Shop Mexican meat markets or Hispanic grocery chains for tablitas. Mainstream stores may call them flanken ribs.(Tom Fox - Staff Photographer) Buying tablitas: Tablitas are sold at Mexican meat ...

With tablitas, you can feed people almost immediately or in just a few minutes,” says Terry Chandler, owner of Fred’s Texas Cafe in Fort Worth, who caters under the name the Outlaw Chef.

The tablitas appetizer ($22) is served with 12 bite-sized pieces of house-marinated grilled short ribs perfectly seasoned and fall-off-the-bone tender. A spicy chimichurri sauce would have been a ...