Smokey Joe's combines the classic barbecue joint with the boathouse, creating two types of restaurants in one. Upstairs there is the newly-nenovated Boathouse, which offers river views, outdoor seating and a classy bar and dining area with dark teak furniture and a nautical theme. The food is a noveau cuisine: angus steak, poached lobster, risotto, organic roasted chicken and their signature dish: "Scallops Rochefeller."
Downstairs is Smokey Joe's, which offers traditional barbeque fare. There are banquets tables and a pool table. There's a distinct mesquite fragrance in the air. Very authentic and a comfortable place to dine.
Dinosaur Bar-b-que serves American cuisine in a refurbished factory that once was a part of Yale Lock. Its menu includes BBQ beans with pork, mac and cheese, crispy cole slaw, broccoli and carrot salad and Texas Bar-b-que brisket. The company began as a mobile concession by founder John Stage, along with two partners. It has since grown to six immobile locations in Syracuse, Rochester, Harlem, Troy and Newark.
