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1800 S. Akard St. Dallas, TX 75215-1901

214-428-7427 

http://www.babybackshak.net  

1800 S. Akard St. Dallas TX 75215-1901

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  • Barbecue
    Mon-Thu 11am-5:45pm, Fri-Sat 11am-6:45pm
    $$ $$
    All Major Credit Cards
  • casual
    Kid Friendly, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch
    None
  • Not Accepted
    Free, Lot Available
Description

With ribs as tender as the restaurant's namesake, which conjures lascivious imagery of naughty bits, this Dallas stalwart has successfully enchanted customers for more than 15 years. But not with Texas-style 'cue. Oh no, here you're served barbecue of the Memphis variety. The black-painted brick exterior of Baby Back Shack evokes a back-road biker bar. The interior, well, let's just say it ain't about the décor, baby! It's about the meat, the Cornish hen, the sausages, the ribs by the pound, all done up with the Shak's house-made rub. A Dallas Observer Best of Dallas favorite.








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  • An Englismn Goes Dwntwn fr Baby Back Shak

    An Englismn Goes Dwntwn fr Baby Back Shak

    I have tried to get to Baby Back Shak so many times. It keeps eccentric hours for someone who lives far away, and I've just never managed to sort it out. The other day though, I found myself in southe... More »

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  • dallasobserverbestof
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    | Dallas, TX | 193 Reviews

    What started out as a backyard barbecue for family on Sundays has emerged into the best place to gnaw on a slab of ribs in Dallas. Clarence Cohens just couldn't keep it all in the family, so eventually he began selling it just south of downtown in a two-room dive known as Baby Back Shak. His Memphis-style herb-rubbed ribs are so moist, tender and flavorful you don't even need any barbecue sauce to enhance. Since its recent discovery, the downtown lunch crowd swamps this place, which stays open until 5:45. No dinner done here. There are more than ribs, of course: sliced beef, pulled pork, smoked turkey and ham are all served lean but liberally, portion-wise. And for a bizarre barbecue twist there is grilled Cornish hen. But it's the killer ribs that make lunch and life worthwhile and will draw you back to the Shak.

  • Mallory19
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    | Dallas, TX | 451 Reviews

    great ribs!

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  • 2008 | Best Ribs

    What started out as a backyard barbecue for family on Sundays has emerged into the best place to gnaw on a slab of ribs in Dallas. Clarence Cohens just couldn't keep it all in the family, so eventually he began selling it just south of downtown in a two-room dive known as Baby Back Shak. His Memphis-style herb-rubbed ribs are so moist, tender and flavorful you don't even need any barbecue sauce to enhance. Since its recent discovery, the downtown lunch crowd swamps this place, which stays... More »

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