American-Mixed cuisine

The Dinosaur Bar-B-Q was started in 1983 by three bikers, bound together by the love of good food, a 55 gallon drum cut in half, and a serious case of wanderlust. For five years they hit the road, slinging Bar-B-Q at motorcycle shows, fairs, and festivals up and down the east coast. It is from their travels that our Bar-B-Q evolved.

By 1988, burnt out from the road, the bikers settled into downtown Syracuse and opened up as a take out BBQ joint. In 1990, feeling the need to couple some booze with Bar-B-Q, they doubled their space and added a full bar and waitress service.

Blues always served as the musical backdrop so the next step became live music. Over the last decade, Dinosaur Bar-B-Q has been nationally acclaimed, as well as the blues club, as one of the best in the country.