The world as I know it has changed forever

This past Thursday I took a friend out for lunch. He wanted BBQ, and prefers Duke's BBQ to Carolina BBQ. I prefer Carolina BBQ because I think the BBQ is just a little bit better and the sauce is exponentially better at Carolina. However, I think that the majority of people prefer Duke's. Its funny because I always get the same answer to the question I pose to people who claim to like Duke's better than Carolina. They like Duke's better because of the sides. Well then, I like Shealy's better because of the sides, but that has nothing to do with BBQ. But BBQ is more important to me than to the average person.

Well the world has changed. 2 weeks ago, Duke's put ribs on their buffet. They charge an extra 50 cents to get ribs. I decided to try them on Thursday. Oh. My. The ribs were fantastic. They used the normal pork ribs and then separate them into individual pieces. They also separate the rib from the cartilage pieces on the top. It makes a nice manageable size. The meat has a dark red tint from the smoking process and has a very strong smoky taste. Some of the ribs were fresher (typical of a buffet) and the fresher ones were very tender, but firm enough to stay on the bone. The outside was crispy but easily edible. The sauce on the ribs was slightly sweet and cooked down to a thick covering. In my opinion, the ribs are ideal in just about every aspect.

Needless to say I like the ribs. I think that these ribs are some of the best ribs I have ever had. I now have to include Duke's as one of my favorite BBQ restaurants in town, maybe more so than Carolina BBQ. I went back for lunch on Friday and got more ribs.