Please, please let it be Queens!

One of the best things about going to college in Upstate NY was its accessibility to one of the best barbeque joints on the planet, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. The local rib and blues chain originated as a biker bar in Syracuse in the early '80's and has since opened outposts in Rochester, Harlem, and this coming summer in Troy, NY.

Grub Street reports that they're now considering an expansion to either Brooklyn or Queens:
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is eyeing no fewer than seven new locations, from the New York metro area all the way to Boston. The chain is looking for "buildings with character," its real-estate developer wrote in an e-mail to Eater. Size is another consideration: Dinosaur requires 6,000 to 10,000 square feet of space.

We think this would be a perfect fit for Astoria/Long Island City. Your thoughts?

UPDATE: Received this email from the owner:
Hi Ran
My name is john and I’m the owner/founder of dino bbq. Astoria is a place we’ll be looking , I live on 146st in harlem and in the summer it’s an easy motorcycle ride over for all that great greek food. Thanks again for your support!

john

Tags: bbq, eater, grub street, openings, rumors

Comment by Illimanjaro on January 27, 2010 at 5:44pm: Yeah Kid!

Comment by Erika on January 27, 2010 at 5:47pm: fingers crossed, toes crossed, eyes squeezed shut. Please let it come to Queens- would be awesome!

Comment by Emmy on January 27, 2010 at 6:58pm: YES YES YES !!!

Comment by Holly Tsang on January 28, 2010 at 2:39am: How's the food?

Comment by Bernadette Claffey on January 28, 2010 at 6:34am: Well, they can always try the old Mojo's building.

Comment by Caitlin Rodney on January 28, 2010 at 10:43am: OMG, this would be a dream come true. They actually catered the rehearsal dinner for my wedding in Ithaca. I'm originally from Ithaca so I was a frequent visitor of Dino BBQ. We actually handed out their BBQ sauce as one of the wedding favors!

Comment by Jennifer Molach on January 28, 2010 at 11:54am: This would be great! never enough good bbq places!!

Comment by Ran Craycraft on January 28, 2010 at 2:56pm: I don't think (the former) Mojo's has enough motorcycle parking for their taste! I'm thinking over near Water's Edge would be perfect...

Comment by Elizabeth Bloch on January 28, 2010 at 4:19pm: Awesome ribs and a great bar/beer selection. I remember having their yummy beer soup! One can never go wrong with an awesome bbq joint.

Comment by Caitlin Rodney on January 28, 2010 at 4:44pm: Have any of you been to the one in Harlem? It's great...just like the original in Syracuse (minus the choppers).

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