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SmokeInDaEye
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So on Friday, a group of friends and I decided to try out several of the most talked about barbecue spots in New York. Sort of like a pub crawl but with a limo and a lot more food.
First stop was Danny Meyer's place, Blue Smoke. For anyone who hasn't been there, it is probably the closest "fine dining" berbecue experience you can have in New York, filled with a lot of dressed up business types and a huge selection of expensive wines, bourbon and scotch. We grabbed a sampler plate at the bar to avoid the hour wait for a table.
for the most part, the food was OK but nothing worth going back for. Biggest complaint was that the pulled pork tasted like beef but that could have been from juices mixing on the sampler plate (pulled pork, spareribs, smoked chicken and sausage with some brisket for a couple dollars more).
We then traveled a few blocks to RUB on 23rd Street, Paul Kirk's place which is much more down home then Blue Smoke. Again, we tasted a sampler plate plus a half rack of ribs at the bar (although the place was surprisingly empty at 8pm on a Friday). The brisket didn't have much flavor but everything else was decent, including a spicy Elgin, TX style sausage and perfectly cooked spareribs.
Next up was Dinosaur Bar-b-cue in Harlem, right off the West Side Highway. I believe this is a small chain and they do an AMAZING business. There was a huge group of people waiting outside and every corner of the bar was packed so we ordered from the take-out counter and ate in the limo. By far the best brisket and pork shoulder out of any of the places and definitely worth a trip back.
After wiping out the Dinosaur food (and a few more beers) we went to Adam Perry Lang's spot, Daisy Mays, near the Intrepid on the West Side. We got there 5 minute before it closes and ordered brisket sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches and Memphis-style dry ribs. Daisy Mays is really more of a takeout place but they do have some large cafeteria tables inside. Sandwiches were good but the ribs were the best of the night. The key benefit, however, is that Daisy Mays is connected to the Penthouse Club if you need to unwind after 3 hours of marathon eating and drinking.
First stop was Danny Meyer's place, Blue Smoke. For anyone who hasn't been there, it is probably the closest "fine dining" berbecue experience you can have in New York, filled with a lot of dressed up business types and a huge selection of expensive wines, bourbon and scotch. We grabbed a sampler plate at the bar to avoid the hour wait for a table.
for the most part, the food was OK but nothing worth going back for. Biggest complaint was that the pulled pork tasted like beef but that could have been from juices mixing on the sampler plate (pulled pork, spareribs, smoked chicken and sausage with some brisket for a couple dollars more).
We then traveled a few blocks to RUB on 23rd Street, Paul Kirk's place which is much more down home then Blue Smoke. Again, we tasted a sampler plate plus a half rack of ribs at the bar (although the place was surprisingly empty at 8pm on a Friday). The brisket didn't have much flavor but everything else was decent, including a spicy Elgin, TX style sausage and perfectly cooked spareribs.
Next up was Dinosaur Bar-b-cue in Harlem, right off the West Side Highway. I believe this is a small chain and they do an AMAZING business. There was a huge group of people waiting outside and every corner of the bar was packed so we ordered from the take-out counter and ate in the limo. By far the best brisket and pork shoulder out of any of the places and definitely worth a trip back.
After wiping out the Dinosaur food (and a few more beers) we went to Adam Perry Lang's spot, Daisy Mays, near the Intrepid on the West Side. We got there 5 minute before it closes and ordered brisket sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches and Memphis-style dry ribs. Daisy Mays is really more of a takeout place but they do have some large cafeteria tables inside. Sandwiches were good but the ribs were the best of the night. The key benefit, however, is that Daisy Mays is connected to the Penthouse Club if you need to unwind after 3 hours of marathon eating and drinking.
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