There’s a moment when you bite into perfectly smoked ribs – that magical second when the meat pulls cleanly from the bone but still maintains its juicy integrity – that makes time stand still.
At The Smoking Ribs in Garden Grove, California, these moments happen with delicious regularity.
The unassuming storefront in a Garden Grove strip mall might not scream “barbecue paradise” to the uninitiated, but locals know better.
The aroma hits you first – that intoxicating blend of wood smoke and slow-cooked meat that triggers something primal in your brain, making your stomach growl in anticipation before you’ve even reached the door…