Houston's settlers built their city on a barbecue bayou, and for decades their city sunk two feet a year into the smoky, tangy quagmire until they found a solution: drain the swamps of the sauce and slather it on their ribs. Eat your way out of a hungermire with today's Groupon at Hickory House Ribs' Parker location. The meat-minded pit masters at Hickory House make a living serving racks of the same baby back ribs that earned them the loyalty of the sauce-crazed Colorado masses. Unlike some barbecued meats that achieve their husky voices from years of chain smoking, the large menu of ribs, chicken, pork, and beef specialties at Hickory House are slow smoked and seasoned daily, imparting the meaty morsels with a healthy pink color normally only attained by showering it with compliments. The homemade sauce and sides ensure that diners have enough zesty sustenance to keep them fueled through the winter dining season, while traditionalists may want to get their spirit-warming sauce the old fashioned way by enjoying a beer alongside a grain-fed, choice cut angus steak.

Reviews

Eighty-four percent of more than 210 Urbanspooners like Hickory House Ribs. Yelpers and Insider Pagers give it a four-star average:

• These are truly the best ribs, so tender. All the sauces are so unique, it's hard to choose from. The combination plate, THEE very best. The price is also quite comfortable for what you get. Lots, and lots of food. – Cheri K., Insider Pages
• I never thought I'd crave BBQ/smoked Chicken...yes, brisket, pulled pork all wonderful, but it's the chicken that keeps me coming back for more, who would've thunk? – Kazza, Urbanspoon