Jim and Nicks

Last night, after leaving Applebee's due to profoundly bad service, Ferlotta, Rani, and I went on down to try out the ribs at Jim and Nick's BBQ, which did not impress. Their general issue barbecue sauce is pretty good, and they have a habenero sauce that was good, though not what any Texan would consider "spicey". They offer a lot of choices for sides (we were disappointed with the creamed spinach---it was more like spinach in a fairly bad bechamel sauce), and the salad was better than average, with lots of cheese. The ribs were certainly edible, but they were not much different than the junk you'd get at most other moderately bad chain restaurants, and were definitely inferior to Famous Dave's or Smokey Bones. They didn't even come close to our two favorite rib sources Jack's and Mike's backyard (as many of you know, Mike's ribs are better than any you can buy).