Damsel wrote:
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> I think that the reason "Taste of Texas Barbecue" is in Minnesota is that
> the Texans ran this guy o ut of the state for misrepresenting braised meat
> as barbecued.
>
> Carol>
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Carol, have you & Crash eaten Famous Dave's ribs?
He's not black (he's Native American) and it is a chain
but the ribs are good and the sider are too.
We had a black guy here in Fargo - Vernon Tate -
who had a place called Ribs West. Won our RibFest twice,
but he couldn't market against Dave's. & went out of business :-(
Now I go to Space Aliens Bar & Grill (no lie!) for ribs.
There are only 2 Space Aliens that I know of, Fargo & Bismarck.
Is that enough to be a chain? They're really hokey but the food is
good.

Taste of Texas was here for a fancy schmancy food tasting thing
(Tickets $20+ - I got a free one) and their stuff was pretty much as
you described it!

Lynn from Fargo