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I love ribs, but haven't had any in years. It's not something I usually think about. When I moved here we had a wonderful "roadhouse" that specialized in falling-off-the-bone ribs, and another with an all-around menu but their ribs were just as wonderful. Both of those ceased to exist years ago.
Going back to the late 1970s, my earliest favorite place for ribs was Montgomery Inn in Cincinnati which my parents would take me to on my visits from California. I was in three of their locations (I think DR Ginny will know about all of this): the original one on Montgomery Rd., the one downtown on the river, and the one out east on Beechmont Rd. near I-275. The latter didn't last long, my memory is hazy on that, but I think the Bob Evans that's been there for years is where it was. Mr. Google tells me the original place is "temporarily closed", so I don't know what's up with that or with how they're doing these days.
I've had the dry rub at the place in the alley in downtown Memphis (I always have to look it up): the Rendezvous!
I think any place I've had ribs in the South, they've been great. I probably never had them often enough to start experiencing disappointing ones. And I've always been happy with whatever type of barbecue rub or sauce each place specializes in. So, I'm no expert on ribs, but I like 'em.
EDIT: The above were all pork ribs. I've only had beef ribs a couple of times, and for the life of me I can't think where. But it's been years, so I don't remember how much I liked them. I'd probably love Texas ones, but the times I was in Texas I was stuffing as much BBQ brisket into my pie hole as would fit, and I never got around to trying ribs.
