By Ahmed Al-Bar

This year Tony Roma’s a restaurant famous for the best ribs on the planet is celebrating its 35th anniversary, and that means a lot when it comes to establishing a solid brand name in the market.

But before we get any deeper into this matter, let me explain what ribs are. Ribs are usually refers to as barbecue beef ribs*. The term ribs usually refers to the less meaty part of the chop, often cooked as a slab not as individual separate ribs. A set or a slab of ribs is served together (3-4 or more), and is known as a rack hence a rack of ribs, which can be served with various barbecue sauces.

They are served as a rack of meat which diners customarily tear apart by hand, then eat the meat from the bone. Slow roasting or barbecuing for as much as 10-12 hours creates a tender finished dish. They are similar to lamb chops (الريش) in the Lebanese cousin.

Now back to Tony Roma’s, Once visiting, I highly recommend trying their famous traditional ribs. The Original Baby back Ribs with the Bar-B-Que sauce, they are tender, tasty, fresh, and will definitely satisfy your hunger for meat. I tried finishing the whole rack, yet I found this to be quite a challenge, so go light on breakfast if you’re planning to have them for lunch that day.

The restaurant even offers you a bib (مريله) to protect your cloths from getting drenched by sauce or messed up while you dive into this hearty meal. Because at times it will feel like you’re entering a fight tournament. You will also need arms of steel to cut small eatable bites. And once the ribs arrive I recommend turning your cell phone off, you won’t want to take your focus away from this amazing dish, plus it would be difficult to hold your phone with your hands.

Now Tony Roma’s has opened its first branch in Jeddah in Mall of Arabia, yet they are planning on opening more branches soon. So head there, enjoy shopping at this new mall, and once there pay Tony Roma’s a visit, it is worth the experience. * Ribs can also refer to lamb, or pork ribs, so whenever you’re traveling abroad make sure you ask for beef or lamb, since you might be misunderstood.