Featured Listings Crystal Cruises· Doctor Travel and Cruises for Less... Rose Crossing· Immerse yourself in culture, art and history on an art adven... Liberty Helicopter Tours· ... ProTravel· A wide selection of vacation services, for both corporate an... Delta Vacations· ... Related Articles NY SKYRIDE - $5/$4.50 Off Admission New York City Dining - Authentic Greek, Italian & Japanese Favorites New York Water Taxi - Free Round of Miniature Golf Most Popular Articles on CGNY Things to do in NYC: Labor Day Weekend Shop NYC: Sex and the City Gifts, Fun for Kids at Build-a-Bear & More NHL Stars Jonathan Toews & Patrick Kane Launch EA Sports NHL at the NHL Powered by Reebok Store Wed., Sept. 8th Barbecue is America’s soul food, but until relatively recently it was a non-starter in New York City. Then a few years ago New Yorkers began to understand the glories of slow food, and barbecue that is smoked for many hours over hickory wood is the ultimate slow food. As barbecue popularity grew in Manhattan so too did Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, multiplying from one to six spots. The newest and largest of which is a rollicking eating place on the corner of 31st and Lexington. Jimmy’s makes no bones about what it is. Much more a “scene” than “serene,” Southern cookin’ is the name of the game in this venue decorated with Southern license plates, Esso signs, hanging tires, TVs, a Duke basketball banner and toilets with signs that read “Chicks” and “Roosters” on the doors. There are five barbecue sauces on the tables that range from blazing’ to original, plus a bottle of hot sauce. The drinks run from “Swamp Water” to Carolina coolers. The desserts are homemade and the fetching female waitresses add to the joviality. The prices are low, the portions are huge, and the food is robust rather than refined. Order onion straws for $7.50 and receive a bucket -- nearly a vat of them, in fact -- that four hungry diners couldn’t come close to finishing. The nachos are properly labeled as “humungous” on the menu, layered with a guacamole, cheese, chili, beans, salsa and sour cream concoction. Fried green tomatoes with a spicy aioli are also not a dish for the dainty; the six or seven tomato slices are blanketed with a hefty, crisp crust. And those are just the appetizers. Ribs are always the stars of a barbecue joint, and the ones at Jimmy’s are no exception. They are smoked from five to twelve hours and served with cornbread, pickles and two side dishes of your choice. The Southern or Memphis-style ribs are Fred Flintstone size, tender and moist. The Northern half rack is both smoked and grilled and enhanced by Jimmy’s original barbecue sauce. The Carolina pulled pork is made with Jimmy’s Carolina sauce from pork shoulder that’s slowly smoked and then shredded. Sometimes barbecued chicken tastes like any other chicken, but not here as it’s smoked, grilled and basted in Brother Jimmy’s original barbecue sauce. The result is moist, white meat with a tangy flavor. The price level for all of this is moderate. All dinners and sandwiches, other than the ribs, cost less than $20. And even they are in the low $20’s. 416 Eighth Ave. (31 St.), 212-967-7603; 181 Lexington Ave. (31 St.), 212-779-7427; 1485 Second Ave. (77-78 Sts.), 212-545-7427; 428 Amsterdam Ave. (80-81 Sts.), 212-501-7515; 1644 Third Ave. (92 St.), 212-426-2020; www.brotherjimmys.com Richard Jay Scholem was a restaurant critic for the New York Times Long Island Section for 14 years. His A La Carte Column appeared from 1990 to 2004. For more “Taste of the Town” reviews, click here. FEATURED LISTINGS Crystal Cruises· Doctor Travel and Cruises for Less... Rose Crossing· Immerse yourself in culture, art and history on an art adven... Liberty Helicopter Tours· ... ProTravel· A wide selection of vacation services, for both corporate an... Delta Vacations· ... Archives: New York City Dining - Authentic Greek, Italian & Japanese Favorites Downtown Dining - Great Restaurants Below 14th Street Victor’s Cafe: Traditional & Creative Cuban Cuisine New York City Dining - Simply Sensational Dishes at Simply Pasta New York City Dining - Mars 2112 New York City Dining - The Capital Grille New York City Dining - Darbar Indian Restaurant David Burke's New York City Restaurants Celebrate National Lemonade Day on Friday, August 20th New York City Dining - Transcendental Indian, Great Steaks, Late-Night Noshes & More Benjamin Steakhouse in New York City Is Seeing Stars! Lychee House: Fresh Spins on Oriental Favorites Summer Specials at Bangkok House in New York City's Times Square Patsy's Italian Restaurant Presents 'Swingin' Italiano' Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 Cuisine Corner - Cuban Cooking, Dining on the Water & More Salute! - Sophisticated Italian on the East Side
Barbecue is America’s soul food, but until relatively recently it was a non-starter in New York City. Then a few years ago New Yorkers began to understand the glories of slow food, and barbecue that is smoked for many hours over hickory wood is the ultimate slow food. As barbecue popularity grew in Manhattan so too did Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, multiplying from one to six spots. The newest and largest of which is a rollicking eating place on the corner of 31st and Lexington.
Jimmy’s makes no bones about what it is. Much more a “scene” than “serene,” Southern cookin’ is the name of the game in this venue decorated with Southern license plates, Esso signs, hanging tires, TVs, a Duke basketball banner and toilets with signs that read “Chicks” and “Roosters” on the doors. There are five barbecue sauces on the tables that range from blazing’ to original, plus a bottle of hot sauce. The drinks run from “Swamp Water” to Carolina coolers. The desserts are homemade and the fetching female waitresses add to the joviality. The prices are low, the portions are huge, and the food is robust rather than refined. Order onion straws for $7.50 and receive a bucket -- nearly a vat of them, in fact -- that four hungry diners couldn’t come close to finishing. The nachos are properly labeled as “humungous” on the menu, layered with a guacamole, cheese, chili, beans, salsa and sour cream concoction. Fried green tomatoes with a spicy aioli are also not a dish for the dainty; the six or seven tomato slices are blanketed with a hefty, crisp crust. And those are just the appetizers. Ribs are always the stars of a barbecue joint, and the ones at Jimmy’s are no exception. They are smoked from five to twelve hours and served with cornbread, pickles and two side dishes of your choice. The Southern or Memphis-style ribs are Fred Flintstone size, tender and moist. The Northern half rack is both smoked and grilled and enhanced by Jimmy’s original barbecue sauce. The Carolina pulled pork is made with Jimmy’s Carolina sauce from pork shoulder that’s slowly smoked and then shredded. Sometimes barbecued chicken tastes like any other chicken, but not here as it’s smoked, grilled and basted in Brother Jimmy’s original barbecue sauce. The result is moist, white meat with a tangy flavor. The price level for all of this is moderate. All dinners and sandwiches, other than the ribs, cost less than $20. And even they are in the low $20’s. 416 Eighth Ave. (31 St.), 212-967-7603; 181 Lexington Ave. (31 St.), 212-779-7427; 1485 Second Ave. (77-78 Sts.), 212-545-7427; 428 Amsterdam Ave. (80-81 Sts.), 212-501-7515; 1644 Third Ave. (92 St.), 212-426-2020; www.brotherjimmys.com
Richard Jay Scholem was a restaurant critic for the New York Times Long Island Section for 14 years. His A La Carte Column appeared from 1990 to 2004. For more “Taste of the Town” reviews, click here.
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