Montgomery Inn ribs are loin back pork ribs first par-boiled then grilled, finished with the Montgomery Inn secret-recipe barbecue sauce, sweet and tangy with vinegar bite.

Ted Gregory opened the original Montgomery Inn on Montgomery Road in 1951. His wife Matula prepared the sauce-glazed loin back ribs that became the venue's signature dish. The Boathouse opened on Riverside Drive in 1989, taking the Cincinnati ribs concept to the Ohio River waterfront. The Gregory family still owns and runs the venue, and the secret sauce is bottled and sold regionally.

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