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Baby Back Shak

1800 S. Akard St.
Dallas, TX 75215-1901
Oak Cliff/South Dallas
214-428-7427
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  • Baby Back Shak

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  • 11 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-6:45 p.m. Friday-Saturday
  • $$
  • Wheelchair accessible, Kid Friendly, Takeout
  • Lunch, Dinner
  • No Alcohol
  • Free Parking, Parking Lot Available
  • Reservations Not Accepted
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A half slab at this 23-year-old Cedars barbecue joint means seven baby back ribs kissed with smoke, spiced with pepper and just-right tender: The meat doesn’t fall off the bone, but pulls off with the gentlest of tugs. Baby Back Shak has discontinued its former practice of offering a link of boudin as a side dish, but the excellent beans, kicked up with some ground beef, more than make up for it. (And you can still order boudin by the link.)

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  • An Englismn Goes Dwntwn fr Baby Back Shak
    Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 8:58 a.m. by Gavin Cleaver

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