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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
99 Court St. | 585-325-7090
dinosaurbarbque.com/rochester
We gave you the address to this biker-bar-shabby joint, but if you’re downtown you won’t need directions. Just follow your nose. John Stage and two partners founded Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in 1983 by cutting a 55-gallon drum in half to form a makeshift barbecue and hitting the road — catering to motorcycle shows, fairs, and festivals up and down the East Coast. They settled in Syracuse five years later, and expanded to Court Street in Rochester in 1998. Downtown hasn’t smelled the same since. You can’t go wrong with this award-winning menu rooted in the traditions of Southern barbecue and slathered in spices and sauces that give Dinosaur’s dishes their own flair. The pulled pork, brisket, apple-brined chicken, and beer-boiled shrimp are first rate, and the ribs are so good the restaurant notched a second “Best of Rochester” win.
Finalists: Bubby’s BBQ | Good Smoke BBQ & Pub | Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint