Jim's Rib Haven

I went to this hole in the wall on Ames Avenue for lunch one day, when I was hankering for some BBQ. They had a drive thru but I decided to walk in and check out the joint, and when I say joint, I mean joint ... this place is a tiny little eatery with a fairly decent selection of items but not much room to sit and eat.I typically grade a BBQ restaurant on their brisket, so I selected the brisket sandwich with beans and cole slaw. The sandwich was top notch, as were the sides. I would definitely visit this spot again, with so many choices on the menu, I will have to hit it quite a number of times in order to sample all of the options they have available. Could take a while!

I tried the burnt ends plate with 2 sides. They were pretty flavorful , next time I'm in town I'll try the spareribs. Peach cobbler wasn't really sweet enough for me and could use more spices . 3.5-4. Improve the cobbler and if definitely give 5 stars. This was a togo order, my fiancé was thoughtful enough to puck up for us. He eats here often, and I was trusting in him.

Stopped by after golfing on 5/22/24.We bought a rib dinner with baked beans and potato salad . A friend bought a brisket sandwich. The meats were dry and tougher than beef jerky. The ribs and brisket was some of the worst bbq we've ever had. We were actually shocked. This place just reopened after a fire about a year or so ago .They had lines practically around the corner. We heard nothing but good reviews during the grand reopening earlier in the year. The bbq ribs should be soft and tender and these ribs were tougher than rope. The brisket wasn't that far off. We won't try it again. One and done.

Spare rib dinner was great! Fat meaty saucy bones, baked beans and saucy fries was fresh, hot and on point. Still our favorite rib spot in The O.

Another Omaha staple that I have driven past 1000 times but never checked out until last week. I'm upset with myself that I waited so long to check this spot out! I went with the back rib sandwich with saucy fries. The ribs were really tender and fell off the bone. They give you sauce options of mild, medium, or hot. I went with mild which had really good flavor and a nice sweet taste. The fries were krinkle cut with are my favorite type the saucy ones go crazy! Will be back to try out more of the menu!

Hot mess of a spot. A rundown drive thru window and the food was subpar. I know it's Nebraska but seriously Bbq, could be better!

I feel bad I even have to do this. If you've seen my previous review you know that this place is a staple of my childhood and adolescence. I remember leaving the barbershop to pick up a slab as a kid. I remember pulling through for saucy fried while working nearby as a teenager.The last two times I tried to give business to Jim's I was baffled. 1) My son had a game. I had 30 minutes to spare. I decided to go make an order (just for saucy fries) and wound up sitting at the intercom for 10 minutes. I figured the equipment was down and pulled forward. Soon, I heard a car behind me placing an order. I thought, "I'll just order at the window." I sat at the window for 20 minutes. No greeting. No mention.Today, I went as a second attempt. Again, just for saucy fries. 35 minutes to spare. I was able to order on the intercom. Then I sat for 25 minutes. FOR FRIES!!!!! No discussion. No, "Sir, there will be a wait." I'm not even sure this place even sells food at this point. I'm disappointed and sad that I have to lose/give up on another childhood staple of mine. I only leave 2 stars as a hope that it will, someday, return to quality. But history points toward a no.

The meat was pretty dry. The sides are really good but you don't go there for fries baked beans, and coleslaw. You basically go there for ribs, beef sandwiches, pork sandwiches, stuff like that.

I am a BBQ fanatic. I seek out good BBQ in every city I visit. I grew up in Omaha and worked in North Omaha as a police officer in the 1980's. We are visiting relatives for a few weeks and someone at a bible study recommended Jim's to me a couple days ago. Today we stopped there and ordered $60 worth of food. A full rack of ribs, beans, a rib tip sandwich and some chili cheese fries. On a scale of 1-10, I'm giving Jim's a 1. We would have been better off pulling into McDonalds for a couple Big Mac's. The ribs were barely cooked. I had to fight to get the meat off the bones. Badly undercooked, yet dry and tuff as shoe leather. Same with the rib tips. The meat was difficult to chew and dry. The beans tasted like they came out of a can and had zero meat in them as we hoped. My wife ordered the chili cheese fries by mistake and I refused to even try them. I have eaten beef brisket, pork ribs, beef ribs and sausage that is a perfect 10 out of ten. I know what great BBQ looks and tastes like. I've eaten at most of the great BBQ restaurants in Hill Country outside of Austin, as well as most of the great BBQ restaurants in Austin. When we return to Phoenix in November, we will eat at Little Miss BBQ, which was once the second highest rated restaurant on Yelp, with over 200 5-star reviews. Often times, people want so badly to support their local BBQ restaurant, they give 3 and 4 star reviews to a product that is undeserving. It is also possible that they have never experienced truly magnificent BBQ, smoked for exactly the correct amount of time and not slathered with sauce to hide how dry it is. We will continue to visit Omaha each fall and seek out good BBQ. We will not return to Jim's and I feel it is important to warn others who cherish good BBQ, to avoid Jim's and keep searching for a BBQ restaurant where the owner is present and the meat is properly smoked and not pulled out of the smoker two hours early and served.

My favorite place to go when I'm in Omaha. Beef ribs are hard to find and Jim's has some good ones! Peach cobbler is also excellent.