BBQ Tasting

Nearly 40 SCARFers met on Sunday, April 23, 2006 for a blind BBQ tasting. They tasted pork ribs from 10 places and brisket from 5 places. The participants studiously kept careful track of which meat was which and used Natalie's rating sheets to rate the entrants on:

• Meat (tenderness, quality, flavor)
• Sauce
• Smoke
• Overall taste

They validated some ratings from earlier tastings, found some new favorites, and confirmed that the best ribs and best brisket don't necessarily come from the same establishment!

Ribs

1: Woody's on Slauson near Crenshow
Overall rating: 3.8

2: Ribs from a private club in Santa Monica supplied by Tom Swift
Overall rating: 3.6

3: Baby Blues, 444 Lincoln Blvd, Venice
Overall rating: 3.5

4: Zeke's, Montrose & JayBee's, Gardena
Overall rating: 3.4

5: Prayer Assembly Church of God, El Segundo & Avalon (only available Friday & Sunday)
Overall rating: 3.3

6: Rib Nest, 1766 W El Segundo, Gardena
Overall rating: 3.0

7: Dr. Hogly Wogly, 8136 Sepulveda Blvd, Panorama City
Overall rating: 2.9

8: Philipps, 2619 Crenshaw
Overall rating: 2.8

9: Joey's, 117 W 2nd St, Pomona
Overall rating: 2.6

Brisket

1:Phillips, 2619 Crenshaw
Overall rating: 3.4

2:Joey's, 117 W 2nd St, Pomona
Overall rating: 3.2

3:JayBee's, Gardena
Overall rating: 3.0

4:Rib Nest, 1766 W El Segundo, Gardena
Overall rating: 2.7

5:Dr. Hogly Wogly, 8136 Sepulveda Blvd, Panorama City
Overall rating: 2.5