Ribs and Things @ The Oracle Arena

Ribs n Things has moved next door from Oracle to
. They also have a storefront in Hayward, which doesn’t have a good Unilocal rating. I wonder why, because I thought it was good! If you love really sweet bbq sauce, you will like Ribs n Things. If you think it is expensive, it’s because it is, but everything at a sporting event has a premium on it.
Get the value deck seats and get a $ 6 credit. We were able to get a 1-​side order plus tri tip sandwich for 11 bucks. The seats are not good but, as my little 6 year old nephew said, «WOW, you can see EVERYTHING from up here!»

Place was delicious. It’s no longer at the oracle! All the other offerings are Inedible at oracle

Pretty good stuff!
Tried their sliced pork and hot links today. $ 18.50 for their two meat combo. It comes with potato salad and a roll. They give you a big handful of each meat and fill up the to-​go box.
I’ll probably try their pork ribs and sweet tea next time.
Get to the stadium early to avoid the long lines.
Even though this costs 2x the price of a hotdog or burger meal, it was well worth it!

BBQ sauce too sweet. I got the meat dinner plate. Pretty good for $ 10.

Located in front section 119, you’ll quickly notice Ribs and Things has the longest line of any other vendor in the stadium. My bf and I came yesterday and food options were limited and unless you wanted hotdogs, chicken tenders, or burgers, this was your only other vendor choice.
We got the two meat combo for $ 18.50 and I really hoped the taste would ease my skeptism to spend so much on bbq. Nope! The food definitely smelled good when we sat down but the taste was just nothing spectacular. My ribs were a bit charred and tough. The beef was nothing special and eve lacked moisture. The bread was simply a cut up piece of hotdog bun. The potato salad is your default side dish.
I was even a bit grossed out by the server. Her 3 – 4 inch long nails broke though her serving gloves and I don’t understand the point of her even using it. I can let go of the fact that her hair was not tied back by a hairnet, but I don’t want the grim from your nails in my food!
All in all, the bbq here is not fantastic at all. The best I’ve had remains in SJ’s Texas Smokehouse!

If you aren’t eating RibNthings at the game, you are wasting money.
The bbq is delicious and worth the money!
Sure, it is $ 18.50 for a 2-​way combo, but you are getting 2 decent portions of each meat along with a side salad and a roll.
It’s a little ridiculous for people to complain about spending money at the game when you are willing to pay $ 6 for a water or $ 5 for nachos that will only lead you to buy another $ 6 hot dog and $ 4.50 for a churro. You do the math.
My husband and I can share a plate of hot links and pork ribs and can be extremely satisfied while washing it down with a nice cold beer.
I frequent Warrior games and my tip to you would be to make this your FIRST stop. If BBQ isn’t for you, there are some delicious chicken wings right next to the Ribs spot called «Warriors Wings.» (review next)
If you want to eat something that you can call «dinner» at Oracle while catching the game, RibsNThings is the winner. hands down.

The best stadium/​venue food Ive tasted!!!
Extremely long lines. so if you get here early for the event. come straight to this line to get your food asap!!!
Ribs are extremely saucy yummy goodness. love the sauce that is left over on my fingers! yummmm o.
Sweet tea is heavenly! They dont pack it with ice so you get more tea! The employees are nice. but dont forget they have to deal with alot of people!!! So be ready to place your order when your turn is up.
Ladies.this is super messy food! Get extra napkins or an extra bag if you plan on setting this on ur lap. Not cute to have bbq stains in ur crotch area. unless someone is willing to clean the mess =)
Deliciousness!

I’m always suspect of BBQ in California and certainly any that is mass produced. Had a link sandwich, which was actually quite good. The BBQ sauce was the right blend of sweet and smokey. Messy, but they provide lots of napkins, including the moistened kind.
I would actually go here if it was outside of the Arena.

I’ve only had the pork ribs here and they were only ok: too dry. Still, it is the best thing the arena has to offer.
No choice of sides, which is not cool because great bbq needs some good sides!

The things I despise most about catching a game at venues like the Oracle are their strict no-​outside-​bevs/​foods policy and their ridiculous price-​gouging at concessions… Till I met Ribs and Things.
Forget $ 8 cheeseburgers (that taste like those from the dollar menu, ick) and $ 5.50 20-​oz Cokes! Now I can pig out on tender, saucy ribs and slurp down refreshing sweet tea while cheering on my boy Nash as he makes a crazy behind-​the-​back pass to JRich! Gooo Suns! And let’s go Warriors… You’re my second favorite team! :)
$ 11 gets you 5 – 6 BIG, meaty pieces of pork short ribs (or beef ribs or tri-​tip or links, if you prefer), a side of potato salad and a roll to sop up all the sweet, savory, finger-​lickin’ good bbq sauce. I’ve paid more than this at chain bbq restaurants and left totally unsatisfied, so it makes me happy when I can get good eats at an unexpected place.
I definitely appreciate that they hook it up with the sweet tea, as well. $ 4.50 may seem like a lot for a drink, but about ¹⁄₅ of the cup is ice, and they fill it all the way up with tea… sweet! Just enough ice to keep the tea cold, and plenty of lemony tea to keep you hydrated throughout the entire game.
There is also plenty of yummy-​looking desserts (red velvet cake, pecan pie, pumpkin, etc.) to choose from for those with a sweet tooth, and at a pretty reasonable price ($ 4 – 5).
They’re located on the second level, and the line wasn’t too long during the end of the 1^st quarter — about a 3 – 5 minute wait to get to the register, and I had my food in hand by the time I was done paying so I didn’t miss too much bball action!
My friends made the regrettable decision of doing business with the burger/​hot dog/​soda stands, and after seeing my awesome bbq, NONE of us will ever spend another penny on any food at Oracle but from Ribs and Things.

On a recent Monday, the new owners of the Golden State Warriors treated its fans to a half off promotion on tickets, food, and drinks. Noticing this stand on the upper concourse during another event, we picked this stand for dinner. Arriving shortly after 6:15 pm, there were five people ahead of us in line, but the line did not move because the cash registers were not working. As a result, we waited twenty minutes while a supervisor or IT person tried to fix the problem. As the line grew, the staff scrambled to fill orders the old fashioned way, cash only and using a handheld calculator. We both ordered the Four-​Way Combo with our selection of BBQ pork ribs, Tri Tip, Chicken, and Hot Links which came with a soft bun and a scoop of potato salad (regular price — $ 23.50). By the time we left the stand, the line was thirty deep… whew!
As we dug into our food at our seats, we patted ourselves on the back for getting this DEAL. The portions were generous with four pork ribs, a chicken thigh and drumstick, sliced links (they weren’t that spicy), and thinly sliced beef; meats were okay, but the Tri Tip tasted stale. They also doused the food with a heavy spoonful of BBQ sauce, great for bread dipping. The potato salad was good, but the portion was a bit skimpy. I ended up bringing one chicken piece and two pork ribs home. We saw one attendee bring three or four bagged boxes home towards the end of the 3^rd quarter.
For $ 11.75, yes, it was a bargain. Not sure whether I’d pay full price next time. Thanks to Lacob and Guber for this surprise and hoping you’ll add more championship flags to the wall!

Worth waiting half an hour for the sauce alone! This is so good, I shared a 4 way combo with a friend which was the perfect size. Links, ribs, sliced pork… Alll delicious in that saucy sweet sauce! And wash it down with a sweet tea.
Mm… Salivating just thinking about it. Go up to the 2^nd level and find this place. It’ll make watching the warriors (and hot boy David lee) even better!

At last, finally some tasty BBQ. I waited til the 4^th quarter of W’s vs. Knicks game to get me some. The line finally died down and that’s when I made my move.
Two way combo. Sliced pork and ribs. Potato salad and Dinner roll.
The meat was very good. Tender and the sauce was just right.
The potato salad was good but the portion was too small. It was like a child size ice cream scoop. Give me the grown up scoop, I’ll pay extra if I have to, just give me more.
The dinner roll was stale, I hope it wasn’t left over from the game earlier in the week. Note to owners, fresh quality bread is the key to all good restaurants, please don’t recycle.
Cant forget the ice tea, umm umm good. I’m not an ice tea guy but now I’m a fan.
Will I go back? Hell Yeah!

Ribs and Things has got to be one of the most happening places inside the Oracle. We were walking to our seats for the Warrior’s game and we couldn’t help but smell the amazing aroma of ribs. We were soo happy to find out they were located right by our section!
The line took a while, but it was worth it. Who wouldn’t want to enjoy some ribs while watching a live bball game?
We had the two-​way combo of pork ribs and beef links. The ribs were full of flavor and the links had an extra kick to it! It was more than enough food for me, but seemed perfect for the bf.
We also had their sweet tea which complimented the ribs really well. I think this is going to be my choice of food every time I’m at the Oracle.

Every time I go to a Warriors game, I tell myself that I’ll try something new. Despite my best intentions, I always end up getting food from Ribs and Things. This should tell you how good it is.
I recommend getting the sliced pork dinner (they smother it with really tasty, tangy BBQ sauce), which comes with potato salad and a piece of bread. The combination of it all is just too difficult to resist! My only gripe is that the meat to bread and potato salad ratio is a bit too large. What I mean is that there is so little potato salad and bread that you’ll find yourself with a lot of leftover meat with nothing to complement it with. That being said, that’s a lot better than having it the other way around: too little meat and too much potato salad/​bread.
Regular customers: you should know that Ribs and Things recently moved from the lower level to the upper level (around section 219 or so), and they actually take up an entire concession area now, as opposed to their makeshift stand from previous years. Movin’ on up! One observation, though, is that they aren’t nearly as efficient as before; the service is a lot slower.
Some advice: grab a plastic to-​go bag and put it on your lap before putting the plastic to-​go container on your lap. The meal is delicious, but it’s also messy.

Every cloud has its silver lining.
Cloud = Warriors sucking and losing and breaking my heart all season long.
Silver lining = Hot links and beef brisket smothered in a ridiculously good bbq sauce from Ribs and Things!

At 7:30am and 30 minutes before the Oakland half marathon you’d think I was thinking about the race or a PR or even some Gu jels or powerbars.
F**k that. I was thinking ribs.
See:
Thank you so much for the post-​race meal. It’s all I could think about the whole race.
The ribs were magical.

Ribs while watching a basketball game… talk about living in luxury. I got the 4 meat combo with a friend with a dessert of red velvet cupcakes.
Beef ribs — these were a bit tough and hard to eat. Almost not worth the effort.
Pork ribs — very tender and tasty. Probably the best meat out of the group.
Tri tip — it was good, don’t remember much about it though
Brisket — very good, especially with bbq sauce all over it
Red Velvet Cupcakes — these were okay. A bit too chewy for my liking and frosting was more sweet than cheesy, but still a good way to end the meal. Did want a glass of milk with it though.

Sure it’s overpriced, but so is everything else in the stadium. I mean, $ 5 for a bottle of water? Unless you’re really good at sneaking food and drinks in, you’re stuck with overpriced stadium food.
But dude, that doesn’t mean you have to be stuck with overpriced crappy stadium food. Seriously, Ribs and Things = good food.
You can get a platter, which comes with a side of potato salad and a roll, or you can get a sandwich. Choices of meat are tri tip, sliced pork, and hot links. All smothered in a delicious bbq sauce. They also have southern sweet tea! they’re pretty generous with their portions too, which helps since you’re paying an arm and a leg.
For the first quarter, I barely paid attention to what was going on in the game. I was too busy devouring my food. and then licking my fingers. and then licking the box. ok j/​k that’s gross.
now if only the warriors can start winning…

There isn’t anything better than watching a good Warriors game and chowing down on a plate of quality BBQ from the Ribs and Things stand outside Section 119 & 120 at the Oracle Arena.
Who would pay $ 8 for a hot dog when you get a heap of good BBQ with a side of potato salad and bread for $ 10.50? Read my original review for all the specifics. The one thing I have to add is that a dinner plate with one meat is $ 10.50 while the two meat combo is $ 16.50. You get about the same amount of meat with both plates, the only difference is that you get two types and get charged $ 6 more with the two-​way combo. So just get the other person you’re with to order a different meat and share. The sliced pork is still my favorite, but yesterday I was able to try the pork ribs. Tender on the inside, and smokey on the outside. Can’t beat it. Just ask Mikey (see pics).
Side note: If you can’t make it to the Arena for their eats I hear they have an actual restaurant in Hayward. But from the reviews it doesn’t sound that great. Go figure. I’ll stick to their red stand at the Oracle.
MUST HAVE: The sliced pork plate topped with… well, actually swimming in a sea of their sweet, savory BBQ sauce with some grubbin’ potato salad and bread to sop up all the saucey goodness. Add an ice cold 22oz. from a nearby stand. Do I hear an echo???