{"id":205824,"date":"2026-04-22T08:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205824\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:38:39","slug":"dinosaur-bar-b-que-brooklyn-to-close-after-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205824\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Brooklyn to Close After 15 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Tough Goodbye After 15 Years<\/p>\n

After more than a decade of ribs, brisket, and late-night memories, a longtime BBQ favorite is preparing to close <\/a>its doors later this spring. The announcement comes as the building\u2019s lease ends and redevelopment plans move forward.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Staple Coming to an End<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn location\u00a0of\u00a0Dinosaur Bar-B-Que\u00a0<\/a>has\u00a0confirmed it will close <\/a>once its lease expires. The building is expected to be demolished to make way for new apartments in the Gowanus area.<\/p>\n

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Staff and management reflected on what the space meant over the years, pointing to the team behind the counter and the regulars who made it feel like a true neighborhood gathering spot.<\/p>\n

“While 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.”<\/p>\n

Still Time to Stop in<\/p>\n

A final service date hasn\u2019t been announced yet, but will be shared once confirmed. Until then, the restaurant remains open and operating as usual, giving guests a chance to stop in one more time.<\/p>\n

Gift cards will continue to be honored through the final day at the Brooklyn location and at other Dinosaur Bar-B-Que spots, including Harlem and\u00a0Syracuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"WIBXNot Just a Farewell<\/p>\n

While one chapter is closing, the team says this isn\u2019t the end of the story\u2014just the end of a specific location that became part of so many people\u2019s routines, celebrations, and memories over the past 15 years.<\/p>\n

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Gallery Credit: Credit – Polly McAdams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Tough Goodbye After 15 Years After more than a decade of ribs, brisket, and late-night memories, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":205825,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,12,63],"class_list":{"0":"post-205824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brooklyn","8":"tag-brooklyn","9":"tag-brooklyn-headlines","10":"tag-brooklyn-news","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-nyc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}