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Chicago Rib Shack
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The original Chicago Rib Shack closed in 1999, but 2008 saw the relaunch of this icon of 1980s London (and symbol of its kitschest excesses). The location is a hitherto rather unlucky Knightsbridge site once occupied by short-lived Brazilian bar-eaterie Mocotó, and before that Oliver Peyton’s Isola. The spacious, two-floor set-up is rather grand in a jokey diner-ish way, with high-backed booths, bare brick walls and modish lighting. It’s probably best suited for parties and group dining, as the food rarely rises above reasonable. Our baby-back ribs were decent, as was a fillet steak, but the beef brisket and the tender pulled pork were totally overwhelmed by the gratingly sweet sauce in which they’d been drowned. Starters of chicken wings and stuffed potato skins were little better. Portions are huge. If you make it to dessert, expect the likes of chocolate sundae with brownies and aerated cream, and mississippi mud pie. Despite all this, booking is in our experience essential – though some tables are set aside for walk-ins.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2009
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- 145 Knightsbridge, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7PA
- Area: Knightsbridge
- Tel: 020 7591 4664
- Website
- Book online
- Category: North American
- Travel: Knightsbridge tube
- Times: Meals served noon-midnight Mon-Sat; noon-11.30pm Sun
- Price: Main courses £8.95-£34.95
- Credit cards: AmEx, MC, V
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Great evening and fab cocktails - would definately go again. Ribs superb - BBQ sauce as good as ever.
How long i have waited for a lip smacking rack of ribs.
Wow! and the coleslaw is tops
Service excellent
Cracking place - food pretty good, service sharp place amazing. Will be going again and again!
the reviewers must be nuts
this place is fantastic! i came with some work colleagues for a relaxing quiet night out and the atmosphere and service blew me away.
what a place
As someone who works locally I’d far rather go here and sink a few cocktails and have a plate of food than some of the other stuff out there. The ribs were pretty good and the cocktails reasonably priced for Knightsbridge. I’ve spent some time in New york recently and the salads & Iceberg wedge are neat touches.
What I like is the design and atmoshphere - it’s pretty cool and the staff are really nice which makes a change from some of the stuck up places. My advice is ask for Phil at the bar to make you some pink mojitos, get a booth in the restaurant and enjoy it for what it it is. It’s never pretending to be a fine dining restaurant but it’s great fun, pretty good food and overall a 7.5/10.
This was honestly the most dissapointing of Visits,.
The food tasted like it had been sitting there for days. We went on a Saturday Night and had already had 2 courses withing 20 mins of sitting down
It was not pleasent, I would call this an overpriced TGI's and that is being very generous
This place is not what it used to be
I would NOT recommend it.
Total disappointment - I was expecting so much from this place. Money better spent at Byron Hamburgers in Ken High St if it's a burger your after.