FAQs
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We like to start off our process with a simple phone call to gain insight into our customers event and their needs. We then send detailed information via email to reinstate the conversation we had and also include additional information that may not have been covered. Depending on the type of service requested dictates next steps, but on site meetings are common as well as menu tastings.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Our bar-b-que is nationally acclaimed. Our food and sauces have won honors in publications such as Mens Health and Eating Well magazines. We were named the country's Number One BBQ on Good Morning America and have been featured on various Food Network and Travel Channel shows. Our spice rub and full line of specialty sauces are available throughout the country and in Europe and Japan. Our cookbook, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que: An American Roadhouse, was voted as one of the best BBQ cookbooks in 2002 by the National Association of BBQ.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
The Dinosaur Bar-B-Que began life in 1983 as a mobile concession stand using a 55-gallon drum cut in half. The idea was hatched by founder John Stage and his two partners at the Harley Rendezvous, a massive motorcycle gathering near Albany, N.Y. The three partners believed that bikers deserve a good plate of food and that the Dinosaur could provide it. For five years, the Dinosaur's home was the road, where they served good bar-b-que at motorcycle shows, fairs, and festivals throughout the Northeast. Burned out from life on the road, the Dinosaur settled in 1988 in downtown Syracuse, N.Y., as a quick-service lunch/dinner bar-b-que joint. In 1990, the restaurant tripled in size, adding a full bar, full service dining and live music. Since then, Dinosaur has opened 7 additional locations: Rochester, NY (1998), Harlem, NY (2004), Troy, NY (2010), Newark, NJ (2012), Stamford, CT (2012), Brooklyn, NY (2013) and Buffalo, NY (2014).