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RISCKY'S BARBECUE
by Madelyn Miller
 In
1927 Mary and Joe Riscky, immigrants from Poland, opened a grocery store
in the historic stockyard area of Fort Worth, Texas. Little did they know
they were starting what was to become a Texas legend in barbecue. That
was over sixty years ago, and today the Riscky tradition is carried on
by their grandson Jim Riscky. Word
has it that the secret to the Riscky's legend is the way that the meat
is smoked...all of their meat is rubbed with "Riscky Dust" and then smoked
for hours in a wood burning pit designed and built by Jim Riscky himself.
We started with a Texas Mess ($3.95) which included two fried jalapenos,
six nuggets of fried corn, two barbecued shrimp and two cheese sticks.
It WAS a great way to sample a few appetizers--kind of like a Texas pu-pu
platter.
Portions are huge and the platters come with a choice of several side
dishes. The chicken fried steak ($7.95) was seasoned just right and covered
with cream gravy. If you're hungry for the famous barbecue, I'd recommend
the meaty Pork Spare Ribs ($9.95). The sliced beef brisket was bit fatty
for my taste, but some folks like it that way. And this is not your Pritikin
low fat diet place. For dessert, we enjoyed a moist carrot cake ($2.95)
but were a little disappointed by the Texas Pecan Pie ($2.95) , an unfamiliar
custardy version.
But that was our only disappointment in this legendary barbecue place.
RISCKY'S BARBEQUE, 5TH STREET ACROSS FROM SUNDANCE SQUARE.
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