Friday, August 25, 2006

The Rib Crib

One of the newest additions to the Waco restaurant seen is the Rib Crib. This Tulsa based small chain has most of its locations in Oklahoma. This franchise is owned/operated by the same family that has the Sonic restaurants here in Waco. Our lunch visit included several salads ordered by female members of the group. The ladies particularly liked the BBQ Ranch dressing that came with each of the large salads. Each one contained plenty of turkey, shredded pork or beef.

Rib Crib does Barbeque right. Brisket, pork, and ribs all were very good. My Rib Wrangler (lunch) included two large spare ribs. They were superior in color, aroma, flavor and texture. The three sauces – Mild, Spicy, and Mustard/Vinegar were interesting and nuanced. The prices at lunch are reasonable for the food. Like every other place in town, they all will charge you almost $2 for a drink. This stratedgy of infalting the check by raising the prices for high profit beverages needs to be protested. Yes, the price includes refills but thinking you can drink $2 of soda or tea silly. You really can't. If you could, they would raise it to $3.

Dinner rate are a bit more but the portions increase as well. You can easily split some of the entrees to save a bit. Just make sure you get your fair share of the ribs! Rib Crib is a welcome addition to Waco. It ranks well above most of the others here in Waco.

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