Pic courtesy of Dinosaur BBQ
The original Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is in Syracuse, but little junior here in Manhattan has done just fine on its own—despite its edge-of-town spot on the far west side of Harlem near the Hudson. On weekends enormous crowds pack into the cavernous space, and you’ll ask yourself why you’re fighting a mob just for some slabs of meat. Until you try the meat. The spice-rubbed, slow-smoked pork ribs are juicy and generous—some of NYC’s best—and the combo-plate options let you play around with all sorts of BBQ configurations. So if the brisket is dry one night, you can turn your attention to the sausage, and the chargrilled chicken, and the pulled pork—and mop the juices up with the soppingly moist, honeyed cornbread.
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. 646 W. 131st St. at 12th Ave.; (212) 694-1777.
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