Rock n Roll Ribs

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A Private User

My husband and I went to this rib joint on the recommendation of a friend. He said it was ok a little noisy but the ribs werent bad. We both ordered a full rack of baby back ribs, and it came with 2 sides. So I ordered the baked potato and cole slaw. The ribs came on this metal pizza tray. No sour cream they were out of it according to the waitress even though she said there was plenty of sour cream in the back but she couldnt find it so she brought me butter. Ok, I can live with that, no problem. I started to eat 3 of my ribs and I noticed that as I was eating the first three they were getting harder and harder. They were so dried out that it didnt even break apart. I called the waitress over and told her if she could please bring them back and give me another rack that would be a little more tender. She took my whole plate with both of the sides and hadnt been touched. A few minutes later out came 1/2 a rack with nothing else on the plate. I said I had a full rack minus 3 small ribs. What happened to my potato and cole slaw? The owner, Rick Baum, (a ragged washed out slimmy looking thug who looked so dirty I thought maybe I should get out of dodge immediately because if he looked so grubby what must the food be like). He came out from the side and said that I had I had eaten the baked potato and slaw already and I only get a half of baby back ribs. He also stated that if I didnt like it we could leave. Great customer service for a new place in town, which happens to have enough rib places to fill a whole cattle car. I couldnt believe he was yelling at us because his ribs were burnt and he didnt give a damn because I dared to insult his ribs. The waitress did agree with me that the new nuked ribs from before did appear to have hard meat but the owner did not care. He started acting like a bouncer from one of those cheap heavy metal clubs that had no idea what it meant to have good customer service. He forget the credo "THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT". He almost jumped on the table at this point and said you know what I dont give a crab what you think just get the "F---k" out of here. Really nice owner wouldnt you say. I want to tell you I am such a threat to him a 57 year old woman and her husband that just wanted to have a good night out and some ribs. P.S. when you eat their ribs be prepared to have plenty of pepto bismol and a handy bathroom nearby for you will certainly not feel well after this horrific experience. Dont waste your money and if you do dont say I didnt warn you. This experience was like the horrible videos of this bands very short lived hayday. Let the buyer beware. The food is awful. I guess this proves my point about the obnoxious owner. Cant even handle an honest review. Again buyer beware.

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Rachel Perlow

We went with a large group (8) on a Saturday night. It was packed but they honored our reservation within about 10 minutes, not bad for Coral Springs. Our group had a variety of food. Most people ordered some barbecue, ribs or pulled (pork, beef or chicken) sandwiches. If you are not a barbecue aficionado, then you would probably be satisfied with the BBQ. If you are a BBQ expert, you will not enjoy it. I dont believe anything cooked there is true slow smoked bbq. Ribs are NOT supposed to fall off the bone, whether spare or baby back. But some people enjoy that. The pulled meats are really baked or braised, Im sure. However, we did also sample several of their other menu items: fried catfish, burgers, and wings were all really good. The sides are also good, especially enjoyed the sweet potato waffle fries and the coleslaw. Many reviewers seem to disparage the coleslaw, but I liked it. It is the lightly sweet, no mayo kind of coleslaw. Maybe they are missing the mayonnaise? The onion rings are a gimmick. They are huge. Not just made from colossal onions, but cut super extra thick, like half the height of the onion thick (2-3" in height). The onions are good. The coating is good and fried crunchy. But the rings themselves are so huge that it defeats the purpose. You have to cut them with a knife and fork. If they made them 1/2-1" in height they would be excellent. The service staff tries really hard. You have to flag them down to get their attention for drink refills, but it was quite busy and they were very nice. (They could use a refresher course in sanitation practices though (I posted a picture of their filthy grill).) My husband actually sent back his BBQ combo (spare ribs and pulled pork) because he hated it so much (bland, rubbery, not smoked), but they were very professional and replaced it (removed from bill) with a burger served on their garlic toast which he said was excellent. I didnt even get a bite! He also got a side of chili to top his fries. The chili was really sweet. I wouldnt want to eat a whole bowl of it, but as a topping to the fries it was great. If you are an Iron Metal fan, theres memorabilia covering every inch of wall space. I saw several people walking around taking snapshots of their favorites. Some people make a pilgrimage to this place to see all the memorabilia or to talk to Nicko (we did not see him). Its 5 minutes from my house. So, wed go back for the burgers and wings and a $17 bucket of beer on a weeknight when its not so crowded. The place was also family friendly. They feature a $5 kids menu (including drink) and the music isnt too loud. This actually surprised me considering the rock & roll theme.

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Neil Zielinski

Went here to meet with my father "half way". Neither of us had been there before. Ive been to the limited supply of BBQ joints here in S. FL. So, we get in and the place was not too busy on a Friday at 700. Seated right away. Ratio of cooks and servers to patrons was about 3:1. Owner is losing money but hey, hes rich; place is probably his "tax-shelter" wink wink. The decor was very nice and suiting for both a rock-n-roll place and BBQ place. I was expecting amazingly loud rock music inside and was very glad that was not the case. Volume perfect. There was a stage set up so I am not sure if it gets nuts or if that was just for show. So we ordered our food and Im pretty sure Men-in Black hit me with their memory eraser because I am pretty sure we waited only 15 seconds for out food to be served. I thought it would have taken longer for the server to walk in to the kitchen than it took to get our food. The take-away from the speedy service is that the ribs (we both got 1/2 rack baby backs) were warm, not hot. Not a major blow but I would have enjoyed hot ribs. Also it got me thinking...these werent cooked to order. They were cooked all day (which they should be) but not thrown on the grill at all, or not long enough when the order went in. The sauce on the ribs was phenomenal. Been since the 80s living in FL that Ive had good-ass sauce. Bummer but Im glad there is a place with good sauce finally. There were a few other styles of sauces on the table like the spicy, the regular, the this and the that. All very good. I had potato salad just to try it. Meh. Not a fan. Also had the beans. They were good. Nothing to die for. Overall, the place is awesome. We both said we will be back with 100% certainty.