This summer, you don’t need to rule the grill to enjoy saucy and savory barbecued meats.  If barbecue recipes aren’t your thing, there is a variety of great barbecue restaurants to explore with friends and family.  Look for restaurants that specialize in your favorite kind of bbq – whether it is mouthwatering marinated ribs, or a selection of the hottest or most flavorful wings.  Taste the best of the best from Texas to Tennessee, but within a short driving distance of your own home.  Feel free to dress down, grab some friends and moist towelettes, and get ready to dig in!

Suffolk County

• Dixie’s Smokehouse: 12 Indian Head Road, Kings Park
• Smokey Bones BBQ and Grill: 5012 Expressway Dr. South, Ronkonkoma
• Spicy’s Barbecue Restaurant: 501 Station Road, Bellport
• Slippery Pig: 480 Patchogue-Holbrook Road, Holbrook
• Bobbique: 70 W. Main Street, Patchogue
• Buffalo Grille: 65 Broadway, Greenlawn
• BBQ King: 87 Carlough Road, Bohemia
• Famous Dave’s: 716 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown
• Pudgie’s Chicken and Ribs: 863 West Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown
• El Dorado Southern Bar and Grill: 4837 Nesconset Highway, Port Jefferson Station
• Hurricane Grill and Wings: 1037 Route 112, Port Jefferson Station

Nassau County

• Tennessee Jed’s: 3357 Merrick Road, Wantagh
• Dickey’s Barbecue Pit: 173 Sunrise Highway, Rockville Center
• Bronx Barbecue: 694 West Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream
• Texas BBQ Factory: 630 Old Country Road #2112a, Garden City
• Wings N Things: 519 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead
• Adam’s Rib: 1026 Park Boulevard, Massapequa Park
• Smokin’ Al’s: 4847 Merrick Road, Massapequa Park
• Wings Over Farmingdale: 221 Main Street, Farmingdale
• RS Jones Restaurant: 153 Merrick Avenue, Merrick
• Hickory's Charbroil Grill: 674 Port Washington Boulevard, Port Washington