Capital City Ribfest 2011

Location: 

Capital City Ribfest

Texas Rib Rangers BBQ

What was Ordered: 

1/2 rack ribs 

baked beans

potato salad

Dine-In/Carry Out/Delivery:

Dine-In

Time waiting for food:

1 hour (estimated but i'm sure its close)

Cost:
$4 to get in the gate $13 for plate of food $3 20oz bottle of pepsi 

Total $20

*I had a ticket so i could get in the gate for free. 

Also, if you came over lunch on the weekdays (when most people have to work) you could get in for free with a suggested donation of a can of food for the local food bank)

HungryHollys: 

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Review:

I made the mistake of ordering a plate instead of just the meat. (Plate includes 2 sides) I watched the lady scoop out my potato salad from a cardboard sysco box. For those of you who don't know what sysco is, it is a wholesale food distributor. I am well aware many restaurants use them and provide great food, but at a street festival showcasing award winning BBQ, a person should expect home recipes not wholesale food. It was not good. I am a person who eats everything on her plate, or takes it home to eat it in an hour, but i threw the potato salad and the baked beans away! The beans are not even worth talking about. 

The main event... RIBS!!! Yummmy! Now don't get me wrong these were good, but i love any meat smoked or grilled and smothered in bbq sauce, so it's a no brainer that i should love them but love wasn't in the air. They were good. 

I tried both of their BBQ Sauces, one was labeled spicy and the other was an original. They were also good, not great, but good. They reminded me of KCs Masterpiece, which is also good. Do you see a theme here? Everything seems to be good, that's not usually a good sign. 

Overall: 

I <3 love <3 Ribfests of all kinds. It is a little disappointing that our local Ribfest charges a cover and then the venders charge and arm and a leg for the food. I will go back again next year i am sure, but i will not go back to Texas Rib Rangers BBQ. And a word to all the venders at events like this, PLEASE please please only serve your own original food.