Best BBQ Ribs - Table Service

[jen42002]

Our first night at WDW is my husband's birthday. He absolutely loves ribs. I would like to find out which restaurant would be good for that night. Any suggestions? It needs to be fairly kid friendly for several 7 year olds!

Thanks!

 

[CindyandBrice]

Try the Hoop Dee Doo - they will recognize the birthday as well. The ribs are pretty good and the whole evening is really entertaining. A 7 year old will love it!

 

[geenerbell]

Try the Hoop Dee Doo - they will recognize the birthday as well. The ribs are pretty good and the whole evening is really entertaining. A 7 year old will love it!

Ditto!!!!!

 

[maddiesmom0116]

Sci Fi has great ribs in Hollywood studios.

 

[MickeyNicki]

Cape May Clambake has incredible ribs, Yak & Yeti had amazing ones too

 

[NOLA_Tink]

The ribs at Whispering Canyon are awesome. The atmosphere is also really fun and kid-friendly!

 

[Rebelmom67]

The Turf Club has great ribs and "pony" races for the kids. The ribs at Rainforest Cafe are also really good.

 

[EthansMom]

Totally agree with Hoop De Doo... food is GREAT and the show is funny.

 

[kimgof]

The hoop dee doo or WCC would be my choice. We've been to both with boys who love ribs and they loved it! If you have the time for a show then Hoop Dee Doo was terrific. If you are just looking for a meal then WCC was a lot of fun.

 

[PrincessTrisha]

Planet Hollywood - they serve a full rack - and use a hickory smoke sauce. A little sweet and a little smoky and the meat falls off the ribs. The restaurant is very kid friendly.

 

[Hootch]

in DTD has good ribs. My kids have liked the two they have been to. It is not a Disney Dining restaurant if you are on the plan.

If you do go the rosemary cornbread is a great side and fits well with ribs.

 

[Cookie Princess]

Another vote for Rainforest Cafe - the Mojo Bones are DELISH!

 

[ElenitaB]

My son (then 10 or 11) had the ribs at Wolfgang Puck Cafe a few years back and STILL talks about them.

 

[yitbos96bb]

Our first night at WDW is my husband's birthday. He absolutely loves ribs. I would like to find out which restaurant would be good for that night. Any suggestions? It needs to be fairly kid friendly for several 7 year olds!

Thanks!

I consider my self a rib connissouer and have added many pounds to my frame over the years in pursuit of great BBQ. I'm just geeky like that... the way some people are with wine. I used to volunteer for trips to KC just to go to some of my favorites in that city (The Smoked Prime Rib at Jack Stack is AMAZING!) Grew up going to Texas and Memphis a lot, and still go now. I've been known to take 100 mile detours to try a highly recommended hole in the wall BBQ place (Anyone going to Memphis try the BBQ Spaghetti at Interstate BBQ).

Any ribs at Disney are going to be mediocre at best... The best I've found there are Flame Tree, which would be slightly above mediocre in a place like Memphis, Texas or KC, but are probably the best at Disney. Since you wanted TS though, that doesn't fit the bill.


Rainforest has a decent glazed, but they do not smoke (instead parboiling which is blasphemy to any Rib conniseur) so you are basically eating flavorless meat. Plus, if you have never been to Rainforest... the kids love, many adults, like myself, hate it (Some do love it though)... too noisy, over priced, etc. If he hates that environment, I wouldn't subject him to it on his birthday.

Whispering Canyon and hoop de doo both had a smoky flavor, but mediocre sauce. Not fall off the bone in the times I have gone (The way properly smoked ribs or evil parboiled ribs are done), meaning they are not smoked long enough (its possible they aren't smoked at all and instead use a liquid smoke, I'm not sure. They do not appear to be parboiled)

House of Blues ventures off the Disney path slightly, but after Flame Tree are probably the second best at Disney in my opinion. The sauce is a bit pedestrian, but hey... its a national chain restaurant, its not the Rendevous. And the Rosemary Cornbread is amazing.

NOW if you have a car, there are some good places in Orlando... Its been a little while since I ventured off property for Ribs (2-3 years), so verify some of these are still open.


Brothers and Sisters BBQ in Winter Garden - Was picked as the best Rib Joint by Sentinel in 2006.

Uncle Jone's BBQ (which reminds me of a real old school soul food place)

BlackWater's - They were a top 5 finisher at Memphis in May in 2007 I believe... I can't remember the year, but that's what made me go.

Cecil's Texas Style BBQ


THese are some of the best places in Orlando. So if you have a car, go to one of these...

If not, I'd pick HOB or Hoop de doo... HOB has better ribs, but you get a good show at Hoop de doo. Just don't go into any of the places expecting the best ribs you ever had.

 

[Steelersfan]

Whisperin Canyon has very good ribs. They were definitely falling off the bone when we went last time.

the only reason we are not going this time is that I have mastered ribs at home and don't really need to have them out, plus it takes a little while to get there and the meal takes time too.

We just picked Tusker House Breakfast instead so our daughter can get another character meal.

Otherwise we would have went back. It is very kid friendly and won't cost you two credits.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Any ribs at Disney are going to be mediocre at best...

Agreed.

 

[huey578]

The ribs at Yak & Yeti were awesome.

 

[JRMOM]

My vote is for the ribs at the Cape May Clambake, they were awesome.

 

[jen42002]

The suggestions are greatly appreciated. I have lots of places to think about when making my ADRs. Have to wait until July since we will be going in October. Sounds like there are several options for us out there, although not as good as KC or the ones from our local restaurant back home. Only 4 more months to go until our first trip since having our kiddos!

 

[JanB]

Tony Roma's on International Drive. You'll need a car, or a taxi.