Ribs Etc

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Restaurant: Ribs Etc
Location: 4233 Roswell Road Atlanta, Ga. 30342
URL: http://www.ribsetc.com/
Recommended By: Matt

Score 5

From the outside Ribs Etc may look like the ideal dive BBQ joint. The inside was extra shinny clean and had flat panel TVs everywhere, which gave it a vibe of a chain resturaunt. This may be a little confusing, but not as confusing as to why a BBQ resturant would have beef on thier menu and be sold out at 12 PM. For a place named Ribs Etc, you would expect them to have outstanding ribs. The only style of ribs they serve is baby back, although they come in many different flavors.
For the most part most of the food was OK. That about all that can be said.

Matt
Overall Score:5
Main Dish Taste:
     Beef - They ran out
     Ribs - 7
     Chicken - 5
Sauce:7
Tenderness:6
Sides Taste:
     Brunswick Stew - 6
     Mac & Cheese - 8
Service: 7
Atmosphere: 8
Cost:7
Comments: After I ordered the Beef plate I was informed that they were out of Beef. Poor Performance. I went with the Chicken Sandwich. The chicken was a bit dry. It was served on Texas toast with a spicy spread. I chose not to finish my plate. That was probably the best part. The ribs were baby back. A bit dry and not very tender but they had a good taste. The Brunswick stew was mediocre, at best. The Mac and Cheese was really good. Strong Cheddar flavor with a hint of spices. They had 2 sauces to choose from, 1 Carolina style and one basic. They were both OK. The sides you get with the sandwich were pretty small.
The outside of the restaurant is the most appealing part. Makes you think it is going to be a low down BBQ shack. Once you get inside the tables are nice and clean and they have brand new flat screen TVs everywhere. Nice addition.
Label: Dive BBQ / Chain


Mason
Overall Score:4
Main Dish Taste:
     Pulled Pork - 7
     Ribs - 3
Sauce:7
Tenderness:6
Sides Taste:
     Brunswick Stew - 6
     Mac & Cheese – 9
     Fries - 6
Service:8
Atmosphere:6
Cost: 5
Comments: Sorry but baby back ribs are just not my thing. Besides from being baby back ribs, they appeared to be baked. The taste wasn't awful but was less than acceptable. The sauces were not bad, two flavors (spicy and original). When mixed together they were pretty good. Pulled pork was good, tender. You did get your choice of Texas toast or regular bun with your sandwich which i felt deserved a note. The sides were average with the exception of the mac and cheese, it was amazing. Very unique twist to mac and cheese. I could almost give it a 10 but it was a little peppery. As for the price, there was a $4 difference in the bbq sandwich plate and the pulled pork plate. Not sure about that. The atmosphere was confusing. It looks like a biker bar from the outside (with the exception of the cool shape of the building), but has an almost chainish feel on the inside. My final word, good for a bbq sandwich and fries for lunch, but seek other options if you are looking for some real bbq.


Dan
Overall Score:6
Main Dish Taste:
     Pulled Pork – 6.5
     Ribs - 6
Sauce:7
Tenderness:6
Sides Taste:
Fries - 6
Service: 7
Atmosphere:8
Cost:6
Comments: It was good, but not memorable. Everything I had was enjoyable, but 3 days later, I really don’t even remember what I had. I usually have that aching desire to go back, but not here. I did enjoy everything though. The ribs were good and the pulled pork was even better. Nice and tender. The fries were tasty as well. The atmosphere, while clean, was a little too clean for a BBQ place. I felt more like I was in TGI Friday's instead of a BBQ place. I did like the TV's though. Overall good, but forgettable.

Spiced Right

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Restaurant: Spiced Right
Location:635 Atlanta Street, Roswell, GA 30075
URL: http://www.spicedright.com/
Recommended By: Josh

Score 8.17

Spiced Right may not be spiced completly right but their BBQ is done right. While there was only one sauce to choose from, and it was just OK, their ribs and beef brisket were excelent. Most of the sides were top notch, but the beans were a bit sweet. Overal atmosphere and service is what you would expect from a BBQ joint.


Matt
Overall Score: 8.5
Main Dish Taste:
Beef Brisket - 9
Ribs - 8
Sauce: 7.5
Tenderness: 8.5
Sides Taste:
Brunswick Stew - 9
Baked Beans - 8
Service: 8
Atmosphere:9
Cost: 7
Comments:
Both the Ribs and Beef were nice and tender. The ribs that I got were a little fatty and had small bones, but the meat was really good. The beef came without sauce; once I added sauce it was perfect. The Brunswick stew was very good. The beans were a good but a bit sweet. The sauce was a mix of thick and vinegar. I liked it because it had sweet and spicy. But there was no other choice.
The Atmosphere at Spiced Right is what you would expect from a BBQ joint; Old signs on the walls, worn concrete floors, and a large smoker outside. You order up front and they bring you the food. I ordered the combo meal, 2 meats 2 sides, which was $11, a bit pricy. If you get 1 meat 2 side its $7. Much more reasonable.
Label: Dive BBQ


Mason
Overall Score: 9
Main Dish Taste:
Ribs - 8.5
Pulled Pork - 6.5
Sauce:6.5
Tenderness:9
Sides Taste:
Fries
Hashbrown Caserole - 9.5
Service: 9
Atmosphere:9
Cost: 8.5
Comments:
If I would have just got the ribs then this would have been very close to a 10. The pulled pork was just very mediocre. There was only one sauce and it was "OK". But very authentic BBQ experience!


Dan
Overall Score:
Main Dish Taste:
Ribs - 8.5
Pulled Pork - 4
Sauce:4
Tenderness:8
Sides Taste:
French Fries - 8
Service: 8
Atmosphere:8
Cost: 7
Comments:Ribs and fries were great. Pulled Pork and Sauce to so much.


Josh
Overall Score: 7
Main Dish Taste: Ribs - 7
Sauce: 6
Tenderness: 7
Sides Taste:
Fries - 10
Baked Beans - 5.5
Service: 8
Atmosphere: 8
Cost: 7
Comments:
The ribs are excellent, but the sauce is not very exciting and
there is only one choice. The fresh-cut fries are some of the
best that I have ever had and I would eat at Spiced Right only
for the fries without hesitation. The baked beans are barely
one notch above those you would buy in a can at the grocery
store, not very exciting. Atmosphere is. . . lacking - just what
you would expect from an authentic BBQ joint.

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Recommendation List

This is our current list of places to visit

Spiced Right (Mason)
Ribs Etc (Matt)
Old Brick Pit Barbeque (Matt)
One Star Ranch (Matt)
Fat Matts (Dan)
Dreamland (Josh)
Slopes
Pig and Chick
KC Pit
JRs (Matt)
BBQ1 (Matt)
Five Star Barbecue (Google)
Lowcountry Barbecue Restaurant (Google)
Shanes Rib Shack
Old Hickery House (Matt)
Bennie's Barbecue (Google)
BBQ Corner 2 (Google)
Rib Ranch (Google)
Swallow At The Hollow (Mason)
Rolling Bones - Downtown (Peter)

Who Are We

Matt
My main dish of choice is Beef and Ribs. When beef is not available (why wouldn't it be) I will go with Chicken. I will always get the Brunswick stew. I prefer it thicker with chunks. I will also get a Mac and Cheese when available.

I love to try new food. I will try anything at least once. If I do not like a visit to a restaurant I tend to give it a second chance. I don't have a simple pallet, I like my foods to have flavor. If something is dull or bland I will find some hot sauce or condiment to spice it up.

Mason
I choose to go with the traditional pulled pork and ribs. I feel that you should be able to judge the character of a BBQ joint on these two things alone. I always get the Brunswick Stew as a side. I am from the south so I am personally offended when somebody gets BBQ wrong! If you don't know how to cook real BBQ then don't claim to be a BBQ resaurant. Just call yourself a neighborhood grill.

I do not believe in saying something is great or awful. There is a lot of grey area for me. Every restaurant has its strengths. I love cooking BBQ on my own as well, so I love to see the different ways that people come up with when cooking BBQ.

Dan
My dish of choice is pulled pork and ribs. If I had to choice between the two, I would typically pick ribs, but why pick when you can have both?

When it comes to pork, I prefer the chopped pork over the ticker chunks. When it comes to ribs, tenderness and flavor are the two top items needed and when a place can get both right, I am a happy man. I'm not big on the sides, but as long as a bbq places has fries or chips, I'm good.

At the end of November Peter joined the group
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Weclome To The BIBbq

At work we have a group of guys that enjoy to go out to lunch every day. There had been several debate to which is Atlanta's best BBQ restaurant . We decided to hit up a different BBQ restaurant each week and rate several aspects of the experience to determine what is truly the Best In BBQ in Atlanta. Thus the BIBbq group was born.

Each week the group will visit a different BBQ restaurant. We are currently located near Perimeter Mall, so we are starting off with the restaurants within a 10 mile radius. We will rate the restaurant on the following categories: Main Dish Taste, Main Dish Tenderness, Sauce, Side Items, Service, Atmosphere, Cost and an Overall rating.

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