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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

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646 W. 131st St., New York, NY 10027
at Twelfth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-694-1777 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    7.5 out of 10

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    11 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: BBQ

Official Website

dinosaurbarbque.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 11:30am-midnight; Sun, noon-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at 125th St.

Prices

$9.70-$25

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Live Music
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out
  • Teen Appeal

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

125th St. to 133rd St., Broadway to Twelfth Ave.

Profile

It's not that the pork ribs, the beef brisket, and the Texas hot links aren't good. It's just that the giant spice-rubbed and pit-smoked chicken wings—as toothsome an appetizer as ever was dipped into a tiny plastic cup of blue-cheese dressing and chased back with a celery stick—are such a hard act to follow. Considering the raucousness of the crowd, the hostess and the servers are surprisingly in control, like professional rodeo hands. And despite the faux-roadhouse décor, there seems to be an abundance of genuine honky-tonk women barreling about the premises, which is pretty much what you want in a barbecue joint. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Extra

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que has live blues every Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Recommended Dishes

Pork ribs, $14.95-$23.95

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Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
72% Would you go back?
72% Would you take a date?
81% Would you take kids?
36% Would you go on business?
54% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 7.0
Service: 8.4
Décor: 8.1
Value: 7.7

If you like to drink and eat good BBQ this is the place for you!

ErinbhNYC from 11238 | Posted on 8/26/09

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 7
Décor: 7
Value: 7

This is my husband's favorite place! Dino is fun and the food is reliable and tasty -- if you like to drink and eat good BBQ this is the place for you. It's just a hike to get to. We need another one downtown!

It's a Joke

foodjunky from 11216 | Posted on 7/11/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 1
Service: 5
Décor: 5
Value: 1

The food was good and nasty, cold and small portions. I had the pile high pulled pork., and i must say that i should have gone to Mc Donalds and order a Big mac and super size the fryes instead. The glass of water had a long black hair in it, i let that go. But the food taste like it came from a box, the ribs were burned. the corn bread tasted like it had pellets in it. If you can cook i wouldn't recommend this place to you.

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