that Mac and cheese! That was REAL! thank you Rib Shack!

Love this place for lunch! The 2 meat platter with sides is my go-to. The jalapeno sausage is…read morekiller, especially after dipping it in their BBQ sauce. For sides, the potato salad is my absolute favorite. Small parking lot, and not a ton of room inside, but usually enough. It's always quick, friendly, and clean. Usually runs me about $15-18 for lunch, but it's quality food, smoked fresh every day. Worth every penny!

My new favorite BBQ in town! From the moment we walked in I new it was gonna be great. Extremely…read morefriendly owner. Had great chats with and who believe is his dad. Let's cut to the chase. I've never had smoked Turkey this good. It was so juicy ! Great flavor... the brisket was perfectly smoked. So moist as well. The sausage was also a hit. We ordered the zesty slaw, tomato and cucumber salad and the elote corn. All 3 rocked !!! Can't wait to come back and have more!!! Freaking fantastic high 5 out 5!!!

Very good food and I will be back for certain. Clean restaurant, clean restrooms, nice bar.read more

A very odd set up walking in. Old school styling and outdated bathrooms. Now to the food, which is…read morethe reason why we are here. Two meat combo with brisket and tips, baked beans, and corn muffin were fantastic. The smoke flavored is on par with those fancy KC joints. Plenty of attention from the staff to ensure drinks topped off and every thing was aa per liking. Pick a time off peak hours or you might and up waiting a bit.

Maybe I have too high of expectations. I've been to a lot of BBQ joints down in Texas, Florida, the…read moreCarolina's, etc. What can Omaha offer? I'm sure you can find decent BBQ still in Nebraska, but this isn't it. First of all, the price of BBQ is outrageous. I think that's a product of this economy, but we spent over $30 on a 3 meat combo and an extra side. One person could probably have this for their meal, which is a decent amount of food, but this is very pricey for what you get. SMALL sides, and the sample you get 3 spare ribs, 5-6 brisket slices, and maybe 1/2 a link of sausage. Our sides were the Pit chips, Mac n cheese, and a small sliver of corn bread. Nothing else- no drinks, we're just interested in the food. Normally from a "true" Texas BBQ joint, you'll get an entire loaf of bread with your meats - we didn't get any bread at all. If you get a sandwich like their brisket sandwich, you'll get the missing element, but if you have a combo with just the meats, it might go a long way to making the experience better. How was the food? We got our food to go. Give it a little time to rest before opening it up. The smells were decent, so I knew that it was smoked meats (the bare minimum requirement for actual BBQ). Let's start with the sausage. Nothing special - probably bought from the grocery store next door and thrown in the smoker. No cheese in the sausage. It was OK, but wasn't great. It reminded me of an Oscar Meyer kilbasa with a little more kick (spices). Real Texas BBQ like a Rudy's sausage blows this away - not even in the same league. I appreciate the attempt, but if they are serving this stuff, they need to go back to the drawing board. It absolutely does not taste or look like they make their own sausage, but I would love to hear if they do. It would be shocking if they say that they make their own sausage. Brisket was probably the star of the combo. The first few pieces were tender and had a nice arc when you put your finger in the middle. Paired with their BBQ sauce (the sweet is better than their spicy sauce), if it was a one meat combo and they gave me more brisket, then I would have been more satisfied. If you're dragged there, go for the brisket. But I think a good bbq joint needs good ribs. The cooking was pretty spot on - not fall off the bone, but relatively clean bones. The spare ribs might have been a better choice. The bark on the ribs were decent, but just my preference, I like to have saucey ribs. These were maybe sauced and then thrown on the grill, but maybe not. The bark is pretty salty. Maybe good for drunk food, but they could do better on the ribs. Adding their sweet sauce at the end on the grill would make these ribs MUCH better, because all the elements are there, it is just the execution that lacked. My biggest problem was really the portions. The sides were REALLY small. The pit chips were just kettle chips (nice and crispy) with a HEAVY dose of spices. Not bad, but not amazing, and that tells you what you need to know about the sides. Mac and cheese was decent, but can you give me more than 1/2 a spoon full? For $3.00, I would expect about twice or three times the size of the container we got. The small portions sizes make me feel ripped off - when you pull it out of the bag and immediately say "really"? Everyone agrees that it should be like a $1 side if you were to say that you got your money's worth. If you charged $3 for a side, give a decent portion, would ya?!! Finally the corn bread. I love a "famous" corn bread from a competing bbq restaurant, and compared to them, this is rather disappointing. It certainly is sweet, and the taste is ok, but honestly, the way it tasted, it almost exactly tasted like a yellow cake mix from a grocery store. At the "famous" place, you have some grittiness from the corn - this didn't have much of that. It was fluffy and crumbly, so it had potential, but the experience wasn't there. The corn meal grittiness, kicking it up to double the amount, maybe triple, it would have been much better. As it stood, it was a small slice of yellow cake. So overall, you and your drunk buddies going here for drinks and getting some drunk food, I'm sure that's how this place survives. But the food - the reason why we went - it's not something you walk away and say that was an incredible meal! Small portion sizes, expensive food, and just OK flavor, it definitely wasn't worth it. I would say it is most definitely salvageable with some tweaks, but as it stands, I would put this in the mid- to bottom-tier of BBQ I've eaten in Omaha. Probably won't be back unless I hear that things have changed.

This place is great!! I had the Kickin Pork Ciabatta…read more Very well kept, clean restaurant with very comfortable chairs! Though I didn't get a refill of my water despite being the only person in the restaurant. The flavor on the sandwich was amazing, but the bread overpowered it because the bread:meat ratio was lower than I would have liked. I got the pork rolls and grande pork nachos, both appetizers, and they were phenomenal! The nachos are HUGE! I'd definitely recommend coming here!

Ordered the burnt ends and sampler meat platter. The burnt ends were all fat, very little meat. The…read morebrisket was flavorless and dry and the turkey was shredded, which would be fine but had no flavor and very dry. My sausage was barely warm but tasted ok, unfortunately I don't care for cold food. The young gentleman behind the counter was nice and polite, but when he asked the gentleman in the kitchen a question, he was a disgusted look for even asking. We should have been concerned with the fact that the person he asked had a rather long beard with no hair net on it leaning over the food. All in all, it was a pretty terrible experience, and we will not be returning.

Nice afternoon stop. Food was solid good. Burnt ends, sampler plate 2 meat. Tried most of what…read morethey offer meat wise. Also a cornbread muffin. Had the Cole slaw and beans. They make the slaw in house and I loved it. Has a light vinegar based dressing not the heavier sugary mayo one. I LOVED it. The meats were moist and flavorful. I preferred the Carolina mustard sauce. I don't love a hot bbq sauce and it was just perfect. The sweet bbq was also nice. The beans were ok. Nothing amazing. Would definitely return and putting this on our worth returning to list. Interior is cute and bathrooms were clean.

Round two! "Family platter" -ribs , again perfect , smoky…read morejuicy fall off the bone ! -burnt ends, juiciest most flavorful I've ever had! -jalapeno cheddar smoked sausage an absolute must! Sides -brisket chili- chock full of flavor and brisket! -street corn, everything you need to know is in the name ! If you love great BBQ, This isn't a recommendation,... it's a must ! 10/10 Staff is friendly , fast and every order has been spot on ! The location is well lit , multiple TV's And the drinks are self serve ,.. Simple perfection ! **come early , they will sell out of Ribs** That alone tells ya what up ! Also have a bottle beer selection ,..

First time trying Porky Butts and it did not disappoint! We typically would go to swine dining but…read morewanted to try something different and it gives the Swine Dining on Dodge a run for its money! The ribs meat came off the bone easily. The mac and cheese was fantastic. The cornbread is so moist. The brisket wasn't my favorite but my friend told me that I need to try it again as it is usually very good. I will update when I try it again! The service was fast & friendly! The atmosphere was fun. You can go for any occasion and it can also be a quick dinner if you're in a rush. We will be back!

In my opinion J's has become the best bbq spot in Omaha. Ribs, pulled pork and sausage are all…read morereally tasty; not over smoked, nice kick from the rub and always cooked to perfection. Their smashburger is elite, especially for a bbq joint, the sides are all top knotch (the streetcorn is my favorite), their tacos might be the best value on the whole menu with the amount of meat you get. The showstopper is the brisket. Perfect every time. Throw it on a burger and you've got a dangerous combination! I love taking people there for lunch, it's only a few blocks from the office and it's always fast from order to table. If you like bbq, tacos, burgers or are just craving some kickass mac n cheese - hit up Js for sure.

Well I'm going to this review with a shoutout to Fooligan Eats. Happen to view their segment on J's…read moreand that decided dinner tonight. While I haven't tried every BBQ establishments in Omaha, I can't give this one enough stars. Some of the best BBQ and sides I've enjoyed. Tender, juicy ribs, brisket and the pull pork, OMG. Given what I previously viewed I had to try them all. The BBQ sauce was a little weak but you don't want sauce to taint the flavor the meats provided. The street corn, Mac n Cheese were delicious as well. A very good impression for this first time visitor. Got to give them love.

My second visit here in Elkhorn, NE. They have a nice location in a strip area with other…read morebusinesses. I like their outdoor patio option for the summer inside is big enough for groups of people. The service is very nice and helpful. My go to is pulled pork and sweet potato fries. It is just the way I remember trying it in their Kansas City location!! It's one of my favorite places places to have BBQ!!

I ordered this on a whim to be delivered, and wow I was so pleasantly surprised with how incredible…read moremy meal was! I went with the pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw, and side of sweet potato fries. I also added the corn muffin. What a spread! The sandwich was delicious and they put the BBQ sauce on the side so it wasn't soggy. The corn muffin was HUGE. Wow it was a muffin not square, and it was so good. I added the slow to the top of my pork and there was a symphony of flavors in my mouth. So impressed with how well it delivered, how hot and fresh it tasted and overall, I can't wait to get it again.

The place was empty on a holiday. We were excited because all the other BBQ places were packed or…read moresold out. Not going to lie, the food was terrible. The brisket we ordered was thin, dry, and not even a pound, even though we paid for it. The burnt ends were also terrible, chewy, and dry. The food was so salty that we found big chunks of salt in it. The baked beans were okay. I think the best part of our meal was the fries. I do really appreciate the service. The server was very accommodating and kind.

Dang delicious!!! I've had a tin of BBQ across the states, and this is in the top 5. Brisket fell…read moreapart and had a great seasoning. You can always tell a great BBQ when you don't need sauce to season or moisten the meat. Pulled pork was excellent, the the corn bread had to be the best I have had anywhere. It tasted like they deepfried it quickly to add an extra crunchy outside and the flavor was on fire! Definitely a must if you visit Omaha