Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Menu (Update 2025)

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is a popular American BBQ spot located in Rochester, NY. This casual restaurant offers a variety of options for all types of diners with its Pescatarian, Vegan, and limited Vegetarian choices. The menu includes mouthwatering dishes like brisket, St. Louis ribs, sausage, mac and cheese, and mashed potatoes. Customers rave about the flavorful pulled pork sandwiches and the refreshing cucumber tomato salad. The restaurant's historic location inside the former Lehigh Valley Railroad Station adds to its charm. The attentive and friendly staff, along with the delicious food, create a memorable dining experience. While parking can be a challenge in downtown Rochester, the overall quality of the dishes and the cozy ambiance make Dinosaur Bar-B-Que a must-visit for BBQ enthusiasts.

Small & Shared Plates

Drunken Spicy Shrimp Boil

PEEL & EAT shrimp cooked in a boil of beer, herbs & spices. Served COLD with Habanero cocktail sauce.

Fried Green Tomatoes - Original

Crispy fried, sprinkled with Pecorino Romano cheese and served with a cayenne buttermilk ranch dressing.

Jumbo BBQ Chicken Wings

Spice-rubbed, pit-smoked, then finished on the grill. Served with blue cheese dressing, celery sticks and your choice of sauce. Mild Honey BBQ or Hoisin Sesame, Hot Wango Tango or Jerk Glaze, Hotter Garlic Chipotle, Hottest Devil's Duel.

Chili Con Queso Nachos

A.K. chili, house queso, pickled onion& jalapeno, smoked tomato, chipotlecrema. Add Pork or Brisket +$

Dino Poutine

Hand-cut fries topped with beef gravy, house-made pimento cheese and pulled pork

Creole Spiced Deviled Eggs

Dino Sliders

Chopped Salad

Mixed greens, seasonal vegetables, spiced walnuts with a choice of dressing.

The Bar-B-Que

Black beans & rice, mixed greens, grilled cornbread with BBQ choice, deviled egg, toasted pumpkin seeds

Salad

Bar-B-Que Pit Plates

Bar-B-Que Pork Ribs

Our St. Louis ribs are dry rubbed and slow pit-smoked then lightly glazed with our original bbq sauce.

Big Ass Pork Plate

Hand pulled pork shoulder, original sauce, piled high with house-cured pickles.

Deluxe Brisket Plate

day aged Prime beef, hand sliced, lean and moist with pickled onion & jalapenos

All Natural Half Bird

Apple-brined, pit-smoked and served with a choice of original BBQ or BBQ jerk sauce

West Texas Rib-Eye

Choice Angus beef, cold-smoked, spice-rubbed & topped with a habanero cook's butter or our Bourbon Molasses Steak Sauce.

Chicken Steak

oz. Mojito marinated, boneless, skinless breast grilled. Topped wit smoked onions & Chimichurri sauce.

OFF THE GRILL

The Combinations

Tres Ninos

A petite sampling of brisket, ribs and pork

Family Stylin' BBQ

Whole Chicken ( Pieces), Whole Rack of Ribs, LB Pork or Brisket, Side Dishes, Honey Hush Cornbread. Serves -

Pick Your Own Combo

The Cuban

Pulled pork, grilled ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on a pressed Cuban roll. Served with our house-cured garlic dill pickles and side.

Carolina

BBQ pork topped with homemade coleslaw.Served with our house-cured garlic dill pickle and side

Original Pork

Pulled pork piled high. Served with our house-cured garlic dill pickles and side.

BBQ Pork Sandwiches

BBQ Brisket Sandwiches

Chopped Cheesesteak

Tangy onions, poblano peppers, melted cheddar, horsey mayo Served with our house-cured garlic dill pickles and side.

BBS

BBQ Brisket topped with our own hickory smoked bacon & melted Swiss. Hand-sliced and topped with sauteed onions. Served with our house-cured garlic dill pickles and side.

Original Brisket

Hand-sliced and topped with sauteed onions. Served with our house-cured garlic dill pickles and side.

Jerked & Pulled

Smoked chicken with sauteed peppers, pickled onions & BBQ jerk glaze. Served on a pressed Cuban roll. Served with our house-cured garlic dill pickles and side.

Mr. Crisp

Crispy fried mojito breast, pickles, coleslaw, zip sauce

Original Churrasco Chicken

Grilled Mojito breast lightly slathered with our original sauce. Lettuce, tomato & red onion. Hand-sliced and topped with sauteed onions. Served with our house-cured garlic dill pickles and side.

Churrasco Chicken Sandwiches

Burgers

B.Y.O.B Burger

BBQ Basted, chuck/brisket/shortrib blend, zip sauce.

Vegetarian Smoked Portobello

With grilled zucchini, roasted peppers, melted swiss, red onion & BBQ mayo. Served with our house-cured garlic dill pickles and side.

Specialty Sandwiches

Homemade Sides

Bar-B-Que Beans

Hot

Black Beans & Rice

Hot

Cajun Corn

Hot

Fresh Cut Fries

Hot

A.K. Chili

Hot

Mac & Cheese

Hot

Simmered Turkey Neck & Collard Greens

Hot

Mashed Potatoes With Gravy

Hot

Coleslaw

Cold

Cottage Cheese

Cold

Fresh Salad Greens With Bar-B-Blues House Dressing

Cold

Tomato Cucumber Salad

Macaroni Salad

Cold