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  PRIMERIBJOINTS
Summer may have
unofficially passed, but good barbecue is always in season.
Genuine, slow-cooked ribs can be found north of the
Mason-Dixon Line, so whether you prefer pork or beef,
Memphis- or Texas-style, these down-home rib joints aim to
please:
- BLUE RIBBON BARBECUE
908 Mass. Ave., Arlington, 781-648-7427; 1375
Washington St., Newton, 617-332-2583. Consistently rated
one of the top barbecue spots in the area, Blue Ribbon
boasts a finger-lickin’ rib sauce that visitors can’t
stop talking about.
- UNCLE PETE'S HICKORY
RIBS
309 Bennington St., East Boston, 617-569-7427. Get
down and dirty at this hole-in-the-wall not far from
Logan Airport. Dine on delectable ribs as well as a slew
of Southern-style side dishes.
- JAKE'S BOSS BARBECUE
3492 Washington St., Jamaica Plain, 617-983-3701.
Mesquite-smoked, meaty beef ribs and genuine Southern
fixings are specialties at this down-home rib shack.
- REDBONES BARBECUE
55 Chester St., Davis Square, Somerville,
617-628-2200. Bring a bib along with your appetite to
this roadhouse-style barbecue mecca, which features pork
and beef ribs in every style imaginable, as well as an
ever-changing beer selection to wash it all down.
- PIT STOP BARBECUE
888A Morton St.,
Mattapan, 617-436-0485. Blink and you might miss this
hidden gem in Mattapan, a diverse neighborhood in the
southern reaches of the city. That hasn’t kept
aficionados from enjoying its spicy, juicy ribs—their
only complaint is that its only open Thursday–Saturday.
—Scott Roberto
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