Mable’s Smokehouse opened in 2011 on the latter end of the New York City barbecue revolution. The restaurant brings Oklahoma-style recipes to the city in a rustic saloon atmosphere, which is the perfect place for my three-year-old.

I met up with an former roommate at Hill Country Barbecue Market and feasted on meats.

I recently ate at this Queens-based barbecue restaurant known for smoking Kansas City-style meats.