Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Loved the food here everything was delicious
And the drinks were amazing
I had the sweetheart for 2 with the ribs and the ribs were amazing

Ahhhh another Dino. We sat at the bar and had some decent happy hour deals. We’re from Syracuse so this may be unfair but we weren’t impressed. The places seemed like it was trying to be something it wasn’t if that makes sense. I hope this isn’t a corporate future…

We came for Valentine’s Day, and thank goodness we made a reservation. The wait at 6pm on a Sunday was 30 – 45 minutes, but fortunately they were able to seat us early.
We got the Big Ass Pork Plate and a half rack of ribs with plenty of sides. All of it was fantastic, especially the ribs; they fall right off the bone.
The service was fine; nothing special, but not bad at all. We were glad to be in a corner so it wasn’t as noisy as the rest of the restaurant.

Not a big fan of this place, it’s just BBQ meats. Nothing unusual or extraordinary, the best thing here, would be chicken wings and BBQ briskets. Other than that, everything else you can get it at any regular restaurant that serves BBQ meats. Portions are big, but some meats are tasteless, and some are overpowering with their BBQ sauce. Pulled pork tastes parched; devil eggs are sour, literally the best thing here are the wings. Services both times I visited are not bad; I would just recommend this place wings and beer only.

This was the first BBQ place I’ve been to in Brooklyn and honestly it’s in my top 3 favorite places to go to eat and drink.
Always a great spot for chicken wings, BBQ pit plates, specialty sandwiches, and burgers. Also, their cocktails are to die for! Try the Donkey Punch and the White Lightning Lemonade and you’ll end up spending way more than you thought you would on drinks! (Try to go for happy hour, drinks are $ 6 instead of $ 12).
Dinner, lunch, a family outing, a quiet date, or to watch a hockey game, this is the spot to be. The staff is friendly, the food is delicious, and it’s got a nice chill atmosphere that you’ll definitely want to return.

The food is tremendous. The service is so unpredictable. I often order take out to avoid dealing with neglectful service. I have experienced it so often that I think it is systemic with the front of house set-​up and isn’t about the servers. They are generally pretty nice but seem over worked.
You should also double check your bill as sometimes the price on the menu varies from how you are billed.
Call ahead for a reservation to avoid a long wait!
I usually get unsweetened iced tea, they only have the pink stuff for sweeteners, so I bring my own sweetener of choice.
I’ve been many times, and you can’t go wrong ordering anything on the menu. My favorites:
The ribs – hands down still among the best I’ve ever had. Get the sweetheart platter if you go with a friend! Great deal!
Deviled eggs – perfect.
The wings – perfectly smoked and deliciously seasoned
Mac and Cheese – slightly spicy, so delicious.
Potato salad – also slightly spicy.
Collard greens – very good.
Dino poutine – it’s a great showcase for their perfect brisket
Brisket on top of salad – another great choice and the chipotle dressing is delicious
Fried green tomatoes
Appetizer platter – the shrimp is good, too
Cornbread
If you get something and don’t like it, don’t be afraid to ask them to replace it. I’ve been often enough that occasionally I will get something sub par and know it’s just an aberration (once the ribs were really tough and another time they served a salad that was simply a wedge of iceberg and a tomato) and both times they apologized and replaced the item.

While it was not the best barbecue I have ever had (that would be between the Rib Crib in Germantown, PA and home smokes ones from the late AB Johnson, I would go back. The ribs were exceptionally good and the brisket a little fatty, but still worth ordering.
As for the sides, the fried rice was amazing… full of meats and very tasty. We also had coleslaw and fries that were quite good. Crispy fries and coleslaw that was not soggy! The mac and cheese was a bit heavy and arrived cold. Our server, while not attentive, was quite friendly and replaced it with warmer (not hot) mac ‘n’ cheese. Finally, Louise, stay away from their bathrooms (see pic)!

It was good don’t get me wrong, it just wasn’t great, or worth the $$$. I love BBQ and have had it at a lot of place. I still can’t get over how expensive it is at a restaurant. These are cheap cuts of meat slow smoked to make them awesome. I do it a lot myself, and I still can’t find bbq better then mine, so I am always biased. I expected a lot more from Dinosaur because of all the hype. Just another BBQ joint in Brooklyn, still think John Browns in LIC is better.

Sushi grade… chicken? I ordered delivery on Door Dash and the crispy chicken sandwich was thoroughly pink in the middle. I posted a photo. I wasn’t impressed with the mac & cheese.

Sure, the Wango Tango Wings are in my top 5 wings of all time… but those wings are not enough to save this place for me. Read below for the details.
APPETIZERS
The wings are plump and yummmmy. That is all. Order 2 large orders, and you will be a happy camper. The fried green tomatoes are also above average. The nachos, however, are just okay – that is, small-​ish for sharing and not very flavorful. They could definitely be piled a bit higher and come with more meat.
ENTRÉES
Ribs are generally the highlight of BBQ joints for me, but Dinosaur BBQ’s ribs were a bit skimpy (not much meat on each bone) and fattier than most other BBQ places around. The burger with green chilis was quite good (I shared it, and we ordered it medium rare). It was definitely tender and tasty. However, one of the other diners in our party ordered their burger medium, and the meat was way over cooked, dry, and tasteless.
SIDES
All of the sides are super bland – avoid the black-​eyed peas, mac & cheese, collard greens, and baked beans. All of them are super disappointing.
DRINKS
The drinks are fine and reasonably priced for the area. I tried the on-​tap Malbec wine and Apricot Old Fashioned. The Malbec was good, but the Old Fashioned was a bit too sweet.
SERVICE
Slow, slow, slow. The guy was nice enough, but, honestly, the restaurant was not even that busy… I expected better service for sure.
I probably will not go back except to order appetizers (yes to the wings) and get drinks. I’ll stick to Mighty Quinn’s for real BBQ.

Went on a weekday night and there was plenty of tables available. The restaurant is great for families with young kids. Crayons and coloring pages were presented to the kids in my group once we sat down.
Servers are nice and constantly checked in on us and made sure the kids were happy.
1911 Hard Cider $ 22/​pitcher– we got 2 pitchers. Tasted like cider with a bit of alcohol. Everyone in our group enjoyed it.
Creole deviled eggs $ 13/​dozen — it was my first time eating devil eggs. They were delicious.
Drunken spicy shrimp boil $ 13/​half lb. — this was a disappointment. We knew that it was cold shrimp, and that it was only half a pound, but we were expecting a larger order. The shrimp was lightly seasoned and cocktail sauce was provided.
Mild honey BBQ chicken wings 13pcs for $ 15– these were perfectly seasoned and everyone loved it.
Family style BBQ — whole chicken, ribs, ½lb brisket, ½lb pork, 3 sides, cornbread -$ 70– this was okay. It didn’t look like a lot of food, but in the end we couldn’t finish it. I wasn’t too fond of the chicken, it reminded me of the chicken from the pre cooked section of the supermarket. The ribs were okay. I preferred the brisket over the pork.
Sides: French fries, Mac and cheese, and pork fried rice. These were standard. The fried rice was loaded with a lot of shredded pork.
Overall, only the wings, eggs, and beer were really memorable.

Meh. Kind of the TGIFridays of BBQ. The location is huge and they have some good happy hour specials (something like ½ off appetizers and $ 5 beers) in the bar area, but otherwise the food wasn’t amazing and the sides were pretty small. It’s conveniently located next to the shuffleboard club, but there’s better BBQ in Brooklyn.

Female stuff didn’t explained they had happy hr for bar. And other stuff came to our table for take order. But she never come back to us ask everything okey? Or anything, she didn’t even come to bring check until I GO THERE ASK FOR MAKE CHECK. Place was almost empty so I don’t think she was too busy.
And food is overprice I think.

Ah I’m saddened to update this review as being a negative one.
In my opinion they just totally went down hill. I been here a few times more then a few an I enjoyed it very much BUT lately I can’t continue to agree with that statement Any longer.
So I came in for lunch with my hubbs an I order my usually, My Mac was hard the cheese wasn’t melted my sandwich bun was soggy as hell an my chicken wasn’t shredded as it should have been it wasn’t even chopped up all the way.
My husbands food was no better.
A few more times I had called for pick ups an I waited over 30 mins for my food or I had to go back in an ask for utensils & napkins. «/​
I’m not sure what’s going on here but it definitely isn’t what it used to be.
Really sucks bc it WAS great food an great service!

Having been to their Harlem location many times for savory items, needed a treat or two so grabbed two slices of pie here — Lemon Icebox Pie was a terrible way to waste $ 5.50, but I can’t think of a better way to spend the same amount than the simple but oh-​so-​satisfying Peanut Butter Pie ($ 5.50).

I was only in here half hour before they closed so we didn’t have much time to enjoy the interior, but it was a great place!
My friend had the Mac and cheese and she said it was absolutely delicious. She is the reason we went because we had read other Unilocal reviews saying that it was really good, took their advice, and everyone was right! She was a satisfied customer!
As for me I had the mild honey barbecue wings and they were YUMMY. Nicely cooked with crispy skin. I also got the Dino Poutine and I have to say the pork was some of the best pulled pork I have ever eaten!
This is definitely a place I would come to again. I would love to come back and stay longer. The waiter and hostess were very nice and understanding that we were hungry even though they were closing soon!

My boyfriend and myself came here for date night. We had a beautiful quiet table by the wall.
Our server, Justin, was AMAZING. He was very patient, funny, and knowledgeable. He would sit down next to us and go through the menu with us, he was patient with my annoying questions. He came by often to check on us. He described the beers really well and explained to me how the steak was being cooked.
My boyfriend wanted the mash potatoes but they were making it and was going to take a long time to come out. My boyfriend decided to just get a coleslaw salad. To our surprise, Justin brought out the mash potatoes with our food! That made our experience even better.
Thanks for the amazing time Justin! We will be back very soon.

Came here for lunch after a dose of brooklyn boulders (few blocks down).
Was quite empty on new years eve (but atleast they were open). We we’re greeted and seated shortly. Restaurant was clean and had a bar on the side!
Manager was around to make sure customers were having a good time.
Had to The Combo order of 2 meats and 2 sides.
Bbq brisket and rack of ribs w/​fries and bbq rice for my sides.
It was definitely filling and would definitely recommend. If you are a rib lover and prefer only ribs, there’s a better combo for 2 which is a full rack of ribs and 4 sides!
Briskets were my fave, ribs were typical ribs!
Their BBQ sauce on the side was also delicious to dip everything in.
only problem was that they had a dirty knife in a fresh batch of new utensils for new customers, made it seem like cleaniness and sanitization was iffy.
4.5÷5 stars.

I’ve heard a lot of good things about Dinosaur Bar-​B-​Que, so I was very excited when we were looking for a place to eat and came across this restaurant.
The place is huge, so there’s a lot of seating. We were seated quickly on a Friday night, even though the place was busy.
I ordered the Drunken Spicy Shrimp Boil to start. I’m normally not a fan of shrimp cocktail, but this was very flavorful. The habanero cocktail sauce went with the shrimp perfectly.
I had the Skirt Steak for my entrée. It tasted good but it was a little overly cooked. Still the flavors were pretty good. I ordered French fries and mac & cheese as sides, but I wasn’t fond of either.

I regret not trying this place any sooner since I am a BBQ fanatic. This place makes me appreciate this type of cuisine so much more, the amount of options are just endless.
It was easy to get a reservation through open table, and this place is huge with many seats by the bar or in the dining rooms. What really caught my eye was the décor, it had a southern feel and was very inviting. For a family of four and one kid, we decided to get an appetizer that was in the form of a sampler which included shrimp, fried tomatoes, deviled eggs and a choice of buffalo wings. Of course there is the infamous BBQ sauces on every table originally from dinosaur bbq only, some had a kick with garlic while others had more of a sweetness to it. Every single thing I tried was packed with tons of flavor and was hefty in terms of portions, this restaurant doesn’t play around when it comes to meat ! I also opted for the combo platters of three meats and two sides + corn bread, and let me tell you it did not disappoint. The pulled pork was juicy, the sausage had great seasoning, the ribs had the tastiest bbq sauce and it came right off the bone, plus the beef brisket was thick and not too tender. The cornbread had a sweetness to it which I enjoyed, and my mac and cheese was light with the perfect amount of cheese, my coleslaw was also fresh and wasn’t drowning in mayo. The steak my boyfriend had was very juicy, flavorful and great in terms of portion. My mom’s dino burger was too huge to comprehend lol, my mother said it was so delicious but she couldn’t finish it in one sitting
my sister was also able to find plenty of options from the kids menu, her burger or sides did not disappoint and the portion was very generous.
there is a good amount of alcohol to choose from, this place is not BYOB so you can order a lot of top shelf vodkas & whiskeys, the cocktail menu was extensive and fairly priced, but the best drink to have here is a good beer to wash down all the good food.
What holds me back from giving such an amazing place 5 stars is the slow service, I know the weekends can be hectic but there should be way more then just one waiter working a whole dining room. It took forever to get our drinks and appetizers, and we didn’t find out until an hour and a half later that they ran out of all salads. The waiter was nice enough to give us other options to order on the house, but we were just amazed at how a simple thing such as a salad runs out, not great for vegetarian customers if this happens often. I also was annoyed that they took over 30 mins just to bring out the bday cake we took for my mom, so our cake was already melted by the time we got it, not cool.
The parking situation also sucks in this area, try to come earlier if you drive so you can give yourself time to get street parking.

I have a general disdain for chain restaurants, especially when it comes to a food that requires meticulious prep and a slow long process like good BBQ. I’ve been avoiding Dinosaur BBQ for many years for that basic reason: how can a chain serve good food?
But I came here on a warm winter night (thanks El Nino!) and tried some of the food. And it’s good… really good. I went with a two platter combo: ribs and moist brisket. Ribs were absolutely delicious, good flavor and very tender. Not the best I’ve ever had, but definitely competitive and won’t disappoint. The brisket wasn’t as fat as I liked, and came with an automatic dollop of BBQ sauce — probably intended to hide the fact that it’s dry. I can’t say the brisket was awesome but it wasn’t bad either.
Come here for some good BBQ, about $ 20 – 30 per person. And order the BBQ fried rice — as a Chinese person, I can tell you this is pretty good stuff and an innovative take on fried rice. I was expecting the worst myself but wanted to try it for science and so my faithful readers wouldn’t have to (you’re welcome). But those fears can be allayed, the rice is good!

Sooooo good ! I got a steak & it was so juicy and it had it cooked medium well and it was just perfect.
The steak came w/​2 sides so I got mashed potatoes & macaroni. The mashed potatoes were really good but the macaroni was normal macaroni.
The special relish & bbq sauce that came with my steak was outstanding. I was a little bit ~_​~ but that was some of the best bbq sauce I ever tasted. Would’ve given it 5 stars if I wasn’t left with dry throat and no water refill.

I looove meat. The whole meal was meat except for the sides. I don’t remember them much but what I do was they were cold and no bueno. I didn’t like the rice sides or biscuits. The collards were eh. But the wings though! Omg the wings were out of the world. They were average sized but they were so tasty and juicy. The flavor was awesome. The ribs were OMG. So tender and saucy: D I would def go again for the wings and ribs but with different sides. Us two got the sweetheart combo and had leftovers but I had also had a light meal before so I guess it’s perfect for two :)

It saddens me to have to write another review for dinosaur, not only am I the number one person who comes here, but I’ve also been a loyal customer since the Harlem location, when they were coming to my neighborhood Park Slope I couldn’t be happier that I no longer have to drive to Harlem, we were even there for opening day. Things were wonderful the first couple of months, I would come in for lunch & dinner, and I loved that you can make reservations, unlike the hours of waiting at the Harlem location.
I really waited a couple of time before actually complaining, or better yet updating my review. I don’t feel like writing a horrible review because of ONE thing, but it has been a couple, and last night was basically it for me.
First…we order delivery from them a lot, and every time it comes COLD, we enjoy the skirt steak, and we always have to put it in the microwave to warm it up, which to me is gross, I really don’t live that far
Second…came here a couple of times for lunch, happy that they added poutine fries to the menu, and to my surprise they ran out of gravy, which means I couldn’t have the mash potatoes either. That happened twice, they were also out of something else, can’t remember what it was.
Last night… it was empty, day before thanksgiving, we were seated right away, waitress came over took our drink orders, while sitting there, I was freezing, I noticed the doors wide open, I ask a worker if he can please close them or put some heat on, he says sure, walks away, nothing was done… so I sat there freezing.
So we decided to just order appetizers because just two days ago we had dinosaur, we ordered the poutine fries, because I’ve been dying to try them, wings, as usual, a cheeseburger slider, and a pulled pork slider…
So the food comes out, and this is where it went down hill, the wings were cold, like really really cold that you can’t eat them. My pulled pork slider, also cold, I let the waitress know, she basically grabbed the plates and walked away, no apology, no I’m sorry I will get you a new one.
So we basically sat there eating the fries until the rest came back out, when the wings came back out they were hot, but they weren’t the good delicious, big, finger licking dinosaur wings I remember! Actually I took one bite, and didn’t want to eat anymore. Plus they were half the size of the dinosaur wings we usually get. I call over the waitress, because it’s not like she comes to check up on us, and ask if if they changed the recipe, she says it looks like they forgot to put the usual «rub» on them. She basically takes them back because by this time I’ve had enough, I don’t want them, and I’m not paying for something we didn’t eat.
The pulled pork came back, and was hot this time, but DRY! Plus the bun it was on wasn’t that good.
By the end of it, the wings, and Pepsi were basically taken off the bill, we basically went to pig out, and only ate the poutine fries, which were good.
I’m just extremely disappointed in dinosaur, they had it all together when they first opened, I have no idea what has happened, maybe the fact that all the employees are teenagers? Who knows…

I have had bbq all over the country let alone brooklyn, let me tell you Dinosaur BBQ is top notch.
I had an excellent experience at the Union st location.
Parking is a disaster, punlic trans, über, subway is the way to go. F TRAIN is a short walk.
The prices are quite reasonable given the quality and the portions of the food.
My table started with bbq chicken wings with their wango tango sauce. Excellent meaty wing with the perfect hint of smoke finshed with their house bbq sauce. Their sayce has just the right amount of kick and full flavor. Our 2^nd appetizer was the Dino poutine, nice spin on the Canadian classic. Pimento cheese, pulled pork and belly cracklings make the dish.
For my entrée I went with the pick three combo
Sliced brisket, 4 ribs and pork belly.
The belly is melt in your mouth good, scary good
The ribs are well… perfect, the right amount of smoke juicy and meaty finished with their signature sauce. The brisket was excellent, fat rendered and tasty.
Entrees come with 2 sides and a piece of corn bread. The macaroni and cheese and coeslaw were excellent
They are made the same way I do, high quality ingredients and care.
There is a full bar and from what I understand they have a kick a$$ happy hour.
I went for lunch and just had sodas, free refills.
Service was excellent, the waiter was very knowledgeable answered all my questions. As a matter of fact the chef came out and brought me into the kitchen to check out the smokers… if you want to know they use hickory.
I will definitely be back.

Look this place is def good. The ribs are tasty the sides were good even though certainly weren’t freshly cooked. Unless you get the rib special this place is expennnnnsive. More so than it should be. The décor is cool and in a wide open beer hall/​log cabin type of vibe. If you’re in the area and want solid bbq then def stop by but I wouldn’t make a long trip of it.

I’m glad DinoBBQ came to Brooklyn. Years ago, travelling from BK to BX was way too tiresome and far. DinoBBQ gets really packed on weekend nights. I came here on a Sunday afternoon and we were seated immediately. My fiancé and I came famished on an empty stomach. I settled with the Swag sampler plate and Sweetheart deal for 2 – a bit of binge ordering I must say.
I was surprised to see people who sat after us get their food first. Our waitress must have forgotten to put our order in, but she was apologetic and reassured us our food was coming soon.
Swag Sampler Plate for Two $ 12.95 — Contains 4 pieces of drunken spicy shrimp boil (cold), 2 chicken wings, 2 fried green tomatoes, and 2 deviled eggs (halves). I enjoyed the wings (mango tango flavor) and the deviled eggs. The fried green tomatoes and shrimp were meh. I’d definitely skip this meal if you are sharing the sweetheart deal. Once again, binge ordering on an empty stomach.
Sweetheart Deal $ 32 — I usually get this deal because we love ribs, and the portions are huge. This is more of the unbuckle-​your-​belt deal for 2. You get a full rack of ribs, 2 corn breads, and 4 side dishes. I chose mac & cheese, collard greens with smoky turkey, A.K. chili with cheese, and BBQ beans with pork. Mac & cheese did not taste that fresh, collard greens were a bit sour, but the BBQ beans and chili were great. I’d definitely get the beans and chili next time around. BBQ ribs fell off the bone. Be sure to pair it with the original DinoBBQ sauce or the mango tango if you can handle some spice. We ended up packing half a rack of ribs home.
The sweetheart deal is so worth it if you’re a rib lover and want to try out their sides. Not a bad deal if you’re sharing either.

My friends and I got the Sweetheart Combo, which included a full rack of ribs and four sides. We got mac and cheese, mash potatoes, potato salad, BBQ fried rice, and fries. To be honest, I was honestly disappointed by the sides, the mac & cheese and mash potatoes were hard and stuck together in big pieces like they been sitting around for a really long time. The potato salad was pretty good though. I haven’t tried the BBQ fried rice but it looked good. The fries were fine and the cornbreads too. The ribs were kind of bland but were really soft and easy to cut, I think it was pretty good though.
I feel like this combo is definitely worth the price, none of us were able to finish our share!

Très bon repas! nous avons pris les ribs à partager à 2, avec 4 accompagnements (riz façon asiatique, Chili. Pâtes au fromage et cole slow) pour 31,50 $. C était très bon. Il manquait juste un peu de sauce à notre goût!
Service très souriant, deco du resto au top, façon Texas !

La mejor ribs a la barbacoa que comí en mi vida. Excelente ambiente, excelente comida y excelente bebida.
Los platos son abundantes y pueden compartirse sin problema.
Mientras mirás la carta y elegís que comer, el mozo te trae un baso de agua y serviletas en cantidad, un poco anticipandote a lo que va a venir.
Nosotros pedimos unas ribs (vienen de a 3, 6, 9 o 12) con acompañamientos a elección.
La carne se te derrite en la boca, hay distintos tipos de salsa BBQ para elegir y otras tantas en la mesa para agregarle picor a los platos.
Acompañamos con una jarra de cerveza artesanal de la casa que estaba muy muy buena y maridaba excelente con la carne.
Sin dudas, en mi próxima visita a la gran manzana, volveré a Brooklyn para deleitarme con estos pedacitos de cielo hechos ribs.

Tres bon repas !
Je conseille les ‘ribs’ tendres à souhait et bien grillés… Ils fondent ds la bouche !
Mais aussi les beignets de tomates vertes …
Sans oublier les desserts, aussi bien le cheesecake que le lemon pie …
Pour conclure, un superbe repas américain !!! dans un lieu à né pas manquer !
Bön rapport qualité prix !

An unserem ersten Abend in Brooklyn sind wir auf Dino’s BBQ gestoßen, nicht unweit unseres Hotels gelegen und auch von außen sehr ansprechend. Wir dachten nicht, dass wir noch ein Plätzchen bekommen würden, denn die Bude war gerammelt voll und das an einem Mittwoch. Aber wir Glücklichen hatten innerhalb von 3 min. einen Platz und einen wahnsinnsnetten und zuvorkommenden Kellner namens Joshua. Absolut freundlich, rasch, hilfsbereit, einfach super. Das Essen war super rasch da, wir hatten die Wings als Vorspeise und dann eine Combo mit sausage, ribs and BBQ. Es war einfach nur lecker. Als Dessert vertilgten wir dann noch eine chocolate cake, aber dann war’s genug. Gerne wieder und ihr müsst auch hin!!!