Dining in the Big Apple Pt. 1

This past weekend was a crazy busy time in New York for the New York Comic Con. Per the latest article I read- they had 180,000 folks in attendance in the 4 days. Having been there I can say it was busy the whole time- which was 10 hours that the floors were open hours. Crazy times but was fun. That being said I highly enjoy New York and as a true foodie committed to having some good food.

First place on the trip after day 1 of work was John Brown Smokehouse located in Long Island City. I'd say its about 1/2 hour train ride from Manhattan on the 7 line. A couple years ago when I first hit up the convention I had booked a room in a new hotel in Long Island City. Walking from the hotel to the train we walked past this place and decided to give it a try. It was and still is GLORIOUS. The funny part about John Brown Smokehouse was at that time we came back to the convention the next day. We told some local guys and they flipped out saying that was the best BBQ place in New York and funny that we found it on our own. Fast forward to this weekend and that was food priority #1.

The feast of hungry folks

Considering it was a long day and the food/drinks are so dang expensive, we didn't do lunch and came ready to eat some BBQ. As you can see from the the above picture it was quite the order. Let's break it down and start with Alex's food choices (not pictured corn bread):

John Brown Smokehouse Beef Brisket Sandwich

John Brown Smokehouse Mac and Cheese

John Brown Smokehouse Coleslaw

Reef's selection:

John Brown Reuben

Side of fries and corn bread

 All that food was fantastic. I went with a Reuben so Karen could be there in spirit. It was pretty fantastic. The corn bread I say is served more as corn pudding but still really good. The fries there also fresh cut/home made. Definitely fell into a food coma once we got to the hotel and called it a day. So if you're in New York City I would say this is one of the places that's well worth the effort to get to.

#Foodie4Life,
Reef