This beloved Brooklyn restaurant is going the way of the dinosaur.<\/p>\n
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que will be closing its doors at its Union Street location this spring after 15 years in the spot.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of our beloved Brooklyn store later this spring,\u201d the restaurant said in a statement posted to Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dinosaur Bar-B-Que announced that it will be closing its Brooklyn location later this spring. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que<\/p>\n Dinosaur Bar-B-Que\u2019s location on Union Street will close. Google Maps<\/p>\n The restaurant noted that its lease has ended, and the building will now be demolished to make way for new apartments.<\/p>\n \u201cDinosaur Bar-B-Que Brooklyn has been more than just a restaurant. It\u2019s been a place for friends, families, first dates, celebrations, and plenty of unforgettable nights in Gowanus,\u201d their Facebook post read<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cBut what really made this place special wasn\u2019t just the building. It was the people,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile it\u2019s never easy to say goodbye to a place like this, we are incredibly grateful for every guest, every regular, and every team member who helped make Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Brooklyn what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n Locals were devastated to learn the beloved restaurant will be shuttering. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que<\/p>\n While there is no official final service date yet, Dinosaur-Bar-B-Que said they\u2019ll inform patrons on social media as soon as they know.<\/p>\n \u201cCome see us and help us send this place off the right way,\u201d the restaurant said. \u201cAnd this isn\u2019t goodbye forever. You can still find us in Harlem and Upstate.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBrooklyn, thank you for 15 unforgettable years.\u201d<\/p>\n Dinosaur Bar-B-Que will be demolished to make room for new apartments. Google Maps<\/p>\n Gift cards will be honored at the Brooklyn location through its final day of service and at all remaining locations thereafter.<\/p>\n The chain has another location in Harlem and four upstate in Syracuse, Rochester, Troy and Buffalo. Dinosaur once had 10 locations, including in Connecticut, New Jersey, Chicago and Baltimore, but all out-of-state outposts have since shuttered, according to Syracuse.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dinosaur Bar-B-Que started in the early 1980s as a traveling concession stand serving bikers. Founder John Stage and his motorcycle friend Mike Rotella then opened the first physical location in Syracuse in 1988.<\/p>\n Dinosaur Bar-B-Que thanked Brooklyn for \u201c15 unforgettable years\u201d on Instagram. Instagram \/ Dinosaur Bar-B-Que<\/p>\n On social media, locals expressed their sadness toward the closing of the restaurant.<\/p>\n \u201cIt would be less painful if you knew a quality building was going to go up. But it\u2019s going to be a soulless box, with no charm, and built with the cheapest available materials. Smh,\u201d one person commented.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always for some unaffordable apartments here. How unfortunate,\u201d a user wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cThat sound you hear is the life being sucked out of cool old Gowanus as fast as possible,\u201d someone said on Facebook.<\/p>\n Dinosaur Bar-B-Que has five remaining locations, including one in Harlem. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que<\/p>\n \u201cIt sucks. I feel it makes the neighborhood less desirable when all the businesses close and get replaced by luxury condos because why even live here when there\u2019s nothing to do except go to work?\u201d a Reddit user<\/a> asked.<\/p>\n \u201cToo many closures. The real NYC is being pushed out,\u201d someone said. \u201cThe soul of the city is dying from greed.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe things that made Gowanus unique and special for people to want to come to are the things we are losing for these terrible, ridiculous-looking apartment buildings,\u201d one added.<\/p>\n \u201cMay the canal and its ghosts swallow up the ugly forest of condos that have stolen the sky and our favorite cool places,\u201d a user wrote. \u201cMay the richies wonder what it was that ever brought them here.\u201d<\/p>\n The official final service date has yet to be announced. Jeff Schear\/Getty Images for NYCWFF<\/p>\n The restaurant also asked people in the comments to share some of their memories, and many patrons chimed in with meaningful moments that happened at Dino.<\/p>\n \u201cMy uncle, who passed away, took me here when it first opened. This was when he was first diagnosed with cancer,\u201d one person shared. \u201cIt was an amazing day with amazing food with my uncle. I miss him so much! Thank you for giving us a space to have such a beautiful memory.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDepression city\u2026 My daughter went to the children\u2019s school not far from there and every last day of school the whole family would have a last day of school celebration dinner,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst solid food my son ever ate was the mashed potatoes here.. we still go every month.. now all chicken he eats is \u2018dinosaur BBQ chicken,\u2019 \u201d a local said.<\/p>\n \u201cMy fkin heart is broken. The family meal takeout basically got my husband and me through COVID lockdowns,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is sad. This was a go-to place for many of my family celebrations. Thank you for everything. You\u2019ll be missed,\u201d another commented.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t