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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:

    7.4 out of 10

    10 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.

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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It's a Joke

foodjunky from 11216 | Posted on 7/11/09

Overall Reader 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...Read More

Better BBQ in the Big Apple

TM27 from 11377 | Posted on 6/15/09

Overall Reader Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 4
Service: 9
Décor: 8
Value: 7

My job takes me to many BBQ-centric cities and I've eaten my share of ribs, pulled pork and brisket. I was excited to try Dinosaur as I've eaten at other NY BBQ joints and been fairly impressed. Unfortunately...Read More

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