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Dinosaur BBQ: A Second Bite

Awhile back, I wrote that Dinosaur BBQ, the Harlem outpost of the ribs chain, was a keen disappointment. Yesterday, I went back.

Maybe it was that I was coming off the first bike ride of the season.  Or maybe it was that there was a different chef in huge-pigsthe kitchen cooking up the ribs, pulled pork, brisket and other ‘Q standards.  But, wow, what a difference a few months makes!

My Texas brisket sandwich was succulent and perfectly seasoned.  I ordered the platter and was rewarded with excellent steak-cut fries and cold slaw. Dump a wad of  slaw on the sandwich and you’re in BBQ heaven.

Then there were the ribs. Were they the best my hubby and I have ever eaten?

Definitely not. A bit dry, the meaty Dinosaur BBQ ribs ribs boasted a sweet/tangy bite.  For great ribs without traveling too far south, you have to find tiny White Post, VA and hunt down Mr. B’s.

Hubby, I should say, loved them. But then any kind of meat on a bone gets a thumbs up from him.

So if you go, lunch time is a bit more pleasant than dinner. The place is quieter and the service is speedier.

Dinosaur BBQ
646 W 131st St.
New York, NY
212 694 1777




Related posts:

  1. Is Dinosaur BBQ America’s Best?
  2. Dinosaur BBQ Disappoints
  3. White Post, VA: Mr. B’s BBQ

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