10 Best Rib Places in America

[muebe]

This list is B.S. on so many levels (the Texas locations listed aren't even regarded as the best ribs in their areas and that includes Franklin).  The bigger crime is the fact that Corky's is on this list at all.  Any credibility that there was disappeared with that listing.  There are probably 50+ places in Memphis that do ribs better.  It doesn't sound like the author actually went to these places but chose them based on feedback (and having read about them somewhere probably).

Billy it is true that the author never really ate at any of these places.... But he did stay at a Holiday Inn Express

[Hub]

I think my backyard should be in the top 5 hahahah!

I think any of us can out-do most restaurants, anytime.  I've eaten at Corky's several times and their ribs are very, very average and kind of bland. 

Restaurants are at a great disadvantage with ribs.  When we cook 'em at home or in contests we back time so that they'll be ready to serve at the peak of their doneness.  Ribs do not hold well and will turn mushy just staying at serving temperature for a while.  The restaurant cook has to face serving at relatively unpredictable times and in varying amounts.  Some of the best restaurant ribs I've encountered were lightly smoked and only partially cooked then refrigerated, then grilled just before service.  This nets a more cohesive texture and a more controlled flavor.  The general public, however, won't like them because they don't fall off the bone.  Restaurants also tend to over-sauce them like crazy.

Hub

[drholly]

Pappy,

Have you eaten at Rudolph's lately? I haven't in many years, but they used to be pretty well regarded in the city. When I want a quick (cheating) coleslaw sauce, I do like theirs.

D

[Pappymn]

Pappy,

Have you eaten at Rudolph's lately? I haven't in many years, but they used to be pretty well regarded in the city. When I want a quick (cheating) coleslaw sauce, I do like theirs.

D

Been a long time......really long. And I do like their cole slaw sauce too......I like cheating

[drholly]

 

[Over Dunn]

On a BBQ Crawl with a bunch of Pelletheads, a while back, in search of the famous Texas brisket, around the Lockhart area, one of the places, Kruez's Market, had pork ribs on the blackboard menu. With brisket and sausage juice all over our shirts from previous sampling spots, we ordered the pork ribs with the rest of our smorgasbord to test and rate. With the taste of simple salt and pepper and the perfect pull and char (no sweet goo on these babies!), some of the best ribs I've ever tasted, went down into my all ready filled gullet! I don't know about any of those Top Ten joints mentioned, but Kruez's were better than any rib I ever cooked! Just my 2 cents! 

OD