Rib Crib

Visited here for dinner this evening with a couple of French guests. We all ordered ribs and okra. I also ordered some smoked sausage. I was not, at all, impressed with this place. The ribs completely fell off the bone (ribs should be a little firm) and the dry rub was ok, the sausage tasted like generic kielbasa, but the okra was spot on! My French guest loved this place, though.

The deliver for catering, clutch service that was very good for my office lunch! Will use again if I’m in the area.
BBQ pulled pork was good, nice quality of meat that tasted pretty good. Didn’t eat a ton but I did like the few bites that I had.
Mac and cheese was very good, cheeses and delicious. Green beans were also good and were made the way I liked them.
The sauce was pretty good as well, nice bold flavor.
Would like to try more from them when I am the neighborhood again.

Tonight we had an okay time at the Rib Crib, our waitress Sarah was in a rush, never asked to give us refills and never saw her during the meal. Food as always was top notch but when we asked for desert (after we were brought our bill) the Peach Cobbler with ice cream is what we ordered. It came out microwave hot and the peaches were soggy and limp while the crust was even limpet. This surprised us because this place is usually better. It’s sad how something you look forwards to turns into a
disappointment.

Great ribs, brisket sandwich. Super side salad with bbq ranch dressing and tortilla curls. Service a little spotty.

The service was great! We had a guy (didn’t catch his name) as our server and he was exceptional! We had a credit card mix up and he apologized profusely. He was very fast and understandable. They food was good and worth the cost. The best part of our lunch was the server! Amazing service!

I used to love Rib Crib when I lived in Oklahoma, so I was excited when I spotted one during my trip to Mason City! I ordered my favorite, the Dynamite Chicken Salad. It comes with a yummy cheese quesadilla roll-​up and bbq ranch dressing. Next time I’ll be ordering the Super Spud — another favorite I miss from living down south!

This is hands down one of the top 10 WORST restaurants I’ve ever had the displeasure of dining in. I had an all you can eat brisket meal that was awful and undercooked. Their sides were also terribly bland and tasted as though they came from a can to the microwave. AVIOD if at all possible!

Decent enough ribs for a chain. Still prefer Bill’s but they were closed the night we were driving through town. Sauce was o.k. Waitress was very pleasant.

First off I really want to say that this is really 2 and a half stars. I went on a Friday afternoon really craving some good dry rub ribs. I looked at the menu price and it was 15.99 for just a half rack of baby backs. I’m not cheap, but for that price the ribs needed to be spectacular considering the ribs at Whiskey Creek down the road had some of the best ribs I’ve had since moving to Iowa for a little bit less. I decided to go for a sampler of baby backs, and chicken and my friend went for the pulled pork, sausage and ribs. The lunch finally came out about a half an hour later and I noticed that both of our ears of corn tasted stale and almost like they sat in water for too long. The ribs were disappointing though not bad. I liked the flavor of the dry rub, but they just werent the «fall off the bone» ribs. My chicken tasted old and rubbery, but my friends pulled pork and sausage were pretty decent but not great. The French fries were ok, but what really disappointed me was that a classic coleslaw only came in a tiny cup (condiment size). I wouldve traded all of my fries for some more coleslaw which ended up being my favorite item. I ordered the hot fudge sundae for dessert and the ice cream tasted freezer burned. I dont really hold that against them because its supposed to be a rib joint. All in all, it was decent but next time I want bbq it will be at Whiskey Creek. Oh yeah, 1 more thing. I wouldve thought that there wouldve been a better selection of BBQ sauces, but they just had 3. The spicy was pretty decent, the mustard based was ok and the mild bbq sauce was extremely disappointing.

I had the baby backs with chopped brisket and a hot link, with the smokey & sweet beans and fried okra. It was really good. She had the crib club (no pork, so all chicken), which was excellent. For dessert, s’mores sundae, even better than expected! To top it all off, plenty of real iced tea.
Apparently, the Thursday special is $ 2 margaritas, and Tuesdays they have all-​you-​can-​eat rib night.

Cold beer great service. I had an early dinner here the food was great fast serve and fun atmosphere. I will be back!

When I overnight in Mason City I always head for the Crib. St Louis style ribs with dry rub AND sauce is very good. Clean, friendly place and priced right. While it’s no Corky’s (Memphis), it’s good for the Midwest. A step up from Famous Daves.

Nice, quiet place. The food is pretty good and the prices are nice.