Ribs and fried chicken were excellent as was the baked beans and Cole slaw. Very friendly staff. Rest rooms were spotless. Atmosphere was perfect. You can't go wrong if you're looking for some good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Full Rack of Ribs, Fried Chicken
Mike J.
Not a fancy place but neat and clean. Ample parking and friendly service. The real story here is the food. My friend and I both had the Sampler Platter (ribs, pulled pork, rice hash and two sides. I'm a SC guy and I've had quite a few BBQ meals in my 68 years, this was right up there amongst the best BBQ/Rib meal I've ever had. If you're in Manning SC, do your taste buds and belly a favor and stop in for a meal. They offer take out as well
Bryan Kauder
Dang everything here is incredible. Ribs, bbq sandwich, CORN NUGGETS, waffle fries, it’s all amazing. Stopped on our way up 95 and hugely grateful we did. Thanks JK’s folks, you rock.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michelle Giraud
The smoked sausage sandwich is the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rocky Angel
Very good. Fresh and hot. Order at the window and worth waiting for the barbeque.If visiting again would stop again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cassidy Thies
Great road trip stop for ribs!Delicious ribs in tangy Carolina BBQ. Food was ready quickly, and portions were great for lunch. The building is undergoing renovations, maybe to add an indoor seating area? There is one picnic table in the grass to the side of the building which was great for us to eat at before hitting the road again. Ribs, fries, and pulled pork sandwich were all great.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fries
Scott Shrader
The place has no indoor dinning. No refills on an a small drink (they called a large). The staff were very plight.I had a Philie cheese steak that had lots of bread and not much meat. I got onion rings; which you could tell were pre-made/frozen from a factory. With a $2 tips is was over $16. Way overpriced.You can tell at once time it was a great place to eat, but not anymore.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Tee Lee
Im giving 1 star cos it doesn't have a 0 star!!! We were looking something else to try in manning for a place to eat ( since manning don't have a lot of places to eat).. looked up this place... cos it gave 5 stars...we chose to give it a try...Well...we get there and placed the order threw the window..the guy there had a lot of customer service...we had to sit and wait in car..took awhile..they finally got it finished...I couldn't wait to get home to eat...got a BBQ rib plate and 3 piece fried chicken plate..( now I've eaten a lot of BBQ in my life)This ribs were soo tough and had ashes on it..looked burnt ( tasted terrible to be honest) ...some people said it was falling off the bone ...Not Mine..couldn't even hardly bite it off the bone...the worst ribs I've have ever tasted..mac n cheese was too mushy.. Hash n rice was ok and the fried chicken plate..the chicken was full of grease ( wasn't crispy)...no flavor! I waisted 35.00 on two plates ( was very unsatisfied)! Some people might like them.but this is my opinion ...for the time I went. This Was the first time and my last time! I will go to burgerchick next time.thier fried chicken isn't greasy ..its crispy and it has flavor and price is reasonable....Good luck to anyone that chooses to go to this place.i know it won't be me.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Jim W.
On our way north and came across this place on yelp. Looked good so we stopped. We didn't realize that it was takeout only. We ordered anyway and ate half in a parking lot and rest in our hotel later. Ribs were good, green beans good and pulled pork good. The best was the rice and sauce that was great. Would we stop again as it looks like they are fixing outside seating. Only negative was the takeout only issue.
laura lovestocraft
Last Friday evening my husband & I pulled in around 7pm they just closed we had a nice conversation with the owner he's a great guy so open & friendly. We just moved to Santee from Upstate NewYork a couple months ago we hadn't ate here yet. We told him we'd be back & we were the next day. We ordered the Sample Plate and 6 chicken wings. I must say it was the best barbecue we've had! The ribs were fall off the bone tender with the best barbecue sauce! The pulled pork was perfectly cooked. Normally I dont care for hash over rice I've had it a few times, until JKs it's amazing the best I've had! The chicken wings were perfectly cooked with a golden sauce. Manning is lucky to have JKs delicious delicious delicious!!
Happy to return to JK's again! We only get to stop in if the time is right, they are open and it is mealtime, since we don't live near. The ribs are amazing! Service is good considering it is just a walk up window at the current time. The Ribs are awesome...oh did I mention the ribs?!? I got a sampler platter, but I would go with the ribs next time.
Dave Van den Eynde
The information is not up to date. There’s no seating area, only takeout. I wish them well but we had to divert.
Chastsity Lewis
The food is always good here! Never had any complaints about and that staff is awesome!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Full Rack of Ribs, Pulled Pork Platter, Wings
Joy Flick
the best bbq we’ve ever had!! we just stopped through town for the night, and wow we’re so glad we stopped by JK’s for dinner! We each got the rib platter sampler plates (ribs, pulled pork, green beans, Mac and cheese, and hash and rice) and it was truly phenomenal. I’m particular, the ribs and hash with rice were stop-you-in-your-tracks good!! Also, as a bonus, they were so reasonably priced it felt like a steal for the price to quality and quantity ratio.Parking: dirt parking lot with maybe 20 spots
Montez Sherard Starks
I'm trying to figure out if that was hash and rice or ketchup and rice. The worst hash I've had in my life. The barbecue was dry! There's a help wanted sign posted and they're definitely in need of help!
Ribs and fried chicken were excellent as was the baked beans and Cole slaw. Very friendly staff. Rest rooms were spotless. Atmosphere was perfect. You can't go wrong if you're looking for some good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Full Rack of Ribs, Fried Chicken
Not a fancy place but neat and clean. Ample parking and friendly service. The real story here is the food. My friend and I both had the Sampler Platter (ribs, pulled pork, rice hash and two sides. I'm a SC guy and I've had quite a few BBQ meals in my 68 years, this was right up there amongst the best BBQ/Rib meal I've ever had. If you're in Manning SC, do your taste buds and belly a favor and stop in for a meal. They offer take out as well
Dang everything here is incredible. Ribs, bbq sandwich, CORN NUGGETS, waffle fries, it’s all amazing. Stopped on our way up 95 and hugely grateful we did. Thanks JK’s folks, you rock.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The smoked sausage sandwich is the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good. Fresh and hot. Order at the window and worth waiting for the barbeque.If visiting again would stop again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great road trip stop for ribs!Delicious ribs in tangy Carolina BBQ. Food was ready quickly, and portions were great for lunch. The building is undergoing renovations, maybe to add an indoor seating area? There is one picnic table in the grass to the side of the building which was great for us to eat at before hitting the road again. Ribs, fries, and pulled pork sandwich were all great.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fries
The place has no indoor dinning. No refills on an a small drink (they called a large). The staff were very plight.I had a Philie cheese steak that had lots of bread and not much meat. I got onion rings; which you could tell were pre-made/frozen from a factory. With a $2 tips is was over $16. Way overpriced.You can tell at once time it was a great place to eat, but not anymore.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Im giving 1 star cos it doesn't have a 0 star!!! We were looking something else to try in manning for a place to eat ( since manning don't have a lot of places to eat).. looked up this place... cos it gave 5 stars...we chose to give it a try...Well...we get there and placed the order threw the window..the guy there had a lot of customer service...we had to sit and wait in car..took awhile..they finally got it finished...I couldn't wait to get home to eat...got a BBQ rib plate and 3 piece fried chicken plate..( now I've eaten a lot of BBQ in my life)This ribs were soo tough and had ashes on it..looked burnt ( tasted terrible to be honest) ...some people said it was falling off the bone ...Not Mine..couldn't even hardly bite it off the bone...the worst ribs I've have ever tasted..mac n cheese was too mushy.. Hash n rice was ok and the fried chicken plate..the chicken was full of grease ( wasn't crispy)...no flavor! I waisted 35.00 on two plates ( was very unsatisfied)! Some people might like them.but this is my opinion ...for the time I went. This Was the first time and my last time! I will go to burgerchick next time.thier fried chicken isn't greasy ..its crispy and it has flavor and price is reasonable....Good luck to anyone that chooses to go to this place.i know it won't be me.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
On our way north and came across this place on yelp. Looked good so we stopped. We didn't realize that it was takeout only. We ordered anyway and ate half in a parking lot and rest in our hotel later. Ribs were good, green beans good and pulled pork good. The best was the rice and sauce that was great. Would we stop again as it looks like they are fixing outside seating. Only negative was the takeout only issue.
Last Friday evening my husband & I pulled in around 7pm they just closed we had a nice conversation with the owner he's a great guy so open & friendly. We just moved to Santee from Upstate NewYork a couple months ago we hadn't ate here yet. We told him we'd be back & we were the next day. We ordered the Sample Plate and 6 chicken wings. I must say it was the best barbecue we've had! The ribs were fall off the bone tender with the best barbecue sauce! The pulled pork was perfectly cooked. Normally I dont care for hash over rice I've had it a few times, until JKs it's amazing the best I've had! The chicken wings were perfectly cooked with a golden sauce. Manning is lucky to have JKs delicious delicious delicious!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Happy to return to JK's again! We only get to stop in if the time is right, they are open and it is mealtime, since we don't live near. The ribs are amazing! Service is good considering it is just a walk up window at the current time. The Ribs are awesome...oh did I mention the ribs?!? I got a sampler platter, but I would go with the ribs next time.
The information is not up to date. There’s no seating area, only takeout. I wish them well but we had to divert.
The food is always good here! Never had any complaints about and that staff is awesome!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Full Rack of Ribs, Pulled Pork Platter, Wings
the best bbq we’ve ever had!! we just stopped through town for the night, and wow we’re so glad we stopped by JK’s for dinner! We each got the rib platter sampler plates (ribs, pulled pork, green beans, Mac and cheese, and hash and rice) and it was truly phenomenal. I’m particular, the ribs and hash with rice were stop-you-in-your-tracks good!! Also, as a bonus, they were so reasonably priced it felt like a steal for the price to quality and quantity ratio.Parking: dirt parking lot with maybe 20 spots
I'm trying to figure out if that was hash and rice or ketchup and rice. The worst hash I've had in my life. The barbecue was dry! There's a help wanted sign posted and they're definitely in need of help!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5