Someone wrote: > >I just moved to Boston and I am looking for a place that serves good bbq. >I've been to a few restaurants that call themselves BBQ, but alas I got >boiled meat that was grilled for Baby backs and Brisket. > >I'm looking for real, slow smoked ribs and Brisket. If you can help, >I would greatly appreciate it. Go to the Blue Ribbon Barbecue in Newton or Arlington. Tell them I sent you. :-) You now owe me, ... big time. :-) Blue Ribbon Barbecue Inc 1375 Washington St, Newton, MA 02165 (617) 332-2583 That may be the wrong area code for Newton now. I don't have the Address for their place in Arlington, but if you call that number, they can tell you. They are only open until 9 PM, 8 PM Sundays. Chuck Demas Needham, Mass.
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Help!!!! In search of good Barbeque
Badasswolf wrote: > I just moved to Boston and I am looking for a place that serves good bbq. I've > been to a few restaurants that call themselves BBQ, but alas I got boiled meat > that was grilled for Baby backs and Brisket. > > I'm looking for real, slow smoked ribs and Brisket. If you can help, I would > greatly appreciate it. I much prefer Blue Ribbon BBQ (Arlington or Newton) over Redbones (Somerville). On the other hand, Redbones has a GREAT beer selection (Blue Ribbon has no alcohol) so this is something to consider as well. Jakes Boss BBQ in Jamaica Plain (corner of Washington & Williams) is also very good.
Someone wrote: | I just moved to Boston and I am looking for a place that serves good bbq. I've | been to a few restaurants that call themselves BBQ, but alas I got boiled meat | that was grilled for Baby backs and Brisket. | I'm looking for real, slow smoked ribs and Brisket. If you can help, I would | greatly appreciate it. Here's the scoop: The best is Jake's Boss Barbecue in Jamaica Plain. He cooked for years with Chris Schlesinger of the East Coast Grill, and now has his own place. Its real barbecue, and its well done. Also good is Blue Ribbon Barbecue in West Newton. Its a take-out place. They too make real barbecue. Don't miss the burnt ends. I've heard good things about BB Wolf's near Fenway Park, but have not eaten there. Its been recommended to me by fellow members of the New England Barbecue Society, so I trust their opinion. Redbone's in Davis Square, Somerville, serves OK barbecue, nothing great, but has a fun atmosphere, and has over 20 different beers on tap on a rotating schedule. Its a fun place, with passable barbecue. But if you want great barbecue, excellent barbecue, stuff that will make you drop to your knees and beg for more, then you gotta make it yourself. Or come to one of our competitions, and try some of the stuff we make! :)
In article , "Al Sherman" Someone wrote: > Although many people have posted a preference for Blue Ribbon over > Redbones, we like both and we think Redbones is better. Today we passed by > Blue Ribbon (both ways) to go to Redbones. I can't compare ribs to ribs > because we generally go for pulled pork and brisket, but Redbones was worth > the extra travel. OK, I'll weigh in here, too, as long as everyone else is... I don't think Redbones BBQ is even in the running. Yes, they have table service, a large menu, and a great beer selection. And everything on their menu is pretty good. However, if the issue is just BBQ, theirs tends to be tough, dry, and not particularly smoky--compared to some of the other places, though it isn't bad. They do better with some items, like the beef ribs and maybe the pulled pork. I'm not particularly certain that they smoke their meat for long, and I've had some things that tasted parboiled. Blue Ribbon is the best place around, IMHO, for quality of the BBQ. Some of the sauces could use work, though, and the pulled pork is a little bland, unless you douse it with some vinegar sauce. I've found the ribs to be consisitently smoky and very tender. Burnt ends aren't my favorite, but they do an adequate rendition (not dry, in my experience). Caveat: I haven't been to the new Arlington location. Jake's Boss BBQ is also quite good, with the best pulled pork (IMHO). I wasn't thrilled with the brisket, but I just don't like BBQ brisket very much. I believe, BTW, that Kenton Jacobs (Jake) has owned other respected BBQ businesses in the past, and that his stint at Jake and Earls (he was NOT the "Jake" of that business, by the way) was a sort of "fill-in" between other ventures. I actually like Tennessee's in Framingham better than the original (Copley Square). A notch below Blue Ribbon and Jake's Boss in my book, but still pretty good. And it may be your best choice for any kind of food if you find yourself stranded in that area at a mealtime... I don't like the Village Smokehouse (Brookline). > > the narrow counter in Newton, at least while the weather is pleasant. Does > W. Newton also have outdoor tables? Of course some people will consider It did last year. I haven't been there this year when it was warm and dry enough to check. > > Only Redbones' menu has soup, hushpuppies, catfingers, nachos, chicken > wings, buffalo shrimp, sausage, fritters, hash, okra, corn pudding, Blue Ribbon has sausage. Nachos, chicken wings, catfingers, buffalo shrimp would definitely not be on my list of priorities when choosing a BBQ restaurant--in contrast to a bar/after-work gathering place-- so this may be where our opinions diverge. To me, BBQ is about the quality of the BBQ. Side dishes and other items are extraneous, though good sides can be a plus, if the BBQ is equal. > > >Redbone's in Davis Square, Somerville, serves OK barbecue, nothing great, > >but has a fun atmosphere, and has over 20 different beers on tap on a > >rotating schedule. Its a fun place, with passable barbecue. > > > IMHO, Redbones' barbecue is at least as good as Blue Ribbon... When evaluated on: smokiness, tenderness, moistness and flavor, not even close, in my book, though Redbones' might win for BBQ sauce (I'm not a fan of Blue Ribbon's sauces). For really good BBQ, though, I think you have to go considerably south or southwest, or make it yourself... Marcel
Warren S. wrote: >Then again have you ever had fish in the mid-west... Since I'm from southwestern Ohio, I always tell people that real seafood is "square, flat and breaded" for a chuckle. On the other hand, farther north, essentially from upstate New York, across PA, Ohio, Indiana, and up into Wisconsin and I assume Minnesota, it wouldn't be a Friday night unless you were going to your favorite local tavern for a "fish fry." On BBQ: my favorites were always Jake & Earl's pulled pork and burnt ends, Redbones for pulled pork and hushpuppies, and Tennesee's for nothing. I've yet to try Blue Ribbon or Jake's Boss. I've been to the Village Smokehouse several times, but I don' think the BBQ is all that great. I stick to grilled chicken sandwiches and such. Southwestern Ohio BBQ is probably best represented by the Montgomery Inn in Cincinnati. Falling-apart ribs in a sweet sauce with a healthy vinegar kick. I imagine that people from Kansas City, Texas and Memphis would hate those kinds of ribs. Midwesterners seem to really like that sweet-sour thing. Mr. eskwired: please keep us informed on the competitions. I'd love to try some real stuff. Guy
Someone wrote: : : The procedure that they (Redbones) use at the Pig and Pepper, which I assume is the : same as in the restaurant, is to grill the ribs until they are no longer : pink, and then smoke them for about 1 1/2 hours. Not the best method, : IMNSHO. When we cook ribs for competition (hell, ANYTIME we cook ribs) we : smoke them for 5-6 hours using hickory and apple. All right, Esk. So when are these competitions and how can we get in? Also, when is the Pig and Pepper? I always seem to miss it. I'll cast another vote for Uncle Pete's in East Boston. I've just had the pulled pork and pulled chicken sandwiches, but they were really good. And the coleslaw was out of this world. :) Chris ========================================================================+ "He's taken a sunrise, sprinkled it with labor violations and covered it with chocolate and a pack of filthy lies. I hope they throw his candy-ass in the can." --"Chocolate Jimmy" Hoffa, as quoted in The Weekly Week's 5/21/98 article: "Willy Wonka Busted for Labor Violations" Chris Vander Rhodes - [email removed] (replace spamfree with ultra)
My personal favorite is Bison County in Waltham, MA. Not only are their main courses excellent, but their sides - especially the garlic mashed potatoes are to die for! Badasswolf wrote: > I just moved to Boston and I am looking for a place that serves good bbq. I've > been to a few restaurants that call themselves BBQ, but alas I got boiled meat > that was grilled for Baby backs and Brisket. > > I'm looking for real, slow smoked ribs and Brisket. If you can help, I would > greatly appreciate it.