b que dinosaur bar b que s syracuse location restaurant information established 1988 1988 food type barbecue street address 246 w. willow st. city syracuse county onondaga county state new york postal code zip 13202 country united states coordinates 43 03 09 n 76 09 17 w 43.052490 n 76.154697 w 43.052490 ; 76.154697 coordinates 43 03 09 n 76 09 17 w 43.052490 n 76.154697 w 43.052490 ; 76.154697 other locations harlem brooklyn rochester troy newark new jersey buffalo stamford chicago baltimore website dinosaurbarbque.com west harlem restaurant dinosaur bar b que is a restaurant blues venue and biker bar chain located mostly in upstate new york with branches in new jersey connecticut illinois and maryland . opened in 1988 on willow street in downtown syracuse it specializes in authentic barbecue using a wood fueled barbecue pit . the restaurant markets its sauce pulled pork chili and baked beans at local supermarkets and at wegmans fairway d agostino s price chopper and shaw s supermarkets across the northeast . several additional locations have also been opened in rochester new york in the old lehigh valley railroad station in 1998 harlem new york city in 2004 1 and troy new york adjacent to the hudson river in late 2010 . in april 2012 a 5th location opened in newark nj near the prudential center . on december 5 2012 a 6th location was opened in stamford ct and in early 2013 a 7th location was opened in the gowanus section of brooklyn . 2 an 8th location opened in buffalo ny in february 2014 . in the spring of 2015 a location opened in chicago . 3 the chain plans to open its 10th restaurant in late 2015 located in baltimore . 4 in 2001 a cookbook with many of the restaurant s recipes was published titled dinosaur bar b que an american roadhouse . 5 in march 2015 a new york city law firm filed a class action lawsuit against dinosaur bar b que claiming the chain systemically underpaid its tipped workers . the firm fitapelli & schaffer has filed similar lawsuits on behalf of workers at t.g.i. friday s and chipotle . 6 contents 1 sauces 2 in the media 3 references 4 external links sauces edit dinosaur bbq sauces include all types of dry rubs hot sauces and of course bbq sauces . these include sensuous slathering sauce roasted garlic honey bbq mojito marinade dressing creole honey mustard sauce garlic chipotle pepper sauce devils duel pepper sauce cajun foreplay spice rub wango tango habanero bbq sauce . these can be purchased on their website . 7 in the media edit in late november 2006 the syracuse location was affected by the norovirus and was closed for about a week until cleared to reopen by county health inspectors . hundreds of customers and employees were affected . it is unclear how the virus materialized . onondaga county health inspectors have not found fault on the part of the restaurant . in fact they applauded the restaurant for its cooperation and resolve . 8 in may 2009 dinosaur bar b que was voted america s best barbecue in abc s good morning america poll . approximately 4000 out of the 7500 participants in the poll chose dinosaur bar b que beating out entrants from across the united states . 9 10 adam richman host of the travel channel s man v. food took the show to syracuse new york season 3 episode 13 on june 8 2010 . dinosaur bar b que was the first stop for richman who tried the restaurant s pork sket sandwich which features 1 2 pound each of brisket and pulled pork . it was first broadcast on the travel channel on september 1 2010 . 11 on august 18 2014 the washington business journal reported that dinosaur applied for a maryland state liquor license with the intention to open a restaurant in fell s point baltimore . 12 references edit dinosaur bar b que john stage ceo of dinosaur bar b que eyes buffalo for next location . syracuse.com . retrieved may 25 2012 . 1 2 stage john 2001 . dinosaur bar b que . berkeley ten speed press . isbn 1 58008 265 3 . law firm alleges dinosaur bar b que cheats tipped workers out of wages . albany times union . 3 coincidence or connection . syracuse.com . retrieved 2007 04 19 . dinosaur bar b que voted america s best barbecue in abc s good morning america poll . syracuse.com . retrieved 2009 05 23 . smaknews.com the leading smack news site on the net man v. food at dinosaur bar b que heid s in liverpool . syracuse.com . retrieved 2010 10 15 . first location in mid atlantic washington business journal external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dinosaur bar b que & oldid 737164808 categories 1988 establishments in new yorkbarbecue restaurantsculture of syracuse new yorkrestaurants established in 1988restaurants in new yorkvisitor attractions in syracuse new yorkhidden categories coordinates on wikidataofficial website different in wikidata and wikipediause mdy dates from december 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk 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