Anyone checked out the new Dinosaur BBQ restaurant in NYC yet? I'll be doing so sometime in Feb, so if no one's been there yet, I'll let everyone know if it's worth the trip up to a not so great neighborhood.

Howard

In article <vODKd.1528$7J.1139@okepread04>, HS > wrote:
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>Anyone checked out the new Dinosaur BBQ restaurant in NYC yet? I'll be
>doing so sometime in Feb, so if no one's been there yet, I'll let
>everyone know if it's worth the trip up to a not so great neighborhood.
>

Haven't been to that one yet but I've been to the Original in Syracuse,
NY--in fact, I was there yesterday during my lunch break.
Great food. Unfortunately I hear some people didn't like the place in NYC.

Just bought a brisket flat at BJ's this morning. Any suggestions on
smoking it? I was thinking of doing the same way I did the pork butt on the
grill. Any gotchas? (yeah yeah I know, I gotta re-read the faq....)

-Karl

Karl Kingston wrote:
> In article <vODKd.1528$7J.1139@okepread04>, HS > wrote:
>
>>-=-=-=-=-=-
>>
>>Anyone checked out the new Dinosaur BBQ restaurant in NYC yet? I'll be
>>doing so sometime in Feb, so if no one's been there yet, I'll let
>>everyone know if it's worth the trip up to a not so great neighborhood.
>>
>
>
> Haven't been to that one yet but I've been to the Original in Syracuse,
> NY--in fact, I was there yesterday during my lunch break.
> Great food. Unfortunately I hear some people didn't like the place in NYC.
>
> Just bought a brisket flat at BJ's this morning. Any suggestions on
> smoking it? I was thinking of doing the same way I did the pork butt on the
> grill. Any gotchas? (yeah yeah I know, I gotta re-read the faq....)
>
> -Karl
>
>
I like a mustard slather on mine and then the rub. If you got a trimmed
flat, you mind need to take it off the heat a bit early to keep it from
drying out.

Don't forget to slice across teh grain. You may want to trim a small
corner off before slather/rub co that you'll know which way to slice
when it's done.

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Regards

Louis Cohen

"Yes, yes, I will desalinate you, you grande morue!"

Émile Zola, Assommoir 1877

HS said on 1/28/2005 9:54 PM:
> Anyone checked out the new Dinosaur BBQ restaurant in NYC yet? I'll be
> doing so sometime in Feb, so if no one's been there yet, I'll let
> everyone know if it's worth the trip up to a not so great neighborhood.
>
> Howard

My wife and I ate at the ones in Syracuse and Rochester. Good stuff.
We try BBQ all over the country and live in Houston. Best I've found up
north and comparable to better places down south.

Like some others here, the owners spent a few years on the road, cooking
and learning, before they opened up the Syracuse store in early 80s.

Got all the regulars and they use the right language. Their barbecue is
slow pit smoked - ready when it is ready, steaks and the like are
grilled... They even have a slow smoked Prime Rib.

Only things missing were corn bread and Texas sausage.

http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/index.html

HS said on 1/28/2005 9:54 PM:
> Anyone checked out the new Dinosaur BBQ restaurant in NYC yet? I'll be
> doing so sometime in Feb, so if no one's been there yet, I'll let
> everyone know if it's worth the trip up to a not so great neighborhood.
>
> Howard
I see that on their website, they have an ad for a book:

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, An American Roadhouse

"This first ever barbecue restaurant cookbook
takes you on an adventurous journey
into the world of low & slow barbecue
and fast & furious grillin'!

With over 100 attitude-packed recipes
John Stage reveals many of his secret recipes
that have made "The Dinosaur" a favorite with
Barbecue aficianados everywhere!

Colorful Photography teases the tastebuds and
captures the lively characters and energetic vibe
of this Genuine Honky-Tonk Rib Joint!"

The first sentence says it all....

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:18:15 -0600, (Karl
Kingston) wrote:

>In article <vODKd.1528$7J.1139@okepread04>, HS > wrote:
>>-=-=-=-=-=-
>>
>>Anyone checked out the new Dinosaur BBQ restaurant in NYC yet? I'll be
>>doing so sometime in Feb, so if no one's been there yet, I'll let
>>everyone know if it's worth the trip up to a not so great neighborhood.
>>
>
>Haven't been to that one yet but I've been to the Original in Syracuse,
>NY--in fact, I was there yesterday during my lunch break.
>Great food. Unfortunately I hear some people didn't like the place in NYC.
>
>Just bought a brisket flat at BJ's this morning. Any suggestions on
>smoking it? I was thinking of doing the same way I did the pork butt on the
>grill. Any gotchas? (yeah yeah I know, I gotta re-read the faq....)
>
>-Karl
>

How long was the wait to get into the Syracuse resaurant? Last I heard
it was about 75 minutes.

Thanks,

Bob McConnell
N2SPP

Bob McConnell said on 1/29/2005 5:02 PM:
> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:18:15 -0600, (Karl
> Kingston) wrote:
>
>
>>In article <vODKd.1528$7J.1139@okepread04>, HS > wrote:
>>
>>>-=-=-=-=-=-
>>>
>>>Anyone checked out the new Dinosaur BBQ restaurant in NYC yet? I'll be
>>>doing so sometime in Feb, so if no one's been there yet, I'll let
>>>everyone know if it's worth the trip up to a not so great neighborhood.
>>>
>>
>>Haven't been to that one yet but I've been to the Original in Syracuse,
>>NY--in fact, I was there yesterday during my lunch break.
>>Great food. Unfortunately I hear some people didn't like the place in NYC.
>>
>>Just bought a brisket flat at BJ's this morning. Any suggestions on
>>smoking it? I was thinking of doing the same way I did the pork butt on the
>>grill. Any gotchas? (yeah yeah I know, I gotta re-read the faq....)
>>
>>-Karl
>>
>
>
> How long was the wait to get into the Syracuse resaurant? Last I heard
> it was about 75 minutes.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob McConnell
> N2SPP
>

Rochester was worse. They took a neat old train station over the
Genesee river and converted it into a great reataurant. Best time to
get food there is to go early and pick up takeout lunch!! They stay busy.

In article >,
Bob McConnell > wrote:
>
>How long was the wait to get into the Syracuse resaurant? Last I heard
>it was about 75 minutes.

Depends. I've never gone during the evening hours (or maybe I did once a
long time ago). But during lunch, it's not too bad.

When I went on Friday, I got there just around 11:30am and didn't have to
wait. Other times, it was usually less than 30 minute wait.

It's a good book. The recipes are good and the book looks great on my
coffee table.

Wish we had a Dinosaur Q here in Pittsburgh. The nearest decent Q is
farther than I care to drive, and I don't mind driving!

cliff, from pgh

"ToLo" > wrote in message
...
> HS said on 1/28/2005 9:54 PM:
>> Anyone checked out the new Dinosaur BBQ restaurant in NYC yet? I'll be
>> doing so sometime in Feb, so if no one's been there yet, I'll let
>> everyone know if it's worth the trip up to a not so great neighborhood.
>> Howard
> I see that on their website, they have an ad for a book:
>
> Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, An American Roadhouse
>
> "This first ever barbecue restaurant cookbook
> takes you on an adventurous journey
> into the world of low & slow barbecue
> and fast & furious grillin'!
>
> With over 100 attitude-packed recipes
> John Stage reveals many of his secret recipes
> that have made "The Dinosaur" a favorite with
> Barbecue aficianados everywhere!
>
> Colorful Photography teases the tastebuds and
> captures the lively characters and energetic vibe
> of this Genuine Honky-Tonk Rib Joint!"
>
> The first sentence says it all....
>

It's a good book. The recipes are good and the book looks great on my
coffee table.

Wish we had a Dinosaur Q here in Pittsburgh. The nearest decent Q is
farther than I care to drive, and I don't mind driving!

cliff, from pgh

"ToLo" > wrote in message
...
> HS said on 1/28/2005 9:54 PM:
>> Anyone checked out the new Dinosaur BBQ restaurant in NYC yet? I'll be
>> doing so sometime in Feb, so if no one's been there yet, I'll let
>> everyone know if it's worth the trip up to a not so great neighborhood.
>> Howard
> I see that on their website, they have an ad for a book:
>
> Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, An American Roadhouse
>
> "This first ever barbecue restaurant cookbook
> takes you on an adventurous journey
> into the world of low & slow barbecue
> and fast & furious grillin'!
>
> With over 100 attitude-packed recipes
> John Stage reveals many of his secret recipes
> that have made "The Dinosaur" a favorite with
> Barbecue aficianados everywhere!
>
> Colorful Photography teases the tastebuds and
> captures the lively characters and energetic vibe
> of this Genuine Honky-Tonk Rib Joint!"
>
> The first sentence says it all....
>

In article >,
Clifford Payne > wrote:
>It's a good book. The recipes are good and the book looks great on my
>coffee table.
>
>Wish we had a Dinosaur Q here in Pittsburgh. The nearest decent Q is
>farther than I care to drive, and I don't mind driving!

Cliff,

There's a Dinosaur Q in Rochester, NY. 2nd one they built.


>
>cliff, from pgh
>
>"ToLo" > wrote in message
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>> HS said on 1/28/2005 9:54 PM:
>>> Anyone checked out the new Dinosaur BBQ restaurant in NYC yet? I'll be
>>> doing so sometime in Feb, so if no one's been there yet, I'll let
>>> everyone know if it's worth the trip up to a not so great neighborhood.
>>> Howard

Has anybody been to the NYC joint yet? How bad are the reviews?? Couple
weeks ago, I was in the Syracuse Dinosaur and happened to see John Stage
(the guy who founded the place) and asked him about the reviews--he said
basically, they didn't know what they're talking about!

"Karl Kingston" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Clifford Payne > wrote:
>>It's a good book. The recipes are good and the book looks great on my
>>coffee table.
>>
>>Wish we had a Dinosaur Q here in Pittsburgh. The nearest decent Q is
>>farther than I care to drive, and I don't mind driving!
>
> Cliff,
>
> There's a Dinosaur Q in Rochester, NY. 2nd one they built.

Karl, Rochester is close enough to suit me! Thanks for the tip! And I have
extra vacation time I have to use or lose!

cliff, from pgh

"Karl Kingston" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Clifford Payne > wrote:
>>It's a good book. The recipes are good and the book looks great on my
>>coffee table.
>>
>>Wish we had a Dinosaur Q here in Pittsburgh. The nearest decent Q is
>>farther than I care to drive, and I don't mind driving!
>
> Cliff,
>
> There's a Dinosaur Q in Rochester, NY. 2nd one they built.

Karl, Rochester is close enough to suit me! Thanks for the tip! And I have
extra vacation time I have to use or lose!

cliff, from pgh