NYC 'cue Crazy. Gothamist post on how BBQ joints seem to be springing up in the five boroughs.
I visited RUB (Righteous Urban Barbecue), Paul Kirk's brand spankin' new outpost of Kansas City BBQ, last week. I'm still working on a long post about it, so stay tuned for that, but for now let me tell you that the food was outstanding and I cannot wait to go back for more! I know there've been a few reports of slow service and uneven food but keep in mind that most if not all new restaurants would suffer from the same were they to be deluged by our fair city's many foodies (not to mention BBQ fanatics) upon opening, no? And real fans of BBQ, a way of cooking that can frequently take an entire day or longer to get done, should be the first people to realize that good things take time...