Bandana's Bar-B-Q St. Joseph

This is definitely one dining venue to try out, and be back regularly to savour their deliciously marinated pork slabs & beef brisket.

Don't forget to tip their friendly food servers.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fall off the bone, meaty ribs, thick pieces of turkey. Was just fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burnt Ends with Baked Beans Fried Okra and Garlic Bread

Barbecue was fair quantity of food was just ample compared to what I've had in the other barbecue restaurants and the quality was fair have had better burnt ends the service was good though

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Do not get the wet bandana sandwich. It was horrible. A couple slightly burnt Texas toast with a cup of BBQ sauce and very little meat of any kind. Tiny pieces that were lost in sauce and burnt bread. At least the slaw and fries were ok.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Both of us had the pork sandwiches. Pork didn't have much smoke flavor, or any flavor at all(when I'm not lazy, I smoke my own pork) . It was very tender, and the home made BBQ sauces were pretty decent. Coleslaw was good.

Service was.... Lackluster. Very fast to seat us, the restaurant looked clean and we'll maintained, and was quick with getting us our drinks. Server came back and took our order. Everything seemed decent so far. Someone else brought out our order, which is fine. Server may have been on break, or that may just be how they operate. About 1 minute after our food arrived, our server stopped by and asked if everything came out alright. We said it looked good and thanked her. After we were about half way done with our meal, my drink was empty, and my wife's was over half empty. She dropped off the bill and said she will be our cashier when we were ready. We finished our meal with empty cups. Sat for another 5 to 10 minutes after we finished our meal, and nobody came to ask if we wanted desert, to clear our plates, check our drinks, or to ask how our meal was. Very disappointed with our service. Might give it another try in the future. Prices were very reasonable. Will just have to try something else next time, and hopefully will have better service next time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Sauces, Coleslaw

Great staff and amazing food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great overall!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a reservation for over a dozen people here. There was some question about the reservation so they tried to contact us but we were all in a funeral at the time. Our reservation was cancelled, which was a shock to us when we got there. To their credit, though, they opened some tables for us & assigned a great person to wait on us. The food was great & the service was great so we all had a great time. We will certainly come here again to eat.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best ribs in town, for sure. Occasionally, they'll give you an overcooked rack. But they'll replace it without any hassle.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

They're awesome. Food is great until they run out of things. But it's a great environment and friendly place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I ordered a baked potato, side salad & turkey, & it was really good! I did order the smaller portion, but it was more than enough with the potato & salad. The Chicago Sweet BBQ sauce was just right for me, as I don't like hot or spicy. Our waitress was very attentive, but not annoying. We went around 2pm, & it was quite noisy, but mainly because there was a group at the next table who were talking really loud!
As for the parking, the restaurant is right next to a hotel & a convenience store, so the parking lot can be a bit tight. The location is also at an exit from I-29, & there's a traffic light there, so the traffic can make it difficult to go in/out of the parking lot. Patience is necessary!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sauces

Waitresses and waiter are very nice a great atmosphere the food was not so good for what you have to pay and didn't really taste all that great I will not go back there and I would not recommend it to anybody they need to change their cooking stuff or something🤨🤔😔

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Very good barbecue place

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Disappointed that an item was left out of our order. Called to report their error and they offered no correction. Won't go back.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 2

Food is excellent chicken was a little bit different from what I was expecting but it came out great. The waitress that waited on this took care of our birthday party for elderly people and she was straight up awesome definitely coming back. And I'm going to steal one of those spicy barbecue bottles.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sauces, Garlic Bread, Smoked Chicken, Pulled Pork Sandwich, Sausage