Is Dinosaur Bar B Que Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1 Syracuse, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Dinosaur Bar B Que is listed open on dinosaurbarbque.com, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The restaurant's website carried 2026 copyright and current hours and live-music listings at a September 2026 check, and Google Places lists it as operational. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 2
- Address 246 W Willow St, Syracuse, NY 13202
- Website dinosaurbarbque.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured a barbecue dish from Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in the show's 'Bar-B-Que' episode. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is a barbecue restaurant at 246 W Willow St in downtown Syracuse, New York, and operates as part of a small regional chain with additional locations in Hamburg, Harlem, Rochester, and Troy, New York, according to the restaurant's website. A September 8, 2026 check of that website, dinosaurbarbque.com, found 2026 copyright and current-year content, hours for the Syracuse location (11 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday), a live-music schedule, a working online-ordering link, and pages for catering, allergy information, and a gift shop. Google Places lists the Syracuse location's operating status as operational.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 57 of 88 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 1Balthazar
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Ep 2Daisy May's
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Ep 2North Main BBQ
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Ep 2The Salt Lick
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Ep 2Yank Sing
Open
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Sources we checked
- dinosaurbarbque.com https://dinosaurbarbque.com/locations/syracuse
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Record btiea-0018 · checked by Cal Marchetti.