Meal Deal: the $5.50 rib tip plate at Quick’s 7th Street Bar-B-Q

The sad news is that the owners of Quick’s 7th Street Bar-B-Q, the 54-year-old restaurant at 709 Cheyenne, don’t always have rib tips. But when they do, they’ll sell you a plate of the tender, meaty chunks, swathed in a brawny cayenne-seasoned sauce, with two slices of white bread and a side dish — a choice of baked beans, potato salad, cole slaw, or fries — for a Lincoln and two quarters, plus tax and gratuity. Beverage extra. Cheap and delicious.

And speaking of beverages: For the first time in a half-century, Quick’s 7th Street Bar-B-Q no longer sells bottled beer. Earlier this year, owner Scott Quick — the son of this restaurant’s founder, Marvin Quick — made the decision not to renew his liquor license.