With so many good BBQ places in the NW valley, Ric's would be an "also-ran". The service and staff are some of the nicest people but the food wasn't to my liking. I had the Hot Links Hoagie with "caramelized onions". The sausage was good but it was really about a half serving on a bun and the onions were not caramelized at all, they were quasi-grilled with some seasoning thrown on them, (and they were half raw). My wife had the pulled pork sandwich and it was adequate, nothing to rave about. I had the mac & cheese side and it was disappointing. Kind of had a crust on it like it had been sitting under a heat lamp too long. Wife had the potato salad and she liked it, said it had a "zip" to it. I tried it and it reminded me of a packaged "resers" salad that may have been doctored a little in lieu of actually making homemade salad.
I would go to Pork on a Fork, Shane's at Happy Valley Town Center, or Bobby Q's rather than Ric's.