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Top 5 Restaurants -
"Best Ribs"

   (5 restaurants - Hide Closed)    
Aired on: January 11, 2016 
Aired on: January 11, 2016 
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Rating Yelp! rating descending order		 Restaurant Notes
12 BonesSee 12 Bones Video ($$)
(1144 ratings)

5 Foundy St Map It!
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 253-4499
www.12bones.com
As Seen On:
Top 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Ribs"
  • Blueberry Chipotle Ribs
    pork ribs smoked in oak for 3 hrs & then grilled & glazed w/ homemade blueberry Chipotle sauce; sauce available online; looks good
 4.5 out of 5
1144 ratings		 #4 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Ribs); serves lunch only
Helen's Bar B QSee Helen's Bar B Q Video ($)
(81 ratings)

1016 N Washington Ave Map It!
Brownsville, TN 38012
(731) 779-3255
As Seen On:
Top 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Ribs"
  • Rib Sandwich
    four 6-hr smoked pork ribs, sauced & topped w/ coleslaw; looks good
 4.5 out of 5
81 ratings		 #5 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Ribs); little shack-restaurant w/ female pit master
Pappy's SmokehouseSee Pappy's Smokehouse Video ($$)
(4453 ratings)

3106 Olive St Map It!
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 535-4340
pappyssmokehouse.com
As Seen On:
101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown, Episode: "Countdown 60-41"
BBQ Crawl, Episode: "Kentucky to Missouri Crawl"
Man v. Food, Episode: "St. Louis"
Top 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Ribs"
  • Big Ben (BBQ)
    6-lbs total: full slab of ribs, beef brisket sandwich, pulled pork sandwich, quarter chicken, fries and sides; looks good; 6-lbs total: full slab of Ribs, a Beef Brisket and a Pork sandwich, 1/4 Chicken and 4 sides; looks good
  • BBQ
    brisket, pulled pork, smoked turkey
  • Frito Pie
    Fritos topped with your choice of meat, baked beans, cheddar cheese and onion
  • Sweet Potato Fries
    "off-the-chart amazing!"-Danielle Dimovski
  • Ribs
    house specialty; baby back ribs dry-rubbed & slow smoked over apple & cherry wood; looks good
 4.5 out of 5
4453 ratings		 #1 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Ribs); #48 (101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown); opened in 2008; "voted #1 in city"; close when they sell out; cooked in floor-to-ceiling smoker "Walter" ("you're really not a true redneck unless you name your smoker"); created new menu item "Adam" Bomb (for Adam Richman) - A Big Ben with a Hot Link Frito Pie
Louie Mueller BarbecueSee Louie Mueller Barbecue Video ($$)
(778 ratings)

206 W 2nd St Map It!
Taylor, TX 76574
(512) 352-6206
www.louiemuellerbarbecue....
As Seen On:
BBQ Crawl, Episode: "Texas Competition"
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Episode: "BBQ"
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Episode: "Grilling Greats"
Top 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Ribs"
  • Beef Brisket
    smoked in mesquite & post-oak; seasoned w/ salt & pepper & smoked
  • Texas Beef Rib
    "Dino-Ribs" (they're big!); beef ribs rubbed w/ salt & cracked black pepper then slow-cooked over post oak wood; once sold out, they're out for rest of evening; looks good
 4.0 out of 5
778 ratings		 #2 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Ribs); started in 1936 as a grocery store, selling BBQ w/ leftover meats; full-fledged BBQ joint in 1949; James Beard Foundation award-winner (American Classics - 2006); Other Recipes: Potato Salad
El PintoSee El Pinto Video ($$)
(1595 ratings)

10500 4th St NW Map It!
Albuquerque, NM 87114
(505) 898-1771
www.elpinto.com
As Seen On:
Top 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Ribs"
  • Red Chile Ribs
    signature pork baby back ribs marinated in red chile & slow baked to fall off the bone; looks good
 3.5 out of 5
1595 ratings		 #3 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Ribs); est. 1962; owned & operated by "The Salsa Twins" (yes, they are really twin brothers)
Top 5 Restaurants -
"Best Ribs"		   (5 restaurants - Hide Closed)    
Aired on: January 11, 2016 
Aired on: January 11, 2016