Jomax BBQ

Really great BBQ. I had the combo with ribs and brisket and it was excellent. Interior is interesting, service was great. I will stop again when I am in town.

The best ranch potato salad I have ever had. A small time restaurant in Swainsboro, unique grounds, tried to copy it and just couldnt get it right! I will never go anywhere but here to get the famous, ranch potato salad.

Glorious aromatic aromas wafting from this BBQ «joint» greeted my first visit. I almost avoided it due to the very large crowd present. I later discovered that it was mostly composed of an after funeral lunch. After ordering a BBQ plate with side salad and baked spud, it appeared in five minutes flat. I did not expect much from the slightly wilted lettuce and voluminous croutons but sprang to life after adding the bleu cheese packet. I love this type of salad. The baked potato exceeded expectations. A huge bottle of Texas Pete sauce added sufficient heat. My server was pleasant, attentive, and efficient. The pork was chopped. I usually prefer pulled. I can’t wait to pass through Metter again. I will try the country fare next time.

I’ve eaten here twice and they seem to be consistent with their ribs. The first time I had baby backs and this time it’s the St. Louis style. The place will due when your hungry but it’s not my first choice!

Sit down restaurant that serves BBQ as fast any fast food restaurant gets you a pre-​made burger. Jumbo is an ample portion for two dieters. The prices are cheap, and the tables turn over quickly. However, there was more gristle in my pork sandwich than I care to remember so next time I’ll go back to Papa Buck’s. Unless I’m coming through on Sunday again.

Papa Buck’s is closed on Mondays, so Jomax it is. This is a very curious review for me. The unquestionably weakest part of my BBQ meal was — the meat. Not great. I ordered the pork platter and the meat came out underseasoned (nice flavor, but not a lot of it) and underdone — chewy, not tender. I feel like the meat needed another 6 hours in the pit.
That’s the negative. Here are the positives:
* Price — very reasonable, especially for the amount you get. Downright cheap.
* Very easy access to I-​16. Sadly not signed, so you need to know to head north from Exit 104 and look for the white sign on the left. They’re back a bit from the road. Worth it.
* Sauce. Delicious. Just enough spice to it that I didn’t break into the hot sauce. They only have one sauce, but it’s the only one you need.
* Sides. The brunswick stew tastes fresh and there’s plenty of meat among the tomatoes, potatoes, and corn. The special «field peas» turned out to be marinated beans with spots of ham and greens, also delicious. Then the sweet potato soufflé. My goodness, you don’t need dessert. Just get that as a side and save it for last. Pecans. I can’t. I can’t even. It’s too good.
* Service. Very friendly and personable. Always attentive.
So yes, it’s very curious to rate a BBQ place four stars when I’m not enamored with the meat. But every single other part of my meal was 5 stars. I just can’t be too hard on them. Maybe it was an off pig for them, because I can’t imagine the meat not living up to the rest of the food on a regular basis. Let me know, BBQ purists. Let me know.

Greasy chopped bbq. Won’t be stopping again. Veggies ok. Not pork. I would not stop here again.

I have had the pleasure of eating at Jomax twice. After a long car drive sitting down for some delicious BBQ pork with friendly, attentive staff. I highly recommend the pork — I’m sure everything on the menu is delicious but I’ve only tried the pork. It was so delicious the first time when I found myself back at Jomax I had to have it again. The green beans are great as is the fried okra and fried green tomatoes. My toddler loved the Mac and cheese and if I’m ever on 1 – 16 this is my stop! Classic southern country cooking you can’t go wrong!

Delicious! Chicken, ribs, cole slaw. Okra
Banana pudding. They partner with a bakery

Good food, good prices, great service and atmosphere. And you might just get to meet Joe and Maxine. Their brand of southern hospitality is something rarely seen in today’s corporate restaurant world. A true gem!

Super friendly service and yummy barbecue, sides and dessert. We stopped in on our way to SC on a Sunday afternoon and the employees were very attentive and working hard to prepare our food. The Mac and Cheese was yummy and the fried green tomatoes were scrumptious!!! It’s an easy on and off the interstate and certainly beats the chain restaurants! They have yummy baked goods available from a local bakery that are definitely worth trying if you can manage to have any room left after the super generous portions of barbecue and sides! It has a cozy, southern atmosphere as well.

We totally stumbled into Jomax’s by happy accident when we pulled off I-​16 for gas on a recent trip. Wow… the food was pretty damn good. We had the Texas burger which was a patty, cheese, BBQ pork, and an onion ring on Texas toast. It was a heart attack on a plate, but it was delicious. We went a second time a few weeks later and ended up having a waitress that was quite scatter-​brained. Took a while to get our order and then messed it up, not bringing all the correct things out. Only one fill up of drinks, but I noticed the waitresses were chatting in a back corner, on their cell phones, and gossiping about someone they both disliked. There were only maybe four tables when we were there and we knew that with it being so slow, they were out of sync and not paying as much attention as when we had been there previously and it had been slammed… and the service was excellent. Because the food is so good, we’ll give it another shot, but manager… come on… have staff check the cell phones at the door and not focus on Facebook gossip and drama and instead keep our sodas and teas filled while we eat your yummy food. Thanks!

Looking for some Southern charm and tasty barbecue on I-​16? Look no further!
We were greeted enthusiastically when we walked through the door, and we picked a comfy booth by the window that looked out over a small lake in the distance. It only took a few minutes to make our selections from the standard bbq fare. The hubs and I had pork bbq sandwiches. I opted for the potato wedges, while he chose the baked beans. Our son had chicken fingers and fries, and he out-​ordered us all! The chicken fingers were the win, and I liked the fries better than the wedges. But everything was great. We finished with the banana pudding, which was the perfect finish.
Service was quick, attentive and very friendly. Lots of people were there for lunch, but it didn’t feel crowded or rushed. I would try the okra next time — it looked good. Very close to the freeway, so it’s easy to get in and out.

JoMax has become my favorite place for barbecue in this area! The meat is tender and flavorful. The side orders are really well prepared, and the desserts are a delicious surprise! The staff waitstaff are friendly and courteous, and very attentive to the diner’s needs! All this at a very reasonable price! I highly recommend JoMax to everyone!

Just off the interstate and the food was really great! The waitress was so friendly and the other people in the restaurant were very friendly!!! It was like eating my granny’s cooking!

The ribs I ordered were excellent and hot, but the customer here was terrible! I know I was BFE, but try a little harder. I was treated better by other customers who were coning and going while I was.

HOLY SMOKES.
This place has food that will make you want to smack your mama. I give it 4 stars for the waitstaff but it could be a 5 if they improved in that area.
We stopped here after being famished at a day at Roebling Road and turned to Unilocal for guidance to fill our stomach. Jomax popped up and based on the reviews from fellow Unilocalers, we decided to try it out. Had the brisket and pulled pork, onion rings, and brunswick stew between the two of us and everything was made perfectly. The BBQ sauce there is a great balance of mild and sweet.
A nice little surprise there was the partnership they have with a local bakery – Cotton Patch Bakery from Portal, GA. They had all sorts of their cakes, brownies, and tarts and we had an incredible experience with the red velvet brownie which tasted like the angels in pastry heaven baked it.

Although Los Angeles is not the prime capital of Barbeque, we do have some good BBQ eateries such as Bludso’s Texas style BBQ & Phillip’s BBQ in Leimert Park. However, Jomax still haunts my craving for truly excellent barbeque for what seems to be over 15 years.
I visited Savannah after reading «Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil» & had to get to Atlanta’s Hartsfield in order to fly back to Los Angeles. About 40 miles out of Savannah on Interstate 16, I spied this large signboard touting the virtues of Jomax BBQ, instructing me on which off-​ramp I should exit. I am a fan of BBQ and have eaten in Kansas City & Saint Louis, Missouri; Raleigh & Charlotte, North Carolina; near Little Rock, Arkansas; Amarillo, Texas; Memphis, Tennesee, etc. But for me to remember the taste of the BBQ at Jomax after so many years makes me realize that I had eaten at a very special BBQ specialist.
I ordered the pork ribs, but there was so much meat and relatively low amount of fat on the bone, it reminded me of a thick cut, premium porkchop. I have yet to find another BBQ establishment that is so generous. Only a few of these pork ribs are enough to make me full. The pork rib BBQ was not heavily sauced like St. Louis or Memphis style, but it seemed more like a herb/​spice rub with a slight bit of acidity from vinegar. My guess is that the rib meat may have been brined in the rub & vinegar since the slow cooked meat was still very moist & flavourfull. The smoking process must also have been for hours since there was a pronounced smoke ring as well as a mellow, deeply infused smokiness in the rib meat itself.
The BBQ at Jomax seems more delicate & finely nuanced compared to the other heavily sauced BBQ varieties which have such rich, strong, cloying flavours that mask the complex interplay between the intrinsically good flavours & textures of the meat and of the spicing, type & quality of the smoke. The subtle vinegar also acted as a gastrique to the relative heaviness of the meat & slight bit of fat so that the BBQ retained a savory richness that did not become too leaden & dull.
If the exemplary pork ribs at Jomax could be paired with a wine, I would try a Nero d’Avola, Barbera d’Asti, or a Chateauneuf du Pape which is peppery, fruity with dried cherries, blackberries, leather, smoke. Or a heavier beer such as Bock or a citrusy Hefeweizen would be a good palate cleanser to the porky, smokiness of the luxurious meat.
I’m sorry to see that there is no Jomax as yet in Los Angeles, but Georgians are lucky to have this culinary jewel within the borders of their Peach State (Which I must say are better than our peaches especially when sold by a country road from a farmer’s truck.) Instead of the melon in Prosciutto e Melone, try it with a ripe, juicy Georgia yellow peach.

We stopped here for a quick lunch on a Friday drive to St Simons Island. Based on the Unilocal ratings this seemed like the best bet.
The restaurant did not disappoint. The staff was very friendly and we were addressed and seated right away. There was a list of fresh vegetables the waitress told us about in addition to the usual sides on the menu.
I ordered the BBQ pork plate with the fresh tomatoes and okra and fried squash. The tomatoes were really stewed but still good. The squash was excellent (but then again what isn’t delicious when fried?). The pork was more chopped than shredded or pulled. The sauce was a traditional sweet with a slight spicy taste.
The food came out extremely fast so I would recommend this over any of the fast food restaurants nearby if you are just passing through.

I came across Jomax as I was scanning Unilocal on my way to Savannah. It’s been a week since I tried Jomax, but I still think about the food. The restaurant is spacious and clean and the food fast and good. I tried the quarter chicken dish which came with two sides. The chicken was smoked with crispy skin and served with a tangy/​peppery BBQ sauce. I don’t normally like BBQ sauce because I find it too sweet but I kept adding more to my dish. The string beans were fresh and simmered with spare rib meat so it was flavorful without being salty. My favorite was the fried okra which were sliced, battered in cornmeal and fried until very crispy. It was a great meal, and I wish I lived closer.