As a companion to this week’s column on beef back ribs and last week’s on beef short ribs, here is a list of barbecue joints offering beef ribs in Texas:
Beef Short Ribs:
3 Stacks Smoke and Tap House, Frisco
Black’s BBQ, Lockhart
Blue Ox BBQ, Austin
Cattleack BBQ, Carrollton
Cooper’s, Llano, New Braunfels & Fort Worth
Franklin Barbecue, Austin*
Freedmen’s Bar, Austin
Granary, San Antonio (pastrami short ribs)*
Hungry Farmer Barbeque, Houston
John Mueller Meat Co., Austin
Killen’s BBQ, Pearland
la Barbecue, Austin
Lockhart Smokehouse, Dallas*
Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor
Micklethwait Craft Meats, Austin*
Pecan Lodge, Dallas
Smoke, Dallas
Stanley’s Famous Pit Barbecue, Tyler*
Stiles Switch, Austin
*Beef ribs available only on specific days
Beef Back Ribs:
Augie’s Barbed Wire BBQ, San Antonio
Barbecue Station, San Antonio
Big Al’s Barbecue, Dallas
Briskets & Beer Smokehouse, Laredo
Brown Sugar’s, Houston
County Line, Austin
Cowpoke’s BBQ, Pearsall
Iron Works, Austin
Joe’s BBQ, Alvin
Kreuz Market, Lockhart*
Original Willie’s BBQ, Mission
Pappas Bros., various locations
Rib Hut, El Paso
Rick’s BBQ, Garland
Riscky’s, Fort Worth
The Salt Lick, Driftwood
Two Step Restaurant, San Antonio
Smitty’s, El Paso
Smokey’s Pit Stop, El Paso
Southside Market, Elgin
*Beef ribs available only on specific days
Let me know if I’ve missed any. I’ll update the list as I find more throughout the state.