Salinas City BBQ
700 W. Market St., Salinas (831) 758-2227, salinascitybbq.com
Might not wanna take your first date here. You’re gonna be all up in it. Face? Sauce. Teeth? Ribs. Shirt? Stains. Lap? Crumbs. It tastes better that way. Don’t let the little house exterior fool ya. This is absolutely the real deal. Here’s an appetizer: enormous corn-fed and hand-cut rib-eyes, smoked tri-tip, pork or bison ribs. They rub then smoke for hours, and douse in their house-made suck-your-fingers-worthy sauce. Parking is horrid, and there’ll likely be a wait. Figure it out. You’re welcome.