restaurant chain which specializes in barbecue and smoked meats notable for their spare ribs pork spare and baby back ribs and their bold mild and hot sauces . all locations share a common theme of rustic lodge like surroundings western whimsical as its founder bret chandler called it . 1 the first rib crib opened in tulsa oklahoma in 1992 using a hickory wood burning smoker within an old house . now each location features a hickory wood burning rotisserie smoker that is gas powered . the chain now has 50 locations in oklahoma texas new mexico kansas missouri arkansas iowa and florida . in june 2005 rib crib was in restaurant business magazine s top 50 growth chains list . rib crib had a 25 % increase in sales in 2004 and planned a co branded venture with kfc . 2 this venture took place in marshfield missouri promoting that a barbecue and fried chicken pairing would be successful . 3 in 2006 rib crib was listed as one of the best places to work by chain leader magazine due partially to its cash incentives for workers . 4 in 2014 rib crib took on a silent financial partner and planned on doubling size by the end of 2018 to well over 100 restaurants . see also edit list of barbecue restaurants references edit no kidding around rib crib barbecue chain racks up sales popularity regional growth chains brief article nation s restaurant news find articles at bnet.com restaurant chains business growth growth chains concepts restaurant business magazine online news tulsa world magazine honors rib crib for recruitment program external links edit official website v t e barbecue cooking styles asado barbacoa char siu churrascaria churrasco indirect grilling korean barbecue mangal mixed grill mongolian barbecue schwenker shao kao shisa nyama siu mei yakiniku regional variations of barbecue barbecue in the united states barbecue in north carolina barbecue in oklahoma barbecue in texas kansas city style barbecue memphis style barbecue santa maria style barbecue st. louis style barbecue cookers and related barbecue grill barrel barbecue briquette buccan charbroiler charcoal lighter fluid chimney starter disposable grill flattop grill gridiron grilling hibachi kamado pit barbecue propane shichirin skewer smoking foods and dishes list of barbecue dishes list of smoked foods anticuchos arrosticini bakkwa barbecue chicken barbecue sandwich barbecue sauce brochette bulgogi bull roast burnt ends cha siu bao chuan churrasco cocolo i corn on the cob espetada fat ny ros frig rui galinha africana isaw jeok jujeh kabab kabab barg kai yang kebab khorkhog khorovats kofte kebab lechon mashawi m choui meurav yerushalmi mixiote mu kalica pig pickin pig roast pinchitos provoleta pulled pork ra nji i red slaw satay sausage sizzle shashlik i kebap shish taouk spare ribs sosatie souvlaki suckling pig suya tsukune yakitori misc . barbecue restaurant list of barbecue restaurants food portal category commons wikiproject food and drink this us based restaurant or restaurant chain article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rib crib & oldid 685125915 categories franchisesbarbecue restaurantsrestaurants in oklahomacompanies based in tulsa oklahomarestaurants established in 1992united states restaurant stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 october 2015 at 00 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view