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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Critics' Pick

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

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
9.0 out of 10

5 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: BBQ

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Hours

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

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

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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

Reader Ratings

9.0

very dissapointed

iand from 06880 | Posted on 7/9/08

Overall Reader Rating: (NA) (Not Recommended)


Food:	3
Service:	8

Décor:	8

Value:	5

I liked everything about Dinosaur except for the food. The ribs were just plain bad. You needed a knife which they provided with the ribs which I guess was an ominous sign. I was expecting "fall off the bone" teder and...Read More