Beleive it or not, when I lived in Binghamton New York, a family from Tulsa Oklahoma opened the best rib joint I'd ever been too, until I visited Dallas last summer. There was no discussion of "HOT." The sauce was hearty and tasty. The ribs were smoked--the place's name was "Smokie's." And the ribs were meaty and large. Is there any such place in Pittsburgh? Most of the rib joints here serve a more vinegar-y sauce, ask how hot you want it, and serve, well, smaller ribs. Suggestions? Thanks.
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Ribs like West of the Mississippi?
Brian B. wrote: >Beleive it or not, when I lived in Binghamton New York, a family from Tulsa >Oklahoma opened the best rib joint I'd ever been too, until I visited Dallas >last summer. There was no discussion of "HOT." The sauce was hearty and >tasty. The ribs were smoked--the place's name was "Smokie's." And the ribs >were meaty and large. > >Is there any such place in Pittsburgh? Most of the rib joints here serve a >more vinegar-y sauce, ask how hot you want it, and serve, well, smaller ribs. > >Suggestions? Four years ago I life guarded a private party that was catered by a barbecue place from Butler. They catered ribs, and what ribs they were! Huge, succulent, meaty, lean ribs with an absolutely fabulous, hearty, deliciou sauce. It has to be the closest I've ever come to ambrosia in my life. I spoke to one of the workers doing the catering, and all I recall them telling me was that they were (are I hope!) near the big Agway store in Butler. That's the best I can do. I've been completely unimpressed with ribs I've had at Bobby Rubino's at station square which came to me as being highly rated. That place in Butler supposedly had a storefront deli type set up where you could walk in and get take out. If you track it down, do let me know! Bob
Brian B. wrote: > Beleive it or not, when I lived in Binghamton New York, a family from Tulsa > Oklahoma opened the best rib joint I'd ever been too, until I visited Dallas > last summer. There was no discussion of "HOT." The sauce was hearty and > tasty. The ribs were smoked--the place's name was "Smokie's." And the ribs > were meaty and large. > > Is there any such place in Pittsburgh? Most of the rib joints here serve a > more vinegar-y sauce, ask how hot you want it, and serve, well, smaller ribs. > > Suggestions? > > Thanks. Try House Of Sauce on Centre Ave, between N.Neville and the new Revco, in N.oakland. It looks like a hole in the wall, the ribs are pricey, and the staff is generally grumpy (which does not really matter because it is take out only), BUT, the food is great! All the meat is smoked like you described, and you get a choice of Hot, Mild, or Mixed sauces. Try the chicken, it is way cheaper than the ribs and very meaty and tasty! Warning, if you get potato salad there, it never tastes the same as it did the time before, I guess they don't have a set recipie.
Someone wrote: : In article , Brian B. wrote: : >Beleive it or not, when I lived in Binghamton New York, a family from Tulsa : >Oklahoma opened the best rib joint I'd ever been too, until I visited Dallas : >last summer. There was no discussion of "HOT." The sauce was hearty and : >tasty. The ribs were smoked--the place's name was "Smokie's." And the ribs : >were meaty and large. : > : >Is there any such place in Pittsburgh? Most of the rib joints here serve a : >more vinegar-y sauce, ask how hot you want it, and serve, well, smaller ribs. : > : >Suggestions? Here's my two cents: I used to live on North Dithridge and the best ribs I have ever had were at the House of Sauce on Center Ave. about 4 blocks north of Craig. It's just past the Dairy Queen, if it still exists!! Edward Pratt
>Here's my two cents: >I used to live on North Dithridge and the best ribs I have ever had were >at the House of Sauce on Center Ave. about 4 blocks north of Craig. It's >just past the Dairy Queen, if it still exists!! > yes, the House of Sauce does still exist. and you're right, they have the best ribs in the city. vivian benton >
For good ribs you may want to try House of Sauce on centre ave. The ribs
are pretty big and the sauce is excellent. I am not sure of the cross
street but it is two streets from craig street right around the corner
from the new Revco.
-MattMatthew S. wrote: >For good ribs you may want to try House of Sauce on centre ave. The ribs >are pretty big and the sauce is excellent. I am not sure of the cross >street but it is two streets from craig street right around the corner >from the new Revco. As it turns out, we took the advice of a few people who said House of Sauce was good, and got take-out from there last night. This place is the epitome of "hole in the wall". Take-out is all they have, as there's not a chair in sight. By the time we got there, there were no chicken breasts left, and there were no side orders yesterday (dunno why). Still, we got a whole rack of beef ribs, and a half rack of pork ribs (we dig leftovers ..). They have three sauce choices: hot, mild, or hot and mild mixed. We went for mixed. The ribs (especially beef) are huge and meaty. The pork ribs were good, too. Sauce was yummy. "Mixed" means that they slop on some hot, and then some mild on top of it, so each bite had a slightly different level of hotness to it. All in all, excellent ribs. Not the best I've ever eaten in my life, but certainly the best I've eaten in Pittsburgh. If you want ribs, that's what they do. Heck, that's just about ALL they do. :) Thumbs up. Dina Anderson
Brian B. wrote: >Someone wrote: >> >> Richard W. wrote: >> > Tessaro's also has some tasty ribs >> >> But Tessaro's ribs are precisely what the originator of this thread >> did _not_ want in ribs. >> >> __ >> Ben Cox [email removed]! >Whoever heard of HOT ribs? FEH! Wings, sure, but ribs? Whatamistake. >All I can say is Southwest Air flies to KC $45 one way from Cleveland. >Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come. >Brian Well, on your way to KC, stop in Cleveland for some pretty darn good ribs, just so you can benchmark KC. I'd suggest Whitmore's (Cedar Rd. at Lee Rd in Cleveland Hts.) or Hot Sauce Williams (Lee Road south of Chagrin in Shaker/Cleveland). If you have accompanying security, try B&M on Hayden Ave. in Cleveland/East Cleveland behind (N. side) of the Windemere Rapid Station. None are Arthur Bryant's, but Arthur Bryant's isn't Arthur Byrant's anymore, either! Rob Lake Environmental Modeling Inc. Cleveland Hts., OH [email removed]