Brother Jimmy's BBQ
A sincere barbecue joint with something for everyone.
(646) 755-9402
428 Amsterdam Ave
(at Between 80th Street and 81st Street)
New York,
NY
10024
40.7841
-73.9778
Neighborhoods: Midtown, Upper West Side

What People Are Saying About Brother Jimmy's BBQ
The Owner
Brother Jimmy's BBQ
Owner
Although at Brother Jimmy's BBQ, we have diverse menu of many Southern favorites we are most famous for our traditional Southern BBQ. All our BBQ is smoked in-house, using COOKSHACK brand Smokers. Even the hickory wood we use to smoke is shipped up straight from the South. Everything is smoked slowly and carefully--up to 10 hours--in order to get the best tasting, juiciest BBQ in town.
Back when Brother jimmy?s first opened, we didn't even have a bar! Nowadays, it's hard to imagine a Brother Jimmy's without a happy crowd hanging out, watching sports and sipping on one of our thematically inspired drinks such as Plantation Punch, Carolina Cooler, Southern Belle or the infamous ?Swamp Water?.
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short
Early on, this local mini-chain earned a reputation for its loud bar scene. There's still an active social life centered around the bar, but the restaurant has mellowed out, and in the early evening, you'll find families and less youthful folks who have come for the food. All the barbecue is smoked in-house over hickory, and the ribs come in three varieties: Northern (sweet), Southern (spicy) and dry rub.
User Reviews
natbud14
January 21, 2009
good place for a few drinks with friends. the food is great too. the bartender is the best there is in nyc.
read full reviewcrazyman29
July 28, 2008
Nice college crowd and bbq. The ribs are very tasty and so is the pulled pork sandwich. However, I would probably pass on the shrimp po boy. Just a no-nonsense restaurant where you can relax and have some good eats and drink.
read full reviewRockedyou
June 21, 2008
I went here for my birthday that happened to be on a tuesday night and it was awesome!! They had karaoke so right away I was hooked. The waitress was so nice she gave me a complimentary fish bowl drink for my bday complete with an alligator in it! Everyone was totally chill and you can act and do pretty much whatever and you wont feel out of place or that your being too loud. I would highly recomend this for an awesome place to go with a group or to mingle with the locals of the upper west side.
read full reviewThe Details on Brother Jimmy's BBQ
The Extras:
The best value in the joint is a bucket of rib tips--the best part of the ribs--for cheap.
When to Go:
Every Sunday night it's all-you-can-eat ribs and all-you-can-drink draft beer for $22.95.
Category:
Restaurants, Barbecue Restaurants
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
People Watching, Local Favorite, Family Style Dining, Group Dining, Bar Scene
Cuisine:
Message from Brother Jimmy's BBQ
- Barbecue
- Sports Bar
- Upper West Side Locale
Although at Brother Jimmy's BBQ, we have diverse menu of many Southern favorites we are most famous for our traditional Southern BBQ. All our BBQ is smoked in-house, using COOKSHACK brand Smokers. Even the hickory wood we use to smoke is shipped up straight from the South. Everything is smoked slowly and carefully--up to 10 hours--in order to get the best tasting, juiciest BBQ in town.
Back when Brother jimmy?s first opened, we didn't even have a bar! Nowadays, it's hard to imagine a Brother Jimmy's without a happy crowd hanging out, watching sports and sipping on one of our thematically inspired drinks such as Plantation Punch, Carolina Cooler, Southern Belle or the infamous ?Swamp Water?.








