Sometimes the greatest Mother’s Day gift isn’t wrapped in fancy paper or delivered in a vase – it’s served on a plate with a side of coleslaw at The Ribshack Que in Fallbrook, California.

This is the siren call of The Ribshack Que, where California’s barbecue dreams come true in the most unassuming of locations. Nestled in a modest strip mall in San Diego County’s “Friendly Village,” ...