BBQ in NYC
There is a great article in the New York Times today about BBQ places in NYC. For those of you losers that would call hot dogs and burgers on the grill or some Kraft “BBQ” sauce slapped on some meat Barbecue, move along. For those of you who would like to explore a thriving Barbecue scene in NYC, and some fine smoked meats, maybe getting a little surly about it in the process, this article will be of interest to you. I think it’s time for some NYC Barbecue Field trips, any takers? <READ IT HERE>.
For those of you too lazy to read, here are the places to eat:
The Pits
These were the best barbecue places in a sampling in and near New York City:
BIG W’S ROADSIDE BAR-B-Q 1475 Route 22, Wingdale, N.Y.; (845) 832-6200.
BLUE SMOKE 116 East 27th Street; (212) 447-7733.
DAISY MAY’S BBQ USA 623 11th Avenue (46th Street); (212) 977-1500.
DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE 646 West 131st Street; (212) 694-1777.
MO GRIDDER’S BBQ 565 Hunts Point Avenue (Randall Avenue), Hunts Point, Bronx; (718) 991-3046.
PIES ’N’ THIGHS 351 Kent Avenue (South Fifth Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn; (347) 282-6005.
RANGER TEXAS BARBECUE at Legends, 71-04 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens; (718) 803-8244.
R.U.B. 208 West 23rd Street; (212) 524-4300.
SMOKE JOINT 87 South Elliott Place (Fulton Street), Fort Greene, Brooklyn; (718) 797-1011. PETER MEEHAN