If you missed out on the annual Rib Fest that happens on Sparks Street this summer, you had a second chance this weekend. Once again, Sparks Street brought back the same street meat vendors but dubbed as Ribtober Fest (as a pun on October, get it?). I’m not an avid ribs fan, but there’s always something there for me, pulled pork. I’ve never liked having to eat food that involves your fingers and getting sauce all over your face (this includes wings, don’t judge) so pulled pork has always been a solid favorite of mine since I tried it for the first time.
I’m a loyal Camp 31 fan, but this time my friends and I wanted to try a different Ribber. Honestly, we had only just finished a gym workout about 20 minutes before hand, so the closet stall with the shortest line up was what sold us. Enter: Billy Bones. Now I’m extremely used to the sweet, peppery tang of Camp 31, and that’s not to say that Billy Bones was bad, just different. It had more of a smokey taste to it. The same kind you get from a backyard grill when you accidentally burn your burgers. What was great about Billy Bones was that the napkin stands had huge pumps of their signature BBQ sauce just in case you felt that your order needed a little bit of extra juice. I’m not a huge fan of salt, so I didn’t go for that option, but for those who like to be able to add more juice to their plate, I definitely thought that this was an ingenious idea!
I ended up ordering a pulled pork sandwich – as always, and got tempted into the delicious food that was cooking on the grill. My order resulted in some chicken as well. Can I say that I’m a convert to Billy Bones? Definitely not, once a Camp 31 fan, always a Camp 31 fan. But I did enjoy branching out and trying the flavors that other Ribbers had to offer.
Did you guys get to try Rib Fest or Ribtober Fest? Let me know if you have any favorite Ribbers that I should try, I’m always open to suggestions!
