6 Chain Restaurants With the Best Baby Back Ribs and Crispy Onion Rings
A rack of tender baby back ribs is one of the most popular menu items at any smokehouse or BBQ spot—diners can’t get enough of the savory, fall-off-the-bone ribs paired with tasty sides like fries and onion rings. Deep-fried onion rings that are perfectly crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside are ideal with ribs: Here are six chains serving up delicious baby back ribs and crispy, crunchy onion rings.
Tony Roma’s Bones and Burgers
Tony Roma’s Bones and Burgers serves up World Famous Baby Back Ribs in Original BBQ Sauce or Smoky Rub, by the half or full rack, with crispy crunchy Onion Rings on the side. “Our ribs are slow cooked the Tony Roma’s way and complimented with our heritage barbecue sauces, perfectly caramelized in our custom grill,” the chain says.
Applebee’s
Applebee’s diners can enjoy a full rack of Double-Glazed Baby Back Ribs, slow-cooked to fall-off-the-bone tenderness and slathered with your choice of Honey BBQ sauce, Sweet Asian Chile sauce or Hot Honey glaze. This meal comes with a signature coleslaw and fries but guests can also enjoy the Crunchy Onion Rings from the apps menu.
LongHorn Steakhouse
The Baby Back Ribs at LongHorn Steakhouse are slow cooked for fall-off-the-bone tenderness, seasoned with one-of-a-kind Rib Seasoning, then fire-grilled to perfection and brushed with housemade sweet and smoky BBQ sauce. Pair it with the Texas Tonion side, made from onion petals fried to a crispy golden brown and seasoned with signature Prairie Dust for a perfect meal.
Outback Steakhouse
Outback‘s Baby Back Ribs are smoked, brushed & grilled with a tangy BBQ sauce, and served with two freshly made sides—but what you really want is to pair it with the famous Bloomin’ Onion appetizer. This special onion is hand-carved, cooked until golden and ready to dip into spicy signature bloom sauce, the ideal combo for hungry diners.
Jim ‘N Nick’s BBQ
Diners at Jim ‘N Nick’s BBQ can order hand-breaded and crispy Onion Rings as a side to their Classic Ribs. “I ordered the rib platter, and the ribs were incredibly tender and flavorful,” one diner said. “The barbecue is perfectly cooked, tender, smoky, and full of flavor. The ribs fall right off the bone, the pulled pork is juicy, and the brisket top tier,” another raved.
Portillo’s
Portillo’s is known for next-level hot dogs and Polish sausage, but the chain also has excellent ribs on the menu. The Full Slab of Ribs Dinner is made from ribs smothered in a homemade sweet BBQ sauce, served with fries or onion rings and a side garden salad.