North of 96th Street

Its so hard to find good BBQ in the city that isn’t such a production. Typically, attempting to go out to a good BBQ restaurant in New York will mean a sit down dinner that will cost you an arm and a leg. This isn’t how BBQ should be enjoyed. True BBQ should come from a hole in the wall joint, like Green Apple BBQ. While I’ll admit this wasn’t the bees-knees of BBQ, they were able to provide a few surprises.

The brisket sandwich was moist and was smothered in a rich sauce (thats what you’ll get from smoking the meat for 10 hours). Unfortunately, the pulled pork sandwich while juicy, had little to no flavor but was quickly spiced up with the sweet and spicy BBQ sauce that’s on the tables. For the sides, the Hush puppies were fried to perfection and the maple butter that it came with completed the artiery clogging appitizer. The cole slaw was pretty damn solid while the Mac and Cheese may have just as well come out of a Kraft box with a bit of breadcrumbs on top.

Overall, while it doesn’t have the flair of a big box BBQ joint in Midtown, it definatly fills the BBQ craving if you order right.

Green Apple BBQ

Price: $10-20 pp

What I would try next time: Collard Greens and Beef Ribs