My favorite barbecue empire in my area, Porky's, has closed one of their three locations due to lease problems and high rent. Unfortunately, they closed the one I frequented. They're looking for a new place on the west side but unless and until they find one, I'm making do with lesser (but still pretty good) BBQ. There's still a Porky's in San Pedro and another in Long Beach but I dislike driving long distances a little more than I like great ribs. (I'm not linking to the Porky's website, by the way, because it's not updated to reflect the new addresses…and also I haven't eaten at the remaining locations so I don't feel right in recommending them.)
I mention this because Steve Billnitzer, a reader of this site, took my recommendation and drove to the now-closed location. Fortunately, he had the good sense to Google-map his way to the San Pedro outlet. I'll try to suggest some other rib joints in the coming weeks.