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Day two of the BBQ got off to an inauspicious start. We had originally planned to visit KT BBQ in Reading, but arrived to find them closed while the owner was on vacation. Undaunted we headed over to Forest Park to see what Scott’s BBQ had to offer. Scott’s BBQ is located in a strip mall on Northland Blvd. and doesn’t have a terribly promising storefront.
Upon entering the restaurant we were further disappointed to discover that it was decorated about like a conference room at the Marriott, complete with sleep-inducing smooth jazz emanating from speakers throughout the room. Not exactly the motorcyles and blues we found at the Landen Smokehouse. Still, while ambiance is nice, BBQ is king and we were there for BBQ. We ordered up a whole mess of ‘cue with all the accoutrements. Two slabs of spare ribs, a large order of rib tips, brisket sandwiches all around, mac-n-cheese, baked beans, and potatoes-and-onions, along with a couple of cornbread muffins. (I saw some peach cobbler be delivered too, but I’m pretty sure it was gobbled up before it hit the table.)
Everything was slathered in “Big Bob’s” BBQ sauce, made on location from a recipe that’s been in the Scott family for 80 years. Ordinarily I prefer my BBQ with the sauce on the side so I can get a good taste of the meat before saucing it up, but this sauce was so good I can’t complain. Scott’s BBQ owner Larry Scott was kind enough to drop off a bowl of their hot sauce as well which was an excellent addition to our spread for those of us who like things a little more on the spicy side. As someone who prefers back ribs to spare ribs, I can honestly say these were some of the best spare ribs I’ve ever had the pleasure to encounter. Just the right amount chewy, not too much gristle, with lots of smoky flavor. The rib tips were, not surprisingly, of the same high quality as the ribs. But the brisket sandwich, oh the brisket sandwich. Full of flavor, not too dry — hands down the best brisket sandwich I’ve had in the Cincinnati area.
Easily the best stop of the tour thus far, and I suspect will give some of our favorites from our last BBQ tour a run for their money when we revisit our favorites at the end of this tour. If you’re ever in the neighborhood, be sure to give Scott’s a try.
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this was the 3rd time i have purchase ribs here, maybe its served better if you eat in , but all 3 times my 2 go ribs were 75 per cent fat and taste on a scale from 1 to 10 about a 3 15.00 down the drain.nice people bad ribs.oh by the way the sauce is not good to save the bad meat. cook it ur self.
Comment by james hayes 01.19.11 @ 9:04 pmThe first time I went out to eat was at Scott’s Bar Que , I was so impress by the people that work there . I felt I was introduce to new family. The food was excellent ! I enjoyed very thing but bar Que should have been flown in from Georgia ~! Ribs are excellent and cooks are greats ! Living in two states now but , I am going to eat at Scott’s BarQue each time I fly in to Ohio . I can’t wait to eat there again
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