I know the Summer is Gone. BBQ

I know the Summer is gone and and you are craving BBQ Ribs and chicken and everything else. Here are a few places that I have tried with freinds. Enjoy.


Best Smelling Restaurant
152 W 44th St New York | 212-921-9494

Where: Virgil's
Price: Entrees from $16-$27
Description: Virgil's uses use only high quality cuts of fresh (never-frozen) meat and a traditional homemade barbecue sauce. Chicken is marinated for a full day then cooked, put into a smoker at night, and served right as it comes out. Chef Tyson says of his food, "it's just good stuff, I can't say much more."
Best Sauces
646 W 131st St New York | 212-694-1777
Where: Dinosaur Barbecue
Price: Custom plates from $15-$23
Description: This Harlem barbecue joint seems to attract genuine Honky Tonk women, making the food taste even more authentic. The brisket and ribs are succulent and smoky, and the giant, pit-smoked, spice-rubbed chicken wings are nothing short of a miracle. With a wide selection of barbecue sauces for sale, you can get your fill and then take some of the gloriousness home with you.





Most Original Barbecue
116 E 27th St New York | 212-447-7733

Where: Blue Smoke
Price: Appetizers from $3-$14, Entrees from $12-$38
Description: Using an arsenal of Missouri-made smokers, pit master Kenny Callaghan takes pride in his array of excellent barbecue choices. From more traditional dishes like the Memphis-style baby back ribs to innovative inventions such as the pit-smoked foie gras, Blue Smoke produces some of the highest quality barbecue in the City, and the cocktails aren't bad either. My freinds' tried them.

Most Authentic Barbecue
208 W 23rd St New York | 212-524-4300

Where: Rub BBQ
Price: BBQ sandwiches from $9-$12
Description: Nothing brings the phrase "authentic barbecue" to mind quite like having an entire pork butt hoisted onto your table along with silver tongs, pickles, and white bread. Pit master Paul Kirk lets you taste an array of his award-winning barbecue with "The Taste of Baron," a medley of ribs, chicken and smoked meats a must for any serious meat lover.


Best Texas Duplicate
30 West 26th St New York | 212) 255-4544

Where: Hill Country
Price: BBQ sampler specials starting at $25
Description: From the depths of deliciously seasoned brick holding pits comes Texas sausage, chunks of brisket, and chicken doled out cafeteria-style. The specialty at Hill Country is their extremely succulent brisket, smoked without sauce over heaps of post oak trucked all the way from Lockhart Texas then served on brown butcher paper.

BBQ Worth Going to Brooklyn For
354 Metropolitan Ave Brooklyn | 718-963-3404

What: Smoked Pork Belly Bacon
Where: Fette Sau
Price: $15 for a pound
Description: Don't bother wearing your skinny jeans here; you won't fit into them after eating at Fette Sau. Located in Williamsburg, this barbecue joint ("Fette sau" is German for "fat pig") serves up pork in all its incarnations, from pork belly bacon (yes, that means it's barbecued bacon) to ribs. Fette Sau also boasts an impressive list of bourbon, whiskeys, and wine. The thing Fette Sau does best is meat, so if you happen to be a vegetarian, just stick with the whiskey.





A Twist on an Old Favorite
17 W 125th St Harlem | 212-876-9300

What: Barbecued Chicken with Tropical Barbecue Sauce
Where: Mobay
Price: $14
Description: Take a trip to Harlem for some Caribbean fare and tasty barbecue. Mobay offers many variations on barbecue, from standard St. Louis ribs to barbecued wings with honey rum barbecue sauce to beef brisket. Mobay also serves up Caribbean food such as jerk chicken, and for those who don't feel like sinking their teeth into tender cuts of beef, Mobay has you covered: the restaurant offers barbecued vegetarian fare such as vegetarian chicken and vegetarian beef. Pair it up with some fried plantains, macaroni and cheese, and a scoop of sweet potato pie ice cream (a twist on the standard slice of pie), and you're golden.

Small Restaurant With Big Flavors
192 Orchard St New York | 212-253-6280

What: Barbecue Rib Sandwich
Where: Georgia's Eastside Barbecue
Price: $7
Description: Simplicity is the key here. Ribs with the bone still in, toasted white bread, a side of potato chips, and extra barbecue sauce-that's all Georgia needs to offer a delicious rib sandwich. The ribs are slow-cooked over a pan of beer, tossed on a grill, and then sauced. The space is quite small, but they do takeout, and the smaller size of the restaurant means your food is fresh. Don't miss the cornbread or the crisp coleslaw.


I know you are craving it so there they are!