Fairborn Place BBQ

Reviews

• Kevin L.

  star star star star star_border 24 June 2026

  I have been to Fairborn Place BBQ on a couple of occasions. I do not live in the Wright Patterson Air Force Base Area. Even time I come in I am greeted and seated promptly. The host is always friendly. One thing of note is the place is deserted. There are no other patrons in the restaurant, no one watching the TV's, no one playing pool at the tables.
  Food is served promptly. The ribs are pretty decent but the chicken has been a little dry each time I have ordered it.
  Overall a decent place to get ribs on a weeknight. The strengths here are friendliness and speed of service. I am truly left wondering is the speed and friendliness of service hold up as this place gets busy.

• Mike D.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 22 June 2026

  I've really torn on how to rate this restaurant. Construction on our street has forced us to head to Fairborn for dinner this spring, so we thought we would try something new. We actually had carryout here two nights in a row, so let me explain my rating conundrum.
  
  Our first night we checked out their online menu, which was quite disorganized and frankly, most of the items had an error instead of a picture. You could not order online correctly, as there was no options to select your side for combo meals, etc. No worries, as their prices were really good. We called in our order of 1/4 rib meal combo and loaded pulled pork combo. Along with a kid's meal, we carried out a really delicious dinner for three at about $20.
  
  The restaurant itself was clean, but utterly and completely empty. Walk back far enough and you will hit the bar in which every seat was full. I had to wait for the bartender to be free so she could gather my carryout order. I wonder is there a cook there or does this lady do everything?
  
  Regardless, it was so good we actually decided to carryout again the next night. The outside signage on my first visit indicated Chinese food was available for $6.25 (i.e. bourbon chicken, Mongolian chicken, with lo mein or rice). Now I love some good bourbon chicken, but when we called they were all out. So my wife and I both went with the teriyaki chicken with lo mein.
  
  Here in lies problem one. The advertised price of $6.25 was for lunch only (not mentioned on the sign FYI). The "dinner" price was $12 each, which is not even the worst part.
  
  The teriyaki chicken had zero flavor, and I mean zero. As is such with carryout, rather then go back we just tried our best to fix it up with flavor (hot mustard, hot sauce, anything). The lo mein looked right, but tasted exactly like plain spaghetti. PLAIN SPAGHETTI. This was by far the most bland meal I had ever tried. We gave up after a few bites and took the $30 loss ("+ a side of potatoes which was exactly that).
  
  My final suggestion...stick with the regular menu. Don't even think about the "chinese" menu and you will have some good food at a decent price. After our last trip though, I'm not sure we'll be back.

• Patrick H.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  They said they didnt have brisket, only pulled beef. I simply didnt realize that meant I was going to have to pull over on the way home to ruin some poor gas station workers day. You live and you learn.

• Chuck T.

  star star star star star_border 1 June 2026

  Jukebox with Nickelback weirded me out a touch on the way in, but with the $5 pulled pork sandwich, incl. 1 side, and a drink I was over it..
  That sandwich was REALLY great.. pulled pork was juicy and tender and flavourful, but they also grilled the inside of the bun so you get this amazing crispy mouthfeel (remember putting potato chips on your sandwich when you were a kid?)
  Dominic the bartender was also super friendly and cool too.
  But really, the main thing was the mac&cheese -- although the portion is small, that flavour was amazing with the extra garlic butter and such..
  Just omw back for a second round.. cya

• Wiatt H.

  star star star star star 28 May 2026

  She was so sweet and the food was delicious and cheap! If you looking for a bite to eat or maybe a dinner come here!