Blue Smoke

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Cuisine: Barbecue, American Price: Expensive

  • Hours: Mon-Wed from 11:30am-11pm, Thu and Fri from 11:30am-1am, Sat from noon-1am and Sun from noon-11pm
  • Reservations: Recommended - Make an Online Reservation
  • Payment Options: Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, American Express
  • Dress: Casual
  • Noise: Moderate to Loud
  • Seats: 170 in 3 dining rooms plus 20 at the bar
  • Key People: Executive Chef - Ken Callaghan; Pastry Chef - Jennifer Giblin; Owners - Union Square Hospitality Group: Danny Meyer, David Swinghamer, Michael Romano, Richard Coraine and Paul Bolles-Beaven.
  • Year Opened: 2002

Critic Reviews

The New York Times star 06/19/02

The measure of Blue Smoke will be always be the barbecue, and for all the money and engineering put into the big metal smokers, and the time the chef, Kenny Callaghan, spent training with experts, the barbecue is inconsistent. - Eric Asimov

New York Magazine Critic's Pick  

The menu reads like a somewhat random anthropological compendium of great American comfort foods - Adam Platt

Time Out New York Critic's Pick  

St. Louis native Danny Meyer's barbecue joint tops the short list of Manhattan's best 'cue contenders. Chef Kenny Callaghan knows his wet sauces and...

Savory Member Reviews

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aaron b.
12 Reviews

Food Rating star star star
Service Rating star star star star Posted on 03/01/08
The food was delicious, but the price and portion took away from the bbq authenticity. i dont know why but there is something about eating a paper plate filled with meat that makes real bbq so good. but the service was great, the waitress told us that to scrap the chicken on the sampler platter, "chicken is just chicken she told us"
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Martin C.
103 Reviews

Food Rating star star star star
Service Rating star star star star Posted on 03/08/08
Our favorite BBQ place because of the food, atmosphere and excellent service. More a beer and mint julep place than a wine place. Highly recommended.
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Catherine N.
17 Reviews

Food Rating star star star star
Service Rating star Posted on 05/24/08
Food~ 10/ Service~ 0
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Gina C.
4 Reviews

Food Rating star star star star
Service Rating star star star Posted on 09/24/08
I want to love this place but it's too pricey and pretentious. The bbq is good. Ribs are very good but too chewy (they need more fall from the bone quality..unless you order baby backs) and the brisket and pulled pork are very very good if not excellent...the other food is amazing and the atmosphere is outstanding but gets too crowded around the bar area and if you are seated around there...it's very very noisy...i like eating in the jazz bar