Best ribs in Toronto
Get your napkins ready because you’re going to want to try every rib on this list! From smoked to grilled to wood fired, all these ribs have been slow cooked to perfection! Here are the best ribs in Toronto!
Barque Smoke House
299 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ON M6R 2M3If you want choice, then head out to Barque Smokehouse. There are three flavours of baby back ribs to choose from – dry rub with herb crusted crunch, sweet heat, a brown sugar based sauce with a little bite, and Barque Rack O’Bama, with a signature secret sauce. If you can’t decide you can always opt for the Rib Taster, 1/3 rack of each flavour!
Hogtown Smoke Restaurant
1959 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1H7The St. Louis ribs at Hogtown Smoke deserve a spot on this list! The smoky and sweet flavour of these racks are what competitive ribs are made of. Get ‘em in two sizes.
Stack
3265 Yonge St, Main, Toronto, ON M4N 2L5Low and slow is the preferred strategy at this popular smokehouse. Here the meaty and tender baby back ribs are double smoked in a Southern Pride barbecue pit, slathered in your choice of barbecue sauce and served with your choice of fries, slaw or smoky molasses baked beans. If you’re feeling really ravenous, supersize your rack or get your rib fix as part of the ultimate BBQ platter, which also features pulled pork, quarter chicken and smoked meat. Still have room for dessert? Try the made-to-order creamy cinnamon doughnut milkshake that blends fresh baked doughnuts with rich vanilla ice cream.
Electric Mud Barbeque
5 Brock Ave, Toronto, ON M6K 2K6Electric Mud BBQ is the coolest barbecue joint in the city. This is due in part to the atmosphere and young and vibrant ambience, but mostly because of the killer barbecue. The ribs are no exception: a half rack of pork side ribs, which are served with pickles and coleslaw.
Big Crow
176 Dupont St, Toronto, ON M5R 2E6As soon as you take a seat at Big Crow you can smell the onsite smoker. The baby back ribs are smoked for hours and basted with a walnut basil pesto and burst cherry tomatoes. If you’re hungry go for the full slab!
Pig Out Bbq
650 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2H7Pig Out BBQ first started as a barbecue joint in Pickering, but it became such a success an expansion to Toronto was inevitable. The barbecue ribs are so popular that they were featured on an episode of the Food Network’s You Gotta Eat Here! The ribs are slow cooked for four to six hours in a custom smoker all the way from Tennessee.
The Carbon Bar
99 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5C 1S1The ribs at The Carbon Bar are truly one-of-a-kind. Cooked in a wood fire pit, the St. Louis cut ribs have a unique taste and texture. They are served with a side of coleslaw and dill pickles.
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