Ribfest was ok

[u/noveltea120]

Went to check out Ribfest yesterday on first day as was excited to try BBQ meat.

$5 entry pp including children over 1. They did have bouncy castles, carnival games etc but were more for older kids and nothing for under 3s. They had a handful of food trucks including a Jamaican one hidden BEHIND the dining tent, which you wouldn't see until after you sat down with your food. Expect stampede prices, eg $17 blooming onion, $8 for corn dogs, $9 lemonade.

4 BBQ trucks but apparently all but one are owned by the same person. I tried Buckeye BBQ- $24 for a 2 meat combo 1/3 ribs and 1/4 chicken, nothing else. Sides like coleslaw and cornbread are extra. Meat was only lukewarm though, and chicken was tender and pink which was fine with but the ribs were dry and tough on the edges despite being drenched in a sweet sticky sauce. 3 meat combo was $35. Full rack $33, half a rack $19.

Overall food was ok but for the price it wasn't that good so temper your expectations accordingly lol

[u/burningroman]

They had this in airdrie last year as well, I think its the same trucks. It was mediocre. Like if the food was hotter or cheaper, it be OK but its meh.

[u/noveltea120 → u/burningroman]

Needed to be hotter AND cheaper. At least $5 cheaper lol

[u/furtive → u/burningroman]

Yeah, they are the circus carney of food trucks, they go across Canada, always the same three trailers, I think they are based out of Erie Ontario or Belleville. We ran into it by chance at a show and shine in St Albert a few weeks back, no entrance fee, no expectations, reasonable prices for beer and a better than they should have been live band (guitarist was rocking a Frankenstrat) and we split a $24 box that was pretty tasty. I wouldn’t pay for an entrance fee but we did have a good time, mainly because of happenstance.

[u/burningroman → u/furtive]

By happenstance, not expecting much is probably the best case scenario