Blue Ribbon BBQ in Arlington Mass ROCKS and gets my vote! Here is my review from my Salesguy's Guide to Dining Out-
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Blue Ribbon BBQ
908 Massachusetts Ave
781.648.7427
http://www.blueribbonbbq.com/
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Casual
Favorite Bar B Que on the East Coast. This place is unreal. Great menu, all food is smoked and cooked on premises and man is it good. I bring customers here, colleagues here and I meet a good friend of mine here once a month for lunch. I have sat next to people from Chicago, Memphis, and Texas who all say it’s the best BBQ around and that they actually make a special trip here to eat while in Boston. The menu has just meat, meat platters (3-4 ribs, 2 sides & cornbread), specials daily, and they also offer catering. If I got married again, I’d hire these guys to cater the function in a heartbeat. My favorite here is a pork rib platter with a side of green beans (I’m not a big veggie guy but these are AWESOME) and mashed potatoes. Sometimes I’ll double down on the green beans, they’re that good. I think they cook them in some smoky beef and pork bones and a hint of vinegar and they are truly world class.
This is the kind of place you want to go with people you can messy with. Grab a plate of smoky meat, slather on some of their homemade sauce ranging from sweet to blisters on the inside of your mouth, and you leave after letting your belt out a notch.