Dallas Jones BBQ

[Nathan]

I walked past this yesterday...just past Blue Ribbon Bakery:

http://www.menupages.com/restaurantdetails...d=0&cuisineid=0

small spot...menu is tempting. apparently no relation to the Dallas chain.

anyone know anything about it?

[Luckylies]

New? i believe it's been there about 12 years or longer...

[larrylee]

According to the web site they've been around since 1984 but the move to West Houston and Bedford is recent.

edit: There's a brief blurb on Chowhound but doesn't seem exemplary. I could be mistaken but I don't recall this place being mentioned in any of the NYT barbecue roundups in recent years (including last week's)

BIG W’S ROADSIDE BAR-B-Q 1475 Route 22, Wingdale, N.Y.; (845) 832-6200.

BLUE SMOKE 116 East 27th Street; (212) 447-7733.

DAISY MAY’S BBQ USA 623 11th Avenue (46th Street); (212) 977-1500.

DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE 646 West 131st Street; (212) 694-1777.

MO GRIDDER’S BBQ 565 Hunts Point Avenue (Randall Avenue), Hunts Point, Bronx; (718) 991-3046.

PIES ’N’ THIGHS 351 Kent Avenue (South Fifth Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn; (347) 282-6005.

RANGER TEXAS BARBECUE at Legends, 71-04 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens; (718) 803-8244.

R.U.B. 208 West 23rd Street; (212) 524-4300.

SMOKE JOINT 87 South Elliott Place (Fulton Street), Fort Greene, Brooklyn; (718) 797-1011. PETER MEEHAN

NYT has one article that specifically references this restaurant (Times Select, requires paid subscription) under the topic of family-friendly restaurants.

http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.htm...DA00894DC494D81

ALTHOUGH Manhattan is not known for restaurants that welcome children, there are a number that are relatively cheerful in greeting and feeding young customers. What follows is a selective listing of restaurants, suggested by food writers and critics at The New York Times, that are justifiably popular with children ...

Edited March 12, 2007 by larrylee (log)

[Eatmywords]

Would make sense that they've been around for a while. Why in hell else would they choose a name that links them to the worst bbq chain on the planet?

[Nathan]

ah ok.

I knew they were new on that block...I used to spend a good deal of time on Bedford. (the sign in the window also said they just got their beer and wine license)

[lia]

It's far from authentic barbecue, but it's good fast food. Great sides. MUCH better than "BBQ."

[jon777]

No reference that I could find (on their website or in reviews) that the ribs (or other meats) are smoked. Ususally, if they slow smoke the food, it's prominantly mentioned.