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A LA CARTE IT'S BARBECUE TIME.


Byline: Larry Lipson

Back east they're often called cook-outs.

Here, the word is barbecue, and Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the kickoff of the barbecue season.

For those of us who prefer the no-fuss, no-muss approach to barbecued food - in other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke"
put differently
, enjoying it in the comfortable confines of a restaurant - here are several local barbecue eateries worth consideration:

Bear Pit Bar-B-Q

Address: 10825 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills.

Phone: (818) 342-5171.

Style: Missouri.

Picks: Full rack of baby backs, garlic toast, barbecued beef or ham sandwich.

Dakota's BBQ BBQ barbecue  

Address: 2525 Stowe St., Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. .

Phone: (805) 582-1701.

Style: Midwestern.

Picks: Baby backs, beef ribs, tri-tip, prime rib, fried onions.

Dr. Hogly Wogly's Tyler Texas BBQ

Address: 8136 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys.

Phone: (818) 780-6701.

Style: Texan.

Picks: Spare ribs
For other meanings please see Spare rib (disambiguation).
Spare ribs (also called spareribs) are a variety of pork ribs, cooked and eaten in various cuisines around the world. They are the most inexpensive cut of pork ribs.
, brisket brisket

the mass of connective tissue and fat covering the anterior part of the chest in ruminants. Lies at the most ventral part of the neck, between the front legs and covering the anterior end of the sternum.
 of beef dinner.

El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873.  Barbeque Co.

Address: 18938 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana.

Phone: (818) 996-5607.

Style: Texan.

Picks: Veal back ribs, brisket of beef, slab of baby backs, rib eye rib eye
n.
A cut of meat taken from the outside of the rib.
 or porterhouse steak.

Mesquite Ranch BBQ

Address: 8215 De Soto de So·to   , Hernando or Fernando 1496?-1542.

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 Ave., Canoga Park.

Phone: (818) 998-2767.

Style: Western.

Picks: Baby backs, beef ribs, spare ribs, chili.

My Brother's Pit Bar-B-Q

Address: 21150 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills.

Phone: (818) 348-2020.

Style: Western.

Picks: Beef-pork-ham combo plate, baby backs.

Ribs U.S.A.

Address: 2711 W. Olive Ave., Burbank.

Phone: (818) 841-8872.

Style: Southern.

Picks: Slab of baby backs, spare rib
For other meanings please see Spare rib (disambiguation).
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 tips, catfish.

Rib Ticklers Barbeque

Address: 5617 Kanan Road, Agoura Hills.

Phone: (818) 707-7678.

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Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop.
.

Picks: Pulled pork, tri-tip, baby backs, mahi-mahi tacos.

Smokin' Johnnie's Barbecue

Address: 11720 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818)760-6631.

Style: North Carolina/Texan.

Picks: Texan smoked beef ribs, North Carolina-style spare ribs.

Studio Bar-B-Q

Address: 11334 Moorpark St., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 763-7427.

Style: Southern.

Picks: Sliced meats, ribs, gumbo, hush puppies.

Tony Roma's

Address: 16575 Ventura Blvd., Encino. (Also in Universal City, Burbank, Glendale and elsewhere.)

Phone: (818) 461-8400.

Style: Missouri.

Picks: Baby backs, chicken, grilled shrimp.

Uncle Andre's Bar-B-Q

Address: 11715 Moorpark St., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 763-8414.

Style: Southern.

Picks: Baby backs, beef and pork ribs, barbecued chicken.

Valley Ranch Barbecue

Address: 16623 Sherman Way, Van Nuys.

Phone: (818) 989-1300.

Style: Western.

Picks: Lamb, chicken, baby backs.

Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill

Address: 5050 Cornell Road, Agoura Hills. (Also in Camarillo and Moorpark.)

Phone: (818) 597-8900.

Style: Midwestern.

Picks: Rib feast, tri-tip, baby backs.

Woody's Bar-B-Que

Address: 16624 Ventura Blvd., Encino.

Phone: (818) 990-7721.

Style: Southern.

Picks: Spare ribs, baby backs, catfish, chicken links.
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