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| The Rib Line in San Luis Obispo CA as seen on Man vs Food Nation with Adam Richman |
The Rib Line in San Luis Obispo CA as seen on Man vs Food Nation with Adam Richman serves a great BBQ tri-tip sandwich, in several combinations including BBQ, bacon, French dip, and Philly. Read my full review with pictures after the break.
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| The Rib Line BBQ sandwiches in San Luis Obispo |
The Rib Line is a small joint in a strip mall near the highway in San Luis Obispo, California. There's a few tables inside, and some more outside. I had lunch there today. (They open early and serve breakfast, too.)
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| The Brahma Bull challenge at The Rib Line |
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| The food challenge at The Rib Line in San Luis Obispo |
One wall describes the sandwich challenge as seen on
Man v. Food Nation with Adam Richman. You can see the video here on YouTube. In a nutshell, if you can beat the current best time for finishing a 3 pound sandwich, you will get a free lunch every Friday as long as you hold the record.
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| The BBQ tri tip and chili at The Rib Line in San Luis Obispo |
The Rib Line serves several different BBQ tri-tip sandwiches. I had the King's Dream: BBQ sauce, pepper jack cheese, lots of bacon, and avocado served on a brioche bun. This sandwich is fantastic. The barbecue meat is the key ingredient, and it's tender, juicy, and sliced thick. The slices are piled high and I was stuffed after eating this.
I also had a side of chili. It's very meaty, without any beans, and spicy (but not as spicy as the chili at Chili John's in Burbank -- see
my full review of Chili John's in Burbank here).
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| Smoke rings on the barbecue tri-tip at The Rib Line in San Luis Obispo |
Check out the smoke rings on the barbecue tri-tip.
And check out
this link about tri-tip on Wikipedia; did you know the tri-tip cut started in Oakland (across the water from my home town of Alameda) and the tri-tip roast gained popularity in Santa Maria (near San Luis Obispo where The Rib Line is). No wonder it was so good!
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| It takes a lot of napkins to finish the King's Dream at The Rib Line |
They say you can judge how good a sandwich is by how many napkins you need while eating it. I'd say the King's Dream is a pretty good sandwich!
The staff is super friendly. And they sell six different t-shirts, and they are reasonably priced, so I picked one up.
What's the best tri-tip BBQ sandwich you've ever had? Let me know in the comments below.
Check out the web site for The Rib Line in San Luis Obispo as seen on
Man vs Food Nation with Adam Richman.
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| Steve's Been There |
