Tony Roma, Calgary, AB, Canada

My roommate took me out to Tony Roma's for my birthday today to try the Tuesday all you can eat ribs. We went to the one just south of Chinook Centre before heading further south to go to Golf Town. Here is what I thought of it:

Ambience

It was a very casual place which reminded me of The Old Spaghetti Factory. It had a lot of booths and some tables that filled in the space between them. It had a family feel to it and was comfortable for a casual meal.

Menu

We were there for the ribs. For the all you can eat ribs, you have a choice of any two sides which included mashed potatoes, rice, fries, vegetables, and some others. For the ribs, you get to choose from either the pork ribs or the beef ribs. We ordered one of each for the first serving and found that the beef ribs were much better. It had better flavour, juicier, and more tender than the pork ribs. I found the pork ribs to be dry and lacked that punch from the BBQ sauce the beef ribs had. The mashed potatoes were decent but the fries were far from extraordinary. However, the gravy that came with the meal makes you forget the fries suck. When you want more ribs, just asked the server and he/she will bring you another serving of ribs less the sides. The all you can eat ribs meal will set you back $21.99.

Final Thoughts

Overall, the meal was pretty decent. The beef ribs were quite good, but the pork ribs were a little disappointing. The ribs I had at Earls were much better. For the price of $21.99 I did not think it was worth it. You will be better off just ordering ribs from the menu, especially if you're a small eater. It would end up being cheaper and you'd have more choice of ribs and sauce.