earl's rib palace

eat the hamburger. the only thing good in thisplaceis the hamburger!!!

horrible, bone dry brisket, flavorless ribs with unimpressive sauces. only great thing was fried okra as the side. potato salad was average at best. passed up on 2 places because they were empty but would've been better off at them i bet. thisplaceseems like a tourist trap because of its location.

dare i say that the burger at this establishment has more unique features to it than the bbq? i believe i shall. barbecue here is well prepared and nice and tender, loose on the bone even. standing alone there's nothing too special about it. no bark on the ribs or the brisket. very very mild seasoning. the sauce is good, maybe a little runny. could use a bit more brown sugar and something to give it more bite. this bbq joint is above average for oklahoma city. the atmosphere is where thisplacesings. they have a good amount of parking although given the district it can be pretty packed. it's not uncommon to wait ten minutes in line at this place.

should have known something was up when the food got to the table before i did. the meat on the ribs were tough rubbery. the pulled pork, chicken and brisket were all super dry and without flavor. not to mention the overpowering onions they serve with baked beans on the side. i felt like i was on an episode of punk'd or restaurant impossible. one of the only two things i enjoyed here was the final four game that played while i dined at this 'establishment'. the other thing was leaving. good location. great atmosphere and staff. horrible, horrible food. can't for the life of me fathom how thisplacehas such a high score on urbanspoon. i'm starting to lose my faith in the food judgement of some, if not all, of the users who recommend this place.

not the best bbq place. first, i have to say that the service was excellent and the fried okra was the best i've ever had anywhere! however, i can't say much for the rest of the meal. the hot sauce and the mild sauce tasted almost identical. there was no heat to the hot at all. we thought mild sauce was accidentally put in the hot container and asked the waitress about it. she said that's just how it tastes and gave us another bottle so we could see for ourselves. the brisket was so dry i could barely choke it down. the ribs weren't too bad, but they were a little greasy. i got a loaded baked potato, but it wasn't even warm enough to melt the cheese. and when i took my first bite of the potato, i got a mouthful of unmelted butter -- yuck! they may have been having a bad night there, but i would never go back to a ribplacethat doesn't have at least a medium sauce, much less a hot sauce. mild sauce, to me, is too bland.

pissed off customer. me and my family went in for a hot meal and was served cold food and burned buns. the server was the worst ever. i had to repeat myself several times. by the time i was able to talk to a manager i was ready to leave. the manager offered to replace our food but the entire experience sucked. so this was a waist of $48.00 so needless to say we wont ever be back. however earls over all is a greatplaceto eat just not the bricktown location. sad part is because of this experience i will not waist my time at any of their locations.

nope. if this is what okc bbq is all about, i would rather my "northern" 'cue. everything was dry and lacking flavor. the staff were extremely unfriendly and did not seem to care one way or another. for being a rib palace, thisplacewas totally lacking in the rib department. an utter disappointment.

pretty terrible. the worst bbq i've ever eaten. theplacelooked really cool to eat at before the thunder game, but the food was pretty bad, to say the least. ribs were the only thing that was decent. the bologna and hot links were not worthy of being served at a bbq buffet. the hot links were so greasy, they left your teeth orange colored. i'm not kidding, thisplacewas pretty bad. i hope for their sake, they had an off night.

decent bbq, great service. i am new in town and always on the lookout for new bbq joints. i read many mixed reviews about earl's before heading down to bricktown to check it out myself. here's another one:
earl's in bricktown is a fabulous location, right on the river and across from the stadium. very fun to visit in that regard. the staff are friendly and the service was prompt. on a busy saturday night we were seated within about ten minutes. i asked the server for a beer recommendation and he did not disappoint!
my husband and i both ordered the big earl (two meat choices plus two sides) and fried okra to start. he ordered sliced brisket and hot links with a side of curly fries and coleslaw, i ordered turkey and chopped brisket with the baked beans and potato salad. the okra portion was huge and tasted great, served up piping hot with a nice ranch dipping sauce. less than five minutes later, our food arrived.
the sliced brisket was fabulous- super tender and flavorful. my husband enjoyed his hot links but they weren't my thing. my turkey was a bit of a letdown- sort of like thick sliced deli turkey, nothing special. the chopped brisket was fine, if a little fatty (my husband loved it though). all in all the meat was good.
the sides were where it all went wrong. the potato salad was decent but i don't think i'd order it again. the beans were just wrong, kind of sweet. and the coleslaw had giant chunks of red onion and green bell pepper amongst small chopped cabbage. not sure what that was all about, but it wasn't very good.
there were two bbq sauce option + ketchup at the table: hot and mild. the two mixed together made a pretty tasty sauce, but i wish there had been more choices.
the ambiance of thisplacewas a bit like a bootleg famous dave's (i believe there is one in tulsa) without the blues, but the food doesn't live up to theirs.
i will continue my quest for great bbq in okc!

thisplaceis awful. the food was dry as hell and serve was not any better.

had the chopped brisket, with a side of okra and baked beans. the meat and okra was very good, but the baked beans were forgettable. decentplaceto eat.