I come here because I want to try black people bbq- I have a friend in oakland a she say this one good. we order the rib and the brisket and I really like. bbq sauce good and also genny, yes I find genny really there. she no want to make talk much but she take order and black man cook for us and I really like. a lot of meat too, bread I no like and green vegetable I no like. feel like a home style place.
Frieda Sims
Have MERCY the food's amazing here!!!!! I'm a very picky eater however..my friend just walked in the door about an hour ago with food from here. I'd ordered The Cajun Basa with red beans and rice, corn muffin ;and the collard greens. Everything tastes really good..not salty.My new go to spot
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Beans
dwayne george
There’s nothing like home cooking especially when it comes to some barbecue and some good soul food grannies fire pit yeah
Rina Reeree
Food was always good. Every time I’ve ever went. It’s been a while need to go pay a visit I love the short ribs and the brisket oh and rib tips potato salad is good too
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Beans, Brisket, Full Slab Rib Dinner
George C.
I ordered the 1/2 rib dinner, unfortunately half my order was the small end of slab which was pretty chewy. I also had the oxtails and they were half as thick as the ones you get at the supermarket. They were very good (not salty or greasy). The sides, greens and yams were great. Overall they were not worth the $70 price.
Anthony J.
The food is great!!!! The customer service is great as well. I highly recommend coming to tasted this well seasoned food!
Lydia H.
Genny's food is very tasty! Benny herself is very sweet and generous. It's a hole in the wall kind of spot, but that's where the best food comes from. Prepare to wait a little while for your food, but it's worth it for sure. If you're from Oakland you get it, but if you're not, don't let the neighborhood deter you!
Cynthia Johnson
BBQ was great. Be sure to try it. Was able to eat it all. Nothing hard. Soul food is good also.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
gary yee
I've been coming for years, for the bbq ribs and sides. The ribs are generously sized and smoky, great sauce on the side. Genny is one of a kind! Not always open but when they are grab a plate!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Oxtails Greens Mac and Cheese, Red Beans, Smoky Fried Pit Rib Dinner Plate, Full Slab Rib Dinner,
Samuel C.
Just went to Genny's this past Father's Day for lunch with my family. She warmly welcomed us in. Since it was Father's Day, and maybe she took an extra liking to us , she gave us some rib bits on the house as an appetizer while we looked through the menu. Once I tasted those ribs I knew we were in the right place. Everything, yes everything we ordered was on point. It was all seasoned perfectly and so so delicious and savory. Genny's BBQ is definitely on our go to list now!
Absolutely delicious The food, service and price was beyond my expectations. The meat was smoked,texture was right and the sauce must've came outta a secret vault.That cornbread, moist and sweet. The sides, not only flavorful and delicious, they were good portions size.Homie vibe, felt like granny's house; Granny in the kitchen cooking, uncle smoked the meat and aunty serving plates. Definitely worth the money. Ignore the esthetics this place is a true gem.
Ra'anna Sharpe
The food is amazing, you can tell it’s made with love. And i loved the customer service I received. I felt like I was at a family members house.
Jeffrey Triber
Delicious food drenched in sauces. Would recommend.
Linda R.
So I was CRAVING good BBQ before I went on my way back home to Stockton & I love me my Everett and Jones but I didn't have the time to wait 1 hour for my food. So I found Genny's on Yelp! Hella surprising because as many times as my man and I drive down this street, I never noticed it! It's on the corner of Havenscourt & Bancroft. We arrived and nobody was there, given we arrived at 11:05am and they opened at 11am lmao. I'm a fatgirl. The lady told us to come in, we looked at menu.They forsure can make a new menu, there's was all torn and beat up. You could barely see prices of dinner plates. We got 2 lunch plates, hot links w/ potato salad and baked beans. I was skeptical because we ordered lunch plates just we each got an extra side which should've been the price of lunch plate w/ price of extra side. Our total was $33 even. Then she goes in the end... "you know what y'all owe me $7.. cause y'all hot dinner plates." Huh? Never that. I didn't wanna be difficult and my boyfriend hates when I complain about things he just goes with the flow. Then lady says but you know what.. just go across street and buy me a $2 pack of napkins and we'll call it even. She also asked since we got dinner plates if I wanted bread or cornbread. I said cornbread but ofc someone walked in and began talking to her as she was asking me a question and she completely ignored my response and never gave me my bread. Anyway, so my boyfriend did just that. Napkins ended up being $4.75. No biggie. Just customer service was off. I go home, heat my food. I was excited because I heard the hot links are homemade from other reviews. I heated my food and got my lil wheat bread from my pantry, sat down hella hungry & excited... potato salad was regular, had a lot of pickles for my taste buds. Beans were average, honestly tasted like a can of bush's baked beans lol. The links... my god I never had hot links that gave me that feeling in my mouth. I'm so sorry but they lacked flavor, heat, texture. Everything was a miss for me from food to service, even located as there's literally NO parking in that area. I wouldn't be back.. just wasn't my forte. If you like so-so customer service and okay bbq, you should come here.
I come here because I want to try black people bbq- I have a friend in oakland a she say this one good. we order the rib and the brisket and I really like. bbq sauce good and also genny, yes I find genny really there. she no want to make talk much but she take order and black man cook for us and I really like. a lot of meat too, bread I no like and green vegetable I no like. feel like a home style place.
Have MERCY the food's amazing here!!!!! I'm a very picky eater however..my friend just walked in the door about an hour ago with food from here. I'd ordered The Cajun Basa with red beans and rice, corn muffin ;and the collard greens. Everything tastes really good..not salty.My new go to spot
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Beans
There’s nothing like home cooking especially when it comes to some barbecue and some good soul food grannies fire pit yeah
Food was always good. Every time I’ve ever went. It’s been a while need to go pay a visit I love the short ribs and the brisket oh and rib tips potato salad is good too
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Beans, Brisket, Full Slab Rib Dinner
I ordered the 1/2 rib dinner, unfortunately half my order was the small end of slab which was pretty chewy. I also had the oxtails and they were half as thick as the ones you get at the supermarket. They were very good (not salty or greasy). The sides, greens and yams were great. Overall they were not worth the $70 price.
The food is great!!!! The customer service is great as well. I highly recommend coming to tasted this well seasoned food!
Genny's food is very tasty! Benny herself is very sweet and generous. It's a hole in the wall kind of spot, but that's where the best food comes from. Prepare to wait a little while for your food, but it's worth it for sure. If you're from Oakland you get it, but if you're not, don't let the neighborhood deter you!
BBQ was great. Be sure to try it. Was able to eat it all. Nothing hard. Soul food is good also.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
I've been coming for years, for the bbq ribs and sides. The ribs are generously sized and smoky, great sauce on the side. Genny is one of a kind! Not always open but when they are grab a plate!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Oxtails Greens Mac and Cheese, Red Beans, Smoky Fried Pit Rib Dinner Plate, Full Slab Rib Dinner,
Just went to Genny's this past Father's Day for lunch with my family. She warmly welcomed us in. Since it was Father's Day, and maybe she took an extra liking to us , she gave us some rib bits on the house as an appetizer while we looked through the menu. Once I tasted those ribs I knew we were in the right place. Everything, yes everything we ordered was on point. It was all seasoned perfectly and so so delicious and savory. Genny's BBQ is definitely on our go to list now!
Restaurantji Recommends
Best food out here.. tasty
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely delicious The food, service and price was beyond my expectations. The meat was smoked,texture was right and the sauce must've came outta a secret vault.That cornbread, moist and sweet. The sides, not only flavorful and delicious, they were good portions size.Homie vibe, felt like granny's house; Granny in the kitchen cooking, uncle smoked the meat and aunty serving plates. Definitely worth the money. Ignore the esthetics this place is a true gem.
The food is amazing, you can tell it’s made with love. And i loved the customer service I received. I felt like I was at a family members house.
Delicious food drenched in sauces. Would recommend.
So I was CRAVING good BBQ before I went on my way back home to Stockton & I love me my Everett and Jones but I didn't have the time to wait 1 hour for my food. So I found Genny's on Yelp! Hella surprising because as many times as my man and I drive down this street, I never noticed it! It's on the corner of Havenscourt & Bancroft. We arrived and nobody was there, given we arrived at 11:05am and they opened at 11am lmao. I'm a fatgirl. The lady told us to come in, we looked at menu.They forsure can make a new menu, there's was all torn and beat up. You could barely see prices of dinner plates. We got 2 lunch plates, hot links w/ potato salad and baked beans. I was skeptical because we ordered lunch plates just we each got an extra side which should've been the price of lunch plate w/ price of extra side. Our total was $33 even. Then she goes in the end... "you know what y'all owe me $7.. cause y'all hot dinner plates." Huh? Never that. I didn't wanna be difficult and my boyfriend hates when I complain about things he just goes with the flow. Then lady says but you know what.. just go across street and buy me a $2 pack of napkins and we'll call it even. She also asked since we got dinner plates if I wanted bread or cornbread. I said cornbread but ofc someone walked in and began talking to her as she was asking me a question and she completely ignored my response and never gave me my bread. Anyway, so my boyfriend did just that. Napkins ended up being $4.75. No biggie. Just customer service was off. I go home, heat my food. I was excited because I heard the hot links are homemade from other reviews. I heated my food and got my lil wheat bread from my pantry, sat down hella hungry & excited... potato salad was regular, had a lot of pickles for my taste buds. Beans were average, honestly tasted like a can of bush's baked beans lol. The links... my god I never had hot links that gave me that feeling in my mouth. I'm so sorry but they lacked flavor, heat, texture. Everything was a miss for me from food to service, even located as there's literally NO parking in that area. I wouldn't be back.. just wasn't my forte. If you like so-so customer service and okay bbq, you should come here.