Kenneth H. wrote: > My girlfriend likes BBQ Ribs. What is a good place to take her???? > > > Thanx > > Ken Hodgkiss Several places in the city for good ribs: 1. Hotlicks---Shadyside, Walnut Street, Good ribs served with your choice of three bbq sauces. On tuesday they have an all you can eat special for about $15.00. Also try the various bbq chicken dishes. They truck in real mesquite from Texas for their grill. 2. House of Sauce (takeout only)---Centre Ave. North Oakland Authentic!!!!!!! Southern style ribs-pork and beef!! Sort of expensive, expect to pay about $12 per rack for beef and about $19 per rack for pork ribs. Also try the homemade potato salad!!!! 3. Charlie's (only on Wed night)---corner of Melwood and Centre Ave, North Oakland. On wed nights they bring in a specialty chef for their bbq/cajun night. Cant say enough good things about this night. Good food and reletively cheap too. Bring an appetite!!!
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The best ribs I've had in Pittsburgh are at a takeout place called Wilson's Bar-B-Q, 700 Taylor Avenue N. on the North Side. The phone number is 322-7427. Taylor Avenue is parallel to North Avenue, a couple of blocks up toward Brighton Heights. Several years ago the place was written up in Esquire, but I rarely see it mentioned when the "Ribs" topic comes up on this bboard. Bill Pollak, Senior Writer/Editor, Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 Internet:[email removed] Phone: (412) 268-5656
Kansas City IS the Bar B Q capital as you can tell from the world's largest BBQ contest last weekend The American Royal Bar B Q Contest. President Carter loved Bryant's BBQ in KC and is one of my personal favorite. Come to KC and make the rounds- KC Masterpiece, Smokestack, Gates, Hayward's to name just a few. Bryants has a unique sauce you will either love or hate- peppery not sweet, others are more traditonal tomatoe sweet/hot to mild. Even the Casinos have BBQ- Flower of the Flame took alot of awards at the Royal for Sauce.
Hi!
A few months ago someone wrote in asking for suggestion for
fried chicken. There weren't many responses. Yesterday, Munch, highly
uncharacteristically, actually provided some useful information in her
column. She recommended two places in central East Liberty. Family Pride
Poultry (on North Highland, right past Penn) and Anthon's (around the
corner from Family Pride, on Penn). I tried Family Pride today. They
didn't have much available when I went in, just a few backs, and some
baked chicken. I tried both. Both were extremely good, even though the
backs didn't have a lot of meat ( as expected ).
Let me say what I consider good fried chicken. It must be crispy,
but the crispiness should come from the skin, not the batter. The batter
should be fairly thin, just enough to help the skin crisp. It should be
nothing like the nasty, overwhelming batter at KFC, which is so thick it
actually prevents the skin from crisping. The chicken at Family Pride
meets this criterion pretty well. It is also very tasty, none of the
artificial, chemical taste common at other places. The place is
essentially a poultry market, so the food was very fresh tasting as
well. The baked chicken was also very good: moist and flavorful with a
pretty good BBQ sauce to boot. The food was blindingly cheap, 2.60 for
two huge backs, and a breast/wing baked quarter.
Other decent places for fried chicken that I've found recently are,
Salvatore's, on Penn in Wilkinsburg, and, brace yourselves, most Giant
Eagles.
RalphA friend of mine asked about ribs in Pittsburgh and I recommended the Haus of Sause (it had a funny spelling like that) on Centre--although I hadn't been there in a while. She knew of it but said it had changed owners and the quality wasn't what it once was. I'll probably give it a try again to see, but was wondering if anyone had any recent experience or could recommend other places for _real_ ribs in Pittsburgh. Jeff
Someone wrote: > > A friend of mine asked about ribs in Pittsburgh and I recommended the > Haus of Sause (it had a funny spelling like that) on Centre--although I > hadn't been there in a while. She knew of it but said it had changed > owners and the quality wasn't what it once was. I'll probably give it > a try again to see, but was wondering if anyone had any recent experience > or could recommend other places for _real_ ribs in Pittsburgh. > > Jeff Jeff Its now called Backyard Barbeque, though it seems pretty much the same. The pork ribs are way over priced, but the beef ribs and chicken are very reasonably priced, and pretty good. Hot Licks is not bad for ribs, though I haven't had any since they merged with Buffalo Blues. There is a new place in East Liberty, right outside Penn Circle, called Pig's Foot Barbeque. Sounds promising, but I haven't made it there yet. Anybody out there with any experiences. How about Eliots Back Street Barbeque out on 51 past the Century III mall? Anybody been there. Munch was there, but neglected to use any adjectives in the write up, so I have no idea whether she liked it or not. Ralph
Someone wrote: >a try again to see, but was wondering if anyone had any recent experience >or could recommend other places for _real_ ribs in Pittsburgh. One of our favorite places is Red River Barb-e-que on 19 in Wexford. there used to be one in Castle Shannon, but it closed. Closest thing to genuine Texas Bar-b-Q north of the Red River! John (formerly of Beeville, TX)
Wilson's on the North Side. I'm not exactly sure of the address, but it's in the Mexican War Streets area (Monterrey or Buena Vista) a block from North Ave. I've also heard rumors about a new barbecue place in the same vicinity. I've forgotten the details, though. Ersula
hi folks,
my two favorites are Wilson's on North Taylor in Central Northside
and King James Bar-B-Q at the base of the hill heading up Robinson Blvd
in Wilkinsburg. They had a second site at the old eat-n-park on
Washington Blvd, but their ribs weren't as good and I do believe it is
now closed...
I still haven't been able to find anyone who uses a thinner Georgia
style vinegar/mustard based sauce... Recommendations???
thanks,
georgeJust recently tried Salaam's on North Homewood Avenue - UNBELIEVEABLY good fried chicken! you must try this place... the fish, greens, carrot cake are all super (that's all i've tried so far....) g.
<snipped> > How about Eliots Back Street > Barbeque out on 51 past the Century III mall? Anybody been there. Munch > was there, but neglected to use any adjectives in the write up, so I > have no idea whether she liked it or not. > > Ralph > I was there, although a long time ago. The adjectives that come to mind are; tough, bland, dirty, etc. A better choice in that area is Duke's Station, in my opinion.
Not exactly *in* Pittsburgh, but the best rib experience I've had in the area is at Clem's. This is a small wood burning open-pit BBQ place on 22 beyond New Alexandria and just before Blairsville. Everything is made fresh; bread, salads, slaws, beans, rib sauce. The only downside is that he often sells out of items by the middle of the afternoon if the weather is nice.
NNTP-Posting-Date: 20 Jan 1999 04:16:21 GMT X-Newsposter: trn 4.0-test55 (26 Feb 97) Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:3957 here are my picks for ribs in chicago: 1) Leon's -- there's a location at 79th and Stony 2) The Rib Shack -- 82nd and King, funky sauce 3) Ronny's -- in the loop (Rush?), good for steaks too 4) Ribs n Bibs -- 53rd and Dorchester, a safer alternative also, i hear good things about lem's (59th and ... Indiana?). d
Someone wrote: > > >here are my picks for ribs in chicago: > >1) Leon's -- there's a location at 79th and Stony >2) The Rib Shack -- 82nd and King, funky sauce >3) Ronny's -- in the loop (Rush?), good for steaks too >4) Ribs n Bibs -- 53rd and Dorchester, a safer alternative > >also, i hear good things about lem's (59th and ... Indiana?). > >d >-- >=============================================================================== >"A moment's sleep and the girl I loved was an inhuman monster bent on my >destruction." -- IotBS >=============================================================================== Ribs and Bibs is very good. Ronny's Steak Palace I cant believe would have good ribs, but Ive never set foot in the place so... I really like Merle's on Benson in Evanston. Sit down or carry out. The ribs (2 cuts) and sauces are excellent. They also have beef brisket, pulled pork and pulled beef. Good side dishes too. Their pulled pork is more lean and smoky-flavorful than Ribs and Bibs'.
I had Merles last night for my Bday. We had the chicken and pork chops. The chicken was as usual, phenomenal. even my kids love it!!! The Chops are usually one of my favourites but last night they were dry and flavourless!?! I did get take away but it has always been superb before. I'm almost tempted to talk to them but ah well...I'll definitely be back there the Brunswick stew is perfect for cold foggy days like this. Cheers, Mike rc wrote in message ... >Someone wrote: >> >> >>here are my picks for ribs in chicago: >> >>1) Leon's -- there's a location at 79th and Stony >>2) The Rib Shack -- 82nd and King, funky sauce >>3) Ronny's -- in the loop (Rush?), good for steaks too >>4) Ribs n Bibs -- 53rd and Dorchester, a safer alternative >> >>also, i hear good things about lem's (59th and ... Indiana?). >> >>d >>-- >>========================================================================== ===== >>"A moment's sleep and the girl I loved was an inhuman monster bent on my >>destruction." -- IotBS >>========================================================================== ===== > >Ribs and Bibs is very good. Ronny's Steak Palace I cant believe would have good >ribs, but Ive never set foot in the place so... > >I really like Merle's on Benson in Evanston. Sit down or carry out. The ribs >(2 cuts) and sauces are excellent. They also have beef brisket, pulled pork and >pulled beef. Good side dishes too. Their pulled pork is more lean and >smoky-flavorful than Ribs and Bibs'.
NNTP-Posting-Date: 23 Jan 1999 03:58:53 GMT X-Newsposter: trn 4.0-test55 (26 Feb 97) Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:3972 Someone wrote: > >The ribs at Ronny's Steak & Pizza are THE WORST. Boiled to death then >flash grilled. i disagree. the ribs -- and the atmosphere -- were pretty damned good, as i recall. but some folks *like* carson's. d btw, check out Daley's on 63rd and Cottage Grove. over 100 years old, cheap, and good. Valois, on 53rd near Lake Park, also hits the spot.
Believe it or not, I found great ribs, better than even Bones' or Carson's, at Uncle Julio's Hacienda, a Mexican restaurant. The ribs were meaty and chewy. They come with a smoky barbecue sauce that, at first I didn't like, but they grew on me. BTW, the place has many other great items. I'm not fond of Mexican food by and large, but the quality here makes up for a lot. It's something of a franchise place, their cards say they have places in Texas and Louisiana. The nachos are thin and crisp and come with a hot (temperature) smoky salsa. My daughter loves the spicy shrimp (I forget what they're called). My wife had the steak tacos, and said they were great, too. The place crowds up quickly, they have an awful parking lot, with barely enough room to go in and out, usually valet parking. It's on North Avenue, just west of Halsted, on the south side of the street.
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Someone wrote:
>also, i hear good things about lem's (59th and ... Indiana?).
I like Lem's and have been there a number of times. They use spare ribs and they are slightly chewy, just the way I like them. Lem's sauces the ribs and the hot BBQ sauce is good, not as hot as I would like it, but you can taste a little heat. The links and the rib tips are good also.
Lem's is mostly take out and only has a small counter with two stools. Lem's is in a, at least to me, rough neighborhood. Lem's opens up at 2pm and I make it a practice to only go there when it is light out.
I should also say that they are very friendly at Lem's and that I have never had even a hint of trouble in the neighborhood, I still will only go there during the day.
Enjoy,
Gary
Lem's
5914 S State St
Chicago, IL 60621
(773) 684-5007Someone wrote: ------> ------>here are my picks for ribs in chicago: ------> ------>1) Leon's -- there's a location at 79th and Stony ------>2) The Rib Shack -- 82nd and King, funky sauce ------>3) Ronny's -- in the loop (Rush?), good for steaks too ------>4) Ribs n Bibs -- 53rd and Dorchester, a safer alternative ------> ------>also, i hear good things about lem's (59th and ... Indiana?). ------> ------>d ------>-- ------>=============================================================================== ------>"A moment's sleep and the girl I loved was an inhuman monster bent on my ------>destruction." -- IotBS ------>=============================================================================== How can it be?? No one mentioned the undispsuted best ribs in the entire universe----- T W I N ANCHORS. What a bunch of goofs!!
How about Clems, US 22, east of New Alexandria, past Delmont.
I think that Clem's is awful. I drive 22 often back and forth to State College, and I wanted real badly to like this place, but the ribs I had there were revoltingly fatty and greasy, and the chicken I had another time was cooked about a week before they served it to me and reheated. And neither the ribs nor the chicken had any discernable barbecue flavor other than a sweet, probably off-the-shelf sauce. Blecch. LevelGreen wrote: > > How about Clems, US 22, east of New Alexandria, past Delmont.
You got it. Just wanted to see how well known it is. Outback can't
compare to these. They have a pit in a shake with smoke rolling out of
the top. If your eat there it's on paper plates and plastic forks under
a picnic shelter.
later,
al
LevelGreen wrote:
> How about Clems, US 22, east of New Alexandria, past Delmont.NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 12:08:46 EDT Organization: Stargate Industries, LLC. Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu pgh.food:8914 You must have been there on a bad day. Another good rib joint I've been to is in Martins Ferry, Ohio, just across the river from Wheeling. It's called Mazaroski's (how ever it's spelled) some relation to ex-Pirate ball player. It's an eat in bar and the ribs are good. al Bill P. wrote: > I think that Clem's is awful. I drive 22 often back and forth to State > College, and I wanted real badly to like this place, but the ribs I had > there were revoltingly fatty and greasy, and the chicken I had another > time was cooked about a week before they served it to me and reheated. > And neither the ribs nor the chicken had any discernable barbecue flavor > other than a sweet, probably off-the-shelf sauce. Blecch. > > LevelGreen wrote: > > > > How about Clems, US 22, east of New Alexandria, past Delmont.
I'll recommend Clem's also. If you're not up for the drive, you might also want to try Backyard BBQ on Centre Ave in Oakland (formerly House of Sauce, near North Neville). Fine, fine eats. Doug
NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:49:38 GMT Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:7885 maggie droen wrote: > > I'm going to be in chicago next week and I'm looking for some good ribs in > the area. Any suggestions? Twin Anchors at Sedgwick and Eugenie. Show up early, no reservations, no BS, and positively NO DANCING. trent
The best are found at Lem's, pretty far down on the South Side. Carry out only, but the real deal. maggie D. wrote: > I'm going to be in chicago next week and I'm looking for some good ribs in > the area. Any suggestions? > >
From my perspective as a frequent visitor to downtown Chicago & lover of good baby back ribs, I would recommend the following, all of which serve good ribs with good sides, in ample portions and at reasonable prices. Here, IMHO, are my picks: =95 Fireplace Inn, 1448 N. Wells St. (Old Town / Near North) --- my all-time fav, consistently the best ribs in ChiTown as far as I'm concerned: always extremely meaty, juicy, delicious, and fall-off-the-bone tender, which more than makes up for the ordinary, pedestrian sides (cream cole slaw, steak fries, non-descript bread)...good tomato-based house BBQ sauce....very relaxing, unpretentious ski-lodge atmosphere with low-key, friendly service =95 Twin Anchors (1655 N. Sedgwick Ave., Old Town) --- be prepared for a long wait in the bar, but enjoy the atmosphere & great jukebox in the meantime. The ribs are decent, too, accompanied by crisp fries and a choice of mild or hot BBQ sauces =95 Miller's Pub (134 S. Wabash Ave. at Adams St., next to the Palmer House Hotel in the Loop) --- Canadian baby backs are featured here, which have shorter bones than conventional baby backs, but can be very meaty...portion (ususally about 1 & 1/2 slabs) is quite generous...late kitchen closing (1 AM) =95 Carson's Rib's (612 N. Wells St. at Ontario St., River North area) Some say that Carson's has been coasting on its reputation for a long time, but a recent visit confirmed for me that they still have very good ribs, and the side dishes that accompany the ribs are vastly superior to those offered by other area ribhouses... IMHO, their "America's Cut" center-cut pork chop filets are even better than the ribs, and Carson's BBQ sauce is still the best around, for my money. =95 Houston's (612 N. Rush St. between Ohio & Ontario Sts., next to the Lenox Suites Hotel) their self-proclaimed "Knife & Fork" baby back ribs were just that, fall-off-the-bone tender, on my two visits here...ribs were not overly meaty, but adequate...attractively dark, clubby atmosphere, and a convenient location for downtown / Magnificent Mile / River North visitors Would love to hear some input from others on this topic --- I'm always on the lookout for new rib joints / good ribs in Chicago. Damn the cholesterol and full speed ahead ! Marty from MO
Someone wrote: > maggie D. wrote: >> I'm going to be in chicago next week and I'm looking for some good >> ribs in the area. Any suggestions? >The best are found at Lem's, pretty far down on the South Side. Carry >out only, but the real deal. Well, if we're doing carryout only, I'll put in my vote for Hecky's in Evanston (at Ridge Ave. and Green Bay Road) -- wonderfully smoky flavor to the meat, sauce sweet and savory, huge portions for your money! Good stuff!
Someone wrote: > > >From my perspective as a frequent visitor to downtown Chicago & lover of >good baby back ribs, I would recommend the following, all of which serve >good ribs with good sides, in ample portions and at reasonable prices. > >Here, IMHO, are my picks: > >=95 Fireplace Inn, 1448 N. Wells St. (Old Town / Near North) --- my >all-time fav, consistently the best ribs in ChiTown as far as I'm >concerned: always extremely meaty, juicy, delicious, and >fall-off-the-bone tender, which more than makes up for the ordinary, >pedestrian sides (cream cole slaw, steak fries, non-descript >bread)...good tomato-based house BBQ sauce....very relaxing, >unpretentious ski-lodge atmosphere with low-key, friendly service > >=95 Twin Anchors (1655 N. Sedgwick Ave., Old Town) --- be prepared for >a long wait in the bar, but enjoy the atmosphere & great jukebox in the >meantime. The ribs are decent, too, accompanied by crisp fries and a >choice of mild or hot BBQ sauces > >=95 Miller's Pub (134 S. Wabash Ave. at >Adams St., next to the Palmer House Hotel in the Loop) --- Canadian baby >backs are featured here, which have shorter bones than conventional baby >backs, but can be very meaty...portion (ususally about 1 & 1/2 slabs) is >quite generous...late kitchen closing (1 AM) > >=95 Carson's Rib's (612 N. Wells St. at Ontario St., River North area) >Some say that Carson's has been coasting on its reputation for a long >time, but a recent visit confirmed for me that they still have very >good ribs, and the side dishes that accompany the ribs are vastly >superior to those offered by other area ribhouses... IMHO, their >"America's Cut" center-cut pork chop filets are even better than the >ribs, and Carson's BBQ sauce is still the best around, for my money. > >=95 Houston's (612 N. Rush St. between Ohio & Ontario Sts., next to the >Lenox Suites Hotel) their self-proclaimed "Knife & Fork" baby back ribs >were just that, fall-off-the-bone tender, on my two visits here...ribs >were not overly meaty, but adequate...attractively dark, clubby >atmosphere, and a convenient location for downtown / Magnificent Mile / >River North visitors > >Would love to hear some input from others on this topic --- I'm always >on the lookout for new rib joints / good ribs in Chicago. > >Damn the cholesterol and full speed ahead ! > > >Marty from MO BLASPHEMY! These places have CRAPPY RIBS! QUASI RIBS! FAUX RIBS! Bolied-in-advance-ribs. Baked ribs. Ribs cooked with sugary sauce burned on them! Hello, ever heard of BARBEQUE??? This means smoking your ribs for hours over (preferably) hickory wood. No flames. No OVEN Baking. No boiling in advance. And most of all NO SAUCE ON THEM TIL THE TABLE! NONE of these places sells REAL BARBEQUEUED RIBS! Lems, Heckys, Merles, Leons, them's ribs. Go back to Missouri!
NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 05:59:29 GMT Organization: AT&T Worldnet Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:7912 Thank you for all of your suggestions and I did try some of them but I had the best ribs of my life at a place on clark called Dave's. Not only did they have the best ribs but great blues as well. Thanks Again Maggie
NNTP-Posting-Date: 30 Jul 2000 04:25:24 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/32.452 Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:7928 On Sat, 29 Jul 2000 06:30:03 GMT, "maggie droen" Someone wrote: >Why are you guys ripping on me. these were great ribs. I can't wait to get >back to chicago to have them again. Maggie, It seems I owe you an apology, I just reread the entire thread and nowhere do you mention BBQ. I assumed that you were referring to BBQ ribs of which Famous Dave's is a poor imitation of, sorry for the confusion. By the way, Famous Dave's is a chain home based in Minneapolis, there may be a location near you. http://www.famousdaves.com/ I will follow with a short list of BBQ establishments that I enjoy, articles authored by Rene G, keyword/ribs, forum/chi.eats, author/rene g. Rene has written a number of exceptionally well thought out articles about BBQ in Chicago, for that matter Rene has written quite a few very interesting articles about all types of food, restaurants and groceries in Chicago. Both Mike Kelly and myself have a few in depth postings about BBQ in Chicago also. To be fair, I do not enjoy the rib restaurant that Trent posted about either. Twin Anchors typifies fall off the bone Chicago style ribs, baked or par-boiled, heavily sauced then slapped on a grill to finish. Ribs, yes, BBQ, no. To me, and most of the rest of the country, to be called BBQ meat, of any type, not only ribs, should be slow smoked with real wood, BBQ does not mean sauce, nor is it a verb. If you are interested in follow up information you might wish to take a look at www.bbq-porch.org. The Porch web site is chock full of information about BBQ, BBQ restaurants, and making your own BBQ, be sure to check out the FAQ, tips and tricks and links to member sites. Regards, Gary (who is cooking a 150 pound pig, Eastern North Carolina style, with hickory on a cinder block pit next Saturday.) Lems Bar Bq House 5914 S State St Chicago, IL 60621 (773) 684-5007 Chuck's BBQ 5557 W 79th St Burbank, IL 60459 (708) 229-8700 Hecky's Bar-BQ 1902 Green Bay Rd., Evanston, IL 847-492-1182 D D & S Bar B Cue 7100 S South Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60619 (773) 643-5411 Leon's Bar B Cue 1640 E 79th St Chicago, IL 60649 (773) 731-1454
yeah, I got "ripped on," too, by one J McT "Opinions are like assholes...everybody's got one" to wit: In article , J McT wrote: Someone wrote: From my perspective as a frequent visitor to downtown Chicago & lover of good baby back ribs, I would recommend the following, all of which serve good ribs with good sides, in ample portions and at reasonable prices. Here, IMHO, are my picks: =95 Fireplace Inn, 1448 N. Wells St. (Old Town / Near North) --- my all-time fav, consistently the best ribs in ChiTown as far as I'm concerned: always extremely meaty, juicy, delicious, and fall-off-the-bone tender, which more than makes up for the ordinary, pedestrian sides (cream cole slaw, steak fries, non-descript bread)...good tomato-based house BBQ sauce....very relaxing, unpretentious ski-lodge atmosphere with low-key, friendly service =95 Twin Anchors (1655 N. Sedgwick Ave., Old Town) --- be prepared for a long wait in the bar, but enjoy the atmosphere & great jukebox in the meantime. The ribs are decent, too, accompanied by crisp fries and a choice of mild or hot BBQ sauces =95 Miller's Pub (134 S. Wabash Ave. at Adams St., next to the Palmer House Hotel in the Loop) --- Canadian baby backs are featured here, which have shorter bones than conventional baby backs, but can be very meaty...portion (ususally about 1 & 1/2 slabs) is quite generous...late kitchen closing (1 AM) =95 Carson's Rib's (612 N. Wells St. at Ontario St., River North area) Some say that Carson's has been coasting on its reputation for a long time, but a recent visit confirmed for me that they still have very good ribs, and the side dishes that accompany the ribs are vastly superior to those offered by other area ribhouses... IMHO, their "America's Cut" center-cut pork chop filets are even better than the ribs, and Carson's BBQ sauce is still the best around, for my money. =95 Houston's (612 N. Rush St. between Ohio & Ontario Sts., next to the Lenox Suites Hotel) their self-proclaimed "Knife & Fork" baby back ribs were just that, fall-off-the-bone tender, on my two visits here...ribs were not overly meaty, but adequate...attractively dark, clubby atmosphere, and a convenient location for downtown / Magnificent Mile / River North visitors Would love to hear some input from others on this topic --- I'm always on the lookout for new rib joints / good ribs in Chicago. Damn the cholesterol and full speed ahead ! Marty from MO ============================ to which J McT replies: BLASPHEMY! These places have CRAPPY RIBS! QUASI RIBS! FAUX RIBS! Bolied-in-advance-ribs. Baked ribs. Ribs cooked with sugary sauce burned on them! Hello, ever heard of BARBEQUE??? This means smoking your ribs for hours over (preferably) hickory wood. No flames. No OVEN Baking. No boiling in advance. And most of all NO SAUCE ON THEM TIL THE TABLE! NONE of these places sells REAL BARBEQUEUED RIBS! Lems, Heckys, Merles, Leons, them's ribs. Go back to Missouri!
Dimpled C. wrote: > > Where are some of the best places for BBQ ribs in Chicagoland? > Thanks. Don't say the 'C' word. The consensus is generally Twin Anchors at Sedwick and Eugenie. Positively NO DANCING! trent
NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 15:53:51 +0000 (UTC) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.8C-CCK-MCD Chicago45 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu chi.eats:22156 The Saloon? Please! I worked there. There's nothing special about them... also, Anchors is overly hyped as well. Merles in Evanston is great, Freddies on North ave is great! (both heavy smoked, fall off the bone). I also really love Fat Willy's (next to the theatres on western, by logan blvd next to expressway)
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:04:16 CDT Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 21:04:16 GMT Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:7896 Someone wrote: >I'm going to be in chicago next week and I'm looking for some good ribs in >the area. Any suggestions? My favorite is still Ribs 'n' Bibs, carryout only, on the south side. Ribs 'N' Bibs 5300 S. Dorchester Ave. Chicago, IL 60615 773-493-0400