Leah Blewett heads out looking for the best ribs in Philadelphia breaking them down by size, sauce and spiciness.

• Sweet Lucy’s Smokehouse
• Famous Dave’s
• Phoebe’s
• Tommy Gunn’s
• Dwight’s Southern Bar-b-que I

Ribbed for Your Pleasure [Philadelphia Weekly]

Foodzings is naturally hesitant when it comes to big chains. But she has to admit she likes Famous Dave’s.

I got brisket and chopped pork. You also get two sides, in addition to corn on the cob and a corn muffin. So you know what? I liked it all. I liked the brisket. It comes with the rich & sassy sauce, but you can also get it dry. It actually had the red ring around it, which shows that it was slow smoked and cooked for a long time. The chopped pork was also damn good. It was really surprising. I had the garlic mashed potatoes as one of the sides, and these rocked. I could have eaten a giant bowl of these.

Big Chain BBQ [Foodzings]
Famous Dave’s [Official Site]