The hickory-smoked spare ribs at Fat Jack’s will please the purist who likes meat that clings to the bone yet yields easily to the bite. Once the fat melts away, all that’s left is tender pork, and plenty of it, nicely carmelized from a dry rub that includes brown sugar, cayenne and paprika. Even without the optional sweet Kansas City-style sauce, these ribs rocks.

Fat Jack's | 1261 Blackwood-Clementon Road, Blackwood, NJ | 856-309-7427 | http://www.fatjacks.net/