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John Hardy's Bar-b-q

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Welcome to John Hardy's Bar-B-Q, where you'll find service as fast as fast food, with friendly sit down comfort. All of our Bar-B-Q meats are smoked over cherry and apple wood for meat that is tender ad rich with flavor that will keep you comin' back for more! Our pork takes longer to cook and is slowly smoked overnight to perfection. All of John Hardy's meats are prepared fresh daily to give you the freshest smoked meats around! our meats are still cooked over cherry and apple wood fires and we still mix our special Hot, Me... read more

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929 West Frontage Road NW, Rochester, MN, 55901, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tue10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wed10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thu10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fri10:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sat11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sun11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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Eileen Bush 
4 years ago

I had ribs that weren't done. From then I ordered some kind of salad. My husband loves your pork platter & never orders anything 😋 else 

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Justin Formhals 
4 years ago

I been going to John Hardys for 20+ years I have always loved there food but it has really gone down hill in the past year. In April of 2020 I ordered the Rib Dinner got home and the meat was was cold. ordered the same thing in July of 2020 and same thing ribs were cold. called manager and he filed a complaint and I received a gift card for a rib dinner. Tonight Nov 2020 thought I would give them another try. well once again the ribs where cold like they just came out of the fridge took one bite and the ribs were not cooked ... read more

Business response:

Hi Justin, we are terribly disappointed in your most recent experiences at our North location. This is not how we like to conduct business and can assure you that it will be addressed. Can you please private message us with your number so our owner can follow up with you? 

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Daniel Chase 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

Great food, great price, great environment for everyone, Locally owned and operated, phenomenal staff, and in these trying times INCREDIBLE patience due diligence and adherence to our health challenges. I love them personally and trust them so much I am preparing to have them cater my annual meeting!!!!! They have something for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done to their fabulous crew!!!!!! 

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Jim Swanson 
4 years ago

As a previous commenter said, customer service is key. On a recent visit to the south store my wife and I were served cold food (ex. the baked potato wouldn't even melt the butter). This was the 2nd visit for us where this happened. When my wife asked to have our food heated, she was told by the server to save her breath because we do this all the time to get a free meal (absolutely not true). When we went to pay the bill and leave, the manager suggested , in a rude tone, that we don't come back. We won't! The food was fair ... read more

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Dawn Coburn-Paden 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

The food was AMAZING and so were the prices. Excellent customer service. My husband said," these ribs just slide off the bone, WOP". It reminds me of the southern rib restaurants. 

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Joel Cook 
4 years ago

Customer service is key to surviving in any business, but especially in the restaurant business. Saying you don't do meat substitutions is not good customer service especially when the substitution is a topping on a mac and cheese dish. 

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David Welker 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

First time there and loved it! Seemed like authentic, southern bbq. 

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Sue Essig 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

Well worth our 90 minute drive! Our favorite is the pork plate with the outstanding jojo potatoes. 

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Melissa Tanem Burkholder 
4 years ago

The worst Bbq I’ve had. So dry and the sauce is so vinegar tasting you can’t choke it down. Brisket was dry, turkey was dry and the sweet potato tots soggy cause they put dry meat on top. Horrible. 

Business response:

Melissa, So very sorry to hear about your bad experience. If you'll please pass along your phone number, you can expect to hear from our manager soon to resolve the issue. 

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How is John Hardy's Bar-b-q rated?

John Hardy's Bar-b-q has a 4.3 star rating with 269 reviews. 

When is John Hardy's Bar-b-q open?

John Hardy's Bar-b-q is closed now. It will open at 10:30 a.m. 

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