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646 W. 131st St., at Twelfth Ave.; 212-694-1777
In a blind tasting of pork ribs that New York held last summer, this Harlem branch of the Syracuse chainlet took home the gold. The pit-smoked chicken wings are first-rate too.
- 2. Blue Smoke
116 E. 27th St., nr. Park Ave. S.; 212-447-7733
The salt-and-pepper beef ribs and hot links are terrific; the sides are superb.
- 3. Rack & Soul
2818 Broadway, at 109th St.; 212-222-4800
With fried-chicken superstar Charles Gabriel onboard, you know the chicken is going to be great. But so are the succulent pulled pork and baby back ribs.
- 4. RUB BBQ
208 W. 23rd St., nr. Seventh Ave.; 212-524-4300
A collaboration between Kansas City barbecue pooh-bah Paul Kirk and a tech-world dropout from Roslyn, RUB specializes in brisket, deep-fried spareribs, and an $89.95 whole pork butt extravaganza called a “Down Home Pig Pick’n.”
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623 Eleventh Ave., at 46th St.; 212-971-1500
Chef Adam Perry Lang, a veteran of the estimable rib joints Daniel and Le Cirque, serves a mean pulled-pork sandwich, a great bowl of Texas chili, and baked beans with burnt ends.
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Now that it’s safe to say (except in the presence of a Texan) that New York is a decent barbecue town, why not tuck a napkin underneath your chin for National Barbecue Month?
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