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NYC BBQ is officially overdone. It jumped the shark time someduring the past few months.

2.

Since this place doesn't sound like it serves barbecue (steam cooked over beer and finished on a grill??!!), it doesn't have to worry about whether barbecue in NYC is over or not...

3.

You can tell by this photo that this place won't survive. I have a feeling the food is good though.

4.

There are two main things to consider when starting a restaurant. 1) the customer 2) the food. I went here last night and GESBBQ failed to succeed on both of these. Here is a brief breakdown of my experience.

- There is a limited number of items on the menu, and on a sunday night, two of the main dinner platters were out, and 60% of the sides were out. (this is a mgmt problem that will hopefully improve: you can't run out of food!
- Two people who came in 20 minutes after us were given menus and food before a waitress even came over to give us menus. I understand these people may have been friends with the owners, but customer appreciation should always be #1.
- Furthermore, its BYOB which is a plus but they don't have a bathroom you can use (i asked). However, when a hot looking girl came in and asked to use the bathroom she was escorted through the kitchen into the bathroom in the back.
- Shortly after this a couple came in to try the food, but the owner said his friends were coming in and all they could get was take out. The couple was disgusted with that and left.
- The only plus was that the ribs were really good, so were the fries. Luckily we got the last of the beets and collard greens.

So hopefully the owner took a restaurant management course because this place needs a lot of help if it wants to stay around. Plus, they never know when a food reviewer will come into their restaurant. Look for my full review in a publication coming out soon.

5.

Well, all I can say is that it is my sincere hope that this place survives.

I understand the concern about the food running out, but the thing is, they're doing it all properly...it's all made fresh every day and it's the kind of food that is extraordinarily time-consuming to make.

But the extra effort shows through in the food, in spades...close your eyes and sample a rib, and you'll forget that you're standing in the middle of New York City. I was raised in the South...I care about my ribs! And apparently, so does the owner of Georgia Eastside.

I'm going to go ahead and call it the best rib in New York. And I'm going to continue ordering them by the rack until I go into cardiac arrest.

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In regards to Justin's comment, it is true, they are doing it all properly, and the ribs are terrific. But go to any of the top restaurants in the city, and they will never run out of their specialty dishes. Never.

I too hope they stick around. For $17, its a great deal for great ribs.

7.

Saying things is over is totally over, losers

8.

I stopped here last Tuesday evening for an early dinner, and was quite impressed. Had a pulled pork sandwich and a lemonade. Both were served with a smile, and both were delicious. The prices are great, and like someone above mentioned, it's clear a lot of love goes into this food, which, again, isn't easy to do (much less do well). Kudos to the curly-haired owner-guy! I left a big tip.

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Last night my friend and I went to have a quick dinner.
It was all amazing. No one should miss out on the fried chicken, or chopped chicken sandwich!
Plus the service was fast, served with a smile, by a really cute young guy.

10.

I consider myself a BBQ aficionado. Bedsides trying pretty much every BBQ restaurant in NYC (including Mogridder's [Bronx], Dinosaur [smells better than it is ], RUB [inconsistent] Pearsons [closed], Blue Smoke [way over hyped], Daisy Mae, and many more.)

My friends remember when I would fly to Houston on business and while there pack up $70 worth of amazing BBQ from Goode & Co and then fly it back to NYC to share. I grew up in NYC and have wondered why nobody here can get it right. Come on, some wall street trader flies to Texas, buys him/herself a pit master ($1MM would do), brings them up here with there skills and recipe and creates a goldmine.

Well, until that happens Georgia's Eastside BBQ on the LES will have to do. It is so far the best I’ve tasted in NY (including the other Boroughs!) I had lunch there yesterday with a colleague and from the moment we walked in, the waitress (Maria) was incredibly friendly, really welcoming, and provided wonderful service. The food was terrific including good lemonade. We had a rack of ribs, a plate of pulled pork, corn fritters, coleslaw, fries, and cornbread. All of the flavors melded together perfectly as if pre-thought went into the menu and its items. The pork was amazing plain, without BBQ sauce and with it had an extra bit of spice. The coleslaw cooled that down perfectly. The dry rub ribs were cooked just right with enough smoke but not so the meat would fall from the bone without biting.

Remember that you don’t eat the restaurant, but rather the food. BBQ is supposed to be simple, great food, not overdone like some NY foodie-wannabees would like to believe. This joint is just that, a joint—simple, focused, priced well, and really good.

I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone that actually knows BBQ and I am sure that they will get the management skills perfected (to match the food) in time. My only hope is that with its impending success, they don’t change.

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This place is a joke. I went there yesterday and the whole time I kept thinking- this is not BBQ, no smoky flavor. You can tell all the above good reviews are written by the same people.

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My family (wife, mother in law and three small boys) ate there last night and I have to say that for each of us, the food was absolutely the best we've ever had. Me and mother in law split a rack of ribs that were outstanding, as well as the best green beans I've ever had. Wife had the vegetable platter and couldn't have been happier. Older sons (11 and 8) both ordered the chicken and fries and didn't leave a bit. OK, the six year old had a hot dog, but ate the whole thing--a feat in itself.

My job brings me to the south on at least a monthly basis. I've had BBQ many, many times down south and in my opinion, this is the best I've ever had.

Service was prompt, friendly and couldn't have been better. We will definitely return over and over again.