Seaking of ribs....

[goodtime]

Purple pig downtown is not bad.

 

[RTRD]

As previously noted here...

...Phil's is the only place to go in TO for ribs.

http://www.philsoriginalbbq.com/

These are the best I have had in Canada...which means they are perhaps average compared to what you could get from a REAL rib place in the U.S. I have no complaints...and I go there often...I am just warning you that if you happen to have spent a good amount of time in the U.S. and have had the REAL DEAL in places like North Carolina, or Tennessee, or Chicago or Detroit....you will not be blown away...

I wonder if the place you cite is related to this one...

http://www.memphisbluesbbq.com/

...which I have heard good things about, but not from someone who would REALLY know Ribs...

 

[RTRD]

Been to Purple Pig....

Purple pig downtown is not bad.

...in my opinion...just above terrible...but better than many of the other places I have been in T.O.....in fact, might be the second best ribs I have had here...but once I found Phil's I never even considered going back...

 

[good to go]

I drove to Memphis 3 years ago cause the wife wanted to see Graceland.It was an okay trip but she introduced me to smoked ribs.We went to Charlie Vergos Rendezvous Ribs, it's doors were off an alley but the smell of ribs was intoxicating.Since we got back i smoke my own ribs cause i just cannot get the authentic taste here.

http://www.hogsfly.com/

 

[babyfinsta]

...in my opinion...just above terrible...but better than many of the other places I have been in T.O.....in fact, might be the second best ribs I have had here...but once I found Phil's I never even considered going back...

went to phil's with high hopes however i found the ribs to be decent at best. not that i have tried a lot of US rib places but i was quite dissappointed w Phils. the search goes on...maybe i will try the purple pig. with a name like that its gotta be good...

 

[RTRD]

Believe me...

went to phil's with high hopes however i found the ribs to be decent at best. not that i have tried a lot of US rib places but i was quite dissappointed w Phils. the search goes on...maybe i will try the purple pig. with a name like that its gotta be good...

....BE.....LIVE......ME....Purple Pig will be worse. But its only $30, so give it a whirl....

 

[Questor]

...Phil's is the only place to go in TO for ribs.

I have heard that many times. So I went and tried the ribs. I prefer baby back ribs. Only side ribs on the menu at Phil's. bbr are meatier. Side ribs have less meat and also lots of cartiledge at one end of the rack, which I don't like. Cost - $21.50, which as Sukdeep pointed out, is overpriced. I think Baton Rouge has a better rib, with better decor, for about the same price. Phil's has had an upgrade done by Restaurant Makeover, but I still prefer Baton Rouge in that regard. Only problem...Baton Rouge has crappy side dishes while Phil's are excellent. But let's face it, you don't go to a restaurant for the sides. I actually have a preference for single location restaurants as opposed to chains like Baton Rouge, but in this case, quality of ribs and decor win over that bias. Sorry Phil. Get some baby back ribs on the menu and you might win me over. I do go for lunch and enjoy other menu items like pulled pork sandwich, but for a rib dinner, no way.

 

[svtcobra]

His restaurant was on a show called restaurant makeover on the food network. I think it was revamped in 07 or 06. I've always wanted to try that place when I'm in Toronto but never had a chance to check it out.

Agreed. Phil's is good, but far from great. They are also quite pricey for the condition of the restaurant (the cost sure ain't paying for the decor or furnishings!).

...Phil's is the only place to go in TO for ribs.

http://www.philsoriginalbbq.com/

These are the best I have had in Canada...which means they are perhaps average compared to what you could get from a REAL rib place in the U.S. I have no complaints...and I go there often...I am just warning you that if you happen to have spent a good amount of time in the U.S. and have had the REAL DEAL in places like North Carolina, or Tennessee, or Chicago or Detroit....you will not be blown away...

I wonder if the place you cite is related to this one...

http://www.memphisbluesbbq.com/

...which I have heard good things about, but not from someone who would REALLY know Ribs...

 

[mmouse]

Swiss Chalet. Quality can be variable but they can be really good. Price is aight too.

 

[RTRD]

Actually...

I have heard that many times. So I went and tried the ribs. I prefer baby back ribs. Only side ribs on the menu at Phil's.

...that is a point of contention amongst "Rib Aficionados", at least in the U.S.

Baby Back Ribs are in fact a different animal...and most "non" Rib nuts (sane people) "prefer" them.

I have nothing against them per se....but to me they are sort of like gourmet pizza....I LIKE gourmet pizza...but as far as I am concerned...it ain't pizza. It is just something else I enjoy. REAL pizza comes from places like these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago-style_pizza

Accordingly...while I like good baby back ribs...real ribs come from places like these...

http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF-8...726,2&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=4&ct=result

The difference being...whether you think Ribs are something you cook on a grill (like they do a Baton Rouge) or smoke for hours....

 

[Questor]

I rate them in my bottom three. Baton Rouge sucks ass. Imported? Yeah right.

Well Mr. Fool, that doesn't help us much, does it? So that would be in the bottom 3 of a list of 4? Do you have a favourite place that you would like to share with us, or are you just blowing smoke out your ass and enjoying pissing on everyone's shoes? You ask people where to get good ribs, and then when they tell you, you crap on their suggestion without even offering up your own ideas?? With all of 8 posts to your name. Who do you think you are? GSF? LMAO

 

[Questor]

Ok tough guy.Please don't hurt me.

Can you read english? MEPHIS RIBS. Not actually in Mephis. You know like New York fries aren't actually in NYC? Is this too much for you tough guy? I'll slow it down if need be. Use google. It's made for dense folk like yourself.

But if you like Baton Rouge you probably can't afford them.I doubt you can afford the gas. TTC doesn't make it up there so stick to Ketchup Smeared "Imported" Baton rouge ribs. No offense.

Someone's got quite a temper. Sorry, but I copied before you could delete it. You really do have royal blood, don't you? ROFL

 

[Questor]

I thought when OP deletes his post, the entire thread disappears. I guess not. OP=toronto.fool<----------here today, gone tomorrow. All his posts are gone.

Now if I could only figure out how to make Lancs disappear.

 

[Never Compromised]

Tony Roma's has good ribs. But stay away from the all you can eat special. The ribs are obviously the crap that they have to give away.

 

[RTRD]

I've been there....a few times actually...

"Cluck, Grunt and Low is a satellite of Mark Thuet's "Atelier Thuet" fancy pants restaurant. They use some fancy cooker down the road and bring them up to Bloor St.

Pretty good but not all they are made out to be. Good nontheless.

...I had forgotten. I rate them above Purple Pig...below Phil's. "Pretty good"....using a Toronto scale / curve...is about right. How good? Well, you see I didn't even remember having been....

 

[babyfinsta]

Swiss Chalet. Quality can be variable but they can be really good. Price is aight too.

i enjoyed swiss chalets ribs better than phils

 

[blueray]

Try the Applewood smoked baby back ribs at BeerBistro King and Yonge. Close to all the incalls too