T C'Rib Crib   

Anyone who thinks mom and pop restaurants are on the verge of extinction would do well to visit TCs Rib Crib, a charming barbecue eatery featuring entrees made from centuries-old family recipes. The owners are Hurricane Katrina evacuees who relocated to Las Vegas after losing everything in the disaster. Fortunately, the secrets to their unique tangy barbecue sauce, Big Sams Baked Beans, Cousin Joes Greens, and other specialties such as their potato salad and fried okra all survived the New Orleans floods. Since 1902, the recipe for TCs barbecue sauce is so closely guarded that only only one member of the family knows it. The restaurant is an extension of the home of its founders, with family pictures covering the walls and a familiar greeting for every customer. David Hofstede