BBQ in Boulder!

Yes it is quite a feat. For some reason, amidst the bevy of restaurant choices we have locally, we've not had much in the way of BBQ restaurants until now. And it's amazing!

As you know, the plan on Sunday was to attend the Oscar party being held in honor of The Cove and Precious. Our understanding was that Mike, as an editor on The Cove, and I, as his plus one, were getting into the party free. We were wrong. The day of, we discovered that the plus ones for The Cove team actually had to buy tickets at the door to attend. Can we say complete communication breakdown? Most of the team was actually in LA, so there were only a very few who could attend and we ended up not going at all.

Sadly, I don't think anyone from the team was actually there when it was announced that The Cove had won the Oscar for Best Documentary.

Anywho, it's not like the dress and shoes can't be used for another occasion. But being broke made it a bit hard to swallow that expense!

We decided that we still wanted to go eat to celebrate. I'd picked up a copy of the latest Denver/Boulder Dining Out guide and noticed that The Rib House, a Longmont BBQ place that I'd been meaning to try for ages, had opened a location in Boulder. Actually, I'm way behind the times because they opened the Boulder location in April of last year. Yikes!

So we celebrated with illegal ribs. Yep, that's what they call them: Tracy's Famous Illegal Ribs. And they are literally fall off the bone, juicy, tender, amazing, yumminess. We also ordered a sampler platter with brisket and pork. The table was literally covered in food (and all for less than the price of my one ticket to hobnob with the rich and... rich). We had chipotle potato salad, baked beans, and The Rib House's famous Cheesy Corn bake. Yum!

All of the meats are hickory smoked, long and slow, which gives them a great tender, juiciness -- exactly the way bbq should be -- and all of the sauces are served on the side. We opted for the XXXHot (as they say, tangy hot BBQ) and the Fire, a sweet sauce packed with heat.

I'm not sure the above photo actually conveys the true massiveness of those ribs. My stomach is growling just thinking about them!

To finish it off, we had one of Rib House's huge brownies topped with a cheesecake frosting. And the best part: we came home with leftovers!

I've been told that The Rib House will have live music on Saturdays starting this spring, as well as a beer garden. This is going to be pretty amazing considering they're only one block up 13th from the Boulder Farmer's Market location (which starts in April).

Needless to say, The Rib House will be seeing much more of us in the future!

For menus and location information, visit www.theribhouse.com