The Best Ribs in Toronto
The best ribs in Toronto are the irresistible by-product of obsession, patience, flawless technique and recipes worth their weight in saucy, smoked, lip-slicking meat. A food that people dream about, chase, that ignites opinions and garners legions of fans, barbecue ribs are a classic best made by cooks with the nerve and wisdom to get them right.
Here's where to find the best ribs in Toronto.
If you're new to central Texas BBQ, seek it out at this spot in the Upper Beaches and Bloor West Village. Here, pork ribs are rubbed with spices then cooked over indirect heat from pecan or oak wood until they're succulent and smoky with just the right amount of chew. Visit when beef ribs are available for the full experience.
It's worth dropping in for a meal of St. Louis-style spare ribs made at this casual barbecue house in the Port Lands. Smoked over white oak and aggressively seasoned, every morsel is crisp and tender, the fatty meat rendered rich and seductive and entirely impossible to ignore.
Dishes draw on a number of Southern influences, techniques and flavours at this restaurant in West Queen West and Baldwin Village. Ribs — side, baby back, beef chuck or beef back — are seasoned with signature spice rub and glazed in spicy, sweet sauce with extra served alongside for those who like things messy.
From Wednesday to Saturday, barbecue fiends pile into this simple spot at Yonge & Eglinton for the type of meat dreams are made of. Choose between St Louis-style side ribs and baby back ribs, knowing that whichever you choose will deliver sticky, sweet, finger-licking satisfaction.
Whether it's the relaxed hospitality, the fastidious attention to quality or the smoked ribs, this Roncesvalles Village barbecue restaurant has been a go-to since it opened in 2011. Whichever way you like them — basted with classic barbecue sauce or thoroughly rubbed with lemon pepper or 5-spice honey garlic seasoning, the team's baby back ribs are a must-have on every table.
Hector Vasquez at Beach Hill Smokehouse. Additional photos, @halalfoodjunkie at Northern Smokes, @dangsmokebbq, @thebullbbqpit
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