Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill
189 The Grove Drive
The Grove at Farmers Market, Ste. Y-80
L.A., CA
Third Street
323-937-6800

Wood Ranch BBQ roasts baby back pork ribs over mesquite and then slathers them with a Santa Ynez-style barbecue sauce, based on tomato, sugar and vinegar -- it caramelizes into a red-brown coating. A light platter is eight ribs, a full rack is 13. Each comes with a choice of two sides, such as barbecued beans, "smashed" sweet potatoes, twice-baked mashed garlic potatoes or peanut cole slaw. (Light platter, $14.95; full rack, $16.95.)