Rib Fest Vernon Hills August 24-25

There is a big discussion on the other board about the Real Urban BBQ location that just opened in Vernon Hills. Well here is your chance to check them out and compare them to other places. The Little Bear Ribfest will be held in Vernon Hills Century Park, off of Rt 60.

Friday, August 24, 6pm - 11pm*

Saturday August 25, 3pm - 11pm*

Here is a link to the vendors: http://www.littlebearribfest.com/food.aspx

Dodger

Well the Little Bear lake rib fest was held in Vernon Hills last Friday and Saturday. See my link for the vendors and their addresses. I tried 4 of them.

I have had bad experiences with Brother’s and took a pass on them. I had just been to the Full Slab in May and had no desire to go there again. I ordered the sampler from each, not the best bang for the buck, but it was what I got. The sampler’s were generally 4 bones and varied from $6 to $7 each.

My favorites were Uncle Bubs and Smokin T’s. I liked the sauce at T’s better, but I thought the ribs at Bubs had more meat and smoke. They were both good, but I gave a slight nod to Bubs.

I liked the rub (the best) on the ribs from Real Urban, but they just fell off the bone, no pull and not much smoke. I was disappointed in the meat quality from Baby Ray’s. I had some unchewable gristle and more fat than I had expected. Maybe this was just a bad batch.

Oh, late in the evening I got a funnel cake from some place called Bo Bo’s. It was the smallest funnel cake I have ever seen and it was awful. It was not a good way to end the evening.

D.