Dinosaur Bar-B-Que — Restaurant in City of Rochester

Hey yall I'm back at it again! I feel like it's been a hot minute since my last actual food review buy I won't hold ya now!

Why we went:

Today is my 20th birthday so I decided to go to Rochester to go out to eat with my Rochesterian friend. We choose Dinosaur bbq! It's my first time going and her second time going! So we were excited!

First impression look wise: On the outside it really sticks out ya know. Looks kinda flashy and it's screaming at people to come in lol.

Coming in there are regular seats and tables and booths with a nice view in the window as you will see if you swipe to the second thing (video)

Service: My friend arrived early and we had a reservation for 4pm. Waitress didn't hesitate to seat her as she waited for me. Waitress was kind, patient, and quick with our orders! Very food service!

What did we order?: Because it's my birthday, I decided to order a pear mocktail. I wanna feel all adult so I decided to try that.

Food wise, I got the 3 meat combo with 2 sides. So I got pulled pork, cheddar cheese and jalapeño sausage, and chicken with Mac and cheese and BBQ baked beans with some meat in there. My friend got the ribs

How'd it taste?:

The chicken was so good! Had a smokey flavor to it! I paired it with the Habanero sauce that they had on the table. The sauce made it twice as good!

Pulled pork was also good and I poured their original BBQ sauce onto it!

The sausage was my favorite. There was a jalapeño stuffed into it and some cheese but it isn't overwhelming and burning you with heat. It is just right. So if you're not a fan of spice I think it's still good to try. Meaty and flavorful!

My friend felt the ribs were questionable based on unfamiliar flavoring but it tasted good the more she ate of it!

The Mac and cheese was fantastic! We have never in our lives ever had Mac and cheese that tasted like that. It is very flavorful serving you a nice punch! It's so different than anything I've had. The baked beans were good too and the meat making or more filling.

You also get cornbread for free I suppose

The drink tasted a bit weird though. A little too sour for my liking.

Pricing: Good for the amount...

I went to dinosaur about a month and a half ago with a friend. That was the first time in almost 6 months that I went. But on both times that I went the food was excellent. I definitely recommend the pork ribs. I've been to all the other rib joints in town that's the only one that's got the true essence of what a rib is supposed to be. I was glad when dinosaur came from Syracuse to Rochester. Years ago I used to go to Syracuse to go to dinosaur BBQ. Happy to have One in my own backyard now, I'll go whenever I have the chance. If you want good barbecue at a decent price, go to dinosaur BBQ in the city.

5/13/23 Update - Again another wonderful day of Dinosaur BBQ! As always the service was fantastic, the food was excellent, the place was packed but they seem to be moving people fairly quickly. And again I forgot to take photos. I had the full rack four sides for two people, absolutely nothing to complain about. If you haven't been to the Dinosaur yet, all I can say is what are you waiting for!! Another five stars across the board.

2/17/24 Update. I wish I had better news, but I actually had to take a star away from Dinosaur BBQ. Went there for a friend's birthday and was disappointed for the first time since going there for the barbecued pork ribs. Usually the ribs fall right off the bone. This time they were tough and chewy. The outside was like eating cardboard, although it was a flavorful cardboard. I'm wondering if they purchased a cheaper cut of ribs? Also the mashed potatoes were quite cold too. Now for the positives, the chilli was top notch, and the service was excellent. I struggled with this one. I did not like to have to take a star rating away from my favorite BBQ Joint. But because the ribs were not up to standards, and the mashed potatoes were on the cold side, I had no choice but to drop Dinosaur BBQ from five stars to four stars. I still highly recommend going there, and eventually I will return. Hopefully then I will be able to put them back on top. Until the next time, enjoy eating,...

We were in Rochester for the day and looked this place up and went there for dinner. We were beyond pleased.

We knew we were in for some good eats when we were at the intersection right by the restaurant and the sweet smell of BBQ filled our nostrils and we all looked at each other with a smirk meaning "ohhhh Yeah"

Seeing the BBQs and smokers just outside the entrance doors was awesome and we new with seeing those plus the beautiful smells that we were in for some good grub.

We got there an hour earlier then out rezy and the took us in right away.

We had the fried green tomatoes to start and they were great and the dipping sauce that came with it complemented it is so well.

The wife and two kids shared the dine for two which was a full rack of ribs with 4 sides which were the mac n cheese, greens with turkey, cole slaw and home cut fries. All the sides were delishes.

I had the trio plate and chose the ribs, brisket and chicken wing. The ribs tasted amazing especially the smoke bark outside was great. The only thing i would say is the rib was a bit on the dry side but still enjoyable and there with BBQ sauces and hot sauces at the table if needed and they tasted good too. The brisket was juicy and the bark was tastyyyyy. The chicken wings were probably one of the best I've had from a BBQ joint. Perfect sauce and chare on the outside and the meat was juicy and so tasty. The two sides I got were the cole slaw and cajun corn. Corn had a nice kick to them. The kerrnels were not the juiciest but again still good.

I would tell anyone and everyone they have to eat there if ever in the area.

The service was top notch and she always made sure we were good and the food came out fairly quick.

All in all...