6 Best Barbeque Restaurants near Slater

“We wanted to extend our heartfelt thanks for the incredible food and service you provided on our wedding day. Everything was absolutely delicious—and our guests are still raving about it!

Your team was professional, attentive, and made the whole experience seamless. We truly appreciate the care and effort you put into every detail. Thank you for helping make our celebration so special (and so tasty!).“

“This place is so cute and we had great food and service! The oatmeal pies are dangerous - be careful! 😂 but for real absolutely amazing! Would go back if we were ever in the area again!“

“I ordered carry out on election evening. I ordered the rib & meat plate. I chose pulled pork, BBQ Beans, and Mac & cheese for my sides.
Ribs were outstanding. The seasoning was perfect, and they were very juicy. Pulled pork was perfectly tender and had that smoky flavor. BBQ beans had chuncks of meat in with them. I am picky about my beans and these were on point. The corn bread was a bit cake-like for me. But I appreciate you having corn bread instead of garlic bread.
Food was excellent, the service was outstanding, and I will be going back. Need to try some tacos and the brisket. Looking for a new place to break up the monotony of chains, this is a great place to start!!“

“I worked here while in high school in the '70s and enjoyed making the ice cream sundaes and running the cash register back when it was on Lincolnway. Hickory Park has maintained its quality of bbq & ice cream over all these years and is a must-eat place for anyone living in or visiting Ames!“

“Never disappointed at Jethro's. We got there for lunch just after 11, when they open, and it took longer than expected for food to come out; however, when it came out it was excellent as always. Nicely glazed burnt ends, fall apart brisket, etc...more food than we could eat, making for awesome leftovers!“

“Our overall visit was ok. Our food came and with all the extra dishes that we had stacked up ready to be picked up sat at the end of the table where the person on the end had to turn their plate end for end just to sit it on the table. The food runner left with an empty tray saying that she would send somebody back to pick up the dishes. The food got cold real fast. They never came back so we stacked the dishes on the neighboring table when those people left. Prolly won't get another 155.00 from me.“