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BBQ Ribs

4 posts · Feb 25, 1998 to Feb 28, 1998

Jim K.HWP - ObGynFeb 25, 1998
PAUL Y. wrote:

> Anyone know of a good place for some ribs in the Philly area?

Ron's Ribs on South Street near 16th
Pheobes near 22nd and South (IMO not quite as good as Ron's but still OK)
Ellen A.University of PennsylvaniaFeb 25, 1998
  Gotta say Phoebe's on South Street somewhere (around 21st or so).
The sauce is right, the meat is right, the price is fine... I have not tried too many of the side dishes -- just potato salad, actually, which was also good.

  Copa Too on 15th Street just north of Spruce Street has pretty
decent baby back ribs, but it's more of a sit-down thing instead of a takeout joint like Phoebes.  But then there's the Belgian beers...

  E

On 25 Feb 1998, PAUL Y. wrote:

> Anyone know of a good place for some ribs in the Philly area?
>
>
Jan K.@Home NetworkFeb 26, 1998
The sauce at Ron's is not as good as Phoebe's.  It's just hot and vinegary.  Then again, it depends on what you like.  I prefer slightly sweet tomatoey barbeque sauce.  The best ribs I've had in Philly came off the back of a truck converted to a charcoal grill around 65th and Market, parked on the side of the street. Probably only in the summer ....   In a pinch, RIB-IT on Walnut can satisfy a craving, but they're not consistent.  I've had fine ribs and crummy ribs there on differnet occasions.

On Wed, 25 Feb 1998 08:38:34 -0500, [email removed] Jim K. wrote:

>PAUL Y. wrote:
>
>> Anyone know of a good place for some ribs in the Philly area?
>
>Ron's Ribs on South Street near 16th
>Pheobes near 22nd and South (IMO not quite as good as Ron's but still OK)
Max B.@Home NetworkFeb 28, 1998
On Fri, 27 Feb 1998 19:55:29 -0500, Regina Litman
 wrote that she likes beef ribs

We had good takeout ribs recently from Dwights Southern Bar-B-Que II, at 3734 Germantown Ave (at Broad).  Beef and pork.
      The old yellow pages that I have says that Dwights I is at
4345 Lancaster Ave.

Enjoy!

Max
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