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Fette Sau is a long-running Williamsburg barbecue spot known for smoking meats sold by the pound and serving diners at a counter where staff prepare each order individually rather than in bulk. Reviewers describe this one-order-at-a-time approach as a main reason lines build during busy periods, not just limited seating.
Reported guidance from reviewers is that peak hours — described as the weekend and weekday dinner "hipster rush" — can mean waits of an hour or more, since the line moves slowly as each order is prepared to order. Reviewers suggest weekday lunch or later weeknight hours for a quieter visit with a shorter wait.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Damnlines doesn't have a live camera at Fette Sau yet, so we can't show a real-time line count. Based on reviewer reports, peak hours (weekend and weekday dinner) can mean waits of an hour or more, since orders are prepared one at a time at the counter rather than served in bulk.
Fette Sau appears to operate as a counter-service restaurant, where diners order and have meat prepared for them directly at the counter rather than through a seated reservation system, based on how reviewers describe the process. If you want to avoid a long line, plan around off-peak hours rather than counting on a reservation.
As of our research, reported hours are Monday 5-11pm, Tuesday-Thursday noon-11pm, Friday-Saturday noon-midnight, and Sunday noon-11pm. Hours can change, so it's worth confirming directly before you go.
Reviewers recommend weekday lunch or later weeknight hours, when crowds are reportedly thinner than the weekend and weekday dinner rush.
Fette Sau is at 354 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, between Havemeyer and Roebling Streets.
Sources: Yelp — Fette Sau · NYCBBQ — Fette Sau Review · Time Out — Fette Sau