Whistler: Earls

15-Nov-2005

Earls is a Canadian chain of restaurants and, I see by checking their site, that they also have a few locations in the U.S. The only Earl’s I’ve ever been to is the one in Whistler and it has become a standard stop on our itinerary when there.

We go to Earls for one main reason: Dry Ribs! Specifically, "Leroy’s Crispy Dry Ribs". Now, don’t get me wrong they serve all kinds of other good food but we love the ribs. And, as luck would have it, my photo of the ribs was so out of focus that I can’t even come close to making it presentable. :-( So you’ll only get to see some of their other items. Earls was our first stop after we arrived in Whistler on Thursday night.

This style of ribs is popular in Canada, at least in British Columbia, but they don’t seem to have caught on in the U.S. so anytime we can we order lots of them! This trip alone we had one order at Earls and another at Milestones, another Canadian chain! These are little tiny ribs, bones really, lightly fried and then tossed with lots and lots of salt and cracked black pepper. If you’ve never had them you can’t believe how good these little bits of meat on a bone can be!

Every time I leave Canada, I think I really need to figure out how to make these at home. Well, maybe I’ll do that soon. In the meantime, I highly recommend the dry ribs at Earls. And actually they do a pretty good job at everything they do and portions are huge – it’s a great place to plan on splitting your orders.

Earls in Whistler
220/221-4295 Blackcomb Way (basically in the heart of the Village, just above Starbucks)
Whistler
604.935.3222