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Being a native Philadelphian, my appreciation of ribs was like a Californian’s appreciation of what passes for a cheesesteak out there. Hard to see what all the fuss is about. There are a few well-scattered great rib places hidden around the Philadelphia metro area, but on the whole so-so ribs are the norm here.

After Sweet Lucy’s ribs, many us now know what all the fuss is about. Sweet Lucy’s husband and wife owner-chefs, Jim and Brooke Higgins, did a 30-day road trip around the southern US sampling ribs before opening their initial version of Sweet Lucy’s, a lunch truck located in the parking lot of a family business run by Brooke’s father and uncles. They quickly graduated from the lunch truck into an 80-seat restaurant; the second generation family business now sharing a roof with the first generation.

Jim and Brooke’s ribs are a unique combination of the various styles (St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis). Unlike most ribs around these parts that are smathered with a heavy hand, Sweet Lucy’s pork ribs are deliciously sublime and wonderfully executed with a delicate touch.

Worth the fuss. And if you’re from outside the Northeast, worth the trip.

Sweet Lucy’s
7500 State Road
Philadelphia, PA 19136