Originally Posted by deltajfk
I know real BBQ is in the middle of the country, but their is no other bbq food places around here. Its like when people go to the Olive Garden, or a chinese chain. Why would I go to one of those when I have Little Italy, and China Town. The same implies here, why would you go to Famous Daves, when you have real bbq
I feel your pain. Since my business partner lives on the upper west side, I spend a fair amount of time in NYC. So far I've only found a couple of BBQ places I'd even return to. Have you tried Dinosaur BBQ? It's located on 131st between 12th Ave and Broadway. The other BBQ joint that was okay is Daisy May's on the west side.
If you do go to Dinosaur, try the chicken, brisket or pulled pork. Stay away from the ribs
From my limited experience, ribs are a definite no go in NYC. Ribs can be tricky to do properly and I've yet to see them prepared well in the northeast.
Good luck on your BBQ adventure
