Blue Smoke

REVIEW

August 23, 2009


CUISINE: Barbeque, Southern & Soul
NEIGHBORHOOD: Gramercy, Murray Hill

 

116 E 27th St Btwn Lexington & Park Ave

(p) 212-447-7733

 

Tuck in your napkin and prepare to lick your fingers clean at Danny Meyer's barbeque-feasting restaurant. The atmosphere is casual; red plastic booths are done up with paper napkins and multiple bottles of barbeque sauce. The lively bar, serving over twenty different kinds of bourbon and an original, Blue Smoke Ale, is decorated with dark woods and rustic light fixtures. Of course, the real draw here is pit-master Kenny Callaghan's three kinds of ribs: Memphis baby back ribs, Kansas City spareribs, and Texas beef ribs...

 


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Posted in FOOD on August 23, 2009 3:06pm by Jena Steinbach | 9 comments





Char No. 4

REVIEW

June 7, 2009


CUISINE: Barbeque, Southern & Soul
NEIGHBORHOOD: Cobble Hill/Carroll Gardens

 

Char No. 4 is known for their whiskey. With over three hundred varieties, we wish you good luck in choosing the right one.  On top of the whiskey, immediately upon entering the narrow, dimly lit space you will be overwhelmed by the smell of smokey BBQ, an aura that most closely resembles a heavy campfire and lingers on your clothes way after the night ends.  As for the food, much of the menu is focused on house smoked and cured meats like pork nuggets, thickly cut bacon and lamb pastrami. The buttery meats are packed with flavor, especially when dunked in Char No. 4's original sauces...

 


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Posted in FOOD on June 7, 2009 7:13pm by Jena Steinbach | 4 comments