"There is no polite way to attack rib tips. Dig in with both hands and hope you have enough napkins." [Photographs: Nick Kindelsperger] Uncle John's Barbecue 337 E 69th Street, Chicago IL 60637 (map) 773-892-1233 The Short Order: Saucy and smoky rib tips and hot links. Want Fries with That? Included, but hard to find under the piles of meat. Want Ketchup? Nope, just more their spicy barbecue sauce. Uncle John's Barbecue on the South Side of Chicago isn't the most inviting restaurant I've ever entered. There's a large fan right in the middle and a soda machine to the left. That's it. Everything else is behind glass. You speak to the cashier through a speaker as muffled and obnoxious...
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