Last Call: Saying Goodbye to Fette Sau
By Ian MacAllen
Friday, December 19th, 2025 | 5,298 views
New York City barbecue Fette Sau is set to close forever this weekend, so my wife and I had our last meal at the historic restaurant.
Tag: Barbecue
Eating At Hometown Bar-B-Que: Worth the Wait
By Ian MacAllen
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 | 7,972 views
New York City has slowly become a barbecue town, and one of the destinations that continues to deliver is Hometown Bar-B-Que. Despite its location in Red Hook far from subway stations, the restaurant regularly has long lines extending out the door. We showed up on a warm September Saturday in the late afternoon before the dinner rush and still had a 40-minute wait time. But in the end, it was probably worth it.
Eating at Pig Beach: A Fun Barbecue Joint in Queens
By Ian MacAllen
Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 | 7,306 views
Pig Beach in Astoria, Queens, is a fun play to have barbecued meats.
Eating at Mable’s Smokehouse: Delicious, Country Barbecue
By Ian MacAllen
Thursday, February 13th, 2025 | 3,598 views
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.
Eating At Hill Country Barbecue Market: A Little Texas In New York
By Ian MacAllen
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 | 3,804 views
I met up with an former roommate at Hill Country Barbecue Market and feasted on meats.
