Blue Smoke
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 447-7733
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- Directions:
- 6 at 28th St
- Specialties:
- Barbecue Food
- Hours:
- Mon-Wed 11:30am-11pm, Thu-Fri 11:30am-1am, Sat 12pm-1am, Sun 12pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Blue Smoke – by Dana Bowen
The Scene
Danny Meyer's sprawling, wood-trimmed barbecue joint, with its oversized booths, showpiece bar and late-night jazz club in the basement, is a hot spot for casual work lunches and fun nights on the town. Crowds pour in, and service is friendly and knowledgeable.
The Food
The moderately priced menu features upscale comfort food, but only enough to showcase the high-quality ingredients and interesting pairings. The food is fun and unfussy, as creamy deviled eggs and hush puppies with jalapeno-marmalade prove. Appetizers, like plump "barbecued" mussels spiced with cubes of smoked pork and chilies, and juicy game sausages with pickled jalapenos, are Southern in theory only, but they sure taste great. But it's the barbecue that really impresses: Pulled pork, though nothing like Carolina's versions, is chunky, chewy, with just enough smoke, while spice-rubbed and sauce-slathered ribs (best enjoyed as a sampler) feature fat-streaked, mostly tender pork and beef.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThe Jazz Standard, a live jazz club, is downstairs. Two sets play weeknights, three on Fridays and Saturdays, and the cover varies ($15-$30). The full Blue Smoke menu is served, and there's no food or drink minimum.
What to DrinkThere's a great selection of beers on tap, but don't overlook root beer or creamsicle ice cream floats. Unlimited refills on iced tea.
Where to SitBooths in the upstairs mezzanine are best for people-watching.
User Reviews for Blue Smoke
08/07/2008 Posted by littlecherub
We went there in May for our honeymoon, the chips and blue cheese dressing were good and my husband loved the sweet potato fries, the cole slaw was okay but not creamy. All in all it was good barbecue and we would go back again, the staff was very good.
06/05/2008 Posted by nguyensuzan
We tried Blue Smoke last night. For a Wednesday night it was packed. We started with orange margaritas. They were good. They went a little overboard with the salt and it was a little too sweet for me and it was also a very small drink. But, nonetheless, very refreshing. We had the BBQ potato chips and blue cheese dip. This was really awesome! The dip is addicting and even though the BBQ potato chips look pretty standard, the taste is outstanding. Next we got the rib sampler (for one) and the fried chicken. The fried chicken was really good. All white meat and not greasy at all. But, since the ribs were soooo GOOOD, we ended up fighting over the ribs. Next time, we would probably get the rib sampler for two. The kansas city and memphis ribs are really good. The salt and pepper ribs are really good too, but were a little dry for my taste. I would highly recommend coming here!
Pros: Casual good food
Cons: loud restaurant, no waiting area
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