Message from Brother Jimmy's BBQ

One of the Original BBQs serving Ribs, Wings, Beer & More!
  • Drink Specials
  • Private Parties & Events
  • Catering & Take Out

Brother Jimmy's brings good times and North Carolina style 'cue to the Upper East Side. All the Barbecue is slow smoked in-house over hickory wood. The ribs come in three varieties: Northern (sweet), Southern (spicy) and dry rub. Pulled Pork, Smoked Brisket, BBQ Chicken, hush puppies and frickles are a few of the signature items they serve. A fun line of specialty cocktails and a very active bar scene make Brother Jimmy's more then just another BBQ restaurant.

MarkerBrother Jimmy's BBQ

(212) 288-0999

1485 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10021

Editorial Description by Citysearch
A sports-centered spot for barbecue with pitchers of beer to wash it all down.
Rated 9.5 out of 10 by Citysearch.

3 Reviews of Brother Jimmy's BBQ in New York

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O Brother  5 Star Rating - World class

Brother Jimmy's is a great spot to get some drinks after a hard day of work. Love the atmosphere and people. BBQ food is out of this world, steak tips and wings are great.

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delicious  4 Star Rating - Very good

I went here and the food was great. The service was a little slow, but since i was with several people, i guess i could see why. there was an upstairs for more seating, and there was a bar and a few tables downstairs. Food was great.

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lets get some bbq  4 Star Rating - Very good

Bbq at its best. You'll have a greasy good time at Jimmy's. The food is great and sticky and you'll have plenty to look at. The atmosphere provides a perfect social setting. Go on a weekend and have a blast!

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Awesome BBQ! 5 Star Rating - World class

My friends and I had such a fun time @ Brother Jimmy's! We were pleasantly suprised with how friendly the staff was and how good the food was :) Our waitress added to our fun experience when she brought us over free alcohol!! Overall the crowd is great and the music was fun... I am going back soon with more friends!!

Pros: great staff, good food, fun vibe
Cons: wait on weekends
Posted 08/19/08 at 9:05am

Have Fun Spot on the UES! 4 Star Rating - Very good

Welllll... let me tell you.... I am not into bbq but the bar is great... They have a great bartending crew.. especially Drew... well I didn't mean that to rhyme.. but my friend and I were taken care of, and had a great night together. Hope to come back and hang out soon...

Posted 09/02/07 at 1:27am

Great Place! 5 Star Rating - World class

The UES is full of a lot of prentious places and peopel. Well not this bar. I came in on a Saturday night. Loved the vibe, cute bartenders, drinks, crowd. Great place all around.

Pros: cute bartenders, great vibe, lots of fun
Posted 08/27/07 at 11:51am

Great BBQ! 4 Star Rating - Very good

The food is amazing, the BBQ is amazing, anything you order will be good. Also good for watching games and having a beer. After 9pm or so though, this turns into an immediately-post-college scene, so watch out for drunk kids.

Pros: great food
Cons: young, immature crowd
Posted 08/21/07 at 1:35pm

Inept bouncer and Barbie 1 Star Rating - Unsatisfactory

It was my first time at Brother Jimmy's, and I was meeting a group of new people there. When asking the bouncer if anyone from the group was here, he brushed me off and told me to ask around in the back (where it was obviously not the type of group I was referring to). When I returned, he brushed me off to look in the other direction and was very unhelpful and unfriendly. The blond woman working there was even more unhelpful and unprofessional. She was snippy and mentioned that they get people in there all the time. If she were a good "hostess", she would be observant, and if someone had mentioned that they were part of a group and that others were coming, then (as at other restaurants) she could point the people arriving to the group. She even snipped, "This isn't that big of a place. Just look around!". When I finally found my group, I told the bouncer and Barbie that if anyone else comes in asking for the group that we were over at a certain part of the bar. The bouncer quipped, "Oh, because certainly THEY look like touch football players" (the group). The bartender was friendly and helpful, though. For being in a "service" industry, I was not impressed with Brother Jimmy's at all. Definitely not Southern hospitality.

Cons: Unfriendly, unintelligent, and unprofessional front staff
Posted 03/01/07 at 7:51pm