Ribs may rule the St. Louis, Missouri barbecue scene, but pork steaks are ... an area that does a lot of physical work while the pig is alive. Consequently, pork butt is a tough cut with a lot ...

Though not all restaurants in St. Louis serve their ribs that way. In several Black-owned barbecue joints, the ribs are less butchered,” says Miller. And that pig preparation is what really ...