CULTURETECHLENSRib tips
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Combined Graph record U-00937 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0537. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Chicago Tribune barbecue history republished in full: a 1974 Tribune article is one of the first mentions of rib tips (alongside Lem's Bar-B-Q House); by 2007 rib tips had supplanted slab ribs as the preferred South Side order, with Lem's going through up to 1,000 pounds of tips on a good day; Lem's ribs are topped by a tangy barbecue sauce with a vinegary bite (1993, critic Phil Vettel). Stored rib tips, barbecue sauce, and Chicago South Side icon status established.
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Chicago Tribune barbecue history republished in full: a 1974 Tribune article is one of the first mentions of rib tips (alongside Lem's Bar-B-Q House); by 2007 rib tips had supplanted slab ribs as the preferred South Side order, with Lem's going through up to 1,000 pounds of tips on a good day; Lem's ribs are topped by a tangy barbecue sauce with a vinegary bite (1993, critic Phil Vettel).
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- Work type: dish
- Category: mains
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- https://www.edinburgpost.com/the-fascinating-history-of-chicago-barbecue-told-in-tribune-coverage-from-1850s-to-present-day/ (verification source · master store)
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Chicago Tribune barbecue history republished in full: a 1974 Tribune article is one of the first mentions of rib tips (alongside Lem's Bar-B-Q House); by 2007 rib tips had supplanted slab ribs as the preferred South Side order, with Lem's going through up to 1,000 pounds of tips on a good day; Lem's ribs are topped by a tangy barbecue sauce with a vinegary bite (1993, critic Phil Vettel). Stored rib tips, barbecue sauce, and Chicago South Side icon status established.
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