Originally Posted by
jfulcher
Renddezvous is only good for dry rub ribs and that's it. There is so much more to BBQ than ribs!
Houston's ribs are good, but man give me a small mom and pop place any day of the week and it's much more enjoyable overall.
Fair enough, I agree that they are really only good for ribs. Then again, I'm all about the ribs, so it works for me.
I also agree about mom and pop over a chain, but sometimes, in some places, you just want some consistency and to know what you're getting yourself into. That's when I go to Houston's. Take NYC for example, there are a couple hot spot BBQ places (Blue Smoke, Wildwood BBQ, Dinosaur BBQ), but for ribs I mostly choose Houston's. You won't find me at the Houston's in Memphis though, at least for BBQ.